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How Animals Are Adapting to Cities & Reshaping the Natural World w/ Author & Epidemiologist DAN WERB
Season 17 Episode 1260
"So synanthropes are animals that have adapted to human-modified environments, and the Greek translation essentially is together with humans, so syna…
1 month ago
Taking Back Control in the Age of AI: Creativity, Transhumanism & The Myth of Machine Consciousness
Season 16 Episode 1259
It is an ordinary human impulse to find a reflection of ourselves in the machines we build. But what happens when the lifeless begins to talk back, t…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Reincarnation, Food & Memory: AMITAV GHOSH on What Connects Us in an Age of Climate Crisis
Season 16 Episode 1258
“Imagining with precision is a very fundamental part of my work. When I sit down to write about anything, whether it be The Hungry Tide in the Sundar…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
The Body in Motion: Art, Science & Healing w/ Siri Hustvedt, Master Shi Heng Yi, Anil Seth, Noelani Pantastico…
Season 16 Episode 1257
How much of our consciousness is shaped by our bodies? That rhythmical reality that Siri Hustvedt describes is something we often take for granted un…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
From Extraction to Regeneration: Redesigning Our Relationship with Nature
Season 16 Episode 1256
Today, we examine how we will adapt to a changing climate and learn to listen to the Earth.(0:00) Abrahm Lustgarten (Reporter, ProPublica) (3:00) Jon…
2 months ago
There is No Freedom Without a Free Press: Journalists, Writers, Activists, Political Scientists, Economists & Filmmakers Discuss Democracy & The Fight for Truth
Season 16 Episode 1255
Today we explore the collapse of the journalism business model, the rise of spin dictators and how disinformation has become the new censorship. As e…
2 months, 1 week ago
Creativity, Improvisation & Learning to See with DR. KEITH SAWYER
Season 16 Episode 1254
“I've discovered in my studies of creativity in general that creativity is not about starting with a brilliant idea and then following a linear path …
2 months, 3 weeks ago
The Future of Architecture & Cities of Tomorrow w/ CARLO RATTI, Director of MIT's Senseable City Lab
Season 16 Episode 1253
"What we need to do is learn from nature. If you think about how nature progresses through trial and error. I'm really a fan of how we can do open de…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
The Cognitive Cost of AI: Surveillance Capitalism, The Future of Work & Democracy
Season 16 Episode 1252
Look closely at the screen in front of you. It is no longer just a passive device; it is actively shaping your perception. Today, we investigate the …
2 months, 3 weeks ago
MUSKISM—Its Roots, Nature & How to Fight It w/ QUINN SLOBODIAN & BEN TARNOFF
Season 16 Episode 1251
“ Musk interestingly has this way of excluding the majority of the population from consideration, what he variously calls non-playing characters or N…
2 months, 4 weeks ago