Podcasts Culture At a Distance Bina Venkataraman on the Planet as a Shared Heirloom

Bina Venkataraman on the Planet as a Shared Heirloom

Published: Sept. 15, 2020, 4 a.m.

Bina Venkataraman, editorial page editor of The Boston Globe and author of the book “The Optimist’s Telescope: Thinking Ahead in a Reckless Age,” speaks with us about replacing short-term metrics with milestones, the power of imaginative empathy, and the need for newspaper opinion sections to prioritize evidence-based thinkers over ideological diversity.