Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThe Future of Sleep: A Discussion with Derk-Jan Dijk
Episode 8
Many people, at some stage of their life, worry about sleep: are they getting enough of it? Or even, too much? Derk-Jan Dijk is Professor of Sleep an…
4 years, 3 months ago
David Rettew, "Parenting Made Complicated: What Science Really Knows about the Greatest Debates of Early Childhood" (Oxford UP, 2021)
Episode 156
Screen time. Daycare. Praise. Sleep training. Spanking and time-outs. Helicopter versus "old school" parenting. There are a lot of questions facing p…
4 years, 4 months ago
Christophe Bernard, Director of Research at INSERM and Editor-in-Chief of eNeuro
Episode 51
Listen to this interview of Christophe Bernard, Director of Research at INSERM and Editor-in-Chief of eNeuro. We talk about the review process, about…
4 years, 4 months ago
Sara Manning Peskin, "A Molecule Away from Madness: Tales of the Hijacked Brain" (Norton, 2022)
Episode 15
Our brains are the most complex machines known to humankind, but they have an Achilles heel: the very molecules that allow us to exist can also sabot…
4 years, 4 months ago
Tony Veale, "Your Wit Is My Command: Building AIs with a Sense of Humor" (MIT Press, 2021)
Episode 304
For fans of computers and comedy alike, an accessible and entertaining look into how we can use artificial intelligence to make smart machines funny.…
4 years, 4 months ago
Raghuveer Parthasarathy, "So Simple a Beginning: How Four Physical Principles Shape Our Living World" (Princeton UP, 2022)
Episode 35
The form and function of a sprinting cheetah are quite unlike those of a rooted tree. A human being is very different from a bacterium or a zebra. Th…
4 years, 4 months ago
In Science We Trust?: An insider Conversation with Health Policy Reporter, Fran Kritz
Episode 68
Americans are deeply polarized on many issues, including science and medicine. Where once was widespread agreement, today the differences are sharp: …
4 years, 4 months ago
Retraction Watch: A Discussion with Adam Marcus and Ivan Oransky
Episode 50
Listen to this interview of Adam Marcus and Ivan Oransky, cofounders of Retraction Watch. We talk about lots of things, retracting very few.
Ivan Oran…
4 years, 4 months ago
Aubrey Clayton, "Bernoulli's Fallacy: Statistical Illogic and the Crisis of Modern Science" (Columbia UP, 2021)
Episode 72
There is a logical flaw in the statistical methods used across experimental science. This fault is not a minor academic quibble: it underlies a repro…
4 years, 4 months ago
Fritjof Capra, "Patterns of Connection: Essential Essays from Five Decades" (High Road Books, 2021)
Episode 40
Welcome to the first Systems and Cybernetics episode of 2022! After a short break over the holidays to rest and spend time with family (and, of cours…
4 years, 4 months ago