Artificial Intelligence Ethicology (WILL A.I. CRASH OUT?) with Abeba Birhane

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Orcinology (KILLER WHALES) with Jorge Vélez-Juarbe

Punted seals. Sunken yachts. Beach ambushes. And salmon hats? What’s even happening with killer whales? Are they sadists, or just hungry hungry hippos turned marine mammals? The Natural History Museum of LA County’s marine mammal expert Dr. Jorge Vélez-Juarbe joins the show to ch ...  Show more

Horror Neurobiology (WATCHING SCARY STUFF) with Austin Lim

Thrills. Chills. Hiding behind your hands. It’s officially SPOOKTOBER month with a huge, fascinating (and I promise, mellow) episode on why humans watch horror, and what’s happening in your brain. Not only do we have the author of “Horror on the Brain: the Neuroscience Behind Sci ...  Show more

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