Are Trump and Sanders rewriting the rules on money in politics? (15:55)
Dr. Heath Brown is an Assistant professor of public policy at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice and the Graduate Center at the University of New York. It’s no secret that money is the key to political survival. From the public to presidential candidates, the complaints about corrupting influence money plays in politics are never in short supply. However, our guest today, Dr. Brown, says that while money is often harmful to our political process, “it is not always in the way we expect or directly observe.” Dr. Brown explains more about his research with money and American politics.
If You're So Smart, Why aren't you happy? (1:02:30)
Dr. Raj Raghunathan is an award-winning Professor of Marketing at the McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin. He studies the impact that people’s judgments and decisions have on their own happiness and fulfillment. Everyone knows success and happiness are linked right? The more successful you are in your career the happier you are. Right? Actually the idea of career success at any cost is resulting in more and more people being dissatisfied with their life. Dr. Raghunathan discusses his book “If you’re so smart, why aren’t you happy?”
Ever Accountable (1:50:20)
Tyler Patterson has a degree in Computer Engineering, and has been programming computers since he was 13 years old. When he became frustrated because he couldn't find any good apps to protect himself from pornography, he set out to build his own. He is the creator of Ever Accountable, which isn’t a filter, but an app based on the principles of choice and accountability. It currently has over 6 thousand subscribers and is the top-rated accountability app in the Google Play store. Tyler on how to better protect your family while online.