We explore the health needs of transgender people with three special guests, including Dr. Sari Reisner of Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Dr. Scout of LGBT HealthLink at CenterLink, and Dr. Monica Scales of RTI International. Veronica Thomas joins us with an extended feature.

Paul Weisenfeld joins us to discuss Haiti's response after the major earthquake that shook the region five years ago.

We met with researchers from Google and RTI International to discuss insights on how and why we search for information.

We try something different this week, with a string of guests from the 2015 Southern Association for Public Opinion Research (SAPOR) conference to discuss the fascinating range of public opinion research. Along the way, we discuss religion, terrorism, and the Affordable Care Act.

Pioneering scholar Dr. Larry Gross joins us for a discussion on sexual orientation research and civil rights.

In this episode, we discuss the science of rebuilding human services and infrastructures along with the lessons learned from such efforts. Dr. Jean Lambert Chalachala and Dr. Derick Brinkerhoff join us for the discussion.

Is seeing believing? In this episode, we explore the idea of behavioral modeling, indicating that people learn best by being shown rather than by being told what to do. Patient education experts Peter Orton and Bruce Kennedy join us to discuss this topic.

The use of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes or e-cigs) has increased dramatically in the past few years. Drs. Annice Kim and Matthew Farrelly join us a for a discussion on the emergence of e-cigarettes and consumer behavior research.

Susan Carroll and Carlos Juárez, researchers from Duke-UNC Rotary Peace Center, join us for a discussion on promoting peace in a world beset by conflict. 

How can we die well? Dr. Laura Hanson and Franziska Rokoske join us to discuss end of life care.