It’s a straight line from dinosaur procreation to Grindr, it just takes billions of years to get there. David Baker is a history and science writer for Simon Whistler who holds the world’s first PhD in Big History. He joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the racy sex lives of worms to the reasons women have breasts, and why these developments propelled evolution of all species. His book is “The Shortest History of Sex: Two Billion Years of Procreation and Recreation.”
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Andrea Long Chu, book critic for New York magazine, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss why she believes it is an inalienable right to choose one’s sex and why children need to have agency in their own lives.
Read moreWhy the best Presidents were the best Presidents
Historian Talmage Boston joins host Krys Boyd to discuss his dive into the lives and leadership styles of eight presidents, from Washington to Reagan, and the ways they shaped American society.
Read moreSmall-town America is doing just fine, thanks
USC professor Elizabeth Currid-Halkett discusses the small towns across America that are thriving and, by many metrics, outperforming much larger urban centers.
Read moreWild fun: How animals play
University of Massachusetts, Amherst professor David Toomey joins host Krys Boyd to discuss why piglets flop, dogs slide and octopuses play, and what that tells us about animal cognition and biology.
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