North America
Place#20 trending in Health & Science this week · most on 10% Happier with Dan Harris
North America is a continent in the Northern and Western hemispheres. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, South America and the Caribbean Sea to the southeast, and the Pacific Ocean to the south and west; it includes countries such as Canada, the United States, and Mexico.
Rank this week
Share of the conversation
1.7‰ of what listeners heard
Reach this week
Tone this week
Not enough signal yet (fewer than 3 episodes scored).
Share of the conversation
Mentions of North America per 1,000 mentions of anything, 7-day rolling, health & science.
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| Day | Share (7-day) | Mentions |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 10 | 1.16‰ | 1 |
| Aug 11 | 1.60‰ | 1 |
| Aug 12 | 1.81‰ | 1 |
| Aug 15 | 2.15‰ | 1 |
| Aug 18 | 1.81‰ | 1 |
| Aug 19 | 2.52‰ | 2 |
| Aug 20 | 3.22‰ | 1 |
| Aug 26 | 1.00‰ | 1 |
| Sep 3 | 0.53‰ | 1 |
| Sep 13 | 0.59‰ | 1 |
| Sep 16 | 1.13‰ | 1 |
| Sep 20 | 1.04‰ | 1 |
| Sep 23 | 2.50‰ | 4 |
| Sep 25 | 3.08‰ | 1 |
| Sep 26 | 3.69‰ | 1 |
| Sep 27 | 3.32‰ | 1 |
| Sep 28 | 4.02‰ | 1 |
| Oct 2 | 1.97‰ | 1 |
| Oct 5 | 1.00‰ | 1 |
| Oct 6 | 1.50‰ | 1 |
Why is it trending?· Last 7 days
North America appears in discussions of history, exploitation, and ecological loss
On 10% Happier, Pascal Auclair discussed North America through a critique that the nation was built on exploitation and that its problems had long been present.[1]
On Huberman Lab Essentials, Beth Shapiro described the American chestnut as once widespread across eastern forests of North America before an introduced disease killed the trees.[2]
On Science Friday, David Byrne referred to North America while discussing Herman Melville’s former success and later obscurity.[3]
The shows do not present one shared argument: their references concern political and historical criticism, ecological history, and literary reputation.[1][3][2]
Sources · 3 moments
- 1.10% Happier with Dan Harris · Surviving the News: Buddhist Strategies for Staying Sane, Engaged, and Not Completely Furious | Pascal AuclairPascal Auclair · Oct 2 · Listen at 14:59 ↗
“in the past? Like Make America Great Again. That's that to me. That's like, is that what we believe here? Because I was reading last night, I was reading tenacity quotes. His last book, The Message, and he's saying there's some of us here i”
- 2.Huberman Lab Essentials · Bringing Extinct Species Back to Life | Dr. Beth ShapiroBeth Shapiro · Oct 5 · Listen at 1:04:59 ↗
“that we have, which we're creating— synthetic biology uses a tool to make these things better. The chestnut tree is one of these stories like the passenger pigeon where the American chestnut was the most prolific tree across the eastern for”
- 3.Science Friday · How important ideas get reawakened, with David ByrneDavid Byrne · Oct 6 · Listen at 3:00 ↗
“artist or read a review of something about Herman Melville and it would say, Melville was incredibly successful. The most successful author in the United States or in North America. And then Moby Dick. And that was a failure. And he was so”
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