David George Haskell explains sonic diversity and its importance to human and animal life – and how we are silencing those critical noises around us.
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The fossil fuel industry gaslit us about climate change
Dan Edge discusses his new Frontline documentary, which looks into what scientists, politicians, lobbyists and the public knew about climate change and how oil companies cast doubt on global warming to influence policy to their benefit.
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Corporations are people — what about animals?
Lawrence Wright examines human rights and how activists are fighting to extend them to animals, turning away from previous animal welfare models.
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Bugs are disappearing (and that’s not a good thing)
Oliver Milman considers the collapse of the insect world, how insects connect intrinsically to the human world, and why our planet will be in peril without them.
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The ugly history of fast fashion
Sofi Thanhauser of the Pratt Institute discusses her research into linen, cotton, silk, synthetics, and wool, how they shaped civilization and why, today, fashion has become a leading producer of pollution on the planet.
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Could we bring back mammoths?
Beth Shapiro, an associate professor of evolutionary biology, discusses cutting-edge DNA research and decisions about which animals might be brought back.
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Nature Is Our Nurturer
Lucy Jones joins us to talk about her story of overcoming addiction by forming a deep connection with the beauty of nature, and the biological reasons humans need to be outside.
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Animals Sometimes Don’t Follow The Rules
Mary Roach joins us talk about when humans and wildlife are in conflict – from errant elephants to rule-breaking moose and life-threatening trees.
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The miracle of electricity
Timothy J. Jorgensen talks about advances in our understanding of the connection between electricity and the nervous system – and how these discoveries are changing how we live.
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Is the Texas power grid ready for the winter?
KUT reporter Mose Buchele walks us through any regulatory or policy changes that have happened since the massive storm.
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The race to save coffee from extinction
Sarah Sax of High Country News joins us to discuss how climate change and questionable farming practices are harming crops and ways researchers are trying to breed more sustainable beans.
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Searching the Amazon for the next miracle drug
Dr. Cassandra Quave joins us to discuss her work searching the globe for plant-based medicines.
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