On average, 96 lives are lost everyday in the United States due to gun violence. By the time you’ve finished listening to this podcast episode, an average of 2 precious lives were ended. What can we do when the health of the public conflicts wi

Season 2 Preview

Dec 19th, 2018 5m 45s

Season 2 of 5% and Falling is coming soon in 2019. Special thanks to Ted Alcorn, Ernest Drucker, Joshua Epstein, Renée Hopkins, Elizabeth Kaziunas, Thomas Kirchner and S. Matthew Liao. To learn more about the NYU College of Global Public Health

Episode 7: Activation

Mar 14th, 2018 35m 59s

This is the final episode of Season 1 of the 5% and Falling podcast. In this episode, we investigate how empathy, knowledge and evidence come together to enable change, to reduce suffering and improve lives. Throughout this season, we brought y

Episode 6: Domino

Feb 28th, 2018 35m 40s

What happens when small events accumulate, build momentum and create an unstoppable force? How can we put the lid back on pandora’s box? In this episode, we bring you stories about people who study the world’s most dangerous infectious diseases

Episode 5: Hypnosis

Jan 24th, 2018 32m 29s

How do we make free choices in a world full of suggestion? What we choose to eat, drink and breathe directly affects how we nourish the cells within our bodies. In this episode we investigate the power of suggestion and the power of information

Episode 4: Collision

Dec 6th, 2017 31m 38s

What can happen when good forces collide? Who is helped? Who is left behind? In this episode, we discover what happens when multiple forces try to do good, share information and learnings from the field, and bring their expertise and resources

Episode 4: Collision

Dec 6th, 2017 31m 38s

Episode 3: Blind Spots

Nov 15th, 2017 33m 37s

How can we know what we don’t know? How do we measure what we cannot see? In this episode we bring you stories about how we research the hidden forces that affect our world. From social stigma across cultures to injustices in clinical drug tria

Episode 2: Dependencies

Nov 1st, 2017 31m 11s

How do we exercise empathy? How can we better understand addiction and begin the healing process? In this episode we investigate the many shifting forms of addiction, and why the most vulnerable populations have the most to lose. Thank you to o

Episode 1: Resilience

Oct 18th, 2017 40m 45s

When faced with loss, how do we rebuild and heal? And when facing a tipping point and disaster is imminent, what do we do? In this episode, we bring you stories about people who have experienced disasters and held on, no matter what, to survive

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Aug 31st, 2017 6m 17s

Coming soon from the New York University College of Global Public Health, this is “5% and Falling” — a new podcast that explores public health crises that threaten the health of families, communities and our collective future… and the people wh

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