A health and medicine reporter walks us through a crucial court decision regarding drug company penalties in the opioid crisis. Then a video game designer and professor explains some of the problems he sees with how social media as we know it operates, and walks us through some of his ideas about how to improve things.
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An historic case against Johnson & Johnson over opioids was overturned in Oklahoma. Here's what that means for future suits against opioid makers
The Oklahoma Supreme Court overturned a 2019 ruling that drug company Johnson & Johnson was a public nuisance due to its knowledge of the addictive qualities of opioids. We take a look at what this means for other public nuisance rulings against opioid manufacturers.
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Talk less, to fewer people, and have a better social media experience
Our guest says humans simply aren’t wired to be socializing at a global scale, the way we’re able to with current social media apps. He proposes a couple of fixes to improve everyone’s experience.
Episode Credits
- Rob Ferrett Host
- Sarah Hopefl Technical Director
- Colleen Leahy Producer
- Tim Peterson Producer
- Lenny Bernstein Guest
- Ian Bogost Guest
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