David K. Randall, a reporter for Reuters, tells the story of Barnum Brown’s discovery of the T-rex and how this discovery amazed the world.
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Journalist Chris Jones talks about re-learning how to think for ourselves; Greg Beringer of The New York Times discusses the geopolitical influences of our digital maps; and Karen Hao of MIT Technology Review talks about Facebook’s “machine learning” algorithms.
Read moreStopping to smell the roses can give your life meaning
Joshua Hicks, a professor of psychological and brain sciences, discusses why appreciating small, significant moments can lead to a sense of purpose.
Read moreWhat a rare-bird sighting says about the planet
Kevin Nguyen is features editor for The Verge, and he joins us to tell the story of a man who spotted the first redwing in Maine and the domino effects that unleashed for avid birders.
Read moreHow does your brain perceive the world around you?
Neuroscience professor, Dr. György Buzsáki discusses his research into the way the brain computes signals in order to better understand human decision making.
Read moreDid humans evolve to need meat?
Roanne van Voorst is a futures-anthropologist, and she joins us to discuss her vision for a world not reliant on meat for food or clothing.
Read moreWhy it’s good to spill your secrets
Columbia University’s Michael Slepian joins host Krys Boyd to discuss why secret-keeping isolates us – and who we should tell our secrets to.
Read moreImagine you got transplant surgery in the 16th century
Researcher Paul Craddock discusses 16th-century skin grafts, 18th-century tooth transplants, and modern-day medical breakthroughs.
Read moreHow to make your anxiety work for you
Tracy Dennis-Tiwary, a psychology and neuroscience professor, explains why, she says, anxiety is tied to hope, and why linking it to disease is an outmoded way of thinking.
Read moreWhat we still don’t know about mental illness
Writer Daniel Bergner discusses his brother’s journey with a bipolar diagnosis and the medications he was put on—and how drug-based treatments are still based on a lot of assumptions.
Read moreDo you still have privacy in the digital age?
Law professor Amy Gajda discusses the ethics of data privacy in the tech age, from modern muckraking journalism to a person’s right to be forgotten—and if we even still have it.
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