Dean-David Schillinger: The Power of Patients’ Stories
Eliciting the story behind a patient’s visit to the hospital can lead to better diagnosis and treatment than medical tests alone – and also reveals much of what needs fixing in health care today. Host...
24 Dec 202437min
Kristin Andrews: Is that spider conscious?
Alan’s fleeting thought while chasing a spider around the floor sparked a conversation with an animal minds expert who argues that many more creatures than we imagine are conscious. What could this me...
17 Dec 202440min
John Pollack: The Surprising Power of Puns and Analogies
Good analogies led to cheaper cars and Apple computers; bad ones to lives wasted and lost. And while puns might not always make you smile (or grimace), they helped pave the way for written language. H...
10 Dec 202439min
Jasmin Graham: She’s Down with Sharks
As a Black graduate student disillusioned with academia, she founded Minorities in Shark Science (MISS). She now pursues her passion for sharks and outreach to a public fearful of sharks as a successf...
3 Dec 202435min
Craig Foster: Life Lessons from an Octopus
For most of us who live in the “tame” modern world, a reminder of how we can refresh ourselves by experiencing the wild world – even the wild world of our backyard or city streets. Hosted by Simplecas...
26 Nov 202436min
Joshua Greene: Games That Build Bridges
His research figuring out how our brains make moral judgments has led to two on-line games: One aimed at overcoming political animosity (and that’s fun to play!); the other to satisfy both your head a...
19 Nov 202439min
Dan Heath: In Someone Else’s (Working) Shoes
Most of us have no idea how others – even our friends and neighbors – spend their days at work. What’s it really like to be a plumber, a marriage counselor, an ice cream truck owner, an author of myst...
12 Nov 202438min
Brian Hare and Vanessa Woods: How to Raise a Great Dog
The puppy kindergarten at Duke University is discovering how to spot a future great service dog while the dog is still a puppy. And it turns out that what makes a great service dog can also make your ...
5 Nov 202439min
