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Episode 39: Malcolm MacIver on Sensing, Consciousness, and Imagination

March 25, 2019 | 9
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Episode 40: Adrienne Mayor on Gods and Robots in Ancient Mythology

April 1, 2019 | 3
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Episode 41: Steven Strogatz on Synchronization, Networks, and the Emergence of Complex Behavior

April 8, 2019 | 5
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Episode 42: Natalya Bailey on Navigating Earth Orbit and Beyond

April 15, 2019 | 4
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Episode 43: Matthew Luczy on the Pleasures of Wine

April 22, 2019 | 5
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Episode 44: Antonio Damasio on Feelings, Thoughts, and the Evolution of Humanity

April 29, 2019 | 7
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Episode 45: Leonard Susskind on Quantum Information, Quantum Gravity, and Holography

May 6, 2019 | 6
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Episode 46: Kate Darling on Our Connections with Robots

May 13, 2019 | 7
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Episode 47: Adam Rutherford on Humans, Animals, and Life in General

May 20, 2019 | 8
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Episode 48: Marq de Villiers on Hell and Damnation

May 27, 2019 | 8
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Episode 49: Nicholas Christakis on Humanity, Biology, and What Makes Us Good

June 3, 2019 | 4
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Episode 50: Patricia Churchland on Conscience, Morality, and the Brain

June 10, 2019 | 10
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Episode 51: Anthony Aguirre on Cosmology, Zen, Entropy, and Information

June 17, 2019 | 10
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Episode 52: Frank Lantz on the Logic and Emotion of Games

June 24, 2019 | 5
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Episode 53: Solo — On Morality and Rationality

July 1, 2019 | 42
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Episode 54: Indre Viskontas on Music and the Brain

July 8, 2019 | 7
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55 | A Conversation with Rob Reid on Quantum Mechanics and Many Worlds

July 15, 2019 | 25
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56 | Kate Adamala on Creating Synthetic Life

July 22, 2019 | 10
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57 | Astra Taylor on the Promise and Challenge of Democracy

July 29, 2019 | 6
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58 | Seth MacFarlane on Using Science Fiction to Explore Humanity

August 5, 2019 | 7
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59 | Adam Becker on the Curious History of Quantum Mechanics

August 12, 2019 | 11
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60 | Lynne Kelly on Memory Palaces, Ancient and Modern

August 19, 2019 | 10
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61 | Quassim Cassam on Intellectual Vices and What to Do About Them

August 26, 2019 | 11
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62 | Michele Gelfand on Tight and Loose Societies and People

September 2, 2019 | 7
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63 | Solo: Finding Gravity Within Quantum Mechanics

September 9, 2019 | 23
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64 | Ramez Naam on Renewable Energy and an Optimistic Future

September 16, 2019 | 9
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65 | Michael Mann on Why Our Climate Is Changing and How We Know

September 23, 2019 | 3
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66 | Will Wilkinson on Partisan Polarization and the Urban/Rural Divide

September 30, 2019 | 7
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67 | Kate Jeffery on Entropy, Complexity, and Evolution

October 7, 2019 | 13
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68 | Melanie Mitchell on Artificial Intelligence and the Challenge of Common Sense

October 14, 2019 | 9
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69 | Cory Doctorow on Technology, Monopoly, and the Future of the Internet

October 21, 2019 | 8
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70 | Katie Mack on How the Universe Will End

October 28, 2019 | 7
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71 | Philip Goff on Consciousness Everywhere

November 4, 2019 | 19
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72 | César Hidalgo on Information in Societies, Economies, and the Universe

November 11, 2019 | 5
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73 | Grimes (c) on Music, Creativity, and Digital Personae

November 18, 2019 | 9
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74 | Stephen Greenblatt on Stories, History, and Cultural Poetics

November 25, 2019 | 5
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75 | Max Tegmark on Reality, Simulation, and the Multiverse

December 2, 2019 | 11
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76 | Ned Hall on Possible Worlds and the Laws of Nature

December 9, 2019 | 6
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77 | Azra Raza on The Way We Should Fight Cancer

December 16, 2019 | 5
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Holiday Message 2019: On Publishing Books

December 22, 2019 | 8
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