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Afternoon Snack
S1, EP21) The Black history of twerking -- and how it taught me self-love ----- Lizzo; 2) Why do cats have vertical pupils? ----- Emma Bryce; 3) Why there's no such thing as objective reality ----- Greg Anderson; 4) A brief history of the devil ----- Brian A. Pavlac; 5) Why should you read Lord of the Flies by William Golding? ----- Jill Dash; 6) Electrical experiments with plants that count and communicate ----- Greg Gage.
Riddle Us This
S1, EP8 "Riddle Us This"How the Königsberg bridge problem changed mathematics, Dan Van der Vieren; Sherlock Holmes and the case of the Red-Headed League, Alex Rosenthal; can you outsmart the fallacy that fooled a generation of doctors, Elizabeth Cox.
Did You Know?
S1, EP6Iseult Gillespie discusses the myth of Narcissus and Echo; Shannon Zhao on the myth of the original star-crossed lovers; Scott A. Mellor explains how Thor got his hammer; Bill Keegan on the Taino myth of the cursed creator.
The Latest in Ideas
S1, EP59 "The Latest in Ideas"1) How to live a meaningful life Brian S. Lowery 2) What does appendix pain feel like? David R. Flum 3) What makes us human in the age of AI? A psychologist and a technologist answer Brian S. Lowery and Kylan Gibbs 4) Why did it take so long to find.
Justice By (Re)design
S1, EP8 "Justice By (Re)design"How to share public money fairly; why US laws must expand beyond the nuclear family; the legacy of racial injustice in the US criminal legal system.
Secrets of the Wild
S1, EP12 "Secrets of the Wild"1) How bees can keep the peace between elephants and humans Lucy King 2) Can the metaverse bring us closer to wildlife? Gautam Shah 3) How do animals experience pain? - Robyn J. Crook 4) What a living whale is worth and why the economy should.
The Future of Cities
S1, EP4"7 Principles for Building Better Cities" by Peter Calthorpe, "The City Planting a Million Trees in Two Years" by Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, "How Much Electricity Does it Take to Power the World?" by Ted-Ed, "How to Revitalize a Neighborhood -- Without Gentrification" by Bree Jones, "The Billion-Dollar Campaign to Electrify Transport" by Monica Araya and "Detroit's Climate Crisis -- and How to Build a Resilient Future Everywhere" by Anika Goss.
Lead the Way
S1, EP2Jennifer Aaker and Naomi Bagdonas discuss great leaders and humor; June Sarpong discusses leaders who boldly champion inclusion; Janell Hobson discusses Harriet Tubman; Gitte Frederiksen; Ken Chenault discusses responsibility in leadership.