Living With (And Ending?) Pandemics
HEFFNER: I am Alexander Heffner, your host on The Open Mind, and I’m delighted to welcome our guest today, Richard Conniff. He’s author of Ending Epidemics, A History of Escape from Contagion. Richard,...
View ArticleThe Resilience of the Vagina
HEFFNER: I am Alexander Hefner, your host on the Open Mind, and I’m delighted to welcome our guest today, Rachel Gross. She’s the author of Vagina Obscura: An Anatomical Voyage. Rachel, a pleasure to...
View ArticleMom’s and Dad’s Brains
HEFFNER: I am Alexander Heffner, your host on The Open Mind, and I’m delighted to welcome our guest today, Chelsea Conaboy. She’s the author of the book, Mother Brain: How Neuroscience Is Rewriting The...
View ArticleThe Persistence of Eugenics
HEFFNER: I am Alexander Heffner, your host on The Open Mind. I’m delighted to welcome our guest today, Ashley Smart, who is associate director at the Knight Science Journalism Initiative at MIT and...
View ArticleThe Next Hub of American Innovation
HEFFNER: I am Alexander Heffner, your host on The Open Mind. I’m delighted to welcome our guest today, Robert Buderi. He’s an American journalist, author and editor. He served as technology...
View ArticleWhat Fungi Means for Humanity
HEFFNER: I am Alexander Heffner, your host on The Open Mind. I’m delighted to welcome our guest today, Keith Seifert. He’s author of the book, The Hidden Kingdom of Fungi: Exploring the Microscopic...
View ArticleChips, AI, and WWIII
HEFFNER: I am Alexander Heffner, your host on The Open Mind. I’m delighted to welcome our guest today, Chris Miller. He’s author of Chip War: The Fight for the World’s Most Critical Technology....
View ArticleBrain on Brain
HEFFNER: I am Alexander Hefner, your host on The Open Mind. I’m delighted to welcome our guest today, Benjamin Ehrlich. He’s the author of the book, The Brain in Search of Itself, an essayist, whose...
View ArticleOptimizing Ourselves to Death
HEFFNER: I am Alexander Hefner, your host on The Open Mind. I’m delighted to welcome our guest today, Coco Krumme. She’s the author of the new book, Optimal Illusions: The False Promise of...
View ArticleThe Origin of the FDA Mandate
HEFFNER: I am Alexander Hefner, your host on The Open Mind, and I’m delighted to welcome the author of Wonder Drug, Jennifer Vanderbes, to our broadcast today. Jennifer is a celebrated and accomplished...
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