Memories, The Here and Now, and Our Future - Time, Religion, and Physics
Time is really weird. You may be inclined to say only the present is real, while the future and past have a […] The post Ep 100: Memor...
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Science and technology are everywhere in our lives. This podcast takes a look not only at the science itself, but its role in society, how it affects our lives, and how it influences how we...
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Ep 99: New York Underwater: Art and Climate Change - with guest Carolyn Hall
What would it be like if New York City was partially underwater? What would it feel like, what would it taste like? […] The post Ep 99...
Ep 98: The Problems and Promise of AI in Healthcare – with guest Dr. Muhammad Ahmad
AI in healthcare can do amazing things. It can help doctors diagnose their patients. It can streamline patient care, and can help […]...
Ep 97: Floods in India - A View of Climate Change from Under the River - with guest Dr. Luisa Cortesi
There are places where people can choose to ignore climate change. Then, there are places that it could never be considered a […] The...
Ep 96: AI, Ethics, and the Vatican - with guest Dr. Brian Patrick Green
Artificial Intelligence is not just the stuff of science fiction. It’s found all around us – from deciding what movie shows up [...
Ep 95: Grief in the Time of COVID- with guest Dr. Kristel Clayville
Grief in the time of COVID is a very real thing. COVID has changed the way we interact with each other and […] The post Ep 95: Grief i...
Ep 94: Quantum Entanglement, Consciousness, and the Nature of Reality: with guest Dr. Eric Cavalcanti
Today, we’re talking about two deep subjects – quantum entanglement and consciousness. If physics has taught us anything, it is...
Ep 93: Gratefulness, Hope, and COVID - with guest John Van Sloten
We are a COVID-weary people. It’s been about a year since lockdown really began. Happy quarantine-versary? But in all seriousness, we...
Ep 92: Merging Man and Machine: Transhumanism and Religion - with guest Seth Villegas
If you lost a limb, would you use technology to help you regain some of your ability? What if you were deaf? […] The post Ep 92: Mergi...
Ep 91: Seeing Patterns, Seeing God: The Neuroscience of Belief - with guest Dr. Adam Weinberger
Why do some people believe, and others do not?  Does it come down to experiences, the way you were raised, your DNA?  […] Th...
Ep 90: How Can We Find Life Within the Solar System?: with guest Dr. Niels Ligterink
Last month, scientists published word that an incredible discovery was made on Venus.  They found what is called a “biomarkerR...
Ep 89: Can Online Privacy Exist Today? - with guest Rob Shavell
We all understand that with technology today, a certain amount of our privacy has evaporated. Our phones track our location. Stores know [&#...
Ep 88: Why We Need Nature – with guest Dr. Peter Kahn
People feel better when they are in nature. There’s something about putting your hands in garden dirt, taking a walk in the […]...
Ep 87: Environmental Racism and Climate Change - with guest Dr. Gregory Simpson
From islands in the South Pacific that are drowning under rising waters to communities like Flint, Michigan, communities of color, both in [...
Ep 86: The Science of Subjectivity: The World Your Brain Creates – with guest Dr. Jorge Morales
The world you see is not really the world that exists. Your eyes and your brain are working together to “lie” to […] The p...
Ep 85: How Paleolithic is the Paleo Diet? What did our Ancestors Eat Anyways? - with guest Dr. Briana Pobiner
There’s a lot of opinions about the current Paleo diet. Some proponents say eat what our ancestors ate – meat, veggies, fruit, [...
Ep 84: The Coronavirus, Social Media, Online Dating and Black Lives Matter – with guest Dr. Shantel Buggs
To say we live in changing times is an understatement. The world right now is a pressure cooker. Already, people around the […] The po...
Ep 83: The West: On the Cusp of a MegaDrought – with guest Dr. Kasey Bolles
With the wildfires in California, extreme insect infestations in forests, and the duration between rainstorms lengthening, the western Unite...
Ep 82 : The Origins of Language May Go Much Farther Back Than We Thought – with guests Dr. Chris Petkov and Dr. Ben Wilson
When did language originate? It’s a tricky question to answer. We can’t go back in time. We can’t even look at “foss...
Ep 81: Staying Connected During COVID-19 (with Technology!) – with guest Eric Elnes
If the COVID-19 pandemic had hit even ten years ago, we would be in a very different situation than today. We wouldn’t […] The p...