Where Oh Where is the COVID-19 Vaccine? with Derek Lowe
Drug discovery chemist Derek Lowe joins Adam to break down why producing an effective COVID-19 vaccine is so challenging, the science of how vaccines work, and the issues that arise when pharmaceutica...
16 Sep 20201h 8min
How Can Musicians Make a Living? with Open Mike Eagle
Hip-hop artist Open Mike Eagle joins Adam this week to speak candidly on what it's really like to be a musician in the midst of a pandemic, how rapidly the industry has changed and if you can really h...
9 Sep 20201h 7min
Technology and Race with Ruha Benjamin
Princeton University professor Ruha Benjamin joins Adam to reveal the issues at play at the intersection of technology and race, her concept of the “New Jim Code", digital redlining and and how the te...
2 Sep 20201h 2min
Philosophize Your Life with Stephen West
Philosophy has the reputation for being dry and technical, but this week Stephen West, the host of Philosophize This! and self-taught philosophy expert joins Adam to explain how discovering philosophy...
26 Aug 20201h 10min
The Problem with Mind-Uploading and Transhumanism with Susan Schneider
Is it really possible to upload your mind to the cloud, or is the entire idea fatally confused? Philosopher Susan Schneider joins Adam to explain how your brain differs from a computer, the limits of ...
19 Aug 20201h 15min
How the Internet is Transforming Language with Gretchen McCulloch
Internet linguist Gretchen McCulloch joins Adam to break down how technology has changed the way we write, reveal the hidden truth about what your texting style says about you, and finally solve the m...
12 Aug 20201h 22min
The Surprising Path to Women's Suffrage with Ellen Carol DuBois
Just in time for the 100 year anniversary of the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment, author and professor Ellen Carol DuBois joins Adam to discuss the history of the women's suffrage, the movement’s ...
5 Aug 202058min
Why Giving Cash Works with GiveDirectly’s Michael Faye
So many charities try to fix poverty by giving away goods, services, and training. But why not address the actual problem and give away… money? Michael Faye, President and co-founder of the charity Gi...
29 Jul 20201h 11min
