Hibernation w/ Frank van Breukelen
This episode comes from a conversation with the Director of Life Sciences here at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. His research focuses...
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Globetrotting and mind exploring comedian Shane Mauss interviews scientists each week on journey to answer the biggest questions about the meanings of life (as well as a bunch of other rando...
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Astronomy and Planetariums w/ Andrew Kerr
Today, I sit down with Andrew Kerr, head of the Dale Etheridge Planetarium in Las Vegas! Andrew is an astronomer and physicist who received...
Dung Beetles! w/Kimberly Sheldon
Today I'm at The University of Tennessee, Knoxville speaking with Kimberly Sheldon all about dung beetles! Kim studies the patterns and proc...
Virtual Education w/Shalaunda Reeves
Today I'm learning about virtual education and how technology is helping teach students about otherwise complex topics. Shalaunda Reeves hol...
A (Very) Short History of Life on Earth w/Henry Gee
Henry Gee is the author of ‘A (Very) Short History of Life on Earth’ - winner Royal Society Science Book Award 2022 and more notably, one of...
Birdsong and City Noise
Birds, animal communication, evolution, environmental pressures, and human impacts. This conversation was very much in the Here We Are wheel...
La Crosse Virus
I've got some major life updates including a residency in Vegas at https://area15.com/ Sundays starting April 23. Tickets and details should...
Modeling a way out of Extinction
Today I'm at The University of Tennessee, Knoxville speaking with Dr. Paul Armsworth. Paul examines how conservation investment strategies a...
Modern Humans w/David and Douglas Kenrick
Today I'm speaking with David and Douglas Kenrick about their new book "Solving Modern Problems With a Stone-Age Brain: Human Evolution and...
Horticultural Therapy w/Dr. Derrick Stowell
Today I'm at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville speaking with Dr. Derrick Stowell, who is the Education and Horticultural Therapy Prog...
Transdisciplinary Synthesis w/Dr. Nina Fefferman
Nina Fefferman is back! Today, I'm at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. We talk about beauty and utility of math and how to get youn...
The Human Network w/Tamas David Barrett
Today I'm speaking with evolutionary behavioural scientist, Tamas David Barrett. His work focuses on how the structure of social networks ch...
Casual Apocalypse w/Athena Aktipis
This week I went Arizona State University to talk with Athena Aktipis about the potential of apocalyptic events, both natural and human-caus...
Counterfactual Thinking w/ Dr. Keith Markman
Today I'm hanging out with Dr. Keith Markman! Keith was one of the scientists that gave a talk at this year's Mind Under Matter Campout Fest...
The Truth About the Middle Ages w/ Daniele Cybulskie
Today I'm speaking with Daniele Cybulskie, who is a historian, writer, and podcaster. Daniele has written several books about medieval histo...
Thriving in the End Times w/Athena Aktipis
This week I'm talking with Athena Aktipis about the gradients of apocalyptic events and how humans cope with the end times. Athena is an Ass...
Phosphorus and The Environment w/ Dr. Jim Elser
Today we're talking phosphorus, from exploding stars to urine. Dr. Jim Elser is a limnologist, Director of Flathead Lake Biological Station...
Here We Are LIVE with Herman Pontzer
This episode of the Here We Are podcast was recorded live at the Mind Under Matter Campout Festival in Raleigh, NC at the beautiful Lakeside...
Humility w/Daryl R. Van Tongeren
Today I'm speaking with Daryl R. Van Tongeren, who is an associate professor of psychology at Hope College. We discuss some of the topics he...
Human Productivity w/Tara Behrend
Today I'm speaking with Tara Behrend, who is an Assoc of Industrial-Organizational Psychology at Purdue University. We discuss productivity...