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Inequality and Opportunity
Episode 130
When poet Elizabeth Acevedo taught creative writing to young women of color in a detention center, she recognized their trauma and avoided the teache…
9 years, 4 months ago
Space—Why We Explore
Episode 129
Why do human beings explore? And, why are the most adventurous explorers drawn to outer space? Naturalist and astronomer David Aguilar explains why t…
9 years, 5 months ago
A House Divided
Episode 128
Less than a month into his presidency, Donald Trump made combative and accusatory remarks on Twitter about the intelligence community for a report on…
9 years, 5 months ago
Combating Kleptocracy
Episode 127
Kleptocracy presents a growing threat to US national security and international peace, as money laundering and other forms of public “grand corruptio…
9 years, 5 months ago
"Hidden Figures" Author on Storytelling, Race, & Science
Episode 126
Margot Lee Shetterly, author of Hidden Figures, says “It’s one thing to tell your own story, it’s another thing to take responsibility to tell someon…
9 years, 5 months ago
(Mis)Imagining the Future
Episode 125
Renowned Harvard psychologist Dan Gilbert describes the foibles of imagination and illusions of foresight that cause each of us to misconceive our to…
9 years, 6 months ago
The Industries of the Future
Episode 124
If the 20 years from 1995 to 2015 were shaped in significant measure by digitization and the rise of the internet, what’s next? What will define the …
9 years, 6 months ago
Einstein's Creativity (Rebroadcast)
Episode 123
Albert Einstein was no Einstein when he was a kid. He was slow to talk and was even dubbed “the dopey one.” But, Einstein said, slow development gave…
9 years, 6 months ago
Can We Reclaim Civitas in American Society?
Episode 122
Everything—from the country’s place in the world to the social contract between citizens, government, and the private sector—seems to be knotted in h…
9 years, 6 months ago
Richard Haass on a World in Disarray
Episode 121
Chaos in the Middle East, instability in Europe, and a reckless North Korea are signals that the world is increasingly defined by disorder. Author an…
9 years, 7 months ago