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A library of interviews with the world’s biggest thinkers.
What role does beauty play in evolution? How does Darwin's idea of natural selection apply to how we choose mates? Richard O. Prum, professor of Ornithology at Yale University, explains.
Slowing workforce growth can affect American GDP growth unless we focus on skills training and immigration reform, says Robert Steven Kaplan, the President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.
What are the different types of rocket engines and will there be a rocket engine coming in the future that uses very little energy? NASA's Michelle Thaller explains.
Physicist Michio Kaku discusses the main difficulties humans face in colonizing Mars and how to overcome them.
Sloths are unfairly ridiculed and underappreciated animals, says zoologist and filmmaker Lucy Cooke.
We are making a mistake if we use the lessons from European history to try to understand China, says David Kang, professor of international relations at USC.
NASA's Michelle Thaller shares her prediction of what it will take to get people to Mars, including what role Elon Musk will play in that effort.
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Want to be a great scientist? Think like a child.
Heather Heying knows that a true understanding of the world comes not from the answers, but the questions as well.
What does it take to become an astronaut? Retired astronaut Chris Hadfield explains, along with his vision for space exploration.
The American track record of using the U.S. military to protect oil markets is "lousy" and often makes the problems worse, says political scientist Eugene Gholz.
Can radiation in space limit human exploration? It's a real challenge, explains NASA's Michelle Thaller.
Roaming horny hippos obtained illegally by Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar? It's a heck of a true story.
Author, broadcaster, and financial advisor Alvin Hall posits that since he doesn't fit into the narrowly defined idea of what a financial advisor should look like in the U.S., he fell through the cracks and didn't get a fair chance.