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**What’s The Point**

A show about our data age. Each week, Jody Avirgan brings you stories and interviews on how data is changing lives.

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Sparks: Interview with David Baron Aug 11, 2017

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Christie Aschwanden interviews the author of "American Eclipse," by David Baron.

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Sparks: The Eclipse Of 1878 Aug 10, 2017

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The Sparks gang discusses "American Eclipse" by David Baron, and the solar eclipse coming to the U.S. later this month.

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WTP Best Of: DNA Evidence Jul 27, 2017

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Jody discusses the rise of forensic DNA with Erin Murphy, professor at New York University and author of the book "Inside the Cell."

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WTP Best Of: Adam Ruins Everything Jul 18, 2017

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Jody interviews Adam Conover of TruTV's Adam Ruins Everything on how his show covers stats heavy topics.

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Sparks: Interview with Charles Ornstein Jul 07, 2017

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Christie Aschwanden talks to journalist Charles Ornstein about how he reports on how money can influence doctors.

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Sparks: Conflicts of interest Jul 06, 2017

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The Sparks crew discusses how politicians and scientists wrestle with conflicts of interest, and what the science says about how conflict of interest can change our decisions.

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Sparks: Interview with Bob Holmes Jun 02, 2017

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Anna Maria Barry-Jester talks to Bob Holmes, the author of "Flavor: The science of our most neglected sense."

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Sparks: Flavor Science Jun 01, 2017

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FiveThirtyEight's science team discusses "Flavor: The science of our most neglected sense," a book by Bob Holmes. They also go flavor tripping.

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WTP Best Of: Bear Mapping May 18, 2017

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Rae Wynn-Grant, a conservation researcher at the American Museum of Natural History, discusses her work tracking black bears in the American West.

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Sparks: Interview with Thomas Levenson May 05, 2017

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FiveThirtyEight's Christie Aschwanden interviews the author of "The Hunt for Vulcan."

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