Each week we bring you a new, in-depth exploration of the space where science and society collide. W
On this special Valentine’s Day episode we talk to marine biologist Marah Hardt about 8-foot long wh
On the show this week we talk to bestselling author Eric Weiner about his latest book The Geography
On the show this week we talk to science reporter Kara Platoni about her new book We Have the Techno
On the show this week we talk to climate scientist Kim Cobb about the science of El Niño and climate
On the show this week we talk to neurobiologist Douglas Fields about his new book Why We Snap: Under
On the show this week Indre and Kishore share their predictions for what some of the big science sto
On the show this week we return to the topic of violence in video games. We spoke to psychologist Ch
On the show this week we talk to Mark Schatzker, author of The Dorito Effect: The Surprising New Tru
Robert Sapolsky is a MacArthur “Genius” Fellow, a professor of biology and neurology at Stanford Uni
Ed Lu is a former astronaut and current CEO of the B612 Foundation. On the show this week we talked
On the show this week we talk to UC Berkeley astronomy researcher Steve Croft about the science of s
On the show this week we talk to astronaut Dr. Cady Coleman about the human side of space exploratio
Dava Newman is the Deputy Administrator of NASA. On the show this week we talked to her about the fu
On the show this week we talk to Adam Galinsky and Maurice Schweitzer about the research behind thei
Ariel Waldman makes “massively multiplayer science”, instigating unusual collaborations that spark c
On the show this week we talk to psychologist Brad Bushman about the science of gun violence. Brad B
The website for neuroscientist Brad Voytek’s lab begins like this: “Do not buy into the false belief
In 2014 there were 585 magnitude three or above earthquakes in Oklahoma. In 2013 that number was onl
On the show this week we talk to M. R. O'Connor about her book Resurrection Science: Conservation, D
How do you clone a mammoth? We asked Beth Shapiro. Shapiro is associate professor of ecology and evo
