Podcast Episodes

Life on Mars | Reason with Science | Alien life | ALFA Mars project

Season 1 Episode 1

Support ALFA Mars: https://www.alfamars.org/get-involved/ For years, humanity has been captivated by the idea of the red planet and the possibility of finding extraterrestrial life. With advancement…

Published on 2 years, 5 months ago

How modern humans evolved? | Chris Stringer | Reason with Science | Hominins | Hominids

Episode 64

This episode is with Chris Stringer. Chris is a renowned paleoanthropologist and a leading expert in the study of human evolution. He is a researcher at the Natural History Museum in London. He is b…

Published on 2 years, 5 months ago

Building life in the lab | Kate Adamala | Reason with Science | Artificial life | Origin of life

Episode 63

This episode is with Kate Adamala.

She is an assistant professor at the University of Minnesota. Kate is a renowned synthetic biologist and biochemist who has made significant contributions to the f…

Published on 2 years, 6 months ago

Evolutionary origins of viruses and cellular life with Eugene Koonin | Reason with Science | Genomics

Episode 62

This episode is with Eugene Koonin.

He is a highly respected computational biologist who has made significant contributions to the fields of evolutionary biology, genomics, and bioinformatics. Eugene…

Published on 2 years, 6 months ago

Origin and early evolution of life with William Martin | Reason with Science | Hydrothermal Vents

Episode 61

This episode is with William (Bill) Martin. 

He is the head of the institute of molecular evolution at the University of Düsseldorf.  With a career spanning over decades, he has made significant cont…

Published on 2 years, 7 months ago

Art of Science communication | Lee McIntyre | Reason with science | Flat earthers | Antivaxx

Episode 6

This conversation is with Lee McIntyre. He is a Research Fellow at the Center for Philosophy and History of  Science at Boston University and an Instructor in Ethics at Harvard  Extension School. In …

Published on 2 years, 7 months ago

Physical reality and mind with Chris Fields | Reason with Science | Quantum theory | Consciousness

Episode 60

This episode is with Chris Fields. He is an independent scientist with a  PhD in Philosophy from the University of Colorado. Here we talk about  what is a self?, nature of consciousness, physical rea…

Published on 2 years, 7 months ago

The evolutionary origins of a good society | Nicholas Christakis | Reason with Science | Psychology

Episode 59

This episode is with Nicholas Christakis. He is the Sterling Professor  of Social and Natural Science at Yale University, where he directs the  Human Nature Lab. He is also the Co-Director of the Yal…

Published on 2 years, 7 months ago

Physics of Black Holes with Chris Impey

Episode 58

This episode is with Chris Impey. He is a university Distinguished Professor of Astronomy at the  University of Arizona. For 17 years he was Deputy Head of the Astronomy  Department at the University…

Published on 2 years, 7 months ago

Big Bang, Black holes and Gravitational waves | Abhay Ashtekar | Reason with Science | Physics

Episode 57

This episode is with Abhay Ashtekar. He is Evan Pugh Professor of Physics at Penn State, where he also holds the Eberly Chair. In 1993, he founded the Institute of Gravitation and the Cosmos. Ashteka…

Published on 2 years, 8 months ago