Danger on the mountain…
Climate scientist and mountaineer John All talks about the risks and rewards trekking to the highest peaks of the Himalayas, the jungles of Central America, and the wilds of southern Africa to collect scientific data.
Stephen Colbert’s Attorney on Why Campaign Finance Reform Matters to You
Trevor Potter, Founder of the Campaign Legal Center, takes detailed look at how dark money in politics affects ordinary people.
Sugar is sweet…
…but too much of it has bitter consequences for your health. Public health doctor Charlie Clements explains the risks of excessive sugar in the American diet.
Living from the Land in the 21st Century
Mark Sundeen, Author of The Unsettlers: In Search of the Good Life in Today’s America, profiles three families who went back to the land while remaining very much connected with society.
Grass Roots, Big Data, and You: Citizen Science
How are ordinary people getting involved in species conservation? Mary Ellen Hannibal talks about how big data meets grass roots participation.
Wanna go to Mars? Or at least remotely control a science buggy up there?
Nina Lanza does. We talk about what Mars is like and whether there is, or has ever been, life there.
Why do some people survive and others not?
Journalist Laurence Gonzales tells stories about natural and man-made disasters, who survives, and why.
Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned
A conversation with computer scientists Ken Stanley about the value of exploration and serendipity…and the data backing it up.
What happens when polar ice melts? (Hint: it’s not good.)
Geomorphologist Cathy Wilson on thawing permafrost in the arctic.
Does language affect how we think?
Linguist John McWhorter on his book The Language Hoax: Why the World Looks the Same in Any Language