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Kara Miller

Protesters dressed as robots demand a basic income

Swiss voters reject a plan to give everyone a guaranteed basic income

Economics

The plan would have given every adult citizen $2,600 per month. For free. Voters questioned how exactly it would be paid for and implemented.

The Thinker

Research shows your social networks affect your mood — and your decisions

Science

Why Bacteria Can Be Good for Us

Researchers suggest your basic political leanings may be coded in your genes

Global Politics

The Coming Revolution in Higher Ed

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What it Might Take to Reinvent the Wheel

As part of WGBH’s  “Right of Way” series, Kara Miller, host of  “Innovation Hub” has been considering the future of biking and looking at new inventions and ideas that could potentially make things a whole lot safer, easier, cooler and smarter for bicyclists across the country. Miller’s reporting took her to the M.I.T. Media Lab where graduate […]

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