This chapter explores the differences in vehicle safety regulations between the U.S. and Europe, emphasizing America's preference for larger vehicles influenced by safety perceptions and tax incentives. It suggests potential strategies to improve road safety, including weight regulations and alternative solutions, while contrasting this with a vivid account of fossil hunting on England's Jurassic coastline.
The explosion of thousands of pagers across Lebanon and Syria was an attack on Hizbullah, a Shia militant group which had been trying to evade Israeli surveillance by using these low-tech devices. What will such an escalated attack mean for the region? Why Americans’ obsession with big cars makes the country’s roads so deadly (9:25). And the thrill of fossil-hunting (16:31).
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