We're a weekly podcast exploring the space where science and society collide, hosted by neuroscientist Indre Viskontas.

 
 

Explore our huge archive of over 400 episodes from the past 10 years. You’ll find extended, in-depth conversations with fascinating people you’ve always wanted to hear from directly—astronauts, astrophysicists, deep sea explorers, social scientists, philosophers, food scientists, historians, and hundreds of others.

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Latest Episodes
408: Don’t Panic, but Robert Sapolsky Says There’s No Free Will
408: Don’t Panic, but Robert Sapolsky Says There’s No Free Will
407: The Science of Allergies and Why We Have Them
407: The Science of Allergies and Why We Have Them
406: Why It’s Important to Know What’s Actually in Your Clothes
406: Why It’s Important to Know What’s Actually in Your Clothes
405: How You Could Have Survived History’s Disasters
405: How You Could Have Survived History’s Disasters
404: How to Stop Your Brain from Falling for Lies
404: How to Stop Your Brain from Falling for Lies
403: How Society Created “You”
403: How Society Created “You”
402: The Science of Silo with Hugh Howey
402: The Science of Silo with Hugh Howey
401: Improbable Experiments That Changed the World
401: Improbable Experiments That Changed the World
400: The Perilous Combination of Brain Wave Data and Generative AI
400: The Perilous Combination of Brain Wave Data and Generative AI
399: Everything you need to know about that fusion breakthrough
399: Everything you need to know about that fusion breakthrough
398: Art can make you live longer
398: Art can make you live longer
397: Plants have been listening to us this whole time
397: Plants have been listening to us this whole time
396: How is it possible that we can’t yet explain consciousness?
396: How is it possible that we can’t yet explain consciousness?
395: The Science of Why You Fall in Love With Music
395: The Science of Why You Fall in Love With Music
394: The Powerful Ways Secrets Shape Your Life
394: The Powerful Ways Secrets Shape Your Life
393: The Psychology of Getting Conned
393: The Psychology of Getting Conned
392: Understanding the Biggest Ideas in the Universe Without Being a Physicist
392: Understanding the Biggest Ideas in the Universe Without Being a Physicist
391: The Overlooked Gifts of Visual Thinkers with Temple Grandin
391: The Overlooked Gifts of Visual Thinkers with Temple Grandin
390: Up to Date | Nanoparticle toothbrushes and a promising Alzheimer's drug
390: Up to Date | Nanoparticle toothbrushes and a promising Alzheimer's drug
389: These Numbers Explain the Nature of Reality
389: These Numbers Explain the Nature of Reality
388: The Science of How Your Dog’s Brain Works
388: The Science of How Your Dog’s Brain Works
387: The Neuroscience of What Makes You You
387: The Neuroscience of What Makes You You
386: What do animals dream about?
386: What do animals dream about?
385: The Science of Belief, Opinion, and Persuasion
385: The Science of Belief, Opinion, and Persuasion
384: The language of food, science, and critical thinking with J. Kenji López-Alt
384: The language of food, science, and critical thinking with J. Kenji López-Alt
383: Derek Gow Is Turning His Farm Into an Ark for Lost Species
383: Derek Gow Is Turning His Farm Into an Ark for Lost Species
382: Wild but Delicate: What Hawks Can Teach Us About Nature, Life, and Love
382: Wild but Delicate: What Hawks Can Teach Us About Nature, Life, and Love
381: Can Fish Count? What Animals Reveal About Our Uniquely Mathematical Minds
381: Can Fish Count? What Animals Reveal About Our Uniquely Mathematical Minds
380: The Science of Creativity and How It Can Help You
380: The Science of Creativity and How It Can Help You
379: The Misunderstood Nature of Pain with Haider Warraich
379: The Misunderstood Nature of Pain with Haider Warraich

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