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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.
Why do we continue to stay in Iraq and Afghanistan? Because of two big reasons.
How does money stay valuable? It just keeps growing. But is that healthy?
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.
Heather Heying knows that a true understanding of the world comes not from the answers, but the questions as well.
A rabbi explains how religion and science don't have to be in conflict.
Do you really want to win an argument, or do you want to find mutual ground and understanding?
What does it take to become an astronaut? Retired astronaut Chris Hadfield explains, along with his vision for space exploration.
In these digital times, all of us will put on the stage, says actress Parker Posey.
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.