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Harmonic Keys to Olfaction and Consciousness - Dr. Luca Turin, University of Buckingham - DSPod #274
Season 1 Episode 274
Dr Luca Turin is a biophysicist, writer, and perfume connoisseur whose work on fragrances seems to suggest that we don’t smell molecules, per se - we…
1 year, 8 months ago
Another Failed Bureaucratic Utopia - Drs. M.S. DeLay & A.V. Bendebury - DSPod #273
Season 1 Episode 273
Today we're examining the impact of bureaucracy and financialization on modern society through the lens of David Graeber's "Utopia of Rules," with re…
1 year, 8 months ago
Transactional Interpretation Explains Quantum Spookiness? - Dr. John Cramer, U. Washington, DSPod #272
Season 1 Episode 272
Today we're looking at how atoms talk to one another using light. This transactional interpretation of quantum mechanics, was developed by today's gu…
1 year, 8 months ago
Human Hybrids, Autism & Discrete Evolution - Dr. Emily Casanova, Loyola University - DS Pod 271
Season 1 Episode 271
Dr. Emily Casanova is a professor of Neuroscience and Psychology at Loyola University in New Orleans who studies autism, human/neanderthal hybridizat…
1 year, 8 months ago
How the Economy Actually Works - Dr. Yeva Nersisyan, Franklin and Marshall - DS Pod 270
Season 1 Episode 270
Dr. Yeva Nersisyan is a professor of economics at Franklin and Marshall College whose research focus includes Modern Monetary Theory, Post-Keynesiani…
1 year, 8 months ago
Henry Corbin's Poetic Fabric of Reality - Dr. Tom Cheetham, Author - DS Pod #269
Season 1 Episode 269
Dr. Tom Cheetham is a naturalist, poet, and author who has spent the last few decades of his life engrossed in the work of Henry Corbin, who inspired…
1 year, 8 months ago
Endless War - Dr. Jeremi Suri, University of Texas, Austin - DSPod #268
Season 1 Episode 268
Dr. Jeremi Suri is a professor of Public Affairs and History at the University of Texas, Austin whose recent work explores the idea that the American…
1 year, 9 months ago
Needle in the Hay Sense-Making - Drs. M.S. DeLay & A.V. Bendebury DSPod #267
Season 1 Episode 267
The last few weeks we've had some really explosive theories on the show, which have caused a stir in the comments and beyond. We sit down to talk abo…
1 year, 9 months ago
Dark History of Manmade Disease - Forrest Maready, Author - DSPod #266
Season 1 Episode 266
Forrest Maready is an author, filmmaker, and radio show host who is driven by trying to understand alternate versions of the history of religion, cul…
1 year, 9 months ago
Reverse Physics - Dr. Gabriele Carcassi, U. Michigan, DSPod #265
Season 1 Episode 265
Prof. Gabriele Carcassi is a University of Michigan Physicists who became obsessed with a simple question during his training. Where do the mathemati…
1 year, 9 months ago