Eugenia Cheng joins guest host Courtney Collins to discuss why we should approach math education as a journey of imagination, and why there are no dumb questions in the search for answers.
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When science silences debate
Political scientist Jason Blakely joins host Krys Boyd to discuss what he calls “scientism,” when scientific authority silences political debate, and why relying on data might not always be the best approach to problem solving in a crisis.
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Why you love your favorite song
Cognitive neuroscientist Susan Rogers joins host Krys Boyd to discuss why our brains respond to certain music, our music personality types, and how music can shape identity.
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Listen up! Good hearing could fight off dementia
Frank R. Lin, director of the Cochlear Center for Hearing and Public Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health joins Krys Boyd to discuss why we shouldn’t brush off hearing loss as a symptom of old age.
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Do animals talk to each other?
Professor and bioacoustics expert Nicholas Mathevon discusses how animals use sound to intimidate, mate, emote and more.
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Bogus medical research is everywhere
Nature editor Richard Van Noorden talks about how bias, error and, yes, even fraud, infect clinical trials – and what can be done to clean them up.
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Attention is a skill you need to practice
Christian Madsbjerg talks about how we can recapture our ability to focus on things that matter and reestablish our connection to the people around us.
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Could our next pandemic start with a spore?
Emily Monosson discusses how fungi are threatening both animals vital to our ecosystem and crops that feed the planet’s 8 billion people.
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Elon Musk basically owns space
New York Times reporter Cade Metz discusses Starlink, the satellite internet company Musk runs that accounts for more than 50 percent of all active satellites, and the issues it’s raising for global security.
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Keeping Texans cool outside
Will Bostwick of Texas Monthly discusses urban environments of concrete that don’t cool down, the health hazards that causes, and innovative methods that could lead to relief.
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Beyond Beyond Burgers: The future of ‘meat’
Annie Lowrey of The Atlantic discusses the new world of “cultivated meat” – animal proteins combined with other chemicals to produce the texture and flavor of meats.
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Every tree is a complex ecosystem
Biologist James B. Nardi discusses the creatures that depend on trees that are also key to tree health.
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