Can we save the planet?
Having experienced 30 years of frustration since writing the first popular book setting out the facts of climate change, Bill McKibben is now hopeful that – maybe in the nick of time – there is enough...
3 Nov 202044min
What makes you happy?
It may not be what you think. With insights from studying unhappy students at Yale University, where she is a professor of psychology, Laurie Santos teaches Yale’s most popular class – and is now shar...
27 Okt 202042min
Trumpty Dumpty Wanted a Crown
John Lithgow talks with Alan about his new book of satirical verse and drawings – and the joys and challenges of writing satire at a time when events themselves can defy belief.Support the show: https...
20 Okt 202053min
Dr. Fauci looks forward
Six months after he first briefed Alan on the then novel coronavirus, Dr. Anthony Fauci explains both why it turned out to be so unpredictable and dangerous and the gains science has made in understan...
13 Okt 20201h 6min
Leslie Vosshall – Why Mosquitoes Choose You
Female mosquitoes need your blood to live and breed. So figuring out who among us attracts them and why can not only help in avoiding annoying bites but also help stop the spread of deadly diseases.Su...
6 Okt 202044min
Goldie Hawn – She’s Got Your Brain on Her Mind.
The celebrated and beloved actress on her successful mission to help schoolkids use their brains better. And how they become better students and more collaborative classmates.Support the show: https:/...
29 Sep 202040min
James Rothman – on Discovering the ‘FedEx trucks’ in our Cells
The Kavli and Nobel Prize Laureate on his groundbreaking work finding out how our bodies ship vital molecules to where they are needed — enabling profound advances in medicine.Support the show: https:...
22 Sep 202038min
Brian Hare & Vanessa Woods – on Humanity’s Essential Ingredient
What dogs and bonobos tell us about what has made humans survive and why we’d better not lose it. It’s not how fierce we are. On the contrary.Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/clearandvivid Ho...
15 Sep 202045min
