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Conan O’Brien: Still Curious after 10,000 Interviews
Season 6
From Saturday Night Live, to Late Night, from The Simpsons to Conan Needs a Friend - Conan O'Brien is an unstoppable force of comedy. In this happy b…
6 years, 5 months ago
Carl Safina on the Thoughts and Feelings of the Other Animals
Season 6
Do animals – other than we humans – have thoughts, feelings? Are their emotions similar to ours? Carl Safina is an ecologist who explores our relatio…
6 years, 5 months ago
Siddhartha Mukherjee on Getting Personal with Our Genes
Season 6
Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee is the author of the best-selling book, “The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer." The book won a Pulitzer Prize …
6 years, 5 months ago
Lisa Kaltenegger: Looking for Life on Other Earths
Season 6
Is there life in the universe beyond planet Earth? It's the question everyone, including Alan Alda, wants to understand. In this episode, Alan asks D…
6 years, 6 months ago
Jo Handelsman on the Surprising News That the Earth is Running Out of Dirt
Season 6
What do microbes, the soil, and climate change all have in common? Dr. Jo Handelsman studies microbes at the University of Wisconsin. She researches …
6 years, 6 months ago
All Shook Up: Dr. Lucy Jones on How to Tell People the Big One is Coming
Season 6
Dr. Lucy Jones is a seismologist, who has a talent for translating the scary uncertainties of earthquakes into a language the rest of us can relate t…
6 years, 6 months ago
Human Connection Through Nature: Discussing Seven Worlds, One Planet
Season 6
In this special bonus episode of Clear+Vivid, BBC America’s Executive Director Courtney Thomasma and Executive Producer of Seven Worlds, One Planet’s…
6 years, 6 months ago
Jamil Zaki on Empathy and How to Hack It
Season 6
Dr. Jamil Zaki is a Stanford scientist who has a way for you to sharpen you empathy skills. It’s a little like going to the gym to strengthen your mu…
6 years, 7 months ago
Ben Stiller on Directing and His Escape at Dannemora
Season 6
How does an actor adapt to becoming a director? In this episode, Alan Alda and Ben Stiller compare notes about the delicate art of communicating dire…
6 years, 7 months ago
Noah Baumbach: The Acclaimed Film Director on Giving Directions
Season 6
What does a director look for in actor? How does a director create a sense of family and community on a set? How does a director get an actor to rela…
6 years, 7 months ago