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The Most Important Question

Important, Not Important

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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62:32

#50: It’s Getting Hot in Here & America’s Poor are...

The Most Important Question ·

2019/01/01

In Episode 50, Quinn & Brian discuss: How D.C. and LA are dealing with urban heat issues. Our guests are Yesim Sayin Taylor and Molly Peterson. Yesim is the founding Executive Director of the D.C. Policy Center and Molly is a renowned reporter focusing...

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01:01:18

#50: It’s Getting Hot in Here & America’s Poor are...

The Most Important Question ·

2019/01/01

In Episode 50, Quinn & Brian discuss: How D.C. and LA are dealing with urban heat issues. Our guests are Yesim Sayin Taylor and Molly Peterson. Yesim is the founding Executive Director of the D.C. Policy Center and Molly is a renowned reporter focusing on the environment and climate change (and our first returning guest!).We all remember when Nelly said, “It’s getting hot in herre,” but not a lot of people remember the whole verse: “It’s getting hot in herre, so take off all your clothes / all

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62:10

#49: How Can HUGE Food & Beverage Companies...

The Most Important Question ·

2018/12/25

In Episode 49, Quinn & Brian ask: What can the HUGE food and beverage companies do, right now, to improve U.S. food systems and drive trends towards a more sustainable future? It’s a big and complicated question, but our guest Jennifer Mleczko is going...

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01:00:56

#49: How Can HUGE Food & Beverage Companies...

The Most Important Question ·

2018/12/25

In Episode 49, Quinn & Brian ask: What can the HUGE food and beverage companies do, right now, to improve U.S. food systems and drive trends towards a more sustainable future?It’s a big and complicated question, but our guest Jennifer Mleczko is going to share the one simple thing you can do to address all of it at once. Jennifer is a consultant at the World Bank focused on sustainable development, specifically agriculture and, even more specifically, livestock. There are environmental, social,

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01:09:43

#48: Why Does Childhood Cancer Exist & What Can We Do...

The Most Important Question ·

2018/12/18

In Episode 48, Quinn & Brian ask: Why the hell does childhood cancer exist, isn't the world effed up enough as it is, and what can we do to make it go away forever?Our guest is one of our favorite humans, Jay Scott, Co-Executive Director of the Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation. Jay runs the organization with his wife, Liz, in honor of their daughter Alex, who was diagnosed with cancer just two days before her first birthday. She set up a lemonade stand in their yard to help support her doctors

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70:57

#48: Why Does Childhood Cancer Exist & What Can We Do...

The Most Important Question ·

2018/12/18

In Episode 48, Quinn & Brian ask: Why the hell does childhood cancer exist, isn't the world effed up enough as it is, and what can we do to make it go away forever? Our guest is one of our favorite humans, Jay Scott, Co-Executive Director of the Alex’s...

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62:42

#47: The Future of Digital Health, Part 2: America’s...

The Most Important Question ·

2018/12/11

In Episode 47, Quinn goes solo for a minute to discuss: America’s data and the future of digital health. Quinn sits down for a one-on-one chat with Dave Gershgorn, the lead artificial intelligence reporter at Quartz (AKA qz.com), to figure out why our ...

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01:01:28

#47: The Future of Digital Health, Part 2: America’s...

The Most Important Question ·

2018/12/11

In Episode 47, Quinn goes solo for a minute to discuss: America’s data and the future of digital health. Quinn sits down for a one-on-one chat with Dave Gershgorn, the lead artificial intelligence reporter at Quartz (AKA qz.com), to figure out why our data is different, how the future we were promised is both here and pretty damn far away, and whether/why data is too white. The worlds of healthcare and artificial intelligence are looking – big surprise – really biased right now, but with some

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01:04:56

#46: Is There Nuclear Waste in the Ocean (& Can We...

The Most Important Question ·

2018/12/04

Dr. Claudia Benitez-Nelson is an Associate Dean and Distinguished Professor in the College of Arts & Sciences at the University of South Carolina, and today she schools us on radioactivity in the ocean. Want to send us feedback? Tweet us, email us, or leave us a voice message!

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66:10

#46: Is There Nuclear Waste in the Ocean (& Can We...

The Most Important Question ·

2018/12/04

Dr. Claudia Benitez-Nelson is an Associate Dean and Distinguished Professor in the College of Arts & Sciences at the University of South Carolina, and today she schools us on radioactivity in the ocean. Want to send us feedback? Tweet us, email us, or ...

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49:18

#45: Poop Vs. Cancer

The Most Important Question ·

2018/11/27

Our guest is Dr. Diwakar Davar, a Professor of Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh and a a medical oncologist/hematologist. Want to send us feedback? Tweet us, email us, or leave us a voice message!

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48:04

#45: Poop Vs. Cancer

The Most Important Question ·

2018/11/27

Our guest is Dr. Diwakar Davar, a Professor of Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh and a a medical oncologist/hematologist.Want to send us feedback? Tweet us, email us, or leave us a voice message!

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60:31

#44: Is Food Waste the Stupidest Thing We Do (& How...

The Most Important Question ·

2018/11/20

Our guest is Dr. James Rogers, founder and CEO of Apeel Sciences and one of our most mind-blowing guests yet. Want to send us feedback? Tweet us, email us, or leave us a voice message!

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59:16

#44: Is Food Waste the Stupidest Thing We Do (& How...

The Most Important Question ·

2018/11/20

Our guest is Dr. James Rogers, founder and CEO of Apeel Sciences and one of our most mind-blowing guests yet.Want to send us feedback? Tweet us, email us, or leave us a voice message!

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55:51

#43: The Future of Digital Health, Part 1

The Most Important Question ·

2018/11/13

Our guests are Dr. Indra Joshi & Maxine Mackintosh, the co-founders of One HealthTech. Want to send us feedback? Tweet us, email us, or leave us a voice message!

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54:37

#43: The Future of Digital Health, Part 1

The Most Important Question ·

2018/11/13

Our guests are Dr. Indra Joshi & Maxine Mackintosh, the co-founders of One HealthTech.Want to send us feedback? Tweet us, email us, or leave us a voice message!

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01:08:13

#42: What Happens When You’re Almost an Astronaut......

The Most Important Question ·

2018/11/06

Dr. Sian Proctor tells us how we can all help get more women and more people of color into space, one way or another.Want to send us feedback? Tweet us, email us, or leave us a voice message!

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69:27

#42: What Happens When You’re Almost an Astronaut......

The Most Important Question ·

2018/11/06

Dr. Sian Proctor tells us how we can all help get more women and more people of color into space, one way or another. Want to send us feedback? Tweet us, email us, or leave us a voice message!

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01:02:18

#41: Outsmarting Cholera

The Most Important Question ·

2018/10/30

Our guest is Dr. Minmin Yen, the CEO and co-founder of medical startup PhagePro, where she and her team are developing viruses specifically designed to kill bacteria and prevent bacterial infections.Want to send us feedback? Tweet us, email us, or leave us a voice message!

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Trailer -- Important, Not Important

The Most Important Question ·

2018/10/30

"The Conversations Most Vital to Our Survival As a Species”. Quinn Emmett & Brian Colbert Kennedy, publishers of the popular “Important, Not Important” weekly newsletter and otherwise regular, progressive, terrified folks like you, host weekly-ish conversations with awesome scientists, engineers, doctors, politicians, and journalists, as they discuss the questions and topics most likely to either save the planet, or end it! Topics include climate change, artificial intelligence, clean energy, space

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