Charles Spence, head of Oxford University’s Crossmodal Research Laboratory, joins us to talk about how our senses work together to create a memorable meal.
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Beauty, Evolution And Darwin’s Forgotten Book
Yale ornithologist Richard Prum joins us to talk about how various creatures have changed their physical appearances in order to attract a mate.
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Earth’s Extinctions: Past And Future
Peter Brannen joins us to talk about the common threads that run through Earth’s five mass extinctions – and about what they can tell us about our future.
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The Quest To Discover Where Babies Come From
Edward Dolnick joins us to talk about the often-times hilarious lengths early researchers went to in their search for the origins of life.
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The Sperm Donor Generation
Jacqueline Mroz joins us to talk about the experiences of sperm-donor families.
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The Science Of Human Behavior
Stanford professor Robert M. Sapolsky joins us to talk about the many internal and environmental factors that come together and push us to act.
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What Big Data Reveals About Us
Seth Stephens-Davidowitz joins us to talk about how seeing what we search for on the internet can give us a better understanding of what’s on our collective minds.
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The Search For Alien Life
Theoretical physicist Jim Al-Khalili joins us to bring us up to date on the search for life in other parts of the universe.
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The Power Of The Unfocused Mind
Dr. Srini Pillay joins us to make the case for allowing our minds to wander and how that can actually increase our productivity.
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The Measure Of Genius
Claudia Kalb joins us to talk about how Einstein, Michelangelo and others harnessed their creativity, perseverance and other traits to become the towering minds of their times.
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Why DNA Is Not Destiny
Steven Heine joins us to talk about why some of us put entirely too much stock into what genetic testing reveals.
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The Cost Of Sloppy Science
Science journalist Richard Harris joins us to talk about the money lost from ill-conceived medical experiments.
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