David Napier is professor of medical anthropology at University College London, director of the university’s Centre for Applied Global Citizenship, and director of its Science, Medicine, and Society Network. He joins us to discuss group dynamics and why public policy that values the collective good over individual interests is ultimately beneficial to everyone.
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Adie Tomer joins us to discuss the details of the bill, the politics behind its contents, and how its being received beyond Capitol Hill.
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Stockton University professor Kristin J. Jacobson joins us to talk about the rise of a male-dominated, adventure-seeking culture and how it impacts the way we view — and treat — the planet.
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Dr. Madhukar Trivedi joins us to talk about what it will take to retrain ourselves to live in a world not dominated by a global pandemic.
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Arik Kershenbaum, a zoologist and fellow at Girton College, University of Cambridge, joins us to talk about understanding evolution on Earth and how that might parallel alien life forms elsewhere.
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First-generation American Noé Álvarez joins us to talk about his participation in Peace and Dignity Journeys, which allowed him to explore the world of his ancestors.
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Michaeleen Doucleff, correspondent for NPR’s Science Desk, joins us to discuss her journeys with her daughter, from the Arctic to the Yucatan, to understand parenting best practices around the world and why American parents may be getting it all wrong.
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University of Houston energy fellow Ed Hirs and Texas Water Resources Institute associate director Wendy Jepson join us to explain why one of the toughest weeks in Texas history was likely preventable – and what the state needs to do to make sure an energy disaster doesn’t strike again.
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New Yorker staff writer Elizabeth Kolbert joins us to talk about how scientists are looking to address climate change by studying the ways plants and animals have already adapted to live alongside humans.
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Jeff Young is managing editor of Ohio Valley ReSource, a regional journalism collaborative reporting on economic and social change in Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia. He joins us to discuss his investigations into the struggles of the people and businesses there, and why they don’t bode well for the future of the nation.
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Heather Hansman of Outside magazine joins us to discuss a myriad of options the president now has before him to mitigate environmental damage, and the political costs of choosing which path to take.
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Poet Aimee Nezhukumatathil joins us to talk about finding solace and inspiration from the beautiful and odd creatures that stand out – or blend in – to their surroundings and what we can learn from them.
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