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Eli Pariser is a social activist and technology entrepreneur. He sits on the U.S. Programs Board of the Open Society Foundation and the Information and Democracy Commission. He is currently co-director of the Civic Signals project with Talia Stroud, at the National Conference on Citizenship.To learn more about urban planing and digital design check out these links below:New Public by Civic Signals What obligation do social media platforms have to the greater good?, Eli Pariser, TEDPalaces For the People, Eric Klinenberg The Death and Life of Great American Cities, Jane JacobsThe Social Life of Small Urban Spaces, William WhyteRun Your Own Social, A social media toolkitThe Media is the Message, Marshall McLuhan Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Anne Applebaum is a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, contributing writer at The Atlantic and a co-host of Solvable and she believes that political polarization is solvable.Learn more about the topics that Anne discussed with Jacob:Coexistence is the Only Option, The Atlantic, Jan 20, 2021Quebec’s landmark 1995 independence referendum, The McGill Tribune, Nov 3, 2020The Northern Ireland Peace Process, Council on Foreign Relations, March 5, 2020Infrastructure and Peacebuilding, United Nations 2020 report of the Secretary General, January 2020Bridging Divides: Trends in Demonstrations, Princeton UniversityOver Zero, working to prevent identity-based violenceBraver Angels, bringing red and blue togetherOne in five voters (21%) said they supported the Capitol insurrection, YouGov survey, Jan 2021Solvable is produced by Jocelyn Frank with research and booking by Lisa Dunn. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Juan Manuel Santos is credited with ending the long and violent civil war in Colombia. He believes that every conflict can have a solution. This episode originally published in 2019.Want to know more about making and maintaining peace in Colombia? Check out these links.Juan Manuel Santos, Nobel Prize, 2016Colombia peace built by British veterans of IRA accord, The Sunday Times, 2016Colombia Signs Peace Agreement with FARC rebels, The New York Times, 2016Colombia’s Peace Deal Promised a New Era. So Why Are These Rebels Rearming? The New York Times, 2019Three Years After the Signing of the Final Agreement in Colombia: Moving Toward Territorial Transformation, Notre Dame’s Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies,June 2020Solvable is produced by Jocelyn Frank. Research and Booking by Lisa Dunn. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Anne Zink is the Chief Medical Officer for the state of Alaska and has helped to coordinate one of the nation's most successful vaccine distribution efforts to date.Dr. Zink believes that part of their success comes from the many people joining in to the enormous effort, in creative and meaningful ways.Want to learn more about how to volunteer to help with vaccine distribution? Contact your local health department and check out the links below.Volunteer with the American Red CrossHow to Support Elderly Friends and Family During COVID-19, Cedars SinaiVolunteering during a pandemic, Sterling volunteers Talking to Recipients about COVID-19 Vaccines, CDC.govFrequently Asked Questions about COVID-19 Vaccination, CDC.govPfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Fact Sheet, FDA.govModerna COVID-19 Vaccine Fact Sheet, FDA.govSolvable is produced by Jocelyn Frank. Research and booking by Lisa Dunn. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Wendy Wood is Provost Professor of Psychology and Business at the University of Southern California.Here are some links to the studies referenced in this episode and a few stories:Reducing Elevator Energy Use: A comparison of posted feedback and reduced elevator convenience, Journal of Applied Behavior AnalysisHow to Keep our Buildings from Making us Fat, Fast CompanyFinding a Closer Gym May Be the Key to Working Out More, Men’s HealthGood Habits, Bad Habits, by Wendy WoodSolvable is produced by Jocelyn Frank. Research and booking by Lisa Dunn. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice is the President and Dean of the Morehouse School of Medicine. Even though systemic racism and a history of medical abuses against people of color are indisputable, she believes that the lack of trust in the COVID-19 vaccine can, should, and will be reversed.Dr. Montgomery Rice suggested these links, from trusted sources, for more information about the COVID-19 vaccines.Information about the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, CDCInformation about the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine, CDCWhat to Expect after Getting a COVID-19 Vaccine, CDCCOVID-19 vaccine information, National Institutes of HealthCOVID-19 Vaccines and Allergic Reactions, CDCConsider Joining a Clinical Trial, National Institutes of HealthPhase 3 trial of Novavax investigational COVID-19 vaccine opens, National Institutes of HealthCommunity Vaccination Saturdays, Morehouse School of Medicine Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rachel Stroer is the acting president of the Land Institute. She believes that many of the ecological and economic problems stemming from our current dependence on monoculture farming can be solved through investing in regenerative agriculture.Here are some ways to learn more!The Land InstituteProject DrawdownRegenerative Annual Cropping, Project DrawdownThe Carbon Farming Solution by Eric ToensmeierPerennial Vegetables, Fruits, Herbs and Nuts, The Spruce Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With so many worthy causes out there, GiveWell helps donors evaluate charities based on their ability to save and improve the greatest