A Documentary by Andrea Meyerson Watch Jennifer Leitham perform and it's instantly obvious the tall striking redhead is an original. This world-famous jazz bassist plays her instrument left handed (something virtually unheard of in the profession) and when she takes center stage standing to play…
Primatologist Frans de Waal, historian David Hollinger and former Rabbi David Goldberg candidly share their views on the “New Atheist” movement, relating how best to achieve a constructive dialogue between the religious and the secular. Featured researchers: - Frans de Waal (1948-2024),…
Five researchers candidly share their thoughts on the nature of politics and the academic discipline of political science. Featured researchers: - Mark Bevir, Professor Political Theory, UC Berkeley - John Dunn, Professor Political Theory, University of Cambridge - Martin Jay, Ehrman Professor…
Five top researchers take us behind the scenes to give us a picture of what life at the frontier of physics research is really like. Featured researchers: - Nima Arkani-Hamed, permanent faculty member, Institute for Advanced Study - Freeman Dyson (1923-2020), mathematical physicist, Institute for…
Five celebrated scientists discuss groundbreaking experiments that are performed in language research and explore fascinating questions related to language, such as: What is a language and what isn’t? How does bilingualism affect the plasticity of our brain and ability to learn? What does it mean…
Historian of science Michael Gordin highlights three often unappreciated problems associated with Karl Popper's "falsification criterion". Each one of his concerns is examined by theoretical physicists Nima Arkani-Hamed, Artur Ekert and Scott Tremaine. Featured researchers: -…
Five historians demonstrate different aspects of the historical temperament and how historians interact with both the past and the present. Featured researchers: - David Armitage, the Lloyd C. Blankfein Professor of History, Harvard University - John Elliott (1930-2022), Regius Professor of Modern…
Interdisciplinary, thoughtful perspectives from eight top researchers in different subject areas exploring the question of how to constructively involve the public in pressing societal issues. Featured researchers: - Mark Bevir, Professor of Political Science, UC Berkeley - Frans de Waal (1948-2024),…
Three diverse researchers describe the profound impact that missionaries have had on communities both in the USA and abroad. Featured researcers: - Nile Green, Professor in World History and an expert on Islamic History and religion in the world, UCLA - David Hollinger, Professor of Intellectual…
Eight renowned physicists and a mathematician share inspiring stories about influential high school teachers and how those teachers had a lasting impact on them while giving their candid views on how physics and mathematics teaching might be improved. Featured researchers: - Nima Arkani-Hamed,…
Six celebrated researchers in different disciplines examine the USA from a variety of different perspectives, ranging from the Founding Fathers to climate change. Featured researchers: - John Dunn, Professor of Political Theory, University of Cambridge - Emilie Hafner-Burton, Professor of International…
Five researchers mix personal reflections with professional perspectives to highlight the relevance, impact, and excitement of contemporary psychological research. Featured researchers: - Roy Baumeister, Professor of Psychology at the University of Queensland - Lisa Feldman Barrett, Distinguished…
