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Defending Campus Free Speech In A Polarized Age, with Paul Alivisatos and Tom Ginsburg
Sep 22, 2023Free speech is probably one of the most polarizing public topics of debate. And those arguments only become more intense when it comes to free expression on college and university campuses. Should pro...
Why The Secret To Health Lies In The Mind-body Connection, with Ellen Langer
Sep 07, 2023Can you heal faster just by tricking your brain? Could you lose weight with only a change of mindset? Could you think yourself into being younger? If you think the answer to all these questions is no,...
Phonics Vs. Whole Word: The Science Of Reading, With Adrian Johns
Aug 24, 2023Reading is one of the most significant practices in the modern age of information, but it has a complicated history. Scientists began studying reading over a century ago; they built eye movement devic...
How AI Is Transforming Scientific Research, With Rebecca Willett
Aug 10, 2023One of the first areas to be affected by AI has been science. Researchers have already started to integrate these new technologies into their work, but what does it mean to let these systems into our ...
How AI Could Change The Law
Jul 27, 2023AI promises to change every part of our society, but one area that has already started to be affected is law. And AI may do more than just upend the profession of lawyers. One professor here at the Un...
How AI Can Predict Future Scientific Discoveries
Jul 20, 2023Science is facing a perplexing problem. Although there are far more scientists today than ever before, publishing research at a faster and faster pace, new and novel advancements have slowed not incre...
The Uncovered History of Space Travel & Its Privatized Future
Jul 13, 2023Everyone is talking about the upcoming summer blockbuster, Oppenheimer. We are always incredibly captivated by behind the curtain looks at some of the most momentous events in our history. Uncovering ...
The Health Costs of Air Pollution
Jul 06, 2023Many cities in the US have been experiencing smoky and hazy skies lately. Some of you have probably been affected by poor air quality due to the ongoing wildfires in Canada that are causing pollution ...
How Your Brain Benefits From Music, With Larry Sherman
Jun 29, 2023Music plays an important role in all of our lives. But listening to music or playing an instrument is more than just a creative outlet or hobby — it’s also scientifically good for us. Research shows t...
Magic words: Can What You Say Help You Get Your way? with Jonah Berger
Jun 15, 2023Everyone wishes they had a superpower. Well, it turns out you’ve had a secret power since you were a child, you just don’t know how to use it yet. That’s the power of language. In a fascinating new bo...