Episodes

  • Psychedelics, AI and ancient ritual provide a new framework for modern leaders

    Psychedelics, AI and ancient ritual provide a new framework for modern leaders
    Dec 18 2025
    Dr. Catriona Wallace discusses the ideas in her new book, “Rapid Transformation,” which outlines a science based framework for accelerating leadership development. Wallace explains how ritual, awakened thinking and emerging technology can help leaders adapt more quickly to social and technological change.
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    26 mins
  • Neuroscience, DNA and the making of modern biology

    Neuroscience, DNA and the making of modern biology
    Dec 18 2025
    Author Matthew Cobb discusses his forthcoming book, “Crick: A Mind in Motion,” which explores the life, collaborations and the scientific breakthroughs of Nobel laureate Francis Crick.
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    26 mins
  • How hibernating animals can transform medicine

    How hibernating animals can transform medicine
    Dec 11 2025
    Christopher Gregg explores the surprising genetic links between humans and hibernating animals, what these discoveries reveal about resilience and how this emerging science could transform medicine.
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    22 mins
  • Seismology of the Sonoran giant cactus

    Seismology of the Sonoran giant cactus
    Dec 11 2025
    Geologist Jeff Moore explains how vibration analysis, usually used on natural arches and rock formations, is revealing the hidden biomechanics of the saguaro cactus.
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    28 mins
  • Solving rooftop heat cable energy waste

    Solving rooftop heat cable energy waste
    Dec 4 2025
    Powder Watts founders Thomas Clardy and Kai Kuck discuss how rooftop heat cables became one of the largest hidden sources of winter energy waste and why computer vision and automated control can turn a long-ignored system into a valuable tool for grid stability.
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    25 mins
  • Why tech needs a human connection

    Why tech needs a human connection
    Dec 4 2025
    Author Alex Pentland discusses how modern technology often overlooks community, why shared stories drive human behavior and how AI can be redesigned to strengthen collective understanding instead of eroding it.
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    27 mins
  • How wind has shaped our past and what its future means for us

    How wind has shaped our past and what its future means for us
    Nov 20 2025
    Acclaimed author Simon Winchester discusses “The Breath of the Gods,” his sweeping new book on the power, mystery and history of wind, and how it continues to shape civilization, climate and conflict.
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    26 mins
  • How physics and engineering shape modern mission planning

    How physics and engineering shape modern mission planning
    Nov 20 2025
    Monterey Technologies’ Todd Cloutier and Tom Sharkey explain how human-centered design and human engineering shape everything from submarines to software, ensuring complex systems help people make better, safer decisions rather than overwhelm them.
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    25 mins