Author Jeff Goodell joins host Krys Boyd to discuss why increasing heatwaves kill the most vulnerable and how they will affect food supplies and water resources – even disease outbreaks.
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How much pesticide is on your plate?
Catherine Roberts, associate editor for health at Consumer Reports, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss what to look for when picking produce to avoid harmful substances, why out of season fruits and vegetables might be a no-no, and why you don’t always have to buy organic to stay safe.
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The business of veganism
Nina Guilbeault joins host Krys Boyd to discuss companies working to make vegan foods more accessible to the general public, and how food movements catch on.
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Feathers, fur and freedom: The birth of the animal rights movement
Bill Wasik from The NY Times Magazine joins host Krys Boyd to discuss a late 19th century wave of activism that moved our culture away from seeing animals as just property to a new way of viewing their lives with compassion.
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You might have to move because of climate change
Abrahm Lustgarten, an investigative reporter for The New York Times, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss where people might eventually resettle and the cities that could capitalize on that forced migration.
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The bizarre history of space science
Harry Cliff, a particle physicist based at the University of Cambridge, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the reasons we only understand about five percent of what makes up the vast reaches of outer space.
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Between the Earth and the Sun: A guide to the Eclipse
In this special edition of Think, host Krys Boyd will prime listeners to have their best viewing experience and talk through the science of what’s actually happening 223,000 miles above our heads.
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Wild fun: How animals play
University of Massachusetts, Amherst professor David Toomey joins host Krys Boyd to discuss why piglets flop, dogs slide and octopuses play, and what that tells us about animal cognition and biology.
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You won’t believe how much plastic you eat
Lauren F. Friedman, an editor at Consumer Reports, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss CR’s rigorous testing of fast foods and supermarket products to find the harmful chemicals that enter our bodies.
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The mysteries of the moon
Science journalist Rebecca Boyle joins host Krys Boyd to discuss why the partnership between the Earth and the Moon is so critical for life on our planet.
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Conservation is about people, too
Adam Hart, professor of science communication at the University of Gloucestershire, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the realities of people who live among predators.
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The gift of buying less
Chip Colwell, lecturer at the University of Colorado, Denver, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the pact he made with his family that they buy no more than five items in a year and what it taught him about consumption.
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