Kip Thorne Listened – and the Universe Chirped
He’s a Nobel and Kavli prizewinner for his role in what’s been described as one of humanity’s greatest scientific achievements – the detection of ripples in the fabric of space. He can also explain wh...
26 Maj 202043min
Brian Greene is a Grateful Collection of Particles
Alan sits down with physicist Brian Greene in front of a virtual audience to talk about how Brian sees himself (and you and me) as nothing more than an ephemeral cluster of particles in a dying univer...
19 Maj 202053min
He Knows a Lot About Very Little Things
The little things Carl Zimmer knows a lot about are genes, parasites and viruses. And he knows how to talk about them in a way that will stay with you forever. In this episode, Alan Alda and Carl Zimm...
12 Maj 202045min
"Houston, do we ever have a problem!" Alan Alda Talks with NASA's Chief Scientist
It’s a problem when you have so many worlds to explore at once. How long until we colonize Mars? Can we turn the Sahara Desert into a Garden of Eden oasis? How can humans live in a lava tube on the mo...
5 Maj 202045min
How Lack of Diversity and Inclusion in Science Hurts Us All
Unconscious bias is a widely used term and, too often, not well understood. It can be devastating for those it impacts. And coming to grips with unconscious bias in our own thinking can be unsettling....
28 Apr 202047min
Thinking Globally - Fareed Zakaria and Alan Alda
Fareed Zakaria, the noted journalist, broadcaster, and author, talked with Alan Alda on this episode of Clear+Vivid back in February, before the coronavirus consumed not only our lives and livelihoods...
21 Apr 202047min
They've Filled Our Lives with Laughter - Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner
Your host, Alan Alda, has been friends with Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks for over forty years. Carl and Mel have been friends with each other for seventy years. During that time, they’ve created, togeth...
14 Apr 202045min
Why Everyday Should be Science Friday
On this episode of Clear+Vivid, Alan Alda, welcomes his friend Ira Flatow to the show. Ira hosts the wildly popular Science Friday series for public radio (and it's also a podcast). What happens when ...
7 Apr 202040min
