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You already know things are broken. You read the news, you listen to the analysis, you"ve got the outrage. What you don"t have is a plan. The Most Important Question — 6x Webby-nominated, 2x Signal Award-nominated — is a weekly conversation with one person who stopped asking "what can I do?" and went and found out. Not pundits. Not commentators. The scientists, doctors, nurses, journalists, farmers, activists, and policymakers who are doing the actual work on the frontlines of climate, public

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81:42

#104: Global.Health: Big Data for Good

The Most Important Question ·

2021/03/15

In Episode 104, Quinn & Brian discuss: the future of data and medicine. Our guests are: Robel Kassa & Dr. Sam Scarpino, two of the brilliant minds behind Global.Health, which is setting a new standard for epidemiological data. Global.Health is the firs...

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10:54

Issue #221: Lab Trial & Error, Finding a Pain-Free...

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2021/03/12

In brief: Batteries are cheaper and increasingly everywhere; the best COVID treatments; a possible opioid alternative; cabbage is off the menu Find links from this newsletter and more at importantnotimportant.com/newsletter Got feedback? Email us at qu...

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86:13

#103: Black Hearts Matter

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2021/03/08

In Episode 103, Quinn & Brian ask: Why do so many more Black people die after heart transplants than everybody else? Our guests are: Dr. Hasina Maredia and Dr. Errol Bush, who recently published a paper in the American Heart Association’s journal, “Cir...

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11:28

Issue #220: Sunk Costs are Sinking Cities, Finally...

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2021/03/05

This week: Miami kicks the can down the road, relief for farmworkers, poor Twitter, how not to waste food, how not to do ethical A.I. Find links from this newsletter and more at importantnotimportant.com/newsletter Got feedback? Email us at funtalk@imp...

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86:15

#102: Put Your Money Where Your Future Is

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2021/03/01

In Episode 102, Quinn & Brian discuss: How to invest in defeating climate change. Our guest is: Boris Khentov, SVP of Operations & Legal Counsel at Betterment. If you’ve been reading or listening to our newsletter, you’ve already heard of Betterment, a...

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10:31

Issue #219: The Social Cost of Carbon, Not Enough...

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2021/02/26

This week: the price of climate change, how to re-open your office, a new wave of nurses, bailing out Black farmers. Find links from this newsletter and more at importantnotimportant.com/newsletter Got feedback? Email us at funtalk@importantnotimportan...

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10:51

Do Better Better #16: The Hard Work Starts Yesterday

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2021/02/23

Synopsis: Where does America keep paying clean up costs, instead of doubling down on prevention? Do Better Better essays help you build mental models and ask questions about our changing world — for yourself, your family, and your business. These essay...

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10:10

Issue #218: How to Help Texas, Catching Our Breath, &...

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2021/02/19

This week: How to help Texas. Air pollution and infertility. A drastic life expectancy gap. A big test for higher education. And AI rethinks pesticides. Find links from this newsletter and more at importantnotimportant.com/newsletter Got feedback? Emai...

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10:25

Issue #217: Capitalism Gonna Capitalism, Vaccines Are...

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2021/02/12

This week: Your gas stove and water heater are hiding a dirty secret; where COVID goes from here; and all the good your poop can do. Find links from this newsletter and more at importantnotimportant.com/newsletter Got feedback? Email us at funtalk@impo...

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10:20

Issue #216: Downsides of Living in the Future,...

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2021/02/05

This week: The economic choices that have led us to a climate breaking point (and why the last year has prepared us to do something about it better than before, if we take action); what it will take to live a sustainable AND actually enjoyable retireme...

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11:27

Do Better Better #15: Overwhelm The System

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2021/02/02

Synopsis: If we're going to defeat the systemic issues of today, we need to Overwhelm The System. Here's how. Do Better Better essays help you build mental models and ask questions about our changing world — for yourself, your family, and your business...

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12:03

Issue #215: Biden isn’t Throwing Away His Shot,...

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2021/01/29

This week: Joe Biden has been president for about eight and a half days and the man’s not throwing away his shot when it comes to climate, environmental justice, COVID, or science in general; Santa’s packing EO’s and budget reconciliation; Biden’s seve...

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11:28

Do Better Better #14: A Safety Net for America

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2021/01/28

Originally published to our community through our newsletter and blog, the Do Better Better essays are now available in audio for the first time. You’ll learn how to ask questions and think about our changing world, for yourself, your family, and your ...

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10:25

Issue #214: Some Honest-to-Goodness Optimism, Keeping...

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2021/01/22

This week: Giving it all we got; 25 doses; Tobacco is the new tobacco; Find links from this newsletter and more at importantnotimportant.com/newsletter Got feedback? Email us at funtalk@importantnotimportant.com Follow us on Twitter at @importantnotimp...

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10:21

Issue #213: Our COVID predictions for 2021

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2021/01/15

This week: Why’s COVID so bad in Los Angeles?; How the next few months will go; Go deeper on clean tech; IVF might get a lot more effective thanks to AI; All the way down the food chain; Find links from this newsletter and more at importantnotimportant...

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7:23

Do Better Better #13: Flailing, Perfected

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2021/01/13

Originally published to our community through our newsletter and blog, the Do Better Better essays are now available in audio for the first time. You’ll learn how to ask questions and think about our changing world, for yourself, your family, and your ...

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12:52

Issue #212: How Ossoff and Warnock will help fight...

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2021/01/08

This week: Context is everything; Back to your regularly scheduled pandemic; COVID has rightfully distracted a lot of science funding, but the train hasn’t stopped entirely; Beef: It’s what’s destroying the Amazon; Read: "The Plague Year" by Lawrence W...

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16:45

Do Better Better #12: 20% For the Future

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2020/12/31

This episode was originally published in print on December 14, 2020. For more information on 20% For The Future or to get involved, email us a questions@importantnotimportant.com. This is an open-source community-driven effort, and we're excited to hav...

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12:09

Do Better Better #11: The Trick to Unlocking Every...

The Most Important Question ·

2020/12/30

This episode was originally published in print on December 7, 2020. Originally published to our community through our newsletter and blog, the Do Better Better essays are now available in audio for the first time. You’ll learn how to ask questions and ...

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13:09

Do Better Better #10: “Even the smallest person can...

The Most Important Question ·

2020/12/29

This episode was originally published in print on November 22, 2020. Originally published to our community through our newsletter and blog, the Do Better Better essays are now available in audio for the first time. You’ll learn how to ask questions and...

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