Seth Fletcher joins us to discuss how we’re the only species to both completely dominate the planet and simultaneously jeopardize our own ability to survive.
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Not All Twitter Mobs Are Created Equal
Amanda Hess joins us to talk about the difference between a vicious Twitter mob and an online critical census.
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Why Screens And Books Require Different Reading Skills
UCLA child development expert Maryanne Wolf joins us to talk about how reading digitally affects children and adults alike.
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Not Quite GMO: The Future Of Mutant Food
Science writer Stephen S. Hall joins us to talk about how gene editing may be the solution to global food shortages.
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Why A Lake On Mars Is Such A Big Deal
Steve Clifford of the Planetary Science Institute joins us to talk about the significance of a lake on Mars – and what it could mean for colonization efforts.
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The World Of Whales
Nick Pyenson joins us to talk about how whales evolved from land-roaming creatures – and about their prospects for survival in a warming world.
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Becoming A Tech Billionaire Is Harder Than You Think
Cory Pein joins us to talk about his experience as a young entrepreneur hoping to win the jackpot in Silicon Valley.
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Maybe We Evolved To Be Internet Trolls
Anthropologist Agustín Fuentes joins us to talk about how some of our terrible social media behavior is actually partly a result of our evolution.
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Drones: A Tool, A Toy, A Threat?
Alex Fitzpatrick of Time magazine joins us to talk about the many ways that drones have infiltrated our lives.
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Forever A Temp
Sarah Kessler joins us to talk about how the gig economy is transforming the places people live, the hours they work and their ability to plan their lives.
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Teaching Computers To Ask Why Will Change Everything
UCLA computer scientist Judea Pearl joins us to talk about the science of cause and effect.
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The Sun Had A Mother
Science journalist Rebecca Boyle joins us to talk about how astronomers are gaining a better understanding of the sun’s 4.6 billion years in existence.
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