What is the current state of comedy in the media? 🔊
The Daily Show founder Lizz Winstead and Maria Armoudian discuss the birth of The Daily Show, the death of Air America Radio, and the state of the media and comedy today. Lizz Winstead is co-creator and former head writer of The Daily Show and the co-founder of Air...
Q+A: What does ancient history tell us about the nature of humanity?
Simon Holdaway talks to Maria Armoudian about how we’ve changed and how our ancestors have dealt with past disasters and changes in the climate. Simon Holdaway is a Professor in Anthropology and Head of the School of Social Sciences at the University of...
Why do genocides occur? Can they be prevented? 🔊
Why do genocides occur, and can they be prevented? Ben Kiernan, Alex Hinton, and Simon Baron-Cohen join Maria Armoudian in this panel discussion. Ben Kiernan is Whitney Griswold Professor of History and Director of the Genocide Studies Program at Yale University. He...
Can democracy function if societies don’t understand politics? 🔊
Why do so many people know so little about politics? What does that mean for democracy? What can be done about it? Maria Armoudian discusses these concerns with Arthur Lupia. Arthur Lupia is the Hal R. Varian Collegiate Professor of Political Science at the University...
Q+A: Back from the dead? The science and ethics of bringing species back from extinction
With mass extinction upon us, some scientists are working on bringing certain species back from the dead. But their ability to do so raises ethical and practical issues. Are we playing God? Could this process go wrong? Should we focus on conservation instead or in...
Q+A: What do atoms reveal about human behaviour? Can we end the silence on science?
Shaun Hendy discusses his nano-technology research and the complications in science communication and science funding with Maria Armoudian. Shaun Hendy is a Professor of Physics at the University of Auckland. Hendy is an expert in the physics of complex systems and is...
What is the celebrity industrial complex? 🔊
What is the celebrity industrial complex? How does it impact our democracies, our culture, and our society? Joining Maria Armoudian to discuss the celebrity industrial complex and the issues that arise from it are Joshua Gamson, David Gilles, and P. David Marshall....
How do new discoveries about X and Y chromosomes challenge what we know? 🔊
New scientific discoveries about x and y chromosomes are challenging what we know about what makes us male or female. Maria Armoudian discusses these discoveries with Jeremy Nathans and Melissa Wilson Sayres. Jeremy Nathans is a Professor of Molecular Biology and...
Should corporations have a public purpose? 🔊
Should corporations put public purpose before profit? Once upon a time, corporations were required to have a public purpose, and once they fulfilled it, they were dissolved. How did we get to where we are today, and what does it mean for democracy? Maria Armoudian...Subscribe by Email
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