A Mathematician On Making Your Best Bracket, Growing Levels Of Stress And Anxiety Grip Girls, Water Quality Task Force Has First Hearing

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Michigan State's Kenny Goins (25) pass the ball around Wisconsin's Ethan Happ (22) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the semifinals of the Big Ten Conference tournament
Michigan State’s Kenny Goins (25) pass the ball around Wisconsin’s Ethan Happ (22) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the semifinals of the Big Ten Conference tournament, Saturday, March 16, 2019, in Chicago. Nam Y. Huh/AP Photo

We get the rundown on creating a perfect bracket, just in time for March Madness. And, while anxiety and stress levels have risen in young people in general, studies show that girls are experiencing the bulk of it. We talk with a clinical psychologist about the alarming increase in these feelings and what parents and educators can do to support girls experiencing them. And we discuss the first day of hearings for the state’s new bipartisan task force on water quality in Wisconsin with its Republican chair.

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  • Using Mathematical Models To Fill Out Your March Madness Bracket

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  • Offering Support As Anxiety And Stress Levels Increase For Girls

    Being a teenager has never been thought of as easy, but studies show that today’s teens, specifically girls, are reporting feeling a rapidly increasing amount of pressure, anxiety and stress. We talk with a psychologist about why we’re seeing what she calls an “epidemic of stress and anxiety in girls” today.

Episode Credits

  • Rob Ferrett Host
  • Rachael Vasquez Producer
  • Dean Knetter Producer
  • Natalie Guyette Producer
  • Todd Novak Guest
  • Laura Albert Guest
  • Lisa Damour Guest

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