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Listen to This Before You Do a DNA Test

March 9, 2020 Culture, History, Science and Technology

Journalist Libby Copeland joins us to talk about the pluses and minuses of opening a door into who is really related to whom.

The Wild West Of Deep-Sea Mining

February 25, 2020 Current Events, Economics, Science and Technology

Journalist Wil S. Hylton joins us to talk about the dangerous and unregulated push to pull resources from the depths of the Earth.

Good Math Will Save The World

February 24, 2020 Education, Science and Technology

Matt Parker, host of Science Channel’s “Outrageous Acts of Science,” joins us to talk about the everyday math constantly happening all around us.

Computational Propaganda is Coming for Your Brain

February 19, 2020 Global Issues, Science and Technology

Samuel Woolley, program director for computational propaganda research at the Center for Media Engagement at the University of Texas at Austin, joins us to talk about the future of destructive tech and ways to combat it.

Casualities in the War on Science? Children.

February 18, 2020 Health, Science and Technology

Genna Reed, lead science and policy analyst in the Center for Science and Democracy at the Union of Concerned Scientists, joins us to talk about a new report that details how federal government policies are backsliding when it comes to child well-being.

Does Your Horoscope Add Up? The Math Of Astrology

February 17, 2020 History, Science and Technology

Data scientist Alexander Boxer talks about the ancient applied mathematics of astrology conceived by some of history’s most brilliant minds.

It’s Not What You Eat But When

February 11, 2020 Culture, Health, Science and Technology

Dr. Satchin Panda joins us to talk about why when you eat can be as important as what you eat.

The Inside Story Of The Hubble Space Telescope

February 6, 2020 Global Issues, Science and Technology

Kathryn D. Sullivan, a retired NASA astronaut, joins us to talk about her role in launching and maintaining Hubble and her career in space.

Mental Gymnastics: New Insights Into The Brain

January 16, 2020 Culture, Current Events, Race/Identity, Science and Technology

This hour, experts on brain science join us to separate fact from fiction – and to better understand what we know about gender, creativity and how our brain is programmed to lead us home.

The Hitmen Of The Dark Web

January 15, 2020 Culture, Current Events, Science and Technology

Technology writer Brian Merchant joins us to talk about the surprising and shadowy world of crowd-sourced contract killers.

Finding E.T. Won’t Be Cheap

January 14, 2020 Current Events, Science and Technology

Science journalist Adam Mann joins us to talk about the renewed push and excitement to fund the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, or SETI, despite skepticism and pushback.

Battlefield Medicine Needs To Change Right Now

January 13, 2020 Current Events, Global Issues, Health, Science and Technology

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Wood joins us to talk about current experiments and crucial advances taking place in battlefield medicine that could push the chances of survival well beyond a one-hour window.