On today's show, we start with Ten Good Minutes on the extremely funny and very chaotic saga of Elon Musk vs. Twitter. Last week, Musk bought enough Twitter shares to become the company's largest individual shareholder. Then, Twitter announced that Musk would become a board member. Then, Musk tweeted a bunch of embarrassing things about Twitter, suggesting t ... Show More
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Old-igarchy: How the Elderly Conquered American Power
Prior to the 1930s, old age in America often meant poverty. But thanks to Social Security, Medicare, medical advances, and rising asset prices, over the past 90 years, older Americans have become one of the wealthiest and most politically powerful groups in the country. In his ne ... Show More
1h 1m
Jun 9
How Modern Fatherhood Is Changing Men’s Brains
Humans are unusual dads. Across the animal kingdom, dads are often absent from child-rearing altogether. But among humans, fatherhood takes many forms, and in the last half century, it has changed dramatically. College-educated American fathers now spend nearly four times as much ... Show More
1h 4m
Jun 5
What 400,000 Essays Reveal About AI and Creativity
For generations, we've defined creativity by its products: the novel, the painting, the song, the breakthrough idea. We look at the work, and from the work we see the creator as “creative.” But AI is getting remarkably good at producing creative work. In some cases, experts now p ... Show More
56m 2s
Nov 2024
Elon Musk Launches Into American Politics
<p>After single-handedly remaking the auto industry, social media and the global space race, Elon Musk is now turning his attention, and personal fortune, to politics.</p><p>Over the past few months, he became one of the most influential figures in the race for president, and on ... Show More
28m 43s
Oct 2022
Elon Musk is buying Twitter. Really. (Really?)
He’s back! Elon Musk, who agreed to buy Twitter for $44 billion last spring and then tried to back out of the deal, says he wants to buy Twitter for $44 billion, after all. That doesn’t mean it will actually happen - because, Elon Musk - but maybe it’s real this time. Maybe. So h ... Show More
44m 45s
Apr 2022
Twitter : Elon Musk nouveau patron ou simple actionnaire ?
<p>C'est une information qui a mis en ébullition internet ces derniers jours, Elon Musk, le patron de Tesla et SpaceX a récemment acquis près de 10% des actions de Twitter, lui offrant une place de choix au conseil d'administration de la plateforme. Sauf que peu de temps après, l ... Show More
3m 1s
Jan 2025
Why Elon Musk is trolling world leaders
Elon Musk, the world's richest man, South African-born American resident and owner of X (formerly Twitter), is already within the fold of US politics and president-elect Trump's upcoming government.
Recently, more of his attention has turned to Europe, with Musk sharing supp ... Show More
20m 32s