Rina Bliss, associate professor of sociology at Rutgers University, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss her work in epigenetics, working to understand how human intelligence grows and changes in response to our surroundings.
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Not All Geniuses Were Child Prodigies
Claudia Kalb joins us to discuss the science of off-the-charts intelligence, and the events that trigger greatness.
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The Measure Of Genius
Claudia Kalb joins us to talk about how Einstein, Michelangelo and others harnessed their creativity, perseverance and other traits to become the towering minds of their times.
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The Future Of Human Evolution
DT Max joins us to talk about how we handle our continued growth now that we’re smart enough to play a hand in it.
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The Spy Who Couldn’t Spell
Yudhijit Bhattacharjee joins us tell the story of how Special Agent Steven Carr identified a U.S. government agent who was close to selling a cache of military secrets to Libya.
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How Animals Think
This hour, we’ll talk about current research into animal intelligence with Frans de Waal, director of the Living Links Center at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center. His new book is “Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?”.
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The Malleable Mind
We’ll talk this hour with Dr. Thalma Lobel, an expert on human behavior. Her new book is Sensation: The New Science of Physical Intelligence.
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