Scott Nations joins us to lend a little perspective to a wild week on Wall Street – his book is called “A History of the United States in Five Crashes: Stock Market Meltdowns that Defined a Nation.”
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Our Every Move Is Tracked — And Why We’re OK With That
Randolph Lewis joins us to talk about the human cost of constant tracking.
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Jellyfish: A 500-Million-Year Mystery
Juli Berwald joins us to talk about her study of jellyfish from across the world.
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How Britain Ate Its Way Around The Globe
Historian Lizzie Collingham joins us to talk about how the British Empire’s quest for food shaped the modern world.
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You Are What You Eat: Chicken, Antibiotics And The Science Of Food
Maryn McKenna joins us to talk about how the increased use of antibiotics transformed chicken from a delicacy into a commodity.
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How Baylor Pulled Off The Uterus-Transplant Birth
Dr. Liza Johannesson and Dr. Giuliano Testa join us to talk about the first baby born from a transplanted uterus in the U.S.
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We’re Not As ‘Good’ As We Think We Are
Christian Miller joins us to talk about how we can recognize our flaws and address them.
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Finding Joy On The Job
University of Pennsylvania senior fellow Annie McKee talks about cultural shifts that employers can make to improve workforce morale.
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Beyond Darwin: What We Still Don’t Know
J. Scott Turner, a professor at the SUNY College of Environmental Science & Forestry, discusses biology’s still unanswered questions.
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Why DNA Is Not Destiny
Steven Heine joins us to talk about why some of us put entirely too much stock into what genetic testing reveals.
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Why We Keep Secrets
Carlin Flora joins us to talk about why we keep secrets – and the effect these inner thoughts have on our relationships.
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Mirror Touch
Neurologist Joel Salinas experiences a rare form of synesthesia that causes him to feel the emotional and physical experiences of others. He joins us to talk about using this sixth sense to help patients.
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