Pardis Sabeti – Racing Against Covid, Racing Against Time
We invite Pardis back to hear her account from the front lines in the fight against the coronavirus. She’s a leader in scientific breakthroughs aimed at stopping its insidious ability to spread undete...
11 Elo 202041min
Rafael Reif – on the Greatest Threat to Our National Security
The President of MIT on how we can lead the world in technology again—and how he’s helping change the educational model so it can survive in the new world of at-home learning.Support the show: https:/...
4 Elo 202043min
Brené Brown – on Empathy, Courage and Where They Come From
The renowned researcher and author on emotional literacy and the strengths that lead to better relationships.Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/clearandvivid Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz co...
28 Heinä 202045min
Jared Diamond – How it Can All Fall Apart
His recent book Upheaval: Turning Points for Nations in Crisis, could hardly be more timely. And it has a fascinating twist, seeking links between how individuals deal with crises – with insights from...
21 Heinä 202043min
Alan Guth – How it All Began
Alan Guth is the man who put the bang in the Big Bang, when late one night he came up with the astonishing idea – astonishing even to him – that the universe grew from a fraction of an ounce into the...
14 Heinä 202038min
Marlo Thomas and Phil Donahue – How Marriages Can Last
Alan talks with old friends Marlo and Phil about their interviews with 40 couples who have enjoyed long marriages. What did they find out about the happy marriages of other couples, and what did they ...
7 Heinä 202047min
Jake Tapper – Turns the Tables
Jake Tapper can turn things around when he interviews politicians and government leaders. This time he does it by interviewing Alan, who usually would be interviewing him. It becomes a conversation a...
30 Kesä 202046min
Cori Bargmann – The Toughest Job in the World?
Alan talks with the woman who’s been given the job of leading the fight to conquer all disease by 2100. They discuss whether it’s actually possible and how her life has led her from studying a tiny tr...
23 Kesä 202046min
