Veronica Rueckert and Rob Ferrett take a look at our national defense on this 9-11 anniversary. We’ll learn about the genius who transformed the internet. Then, how our belief in progress has increased our expectations – leading to anxiety and depression.
Featured in this Show
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The Story Of 9/11's First Victim
Danny Lewin had a remarkable, but brief and largely unkown life. A mathematical genius, he invented Akamai Technologies and became a billionaire almost overnight. It was his technology that news and government sites relied on in the days after 9/11 when phone communication failed and web traffic surged. Ironically, he was also almost certainly the first victim on 9/11, stabbed to death while trying to overpower the terrorists that would eventually fly American Flight 11 into the World Trade Center.
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How Society Makes Us Depressed And Anxious
Severe, disabling mental illness has increased dramatically in the United States in the last two decades. A psychologist explains some of the potential reasons for the increase, including overdiagnosis and pathologizing normal behaviors. But he also says the increase in mental illness could be a sign of rebelion against our increasingly dehumanizing society.
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Expert Says We Need To Streamline Our National Defense
The co-chairs of the 9/11 Commission wrote an opinion piece for the New York Times saying the United States needs to streamline its national defense oversight. One of the co-chairs will explain why streamlining will help make our nation safer and how far our national security has come since 2001.
Episode Credits
- Veronica Rueckert Host
- Rob Ferrett Host
- Bruce Levine Guest
- Molly Knight Raskin Guest
- Lee Hamilton Guest
- Galen Druke Producer
- Amanda Magnus Producer
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