number of lives per dollar donated.Buddy Shah is the managing director of GiveWell.Here are some resources for learning more about informed giving.GiveWellThe Life You Can Save, by Peter SingerDoing Good Better, by William MacAskillStrangers Drowning, by Larissa MacFarquharCharity Watch Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Award-winning technologist Lady Mariéme Jamme is the founder of iamtheCODE. Her organization seeks to educate women and girls about coding and to empower young women with digital skills that allow them to shape their own futures.I Am The CodeThe Gender Gap in Internet Access: Using a Women-Centred Method, 2020Open letter to Bono and Bob Geldof, 2010Marieme JammeWomen Who CodeGirls Who CodeScratch, Info For Parents Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Astronaut Scott Kelly is no stranger to the impacts of social isolation after spending 520 days in space. He talks with Jacob Weisberg about how to confront the depression and anxiety that we can all expect during this pandemic.Here are some additional resources that Scott Kelly recommends:https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/https://connect2affect.org/Endurance by Alfred LansingEndurance: A Year in Space, a Lifetime of Discovery, by Scott KellyHow Volunteering Can Help your Mental Health, Greater GoodThe Happiness Lab (podcast)Knowable, Go For Launch, course with Scott KellySolvable is produced by Camille Baptista. Senior producer: Jocelyn Frank. Managing producer: Catherine Girardeau. Executive producer: Mia Lobel. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mike Dickey is co-founder and chairman of the JackTrip Foundation and the creator of Virtual Studio.The awkward and disjointed experience of making music over the internet is a solvable problem. Virtual Studio is a device that works with the open source software application JackTrip to enable musicians of all ages to collaborate across locations online.Virtual StudioJackTrip Open Source Software ApplicationJamKazam11 Tools for Collaborating on Music Remotely Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Lutfi Lokman co-founded Hospitals Beyond Boundaries to provide culturally competent and financially sustainable healthcare. His clinic follows a model pioneered by Muhammad Yunus (founder of the Grameen Bank) which leans on cross-subsidization to address the healthcare needs of economically diverse communities.Here are a few additional resources related to this episode:Hospitals Beyond BoundariesNGOs in Cambodia: It’s Complicated The Diplomat, Dec. 2013 Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Flavia Kleiner is the co-founder of Operation Libero. The organization works to combat populism in Switzerland. Operation Libero has launched and won a variety of proactive campaigns to promote a more diverse and inclusive Switzerland. (This conversation was originally published in 2019)Here are a few additional resources related to this episode:Change the narrative: how a Swiss group is beating rightwing populists, The Guardian April 2019Swiss voters appear to reject limiting jobs for EU citizens, Associated Press, Sept 2020Solvable is produced by Camille Baptista, Jocelyn Frank, Catherine Girardeau and Mia Lobel. Special thanks to Heather Fain, Eric Sandler, Kobe Guilford, Carly Migliori and Khadijah Holland. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Emily Bazelon is a staff writer for the New York Times Magazine and the Truman Capote Fellow for Creative Writing and Law at Yale Law School. She believes that disinformation is solvable. Want to learn more about this and get more involved? Here are some ways to do so:“The Problem of Free Speech in an Age of Disinformation,” Emily Bazelon for the New York Times Magazine, Oct 15, 2020The Cyber Policy Center at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International StudiesElection Integrity PartnershipAvaazBerkman Klein Center for Internet & Society The Landscape For Campaign Finance, 10 Years After Citizens United, Ari Shapiro with Nate Persily for NPR, Jan 21, 2020 Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ahmed Badr is an Iraqi-American writer, social entrepreneur, former refugee and the founder of Narratio. Narratio is a creative platform and set of initiatives that carve out spaces for displaced young people to transcend the tragedies that may have initially caused their displacement.Here are a few additional resources related to this episode:Narratio.orgWhile the Earth Sleeps We Travel: Stories, Poetry, and Art from Young Refugees Around the World Solvable is produced by Camille Baptista, Jocelyn Frank, Catherine Girardeau and Mia Lobel. Special thanks to Heather Fain, Eric Sandler, Carly Migliori and Khadijah Holland. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Saving coral reefs will take a lot of teamwork and collaboration across scientists, industries and individuals. One important tool is micro-fragmentation and re-skinning. Sarah Hamlyn is a scientist at the Mote Marine Labs’ Elizabeth Moore International Center for Coral Reefs Research and Restoration. She helps maintain 21 species of stony and branching coral and works to regrow damaged coral reefs off the Florida coast 40 to 50 times faster than they can regrow in the wild.Here are a few additional resources related to this episode:FishWatch.govSlow Release Fertilizers Mote’s Elizabeth Moore International Center for Coral Reef Research and RestorationSolvable is produced by Camille Baptista, Jocelyn Frank, Catherine Girardeau and Mia Lobel. Special thanks to Heather Fain, Eric Sandler, Carly Migliori and Khadijah Holland. