What drives the beauty premium effect? On this episode, Jaclyn Wong discussed recent studies aimed at answering these question.

Particle entanglement is a strange prediction of quantum mechanics. On this episode, Dr. Jason Gallicchio discussed particle entanglement, quasars, and more.

Satirical commentary on public events is nothing new, but now may be a greater force in shaping modern discourse. On this episode, Sophia McClennen discussed how satire is saving the nation.

Alan Turing was one of the most influential mathematicians in the development of computer science and artificial intelligence. On the episode, Dr. Barry Cooper discussed the life and work of Turing.

Science is based on accepting uncertainties. In contrast, business and politics tend to aver the unknown. On this program, Baruch Fischoff discusses how scientists can improve communicating risks and uncertainties.

Curiosity is the name of the Mars rover that has recently begun exploring the red planet for signs of past habitability. On this episode, Rob Manning discussed the challenges of constructing the rover.

While a select few remember their adolescent years fondly, most of us want to pretend they never happened. On this episode, Laurence Steinberg discussed the neuroscience of adolescence.

The theory of evolution explains how the fittest traits survive in a species, but not how those traits arise in the first place. On this episode, Andreas Wagner discussed the arrival of the fittest.

Olfaction plays an important role in our lives. On this episode, David Kern discusses how the loss of smell can predict impending death and affect our love life.

According to plate tectonics, volcanoes arise where two plates meet. However, volcano chains like those that form the Hawaii islands occur in the middle of the plates. On this program, Gillian Foulger discusses current theories in intraplate volcano sites.