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Esther 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

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[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

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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 …

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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

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[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

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[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

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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

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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

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[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…

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[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

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