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Eric Appel is a Professor of Materials Science & Engineering at Stanford University. His lab has designed an improved delivery system for fire retardant to keep fires from starting across hotspots and known ignition areas.Here are a few additional resources related to this episode:Wildfire prevention through prophylactic treatment of high-risk landscapes using viscoelastic retardant fluids, PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America)Stanford researchers have developed a gel-like fluid to prevent wildfires, Stanford NewsPhos-Chek fire retardantDeveloping Community Wildfire Protection Plans, US Forest ServiceMitigate Wildfire Risk, US Forest ServiceSolvable is produced by Camille Baptista, Jocelyn Frank, Catherine Girardeau and Mia Lobel. Special thanks to Heather Fain, Eric Sandler, Carly Migliori and Khadijah Holland. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michael Mina is an epidemiologist and immunologist at the Harvard School of Public Health and a physician at Brigham and Women's Hospital. Here are a few of the resources related to this episode:Additional articles on rapid testsTrump to Announce $750 million deal with Abbott, CNBC August 27, 2020@michaelmina_labSample letter about rapid tests to send to your representativeswww.RapidTests.orgSolvable is produced by Camille Baptista, Jocelyn Frank, Catherine Girardeau and Mia Lobel. Special thanks to Heather Fain, Eric Sandler, Carly Migliori and Khadijah Holland. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

John McWhorter is a linguistics professor at Columbia University, contributing writer at The Atlantic and hosts the podcast Lexicon Valley. He believes that “cancel culture” is solvable.Here are a few of the resources related to this episode:After Ann Coulter Backs Out Of Visit, UC Berkeley Braces For Free Speech RalliesThe Fine Line Between A Bad Date And Sexual Assault: 2 Views On Aziz AnsariA Letter on Justice and Open DebateAcademics Are Really, Really Worried About Their FreedomCritical Race TheorySolvable is produced by Camille Baptista, Jocelyn Frank, Catherine Girardeau and Mia Lobel. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Margaret Sullivan is the media columnist for The Washington Post and formerly the public editor with the New York Times. Her new book is called Ghosting the News: Local Journalism and the Crisis of American Democracy. She believes that the decline of local news is solvable.Here are a few resources related to this episode:Ghosting the News: Local Journalism and the Crisis of American Democracy by Margaret SullivanTexas TribuneMinnPostVoice of San DiegoBuffalo NewsChicago Tribune Chicago Sun TimesSaint Francis de SalesSolvable is produced by Camille Baptista, Jocelyn Frank, Catherine Girardeau and Mia Lobel. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bruce Schneier is an internationally renowned security technologist. He teaches cyber security at the Harvard Kennedy School. Schneier believes that election security risks are solvable.Here are a few resources related to this episode:VerifiedVoting.OrgThe Brennan Center for JusticeNational Electorial Defense CoalitionNational Mail Voter Registration Form (multilingual)Voter Registration and Election Dates (by state)Solvable is produced by Camille Baptista, Jocelyn Frank is the senior producer, Catherine Girardeau is the managing producer and Mia Lobel is the executive producer. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kirsten Clarke is the president and executive director of the National Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. The committee was established in 1963 at the request of President John F. Kennedy to address the inequities confronting African Americans and other minorities. Clarke believes that reversing, or preventing, the disenfranchisement of millions of American voters is central to her work and that voter suppression is solvable.Here are a few of the resources related to this episode:National Mail Voter Registration Form (multilingual)Voter Registration and Election Dates (by state)Solvable is produced by Camille Baptista, Jocelyn Frank and Catherine Girardeau. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michael Waldman is the president of the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law. The non-partisan center works to strengthen America's democracy. Waldman is the author of The Fight to Vote. He believes that the United States can have an election that is safe, participatory and with a robust turnout in 2020.Here are a few of the resources related to this episode:Voting by Mail / Voting AbsenteeNational Mail Voter Registration Form (multilingual)Voter Registration and Election Dates (by state) Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chiraag Bains is the Director of Legal Strategies at Demos, a think tank focused on strengthening democracy and fighting for racial justice. He previously served as Senior Counsel to the head of the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice. He co-wrote the Ferguson Report. The Department of Justice sued Ferguson, Missouri, over unconstitutional policing and court practices. He believes that the lack of accountability for police violence is solvable.Here are a few of the resources related to this episode:Ending Qualified Immunity Act, introduced by Representatives Justin Amash and Ayanna Pressley June 4, 2020George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, introduced by Representative Karen Bass June 8, 2020'CAHOOTS': How Social Workers And Police Share Responsibilities In Eugene, Oregon, NPR, June 10, 2020Fatal Force, a study by The Washington Post (updated daily)Investigation of the Ferguson Police Department, Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, March 4, 2015 Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Insha Rahman is the director of strategy and new initiatives at the Vera Institute of Justice. She