Inquiring Minds
Each week we bring you a new, in-depth exploration of the space where science and society collide. We’re committed to the idea that making an effort to understand the world around you though science and critical thinking can benefit everyone—and lead to better decisions. We want to find out what’s true, what’s left to discover, and why it all matters.
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Episodes (942)
Science Got Women Wrong
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A Volcano Scientist Runs for Congress
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Mapping Human Brains
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Losing Genes but Gaining Music | [BONUS EP] Cadence | S02 Episode 01
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How One Emotion Connects Altruists and Psychopaths
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Lessons in Investigating Death
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Lost Einsteins: Left Behind by the Innovation Economy
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Getting Politicians to Talk About Science
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Black Hole Blues
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Why Dinosaurs Matter
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What's Going on in the Brain of a Fetus?
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How Science Built One of the Greatest Basketball Teams in History
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A Paid Climate Change Skeptic Switches Sides
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Ten Emerging Technologies That'll Improve and/or Ruin Everything
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A Psychiatrist Analyzes the Age of Trump
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Molecules From Caesar's Last Breath Are Inside You
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Where the Animals Go: Tracking Wildlife with Technology
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Why Buddhism is True
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The Psychology of Hate
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Jonathan Lynn on Why US Healthcare Is Worthy of Ridicule
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The Great American Solar Eclipse
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The Science of Game of Thrones
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Why Are We Curious?
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We've Got to Start Eating Insects
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186 Jason Silva - Origins: The Journey of Humankind
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185 Jennifer Latson - A True Story of Pathological Friendliness
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184 Zeynep Tufekci - Twitter and Tear Gas
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183 Dean Buonomano - The Neuroscience and Physics of Time
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182 Ty Tashiro - The Science of Being Awkward
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181 Mike Drucker - How to Write Science Into Comedy
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180 The Unique Challenge of Being a Woman in Engineering [Collaboration with Cit...
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179 The Leaky Pipeline of Women in Science [Collaboration with Cited]
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178 Teresa Zimmers - The Murky Science of Lethal Injection
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177 Bill Nye - Let’s Change the World
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176 Paul Doherty - The Actual Science Behind Outlandish Deaths
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175 Sharon Begley - Can't Just Stop: An Investigation of Compulsions
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174 James Beacham - The Exciting World of Particle Hunters
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[BONUS EP] Cadence | Episode 01: What Is Music?
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173 Mary Roach - Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal
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172 Dan Ariely - The Surprising Science of What Motivates Us
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171 Siddhartha Roy - The Science Behind the Flint Water Crisis
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170 Steven Hatch - Inferno: A Doctor's Ebola Story
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169 Daniel Levitin - The Emerging Epidemic of the Silent Home
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168 Alison Van Eenennaam - Gene Editing Livestock
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167 Haider Warraich - Modern Death: How Medicine Changed the End of Life
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166 Alan Burdick - Why Time Flies: A Mostly Scientific Investigation
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165 Nate Allen - Why Science Is Huge on Reddit
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164 Alexandra Wolfe - Valley of the Gods: A Silicon Valley Story
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163 Dave Levitan - The Return Of "I'm Not a Scientist”
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162 Paul Bloom - Against Empathy: The Case for Rational Compassion
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