Episode List

Episode 139

Feeling stuck? Here’s how to achieve a breakthrough, with Adam Alter

Big Brains podcast: Feeling stuck? Here’s how to achieve a breakthrough

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Big Brains podcast: Feeling stuck? Here’s how to achieve a breakthrough

Episode 138

What makes something memorable (or forgettable?) with Wilma Bainbridge

Psychologist discusses the Mandela effect and a new AI tool to predict what we remember—from art to people’s faces

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Psychologist discusses the Mandela effect and a new AI tool to predict what we remember—from art to people’s faces

Episode 137

Learning to speak to whales using AI, with David Gruber

Scientist discusses how Project CETI is deciphering the Morse code-like ‘alphabet’ of sperm whales

Sperm whale in Indian ocean
Scientist discusses how Project CETI is deciphering the Morse code-like ‘alphabet’ of sperm whales

Episode 136

Storm warning: Why hurricanes are growing beyond measure, with Michael Wehner

Scientist proposes a new Category 6 for hurricanes, calculates the growing cost and impact of climate change

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Scientist proposes a new Category 6 for hurricanes, calculates the growing cost and impact of climate change

Episode 135

How to manifest your future using neuroscience, with James Doty

‘Mind Magic’ author explains the scientific research on how to train our brain to achieve our goals

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‘Mind Magic’ author explains the scientific research on how to train our brain to achieve our goals

Episode 134

Why we die—and how we can live longer, with Nobel laureate Venki Ramakrishnan

Nobel Prize-winning scientist explains how our quest to slow aging is becoming a reality

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Nobel Prize-winning scientist explains how our quest to slow aging is becoming a reality

Episode 133

What dogs are teaching us about aging, with Daniel Promislow

World’s largest study of dogs finds clues in exercise, diet and loneliness

A man sits on a bench with 2 dogs and a cat
World’s largest study of dogs finds clues in exercise, diet and loneliness

Episode 132

Where has Alzheimer’s research gone wrong? with Karl Herrup

Neurobiologist claims the leading definition of the disease may be flawed—and why we need to fix it to find a cure

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Neurobiologist claims the leading definition of the disease may be flawed—and why we need to fix it to find a cure

Episode 131

Why breeding millions of mosquitoes could help save lives, with Scott O’Neill

Nonprofit's innovative approach uses the bacteria Wolbachia to combat mosquito-borne diseases

Mosquitoes
Nonprofit's innovative approach uses the bacteria Wolbachia to combat mosquito-borne diseases

Episode 130

Why shaming other countries often backfires, with Rochelle Terman

Scholar examines the geopolitical impacts of confronting human rights violations

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Scholar examines the geopolitical impacts of confronting human rights violations

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