Coronavirus: Can a Stranger’s Blood Save Your Life?
Dr. Arturo Casadevall has been promoting “convalescent plasma” as a treatment for disease since before the pandemic took hold in the U.S. He explains what it is, how it helps with COVID-19, and why we...
21 Jul 202027min
The OTHER Microsoft Guy Who Wants to Save the World
Nathan Myhrvold, the company's former Chief Technology Officer, has a plan to rebuild the electrical grid, re-engineer the climate, and ... make a scientifically perfect pizza.
16 Jul 202055min
Do You Need More Grit in Your Life?
Psychologist Angela Duckworth studies the ways some people muster grit — passion and perseverance — to overcome adversity. She joins Bill and Corey to answer your questions about how the same psycholo...
9 Jul 202044min
Coronavirus: Got Pandemic Questions? We’ve Got Answers
Dr. Celine Gounder returns with wisdom gained from four months behind her personal protective equipment.
7 Jul 202026min
How to Do Anything — With xkcd!
Randall Munroe, creator of the sciency webcomic, offers ridiculously complex ways to do simple things and indulges all our scientific “what-ifs.”
2 Jul 202043min
How We Humans Found Our Voices
Erich Jarvis studies songbirds to understand how humans evolved speech. Along the way, he’s made discoveries about why we stutter, which animals can dance, and how to thrive as an underrepresented min...
25 Jun 202042min
Coronavirus: What Lies Ahead? It Depends
It seems like every day brings a different prediction for how bad this pandemic will get. We set out to find what the data really say.
23 Jun 202030min
Coronavirus: Dr. Fauci’s Plan to Save the World
How we can help bring about the best-case scenario for the future of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Dr. Anthony Fauci.
11 Jun 202023min
