Episodes

  • Musical daydreams and the science of getting lost in sound

    Musical daydreams and the science of getting lost in sound
    May 21 2026
    Elizabeth Hellmuth Margulis explores how music can transport us into vivid inner worlds and what those musical daydreams reveal about the mind.
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    26 mins
  • Listening to the universe: Radio astronomy and the invisible cosmos

    Listening to the universe: Radio astronomy and the invisible cosmos
    May 21 2026
    Astrophysicist Emma Chapman explores how radio waves reveal the hidden universe and what they can teach us about everything from distant planets to the origins of the cosmos.
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    25 mins
  • What AI really means for businesses

    What AI really means for businesses
    May 14 2026
    Kevin Williams, founder and CEO of Ascend AI Labs, explores how AI has evolved from a future possibility into a powerful opportunity and how organizations are learning to harness it to work smarter, move faster, and stay competitive in a rapidly changing world.
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    30 mins
  • How AI is accelerating drug discovery

    How AI is accelerating drug discovery
    May 14 2026
    University of Utah chemist Matthew Sigman explains how machine learning is transforming drug discovery. By predicting how molecules form, especially their critical “handedness,” new tools can dramatically cut the time, cost, and trial-and-error required to develop life-saving medicines.
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    20 mins
  • Google search data paints a hopeful picture of society

    Google search data paints a hopeful picture of society
    May 7 2026
    Simon Rogers of Google discusses his book, “What We Ask Google,” and what two decades of search data reveal about human curiosity, behavior and connection.
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    24 mins
  • A strange discovery that challenges how galaxies form

    A strange discovery that challenges how galaxies form
    Apr 30 2026
    Astrophysicist and journalist Maria Luísa Buzzo discusses her Scientific American article on unusual galaxies that appear to lack dark matter, challenging how scientists understand galaxy formation.
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    23 mins
  • Why huge numbers matter more than you think

    Why huge numbers matter more than you think
    Apr 30 2026
    Mathematician Richard Elwes discusses his book, “Huge Numbers,” and how the pursuit of ever-larger numbers has shaped math, science and human thought.
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    25 mins
  • Artemis II and the return to the moon

    Artemis II and the return to the moon
    Apr 16 2026
    Science journalist Lee Billings of Scientific American discusses Artemis II and what it means for the future of human space exploration.
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    26 mins