28. Daniel Levitin (Musician & Neuroscientist) – Rats/Risks/Rewards
"Now newness is coming at us continuously. And the brain hasn’t evolved to deal with that onslaught of newness. There has to be some sculpting of the input. Otherwise it just becomes random noise." – ...
26 Dec 201530min
27. Alva Noë (Philosopher) – The Upside of Boredom
"Art, by letting us get bored, reveals something to us about what we’ve been doing to avoid boredom.” – Alva Noë Why are we so afraid to slow down and think? Is it possible, in any sense, to separate ...
19 Dec 201531min
26. Ian Edwards (Comedian) – Sex/Guns/Honesty is Honesty
“How would you control yourself if you knew you were one of the only five people to have guns? You would be an asshole!” –– Ian Edwards Are you "man enough" for non-monogamy? Could citizen gun ownersh...
12 Dec 201529min
25. Sam Harris (Neuroscientist) – Uncomfortable Conversations
What are the limits of tolerance? Can people with fundamentally different world views coexist peacefully? Is faith incompatible with reason? In the wake of the recent Paris attacks, these questions ar...
5 Dec 201543min
24. Maira Kalman (Artist) – Scared of Math/Psycho Killer
"My goal is always to be laughing. Do you lose the laughter once you become too good at something?” - Maira Kalman Think Again is a spontaneous, brainy variety show – The world's brightest minds grapp...
28 Nov 201525min
23. Orhan Pamuk (Nobel Novelist) – Write to Live/No Logic In War
"There is no central logic in war. Victor Hugo wrote about street fights in Paris. In one street people are killing each other. In the next street people are enjoying their coffee. They’re not even aw...
21 Nov 201529min
22. Wendell Pierce (Actor, 'The Wire') – Godot Ain't Coming
Smart people. Surprise topics. Deep fun. This week, actor and New Orleans native son Wendell Pierce ('The Wire', 'Treme'), author of the new book "The Wind in the Reeds," about his work at the local a...
14 Nov 201526min
21. Saul Williams (Poet, Musician, Actor) – An Army of Poets/the 10,000 Things
Send in the poets. Send in the seducers. Vulnerable people, not invulnerable drones who can mistake a wedding party for a terrorist cell. When those mistakes are made, that is how ISIS is born. – Saul...
7 Nov 201540min
