59: Why Ancient People Didn't See the Color B...

Eric Wargo is an anthropologist, science writer, and the author of five books on one of the most controversial ideas in modern science — that the future is already fixed, and that your brain knows more about it than you think.His work sits at the crossroads of physics, psychology ...  Show more

A doctor walks into a trauma room and sees a dead woman floating above a dying man. He isn't the patient's physician. He just felt the pull to go in.That's how this story starts — and it gets stranger from there.Hundreds of nurses, doctors, and everyday people have reported witne ...  Show more

Rediffusion La perception que nous avons des couleurs n'est pas immuable. Elle a en effet changé selon les époques. C'est ainsi qu'on faisait très peu de place au bleu dans l'Antiquité.L'un des Premiers ministres de la Reine Victoria, William Gladstone, était un fervent lecteur d ...  Show more

For centuries people have been drawn to the potential healing powers of colored light. From a civil war general to a Thomas Edison wannabe, people have touted it as a medical miracle. Despite claims to the contrary, though, colored light won't regrow limbs or heal burns. And y ...

Most of us like to think we live in an equal society that offers the same opportunities to all. But unfortunately, hundreds of scientific studies say otherwise. Racial bias is essentially everywhere, often hiding in plain sight. For example, did you know that black people are as ...  Show more

Is it possible that dark energy is not a constant, but rather is changing over time? Sean Carroll talks to us about how our understanding of dark energy evolved in recent history, and what is still left unknown.For exclusive ask-us-anything episodes, join us for just $3 a month o ...  Show more