#608 - Paul Bloom - How Does The Human Mind Work?

#608 - Paul Bloom - How Does The Human Mind W...

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#1066 - Dr Kathryn Paige Harden - The Genetics of Evil: Are People Born Bad?

Dr. Kathryn Paige Harden is a psychologist and behavioural geneticist, Professor of Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin and an author. Are people born evil, or does evil emerge from circumstance? While we tend to blame genetics for humanity’s darkest behaviors, scienc ...  Show more

#1065 - Scott Solomon - The Insane Biological Cost of Living on Mars

Scott Solomon is an evolutionary biologist, professor, and author. Since the earliest days of science fiction, we’ve wondered what it would mean to live on Mars. Today, that question is no longer hypothetical. As humanity moves closer to becoming an interplanetary species, a new ...  Show more

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