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In this week's podcast, we look at what can be learned by analyzing artistic preferences, and about efforts to create a cyber 'do not track' list.

In this week's podcast Miller-McCune looks at federal employees working from home and older people living longer through increased volunteer work.

In this week's podcast Miller-McCune looks at school buildings and school lunches -- are they making American kids fat? -- and also reviews the success of lobbying on setting America's political agenda.

In this week's podcast, Tom Jacobs and Jessica Hilo rip through a slew of quick fixes, including looks at the 14th amendment, the Ground Zero mosque, the role of public defenders and cyber warfare.

In this week's podcast, we examine how anger can stimulate creativity and look at two aspects of voter behavior -- how the polling place affects our actions and how desperation affects whether we actually participate.

In this week's podcast, Emily Badger reviews the rationale behind asking U.S. troops about their opinions on gays serving openly, and fellow Jessica Hilo examines promising advances in research on aging.

In this week's podcast, Tom Jacobs discusses the Prozac-like qualities of classical music and Emily Badger reveals that some research tagged as wasteful actually has solid scientific applications.

In our weekly podcast Emily Badger reviews her reporting on the military's oil use and Tom Jacobs discusses the how luxuriating in thoughts of tobacco may be a better way to quit it.

In this week's podcast, Tom Jacobs and Melinda Burns discuss studies they reported on concerning gender differences in math and science, while Emily Badger examines the hubbub over the idea of government oversight of Google search algorithm.

In this week's podcast Tom Jacobs discusses how music creates a cooperative spirit and Emily Badger explains how the concerns over employment lead many to reject greater environmental or safety regulation that likely would benefit them.