The World from PRX

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Matt Purdy

Associate ProducerInnovation Hub
Ellis Island — which once welcomed millions of immigrants to the US — is pictured here shrouded in fog.
Global Politics
What immigration does for innovation
Empathy
Culture
How empathy leads us astray
Protesters dressed as robots demand a basic income
Economics
Swiss voters reject a plan to give everyone a guaranteed basic income
Doctors diagnose a patient remotely at the First Hospital of Zhejiang Province
Books
When technology goes wrong in your doctor’s office, it can have serious consequences
iphone broken
Technology
Why we don’t fix anything anymore
philly housing
Development
Advocates are embracing a new first step to help the homeless: permanent housing
Pasta
Food
Paleo Schmaleo: Why the Paleo diet is wrong
volcano
Environment
Scientists are looking at riskier ways to reverse climate change
Kids need more play time
Education
The case for play
Aging
Health
‘The first person to live to 150 has already been born.’
Laptops
Education
Integrating technology too tightly with education presents its own kind of problems