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Back to SearchEsther Sternberg — The Science of Healing Places
Episode 316
The light and smells in places like hospitals can often depress us. And, our favorite room at home keeps us sane. But why? Immunologist Esther Sternb…
12 years, 6 months ago
[Unedited] David Sloan Wilson with Krista Tippett
Episode 313
David Sloan Wilson believes that evolution is not just a description of how we got here. He says it can also be a tool kit for improving how we live …
12 years, 6 months ago
David Sloan Wilson — Evolving a City
Episode 314
David Sloan Wilson believes that evolution is not just a description of how we got here. He says it can also be a tool kit for improving how we live …
12 years, 6 months ago
Keith Devlin — The Joy of Math: Learning and What It Means To Be Human
Episode 312
Mathematical equations are like sonnets says Keith Devlin. What most of us learn in school, he says, doesn’t begin to convey what mathematics is. And…
12 years, 7 months ago
[Unedited] Keith Devlin with Krista Tippett
Episode 311
Keith Devlin is a mathematician and executive director of H-STAR at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California. Krista Tippett spoke with him on Ju…
12 years, 7 months ago
[Unedited] Arthur Zajonc with Krista Tippett
Episode 309
What happens when you bring together science and poetry on something like color or light? Arthur Zajonc is a physicist and contemplative. And he says…
12 years, 8 months ago
Arthur Zajonc — Holding Life Consciously
Episode 310
What happens when you bring together science and poetry on something like color or light? Arthur Zajonc is a physicist and contemplative. And he says…
12 years, 8 months ago
Natalie Batalha — Exoplanets and Love: Science That Connects Us to One Another
Episode 308
A mission scientist with NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope, Natalie Batalha hunts for exoplanets — Earth-sized planets beyond our solar system that might…
12 years, 8 months ago
[Unedited] Natalie Batalha with Krista Tippett
Episode 307
Natalie Batalha is a research astronomer at NASA Ames Research Center and a mission scientist with the Kepler Space Telescope. Krista Tippett spoke w…
12 years, 8 months ago
[Unedited] Kwame Anthony Appiah with Krista Tippett
Episode 305
Krista Tippett’s unedited interview with Kwame Anthony Appiah was recorded in 2011 and is included in our show, “Kwame Anthony Appiah — Sidling Up to…
12 years, 9 months ago