University of Washington
Assistant Professor of Human Centered Design & Engineering at the University of Washington, where he studies the intersection of technology and behavior; former political blogger
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Sean Munson
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FROM Sean Munson
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All the News that Fits… What You’re Already Thinking… Increased partisanship in politics is no accident. The far Left and the far Right live in different worlds when it comes to news and information. Intense conservatives trust Fox News -- not MSNBC, the New York Times or NPR. For intense liberals, it’s the other way around. And social media deliver more and more news -- using algorithms based on what consumers have already indicated they “like.” Are political echo chambers creating opinion bubbles that kill public discourse?
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What happens when America retreats from the world? Is President Trump taking his "America First" agenda to extremes, withdrawing the country from the international stage on trade and climate change, distancing America from its traditional allies across the Atlantic and even threatening to physically isolate the country through the building of a wall along its southern border? León Krauze guest hosts.
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The week that wouldn't quit Will next week get even weirder? (Special one-hour episode)
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The longest US war: Will Trump send more troops to Afghanistan? The Trump White House is divided over the Pentagon's request for more troops in Afghanistan—where the US has been fighting for the past 16 years. Is there a formula -- either for "victory" or a political settlement? Is there an end in sight for America's longest war?
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Replacing Obamacare: Now you see it… now you don’t As the Senate deliberates replacing Obmacare, health coverage for millions of people is at stake. There've been no public hearings, and a draft measure won't be made public. Is the House version so unpopular that that Senate is hiding a version that looks much the same?