This hour, we’ll talk about efforts to nail down the existence of the celestial body known as “Planet X” with Michael D. Lemonick. His story “Hidden Planet X” appears in the current issue of “Scientific American.”
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How We Innovate
This hour, we’ll talk about the process of innovation with Pagan Kennedy, author of “Inventology: How We Dream Up Things That Change the World.”
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Digging For The Origins Of Earth
This hour, we’ll talk about how the Earth and living creatures may have evolved together, the subject of the upcoming NOVA documentary “Life’s Rocky Start.”
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Home As Natural Habitat
This hour, we’ll talk with neuroanthropologist John S. Allen about how our evolutionary drive to put down roots may have also provided early humans a safe environment for growing their minds.
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Before The Big Bang
This hour, we’ll talk about how physicists are exploring the creation of the universe.
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Extending Human Experience
This hour, we’ll talk about hacking our senses with science writer Kara Platoni, author of “We Have the Technology: How Biohackers, Foodies, Physicians, and Scientists Are Transforming Human Perception, One Sense at a Time.”
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Keeping Your Data Safe Online
This hour, we’ll talk about how we can keep our financial data secure with Adam Levin, author of “Swiped: How to Protect Yourself in a World Full of Scammers, Phishers, and Identity Thieves.”
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Looking At Light
This hour, we’ll get a better understanding of how light functions in the universe with Kim Arcand of NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory.
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Exploring The Microbiome
We’ll talk about the current state of microbial research with Rob DeSalle, curator of entomology in the Sackler Institute for Comparative Genomics at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City.
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A Mammoth Discovery
This hour, we’ll talk about the painstaking process of putting a mammoth back together again with Anthony Fiorillo, the Perot Museum’s chief curator; and Ron Tykoski, its fossil preparator.
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DNA Testing’s Down Side
We’ll talk about the flaws in DNA testing with NYU Law professor Erin Murphy. She writes about the topic in “Inside the Cell: The Dark Side of Forensic DNA.”
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How Animals Learned To Fly
This hour, we’ll talk about how these animals developed this incredible ability with David Alexander, author of “On the Wing: Insects, Pterosaurs, Birds, Bats and the Evolution of Animal Flight.”
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