Ore Ogunbiyi, a U.S. editor and host of Checks and Balance, discusses the troubling case of Tyre Nichols and the unique response from the Memphis Police Department. Avantika Chilkoti, a foreign correspondent, highlights the dire situation of women under the Taliban, focusing on the tragic murder of Mursal Nabizada. Abby Burdix, a resident science writer, challenges traditional views on associative learning with new insights into how animals process rewards, diving into the complexities of emotional responses.