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#62. A Photographer and Poet of Volcanoes
Season 1 Episode 62
Meg Weston is a photographer and poet whose frequent subject is volcanoes. Based in Maine, she has traveled around the world pursuing her desire, as …
2 years, 7 months ago
#61. Emerging Uses of A.I. for Social Control and Weapon Systems
Season 1 Episode 61
Paul Scharre is the Executive Vice President and Director of Studies at the Center for a New American Security, an independent, bipartisan, nonprofit…
2 years, 8 months ago
#60. How Powerful People Get Away With It
Season 1 Episode 60
Elie Honig is a former federal and state prosecutor for over fourteen years at the renowned Southern District of New York and later as deputy directo…
2 years, 8 months ago
#59. The Neuroscience of Time
Season 1 Episode 59
Dean Buonomano is a neuroscientist at UCLA since 1998, and a leading researcher of the neuroscience of time. His first book, Brain Bugs: How the Brai…
2 years, 8 months ago
#58. The Science and Meaning of Touch
Season 1 Episode 58
Sushma Subramanian is a freelance journalist and associate professor at the University of Mary Washington in Virginia. Her writing on science and hea…
2 years, 8 months ago
#57. The Neurology of Individual Differences
Season 1 Episode 57
Chantel Prat, is a Professor at the University of Washington in the Departments of Psychology, Neuroscience, and Linguistics, with affiliations at th…
2 years, 9 months ago
#56. Philosophical Examination of Concepts in Psychology and Psychiatry
Season 1 Episode 56
Lisa Bortolotti is a philosopher at the University of Birmingham in the U.K., focusing on the philosophy of psychology and psychiatry. She investigat…
2 years, 9 months ago
#55. How to Best Encourage Individual Action on Climate Change
Season 1 Episode 55
Gregg Sparkman is a professor of Social Psychology, who directs the Social Influence and Social Change Lab at Boston College. Using national surveys …
2 years, 9 months ago
#54. Speaking Truth to Power: Physicians for Human Rights
Season 1 Episode 54
Susannah Sirkin is the Director of Policy and a senior advisor at Physicians for Human Rights (PHR), where she has worked since 1987. From 1992 to 20…
2 years, 9 months ago
#55. Creative Approaches to Asynchronous Online Learning
Season 1 Episode 55
Sarah Haavind is a Senior Research Project Manager -- and specialist in asynchronous learning -- at Concord Consortium, a nonprofit educational resea…
2 years, 9 months ago