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Max Tegmark – When Our Machines Are Smarter Than Us
Season 9
Up until now, we’ve been smarter than our tools. But that might change drastically sooner than we know. Isn’t it time to think about that?
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5 years, 10 months ago
Lynn Sherr & Ellen Goodman – She Votes!
Season 9
The two celebrated journalists explore the turbulent story, often forgotten, of women’s struggle to have the right to vote and what it means to us to…
5 years, 11 months ago
Pardis Sabeti – Racing Against Covid, Racing Against Time
Season 9
We invite Pardis back to hear her account from the front lines in the fight against the coronavirus. She’s a leader in scientific breakthroughs aimed…
5 years, 11 months ago
Rafael Reif – on the Greatest Threat to Our National Security
Season 9
The President of MIT on how we can lead the world in technology again—and how he’s helping change the educational model so it can survive in the new …
5 years, 11 months ago
Brené Brown – on Empathy, Courage and Where They Come From
Season 9
The renowned researcher and author on emotional literacy and the strengths that lead to better relationships.
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5 years, 11 months ago
Jared Diamond – How it Can All Fall Apart
Season 8
His recent book Upheaval: Turning Points for Nations in Crisis, could hardly be more timely. And it has a fascinating twist, seeking links between ho…
6 years ago
Alan Guth – How it All Began
Season 8
Alan Guth is the man who put the bang in the Big Bang, when late one night he came up with the astonishing idea – astonishing even to him – that the…
6 years ago
Marlo Thomas and Phil Donahue – How Marriages Can Last
Season 8
Alan talks with old friends Marlo and Phil about their interviews with 40 couples who have enjoyed long marriages. What did they find out about the h…
6 years ago
Jake Tapper – Turns the Tables
Season 8
Jake Tapper can turn things around when he interviews politicians and government leaders. This time he does it by interviewing Alan, who usually woul…
6 years ago
Cori Bargmann – The Toughest Job in the World?
Season 8
Alan talks with the woman who’s been given the job of leading the fight to conquer all disease by 2100. They discuss whether it’s actually possible a…
6 years, 1 month ago