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Mental Gymnastics: New Insights Into The Brain

January 16, 2020 Culture, Current Events, Race/Identity, Science and Technology

This hour, experts on brain science join us to separate fact from fiction – and to better understand what we know about gender, creativity and how our brain is programmed to lead us home.

Why There’s A Massive Shortage Of Psychiatric Hospital Beds

November 26, 2019 Health, History, Science and Technology

Author Susannah Cahalan joins us to talk about her investigation into a psychology sting operation testing the legitimacy of mental health diagnoses.

Death, Ingénues, And True Crime: A Halloween Special

October 31, 2019 Culture, Health, Science and Technology

Obsession, murder, dying, and a touch of humor: just some of the dark subjects we’ll touch on in this Halloween special.

When the Buzz of Progress Becomes Noise Pollution

October 28, 2019 Culture, Environment, Science and Technology

Bianca Bosker, contributing writer at The Atlantic, joins us to talk about how sound is affecting our world.

You: Meet ‘Digital’ You

October 15, 2019 Science and Technology

Neuroscientist and psychologist Michael S. A. Graziano joins us to talk about current research into our deepest selves.

The Upside Of Change

April 18, 2018 Science and Technology

Leonard Mlodinow joins us to talk about how we can train our brains to embrace change – and how we can nurture creativity.

How To Keep Your Brain Young

February 6, 2018 Health

Dr. Sandra Bond Chapman joins us to talk about new training strategies that can make our brains more energy efficient and better able to cope with aging.

Empathy Makes Friends (And Also Enemies)

December 7, 2017 Science and Technology

Science writer Lydia Denworth talks about how researchers are studying the way empathy works in the brain.

Communicating With The Unconscious

November 28, 2017 Science and Technology

Christof Koch joins us for a conversation about how researchers are hopeful that they can soon measure consciousness by zapping the brain with magnetic pulses.