Eric Idle joins us to talk about his televised trip through the history of the universe.
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Wildlife expert John Shivik joins us to talk about how animals think.
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Rice University sociologist Elaine Howard Ecklund joins us to talk about her five-year study of how the devout synthesize scripture with science.
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Science writer Lydia Denworth talks about how researchers are studying the way empathy works in the brain.
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Rice University professor Anthony Brandt and neuroscientist David Eagleman talk about the human ability to constantly innovate.
Read moreInside The Mind Of A.I.
Cliff Kuang talks about problems that arise when artificial intelligence outpaces human understanding.
Read moreCommunicating With The Unconscious
Christof Koch joins us for a conversation about how researchers are hopeful that they can soon measure consciousness by zapping the brain with magnetic pulses.
Read moreThe Revenge Of Analog
David Sax joins us to talk about enduring appeal of tangibility.
Read moreThe Strange And Wonderful Mind Of Leonardo Da Vinci
Walter Issacson joins us to talk about his latest book, “Leonardo da Vinci,” which links the Italian polymath’s art to his scientific life.
Read moreTech Dreams That Might Come True
Zach Weinersmith talks about technology dreams that could one day become reality.
Read moreHow Google Hopes To Build The Next Google
Derek Thompson talks about the potentially life-altering work happening inside the “moonshot” laboratory of Alphabet, Google’s parent company.
Read moreThe Four Tech Companies That Rule Our Lives
NYU professor Scott Galloway talks about how the world’s largest tech companies came to dominate our existence.
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