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Back to SearchCarol Burnett: A favorite conversation
Season 32
At age 92, Carol Burnett still graces our screens with her presence and humor. Alan revisits a 2019 conversation that explores with her what made The…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Adam Frank: Are there aliens out there? Probably. But UFOs – not so much
Season 32
It’s highly likely that life – maybe even intelligent life – has evolved elsewhere in the universe. But that aliens bother to hang out in our skies, …
4 months, 3 weeks ago
David Baron: When Martians were real
Season 32
…at least according to a bold-face December 1906 headline in the New York Times. This was in the middle of a decades-long fascination with the idea t…
5 months ago
Rebecca Goldstein: Why it matters to matter
Season 32
A philosopher and novelist, she has spent 40 years pondering why we all have a longing to matter. She’s talked with dozens of people about their own …
5 months, 1 week ago
Steve Ramirez: Forget about it
Season 32
Experiments with mice have shown it’s possible to tinker with and even erase a memory. The goal for neuroscience now is to apply the science to help …
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Michael Shermer: Want to know the truth?
Season 32
These days, despite the internet providing us access to every imaginable source of information, the truth is harder than ever to find. A conversatio…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Loretta Ross: Better than calling out? Calling in
Season 32
She has spent over 50 years fighting racism, sexism and sexual violence, often fiercely. Now in her 70’s, her experiences have led her to move past a…
6 months ago
Marc Abrahams: Laugh… then Think
Season 32
The Ig Nobel prizes are awarded every year in a ceremony that is as charming as it is ridiculous, awarding research that itself may seem ridiculous a…
6 months, 1 week ago
Elena Hoicka: What makes a baby laugh?
Season 32
Babies find things funny long before they understand language – surprising even the author of the most detailed study to date of when and how babies …
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Marlo Thomas: That Girl who changed Television
Season 32
Almost 60 years ago she defied television conventions with her depiction of a young woman succeeding on her own in the big city. And for the last 30 …
6 months, 3 weeks ago