130. Debra Soh — The End of Gender: Debunking the Myths About Sex and Identity in Our Society
Is our gender something we're born with, or are we conditioned by society? In The End of Gender, neuroscientist and sexologist Dr. Debra Soh uses a research-based approach to address this hot-button t...
25 Aug 20201h 46min
129. Mona Sue Weissmark — The Science of Diversity
The Science of Diversity uses a multidisciplinary approach to excavate the theories, principles, and paradigms that illuminate our understanding of the issues surrounding human diversity, social equal...
18 Aug 20201h 58min
128. Michael Shellenberger — Apocalypse Never: Why Environmental Alarmism Hurts Us All
Michael Shellenberger has been fighting for a greener planet for decades. He helped save the world's last unprotected redwoods. He co-created the predecessor to today's Green New Deal. And he led a su...
11 Aug 20201h 32min
127. William Perry and Tom Collina — The Button: The New Nuclear Arms Race and Presidential Power from Truman to Trump
From authors William J. Perry, Secretary of Defense in the Clinton administration and Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering in the Carter administration, and Tom Z. Collina, the Direc...
4 Aug 202051min
126. Sarah Scoles — They Are Already Here: UFO Culture and Why We See Saucers
More than half a century since Roswell, UFOs have been making headlines once again. On December 17, 2017, the New York Times ran a front-page story about an approximately five-year Pentagon program ca...
28 Jul 20201h 26min
125. Bjorn Lomborg — False Alarm: How Climate Change Panic Costs Us Trillions, Hurts the Poor, and Fails to Fix the Planet
Hurricanes batter our coasts. Wildfires rage across the American West. Glaciers collapse in the Artic. Politicians, activists, and the media espouse a common message: climate change is destroying the ...
21 Jul 20201h 22min
124. David J. Halperin — Intimate Alien: The Hidden Story of the UFO
UFOs are a myth, says David J. Halperin — but myths are real. The power and fascination of the UFO has nothing to do with space travel or life on other planets. It's about us, our longings and terrors...
14 Jul 20201h 43min
123. Gerald Posner — Pharma: Greed, Lies, and the Poisoning of America
Pharmaceutical breakthroughs such as antibiotics and vaccines rank among some of the greatest advancements in human history. Yet exorbitant prices for life-saving drugs, safety recalls affecting tens ...
7 Jul 20201h 37min
