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Art does beautiful and beneficial things to your brain

March 30, 2023 Science and Technology, Upcoming

Susan Magsamen of the International Arts + Mind Lab joins us to discuss the many ways art lengthens life spans, triggers brainwaves, counteracts loneliness, and generally makes us better.

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Unscrambling the science and history of eggs

March 28, 2023 Culture, History, Science and Technology, Upcoming

Author Lizzie Stark joins us to discuss the history and culture of eggs – from world cuisine to motherhood – and how we’re still awed by such a humble object.

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Your brain could supercharge your immune system

March 27, 2023 Health, Science and Technology

Science journalist Diana Kwon joins us to discuss promising new research on mice that demonstrates healing through brain stimulation and the lessons scientists are hoping will translate to human patients.

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Plenty of people hear voices nobody else can hear

March 24, 2023 Mental Health, Science and Technology

Ben Alderson-Day, an associate professor of psychology, joins us to discuss the psychology and neuroscience of feeling watched or hearing voices as he tries to unravel a phenomenon felt by people the world over.

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Technology has racial biases—and its human developers are responsible

March 20, 2023 Race/Identity, Science and Technology

Meredith Broussard, an associate professor of journalism at NYU, discusses why net neutrality is a myth, the racism and ableism built into systems, and why A.I. needs more diverse human role models.

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The beauty of beetles

March 20, 2023 Environment, History, Science and Technology

Entomologist Arthur V. Evans joins us for a primer on the world of beetles – some 400,000 species strong – their ability to survive and their importance to ecosystems.

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The mysteries of memory and how to improve it

March 16, 2023 Mental Health, Science and Technology

Andrew E. Budson discusses his work studying memory, how to control what you remember and how diet plays into this ability.

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Meet your new AI shrink

March 14, 2023 Mental Health, Science and Technology

Dhruv Khullar, a physician and assistant professor at Weill Cornell Medical College, discusses the shortage in the mental health field and the development of predictive algorithms to spot suicidal triggers.

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Chatbots say wild things, and they learn it from us

March 6, 2023 Current Events, Science and Technology

Washington Post reporter Gerrit De Vynck joins us to break down issues with this new tech tool.

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How big data could help us talk to whales

March 6, 2023 Science and Technology

Biologist Tom Mustill talks about his deep dive into how scientists are trying to decode the “words” of whales and the potential consequences of human-whale interactions.

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Psych lessons from one of Yale’s most popular classes

March 3, 2023 Mental Health, Science and Technology

Paul Bloom, a psychology professor at the University of Toronto and Yale University, discusses the science of the mind, from nature vs. nurture, to what these insights can tell us about the most hot-button topics of our time.

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Imagine growing up in the Ice Age

February 27, 2023 History, Science and Technology

April Nowell, a Paleolithic archaeologist, joins us to discuss the efforts to uncover the mysteries of childhood in the Ice Age.

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