After the Fact
After the Fact is a podcast from The Pew Charitable Trusts that brings you data and analysis on the issues that matter to you—from our environment and the sciences, to larger economic trends and public health. Experts from Pew and other special guests discuss the numbers and trends shaping some of society's biggest challenges with host Dan LeDuc, then go behind the facts with nonpartisan analysis and stories.
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Episodes (239)
Scientists at Work: The Wonder of Blue Whales
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The Future of Learning: 'Superagers' and Lifelong Learning
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The Future of Learning: A Career of Learning
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The Future of Learning: The Evolving Classroom
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The Future of Learning: What Do We Know About the Brain Today?
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Coming Soon—'The Future of Learning': A Four-Part Series
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Student Loans: Who Is Struggling to Pay and Why?
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Event Rebroadcast: Surgeon General Jerome M. Adams on the Opioid Epidemic
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Scientists at Work: Why Do Mosquitoes Bite You?
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Fan Favorite No. 3—"The State of the American Dream"
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Fan Favorite No. 2—"Save the Sharks"
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Fan Favorite No. 1—"Looks Can Be Deceiving: Deepfakes"
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Coming Soon—Fan Favorites
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Scientists at Work: Exploring Chilean Patagonia's Fjords
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Setting the Records Straight: Your Digital Health
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The Birthplace of America
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Scientists at Work: The Art and Science of Saving Mangroves
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Subsidizing the Decline in Ocean Health
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The American Family: The Not So Golden Years
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The American Family: The Financial Crunch of Families
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The American Family: Postponing Parenthood
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The American Family: Waiting to Say 'I Do'
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Coming Soon—The American Family
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Scientists at Work: Teaching Robots to Think
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Who Is Generation Z?
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Water, Water, Not Everywhere
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Scientists at Work: Why Are Giraffes Dying?
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The Grand Canyon National Park Turns 100
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Living Longer: Our 100-Year Life
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Looks Can Be Deceiving: Deepfakes
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The American Dream: Does Your Zip Code Determine Your Destiny?
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The Power (and Peril?) of New Technologies
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Scientists at Work: The Secret Life of Manatees
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What Religious Type Are You?
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From Idea to Art: Exploring the Creative Process
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Midterm Outlook: What's on the Minds of Voters?
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A World in Motion: Global Demographics Explained—Part 2
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A World in Motion: Global Demographics Explained-Part 1
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Dave Ramsey Talks American Debt
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Scientists at Work: Craig Mello on the Mysteries of Genetic Code
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The Future of Fish and Chips
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Scientists at Work: Ira Flatow Talks Science
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The Fight Against Antibiotic Resistance
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Event Rebroadcast: U.S. Senator Susan Collins on Addressing Rising Drug Prices
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Save the Sharks
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What Is the Blue Economy?
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Our Flag Is Still There: A Visit to the Star-Spangled Banner
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Event Rebroadcast: The Southern Ocean—Where Sport, Diplomacy, and Marine Protect...
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Scientists at Work: 'The Jane Goodall of Penguins'
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Event Rebroadcast: How Today's Generations are Changing the World
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