Natalie Portman Is Keeping Science in the Family

Natalie Portman Is Keeping Science in the Family

She’s famous for her science fiction movies (the “Star Wars” prequels, Thor, Annihilation), but hard science runs through Natalie Portman’s veins. We discuss her early research in chemistry and psychology, her environmental activism, and her strategies to keep her kids’ curiosity alive during the pandemic.

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Werner Herzog and the Vermin of the Sky

Werner Herzog and the Vermin of the Sky

The legendary filmmaker teams up with British geoscientist Clive Oppenheimer to explain how meteorites — what they call ”visitors from darker worlds” — have shaped societies throughout history.

12 Marras 202042min

Yuval Noah Harari Charts the Evolution of Homo Sapiens

Yuval Noah Harari Charts the Evolution of Homo Sapiens

As different as we humans are from each other — politically and otherwise — we’re all part of the same species. We explore the history of Homo Sapiens and who (or what) might eventually replace us as ...

5 Marras 202055min

Science Stands Up to Politics

Science Stands Up to Politics

This year Science has published an unprecedented series of scathing articles by editor in chief Holden Thorp criticizing President Trump's handling of the dual crises of COVID-19 and climate change. I...

29 Loka 202045min

Coronavirus: A Vaccine Maker Gets Personal

Coronavirus: A Vaccine Maker Gets Personal

We get a look inside the mind of Tal Zaks, the Chief Medical Officer at Moderna, as the company develops and tests what it hopes will become the first successful vaccine against the coronavirus. For m...

27 Loka 202038min

Why You're Worrying About the Wrong Technologies

Why You're Worrying About the Wrong Technologies

Are robots coming for our jobs? (Probably not.) If we could remove cancer from our genome, should we? (Probably.) Can our codes of ethics keep pace with innovation? (Let's do our best.) Biotech entrep...

22 Loka 202047min

The Asteroid Hunter Catches His Prey

The Asteroid Hunter Catches His Prey

NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has spent four years stalking Bennu, an asteroid that could one day collide with Earth. We speak with Dante Lauretta, the mission's leader, as the probe is about to grab a...

15 Loka 202052min

Coronavirus: Killing Covid-19 at the Speed of (UV) Light

Coronavirus: Killing Covid-19 at the Speed of (UV) Light

Dr. Karl Linden explains how ultraviolet light can be used to destroy the coronavirus as if by magic — but it’s not magic, it’s science!

13 Loka 202028min

Supermodel Karlie Kloss Takes on Silicon Valley

Supermodel Karlie Kloss Takes on Silicon Valley

The founder of Kode with Klossy is trying to make fashion more sustainable and the tech industry more female.

8 Loka 202041min

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