How To Become A Contact Tracer
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We spoke with John Hopkins professor Emily Gurley on how to become a contact tracer and why it matters.
June 8, 2020
Lawrence Levy on meditation under quarantine
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The latest episode of our Coronavirus podcast features Lawrence Levy on an ancient way to help keep yourself sane while under modern quarantine: meditation.
March 26, 2020
Tragic Sense
How ancient tragedies can save modern politics
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Charles Edel and Hal Brands' new book explains how Sophocles and Thucydides hold valuable lessons for contemporary politicians.
Vol 5, Summer 2019 / July 11, 2019
The Mathematics of Uncertainty
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Uncertainty defines our era. For this week's podcast we spoke with a mathematician about how to understand the rules that govern it.
May 29, 2019
How Lithium Powered A Medical Revolution
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For this week's podcast, we spoke to the author of the forthcoming Lithium: A Doctor, a Drug, and a Breakthrough, about the history of this amazing metal.
May 7, 2019
Why Everyone Should Think Like A Scientist
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How should a scientist act? For this week's podcast, we spoke with Lee McIntrye, author of The Scientific Attitude, about fighting anti-science forces.
April 23, 2019
Unsafe Space
An Interview with Greg Lukianoff
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The president and CEO of FIRE and co-author of The Coddling of the American Mind talks freedom of speech and how to save it.
Vol 5, No 2 / April 16, 2019
Grand Old Flag
An Interview with Tim Marshall
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The politics of flags are an integral part of the world. A journalist and historian explains.
Vol 5, No 1 / January 7, 2019
Trial of the Century
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One hundred and twenty five years ago, the now-infamous Dreyfus Affair began in France. Maurice Samuels explains why it's still relevant.
Vol 5, No 1 / January 7, 2019
The Battle for Pluto
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Pluto has been the subject of recent controversy, with scientists demoting it from plant to dwarf planet. Philip Metzger, a planetary physicist as the University of Central Florida, says this new classification is dead wrong.
October 10, 2018
