Simon Adler appears in the following:
The Supreme Court of Facebook
Friday, February 12, 2021
Mark Zuckerberg has outsourced crucial decisions about free speech to a new body called the Oversight Board. In collaboration with Radiolab, we look at how and why it came to be.
Facebook's Supreme Court
Friday, February 12, 2021
Facebook built its own Supreme Court to decide who or what is banned on the site. Who is on it, how will it work, and how much power does it really have?
More Money Less Problems
Friday, January 15, 2021
A trillion dollar platinum coin sends us down a wormhole, re-examining a classic question: why can’t we just print more money?
Bringing Gamma Back, Again
Friday, September 11, 2020
What can flashing lights and an eerie reverberating sound do for the brain of someone suffering from Alzheimer’s? We update one of our favorite episodes.
The Wubi Effect
Friday, August 14, 2020
In the 1980s, as China was modernizing, they ran into a problem. There was no way to fit their 70,000 plus character language on a QWERTY keyboard. Today, the story of how they did it.
Invisible Allies
Thursday, July 30, 2020
From the brightest star to the most elemental particle, scientists are considering strange solutions for COVID-19.
Post No Evil Redux
Friday, June 19, 2020
Breastfeeding, beheadings and bombings, Facebook has rules to handle them all. Today, we explore those rules and ask what they tell us about the future of free speech.
Atomic Artifacts
Friday, April 24, 2020
America represents many different things to many different people. What if you could only choose one thing, one physical object, to represent it all?
Episode 5: Cuba-ish
Tuesday, March 10, 2020
What happened to Abdul Latif at Guantanamo Bay? Latif visits the “legal equivalent of outer space,” and manages to see his namesake … maybe.
The Other Latif: Episode 5
Friday, March 06, 2020
What happened to Abdul Latif at Guantanamo Bay? Latif visits the “legal equivalent of outer space,” and manages to see his namesake … maybe.
Man Against Horse
Saturday, December 28, 2019
An exploration into our very beginnings, of the first strides we took to become us.
Breaking Bongo
Tuesday, November 26, 2019
What happens when a ragtag bunch of freedom fighters troll their despotic dictator from afar?
G: Unnatural Selection
Monday, June 03, 2019
A scientist launches a controversial genetic test for intelligence: what does it really tell us?
Bit Flip
Wednesday, May 08, 2019
What do a hacked Belgian election, a falling airplane and a fleet of runaway cars all have in common? The answer just might lie in the stars.
Asking for Another Friend
Thursday, March 07, 2019
Parasitic genes, public poop, and the eerie sound of a subway train. What is ... the answer to your stupid question?
Apologetical
Friday, December 21, 2018
When someone hurts you, what do you really want from them? From the Canadian House of Commons to a California hospital, we go looking for the right way to say you’re sorry.
Tweak the Vote
Monday, November 05, 2018
On the eve of the midterm elections, we look at one tweak to voting that could help bring democracy back from the brink.
Breaking Bad News Bears
Friday, September 28, 2018
We decided to shake things up at the show...bear with us.
Post No Evil
Friday, August 17, 2018
Breastfeeding, beheadings and bombings, Facebook has rules to handle them all. Today, we explore those rules and ask what they tell us about the future of free speech.
