25 Episodes

  1. How Fame Affects the Brain | Heather Berlin

    Published: 11/12/2025

  2. How Fossils Form and How to Find Them | Kirk Johnson

    Published: 10/12/2025

  3. Why Only Some Species Can Talk—and Dance | Erich Jarvis

    Published: 08/12/2025

  4. Evolution of New Species, Venom, Wings, and More | Extended Interview with Sean B. Carroll

    Published: 04/12/2025

  5. How the Fruit Fly Revolutionized Biology | Sean B. Carroll

    Published: 03/12/2025

  6. The Evolution of Venom & Antivenom | Sean B. Carroll

    Published: 01/12/2025

  7. A Black Hole Is a Place, Not a Thing | Janna Levin

    Published: 30/11/2025

  8. How To Recognize Alien Life | Peter Girguis

    Published: 26/11/2025

  9. Can We Make Animals Talk? | Erich Jarvis

    Published: 24/11/2025

  10. De-Extinction, Dire Wolves, and Jurassic Park | Extended Interview with Beth Shapiro

    Published: 20/11/2025

  11. De-Extinction: A How-To Guide | Beth Shapiro

    Published: 19/11/2025

  12. How AI Deepfakes Are Really Made | Hany Farid

    Published: 17/11/2025

  13. What's My Brain Doing? Goosebumps & Other Strange Phenomena | Heather Berlin

    Published: 13/11/2025

  14. When Black Holes Collide | Janna Levin

    Published: 12/11/2025

  15. Leopard Spots on Mars? NASA’s Big Discovery, Explained | Peter Girguis

    Published: 10/11/2025

  16. Sinkholes in Florida Reveal Amazing Fossils | Kirk Johnson

    Published: 06/11/2025

  17. How to Detect Deepfakes: Recognizing AI-Generated Content | Hany Farid

    Published: 05/11/2025

  18. Extremophiles, the Deep Sea, and Alien Life | Extended Interview with Peter Girguis

    Published: 03/11/2025

  19. Bird Song and the Evolution of Language | Extended Interview with Erich Jarvis

    Published: 21/10/2025

  20. Neuroscience of Consciousness, Personality, and Creativity | Extended Interview with Heather Berlin

    Published: 07/10/2025

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