believes that mass incarceration is solvable. At Vera, Rahman’s work is focused on prosecutorial reform, bail, and decarceration, with an emphasis on developing advocacy-related strategies and accountability. Prior to Vera, Rahman worked as a public defender at The Bronx Defenders. She currently serves on the boards of the New York Civil Liberties Union, Brooklyn Community Bail Fund, and the New York State Appellate Division's Indigent Defense Organization Oversight Committee.Here are a few of the resources mentioned in this episode:13th, Ava DuvernayLocking Up Our Own, by James ForemanSolitary, by Albert WoodfoxHow Conservatives Learned to Love Prison Reform, March/April 2014, Mother JonesPrison reform: A smart way for states to save money and lives, January 2011, Washington Post Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Host Anne Applebaum speaks with Srdja Popovic about how strategic nonviolent action can bring about lasting and meaningful social change.Srdja Popovic is the executive director of the Centre for Applied Nonviolent Action and Strategies (CANVAS). He's a social change educator who draws on his experience as a leader of the student movement Otpor! Optor! is credited with helping to oust Serbian president Slobodan Milošević using creative and strategic techniques that marry humor and coalition building. He is the author of Blueprint for Revolution: How to Use Rice Pudding, Lego Men, and Other Nonviolent Techniques to Galvanize Communities, Overthrow Dictators, or Simply Change the World.Popovic references a series of short educational videos about nonviolent strategies which can be found at www.canvasopedia.org Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jacob Weisberg talks to Dixon Chibanda about giving access to mental health care in non-Western nations. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Anne Applebaum talks to Dr. Naveen Rao about fostering safe pregnancies and healthy deliveries worldwide. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jacob Weisberg talks to Michael Faye about cutting out the middle man in charitable donations via GiveDirectly. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jacob Weisberg talks with Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz about closing the wealth gap in the United States. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Anne Applebaum talks with Nicola Galombik about increasing access to future work for young people in South Africa. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jacob Weisberg talks with David Kaye about fostering public understanding of free speech on the internet and who should make the rules about regulation. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ahmed Ali Akbar talks with Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy about using film to tackle violence against women in Pakistan. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Malcolm Gladwell talks to former New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu about mending race relations in the U.S. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Malcolm Gladwell talks to Saumya Roy about using micro-financing to eliminate poverty amongst marginalized groups. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jacob Weisberg talks to global health advocate Steve Davis about eliminating or eradicating diseases causing great human suffering worldwide. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Anne Applebaum talks to Anousheh Ansari about balancing the carbon cycle and fighting climate change through incentivized prizes and innovation. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jacob Weisberg talks to Mabel van Oranje, Chair of Girls Not Brides, about ending child marriage by 2030. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Anne Applebaum talks to Dr. Urvashi Sahni--a social entrepreneur, women rights activist and educationist--about redefining education and curricula. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jacob Weisberg talks to Kevin Rudd about the need for diplomacy between China and the United States. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jacob Weisberg talks to Roy Steiner about changing global diets. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Anne Applebaum talks with Ashvin Dayal about creating worldwide access to electricity. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Malcolm Gladwell talks with Dr. Shashi Buluswar about fighting global poverty with the Institute for Transformative Technologies. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jacob Weisberg talks to Victor Ochen, Founder and Executive Director for African Youth Initiative Network, about building peace in Africa. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Malcolm Gladwell talks to David Baltimore about his work that made a treatment for HIV/AIDS possible. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ahmed Ali Akbar talks to Sal Khan about bringing world class education to everyone, for free. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Anne Applebaum talks to Vincent DeGennaro about building cancer programs in developing countries. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Malcolm Gladwell talks to Julia Gillard, the first and only woman to be Prime Minister of Australia, about the underrepresentation of women in leadership around the world. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Anne Applebaum talks to Juan Manuel Santos, former president of Colombia and Nobel Peace Laureate, about ending more than 50 years of conflict in his country. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jacob Weisberg talks to Jake Porway about using big data for good. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.