Jamie Shreeve joins us to talk about how technology and next generation telescopes have scientists closer than ever to making contact with life beyond Earth.
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The Promise Of VR For PTSD
Skip Rizzo, research professor with the USC Davis School of Gerontology, joins us to talk about how virtual reality is now being used to place veterans and other PTSD sufferers back into stressful situations in an effort to confront traumatic moments head on.
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Yes, Animals Are Conscious
Ross Andersen joins us to talk about how researchers are now operating from an assumption that all animals are conscious until proven otherwise, which he writes about for The Atlantic.
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Are Facebook Friends Really Friends?
Julie Beck joins us to talk about how Facebook has changed the way we view friendship – and about how we now hold onto friendships long past their expiration date. Her essay “Facebook: Where Friendships Go to Never Quite Die” appears on the website of The Atlantic.
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The Evolution Of Human Violence
Harvard anthropologist Richard Wrangham joins us to talk about the evolution of human violence, which he writes about in “The Goodness Paradox: The Strange Relationship Between Virtue and Violence in Human Evolution.”
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The Future Is Fiber – And The U.S. Is Falling Behind
Harvard Law professor Susan Crawford joins us to explain why we need to approach fiber with an increased urgency or risk falling behind other developed nations. Her new book is called “Fiber: The Coming Tech Revolution – And Why America Might Miss It.”
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Alt Medicine And The Will To Heal
Melanie Warner joins us to talk about why patients are turning away from science – and how the medical field is engaging with alternative medicine. Her new book is called “The Magic Feather Effect: The Science of Alternative Medicine and the Surprising Power of Belief.”
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When Logic Steers You Wrong
Eugenia Cheng joins us to talk about how we can use scientific reasoning to navigate an era full of irrational behavior.
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Why Chimps Can Be Lazy But We Can’t
Duke University evolutionary anthropologist Herman Pontzer joins us to discuss how the same drive that led us to leave other species behind is now negatively affecting our health. His story “Humans Evolved to Exercise” appears in the Scientific American.
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For Polite Conversation, Try The Internet
Antonio García Martínez joins host Krys Boyd to talk about his story “Used Wisely, the Internet Can Actually Help Public Discourse” in Wired Magazine.
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How Cancer Doctors Are Tailoring Treatment
Science journalist Fran Smith joins host Krys Boyd to talk about a new way of treating disease called precision medicine, in which prevention, diagnosis and treatment are targeted to a patient’s unique biochemical makeup.
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Gene Editing As A Cure For Deafness
Science writer Dina Fine Maron joins us to explain a fascinating procedure in which edited genes are attached to a virus and snuck by the immune system.
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