Sep 11

100 Objects #17: M43 Field Jacket

Articles of Interest host Avery Trufelman joins Roman to tell the incredible story of the American military’s jacket problem: How should the military outfit its soldiers to make them as safe and effective as possible? The answer was the M43 Field Jacket, which not only changed wh ... Show More

41m 23s

Sep 8

Kobuk the Destroyer

Every product has to be tested somehow, and sometimes that means finding increasingly creative ways to break it. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of 99% Invisible ad-free and a whole week early. Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siri ... Show More

38m 1s

Sep 4

100 Objects #16: Wheel of Fortune Dalmatian

This episode is sponsored by Claude. For problems worth solving, get started with Claude at Claude.ai. If you watched Wheel of Fortune in the 1980s, you probably remember one prize more than all the others: the ceramic Dalmatian. For a brief moment, that prize—perhaps the ultimat ... Show More

46m 52s

Jun 2021

MINE: How the Rules of Ownership Control Our Lives

Ownership is simple, right? Something is either yours or it isn’t. Case closed. But who owns the space behind your airplane seat, the results of the DNA you took online, the Netflix password you got from your cousin’s roommate? The jury's still out, according to law professors Mi ... Show More

1h 12m

Sep 2022

Who Gets the Armrest? The Psychology of Ownership

"Mine" is one of the first words babies learn. By the time we grow up, the idea of ownership seems natural, whether we’re buying a cup of coffee or a house. But who controls the space behind your airplane seat: you reclining or the squished laptop user behind? Why is plagiarism w ... Show More

29m 33s

Aug 2023

Nothing You Own Is Really Yours

Gideon Lichfield and Lauren Goode talk to Aaron Perzanowski, a University of Michigan Law Professor and author of two books on our shifting definitions of ownership, The End of Ownership and The Right to Repair. They dive into why “buying” something means less than it used to and ... Show More

41m 32s

Jul 2022

Separating Yourself from the Pack

Have you ever gotten into a heated argument about politics? Maybe you’ve said something you're not proud of during game night with friends, or booed the opposing team at a sporting event. Psychologist <a href="https://psychology.fas.harvard.edu/people/mina-cikara">Mina Cikara< ... Show More

54m 56s

Jul 2020

The Return of Right or Wrong

Here we go again. The battle of the fellas. Junior and Tommy are trying to see who really is right or wrong. Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com</a><a href="http://www.steveharve ... Show More

4m 56s

Dec 2024

Why do planes fly?

Daniel and Kelly dig into the surprisingly controversial question of why airplanes stay in the air.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

54m 51s

May 2024

No Mercy / No Malice: Earners vs Owners

As read by George Hahn. https://www.profgalloway.com/earners-vs-owners/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

30m 23s

May 2024

The perils of mindreading (E)

Wrestling with mysterious voicesAkimbo is a weekly podcast created by Seth Godin. He's the bestselling author of 20 books and a long-time entrepreneur, freelancer and teacher.You can find out more about Seth by reading his daily blog at seths.blog and about the podcast at akimbo. ... Show More

26m 36s

Mine!