Bringing Psychology to Disney, Iraq, and You
Eric Haseltine reveals how he used neuroscience to create best-selling toys and to protect U.S. troops from roadside explosives. He also shares some tips to help you (yes, you!) fix your suboptimal be...
27 Aug 202049min
Conspiracies? Fake News? We Connect the Dots
You'd never fall for a conspiracy theory, right? Yeah, keep telling yourself that. Psychologist Rob Brotherton explores the history of conspiracy theories — including a famous fake-news scare that was...
20 Aug 202048min
Coronavirus: Long-Term Health Effects
More than 99 percent of people who get COVID-19 recover. But many unknown chronic effects may await those people all the same.
18 Aug 202025min
The Day the Dinosaurs Died
It’s the most famous mass extinction of all time, but we’re only just starting to understand the impact that killed the (ancient) dinosaurs. Geophysicist Joanna Morgan takes us to the crater to imagin...
13 Aug 202044min
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 psycho...
6 Aug 202046min
Coronavirus: Back to School?
Arne Duncan — former Secretary of Education under President Obama — walks us through what needs to be done for schools to reopen safely in the fall.
4 Aug 202034min
Architecture vs. Waste
For decades, William McDonough has been leading the movement toward sustainable architecture. His goal is to create a garbage-free society through what he calls “cradle to cradle” design.
30 Juli 202045min
Save the Bears, Save the World!
There are just eight species of bear on Earth — and when they do well, we do well, according to conservation ecologist Chris Morgan, host of The Wild.
23 Juli 202044min
