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Margins of Error helps us make a little more sense of the world: CNN senior data reporter and podcast host Harry Enten goes beyond the facts and figures to shed some new light on things we have long taken for granted and did not necessarily think to question. All the complicated data and studies aside, he brings a more human nuance to peer at, and think about a variety of topics: How much money is required to be happy, and whether something more valuable lies beyond the six-figure salary, like the ability to “purchase” unique experiences, so to speak. He also tries to understand the psychology and the appeal behind rooting for the underdog — is it because they’re relatable? Another episode looks at why this generation of adults and young adults prefers communicating via text and is particularly averse to answering phone calls — a normally routine practice that seems to be increasingly inversely linked with mental well-being.

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