The Crucial Race to Build a Better Battery with Shirley Meng (Ep. 98)
One scientist’s quest to improve technology as we transition to green energy
Do Animals Dream? with David M. Peña-Guzmán (Ep. 97)
Scholar explores the science behind animal consciousness
Extreme Heat Waves: Why Are They Surging? with Noboru Nakamura (Ep. 96)
Research examines—and could help predict—extreme weather events around the world
Why Air Pollution Is Cutting Years Off Our Lives, with Christa Hasenkopf and Anant Sudarshan (Ep. 95)
Scholars behind Air Quality Life Index report warn of threat to our global health
How tax dodging and corporate secrecy found a home in Delaware, with Hal Weitzman (Ep. 94)
Scholar examines how the wealthy, global corporations exploit tax loopholes in the tiny U.S. state
Why Countries Choose War Over Peace, with Chris Blattman (Ep. 93)
Studying gangs and political enemies, scholar tries to understand why we fight—and how to stop conflict
From green burials to DIY funerals, how death in America is changing with Shannon Lee Dawdy (Ep. 92)
Anthropologist examines what our rituals reveal about society, especially after 9/11
The troubling rise of antibiotic-resistant superbugs, with Christopher Murray (Ep. 90)
Global health expert warns about a potential ‘pandemic in the shadows’
Is scientific progress slowing? with James Evans (Ep. 89)
Scholar examines how researchers could generate greater innovation and discovery
Could we vaccinate against opioid addiction? with Sandra Comer and Marco Pravetoni (Ep. 88)
Scientists discuss promising solution, now in clinical trials, to address drug overdose epidemic