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woman struggling with creativity

The number one killer of creativity is fear

May 20, 2022 Culture, Mental Health, Science and Technology

New York Times science reporter Matt Richtel talks about creativity and what awakens it, the conditions where it thrives and what happens when it’s blocked.

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Has the digital world broken American democracy?

May 18, 2022 Culture, Politics, Science and Technology

Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt discusses how tech companies have sowed rifts and how the communication breakdown means we are now being ruled by mob dynamics.

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Siri, AI talking

Hey, Siri, what happens when AI talks like humans?

May 16, 2022 Science and Technology

Steven Johnson from New York Times Magazine talks about how computers are learning languages so accurately that it’s hard to know you aren’t talking to a human.

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sad woman

There’s no point in seeking closure — and that’s OK

May 10, 2022 Global Issues, Health, Mental Health, Science and Technology

Prof. Pauline Boss discusses the pain from our collective loss of the pandemic, which lacks clarity, and the ongoing struggle to understand the new normal around us.

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women aging

Your attitude about aging could be a self-fulfilling prophecy

May 9, 2022 Health, Science and Technology

Becca Levy, a professor of epidemiology and psychology, discusses the beliefs around aging and how policy changes and positive thinking can create successful outcomes.

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From crickets to whales, the sounds of a healthy planet

May 6, 2022 Environment, Science and Technology

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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We can all accomplish more — here’s how

April 27, 2022 Mental Health, Science and Technology

Ayelet Fishbach discusses research into why we can’t always find the mental strength to take on a new task, how to clear the distractions that get in the way, and ways to stay on target to reach your goals.

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Hakeem Oluseyi performs at the I F-ing Love Science Channel event

The Cosmologist who left the streets behind

April 25, 2022 Culture, Education, Race/Identity, Science and Technology

Hakeem Oluseyi joins host Krys Boyd to talk about his early life, when he struggled with inequality, poverty and addiction, and how he found his way out by studying the stars.

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A man sweating.

Why we sweat

April 25, 2022 Health, Science and Technology

Sarah Everts teaches journalism at Carleton University, and she joins us to talk about why we fight our body’s natural function – and about what sweat can tell us about our health.

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Plenty of animals have gay sex, do they also have homophobia?

April 19, 2022 Culture, Science and Technology

Frans de Waal discusses challenges to what’s understood about masculinity and femininity and the limitations of gender binary thinking.

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She studied romance, he studied loneliness. Then they fell in love.

April 18, 2022 Science and Technology

Neuroscientist Stephanie Cacioppo explores her story of love and loss, and what she’s learned about what makes us fall in love and what breaks our hearts.

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An illustration of a dark-haired woman dreaming of space

What’s really happening when we dream

April 13, 2022 Health, Science and Technology

Antonio Zadra, a researcher at the Center for Advanced Research in Sleep Medicine, joins host Krys Boyd to talk about neuroscientific insights into our dreaming minds.

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