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Many Minds

Kensy Cooperrider

Our world is brimming with beings—human, animal, and artificial. We explore how they think, sense, feel, and learn. Conversations and more, every two weeks.

Many Minds Podcast Guide

Listen to Many Minds, a Science & Medicine podcast by Kensy Cooperrider. Stream 160 episodes in English, follow new audio stories, and play episodes online on Radio and Podcast.

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Episodes

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Illuminating cave art

Deep in our past, in the dark depths of caves, our ancestors did something strange and beautiful. Working by firelight, some doodled little...

01:25:53Apr 9, 2026

What can AI teach us about the mind?

Everyone is talking about AI these days. Often these conversations are about how AI might upend education, or work, or social life, or maybe...

01:21:19Mar 26, 2026

Mutualisms all the way down

No one is an island. We all depend on each other in critical, often tangled ways. And when I say "we" and "each other" I don't just mean hum...

01:08:41Mar 11, 2026

Seven metaphors for AI

If you wanted a petri dish for understanding metaphors—how they emerge and evolve and jostle with each other—it would be hard to do better t...

55:46Feb 26, 2026

Origins of the kiss

Humans do some pretty weird things. Some of us will sit in searingly hot rooms or jump into icy ponds. Others risk their lives trying to cli...

01:01:02Feb 12, 2026

The aura of metaphor

Metaphors matter. They enliven our speech and our prose; they animate our arguments and stir our passions. Some metaphors power political mo...

01:36:01Jan 29, 2026

In search of names

Alright, friends—we've come to the end of the 2025 run of Many Minds ! Our final episode of the year is an audio essay by yours truly. This...

28:34Dec 18, 2025

The value of animal cultures

Not long ago culture was considered rare in nature, maybe even uniquely human. But that's changed. We now know that the tree of life is buzz...

01:12:00Dec 4, 2025

What is memory for?

Everyone loves a good evolutionary puzzle. Why do we have appendices? Why do we dream? Why do we blush? At first glance, memory would not se...

01:24:05Nov 20, 2025

Of breeds and brains

It's hard to say exactly when, but some tens of thousands of years ago, our best friends were born. I'm referring, of course, to dogs. This...

01:07:44Nov 6, 2025

Monsters and their makers

It seems we've always had monsters among us. We've long been enthralled by dragons and giants, by the likes of Frankenstein and Godzilla and...

01:06:06Oct 23, 2025

The age of social AI

AI therapists and caregivers. Digital tutors and advisors and friends. Artificial lovers. Griefbots trained to imitate dead loved ones. Welc...

01:24:19Oct 8, 2025

Brains of a feather

Birds do the darnedest things. They fly, of course. They sing. They hunt in pitch darkness. They hide their food and remember where they put...

01:31:13Sep 24, 2025

How nature restores the mind

One afternoon you decide to snub your responsibilities and go for a hike. You spend a few hours in the woods or the mountains. You study the...

01:25:03Sep 10, 2025

From the archive: Of molecules and memories

Hi friends! We're taking a much-needed August pause—we'll have new episodes for you in September. In the meanwhile, enjoy this pick from our...

01:15:10Aug 21, 2025

From the archive: Consider the spider

Hi friends! We're taking a much-needed August pause—we'll have new episodes for you in September. In the meanwhile, enjoy this pick from our...

01:17:45Aug 7, 2025

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Many Minds is listed as a Science & Medicine show by Kensy Cooperrider.

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