Understanding Today’s Puzzling U.S. Economy
Inflation is high. The GDP has shrunk. But the job market has never been better. The Washington Post's Damian Paletta helps make sense of the U.S. economy today.
Harvard’s president Lawrence Summers stirred up debate when he speculated that woman may face a biological disadvantage compared to men in math and science. A panel discusses why there are relatively few women among the ranks of senior scientists.
Guests
- Kimberlee Shauman Assistant professor of sociology, University of California, Davis and co-author of "Women in Science: Career Processes and Outcomes"
- Susan Ganter Executive director, Association for Women in Science
- Virginia Valian Professor of psychology and linguistics, Hunter College and author of "Why So Slow? The Advancement of Women"
Most Recent Shows
How The Housing Crisis Spread, And What Happens Now
From high mortgage rates to shortages that have spread coast to coast, New York Times reporter Emily Badger explains the roots -- and consequences of our country's broken housing system.
The Tuskegee Study, 50 Years Later
Fifty years after the Tuskegee study, Diane talks to Harvard's Evelynn Hammonds about the intersection of race and medicine in the United States, and the lessons from history that can help us understand health inequities today.
What’s Next In The Fight Over Abortion
Pills, the right to travel and fetal personhood laws -- Diane talks to Temple University Law School's Rachel Rebouché about what's next in the fight over abortion in the U.S.
Comments
comments powered by Disqus