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Clear+Vivid with Alan Alda

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Sep 22, 2020 • 38min

James Rothman – on Discovering the ‘FedEx trucks’ in our Cells

The Kavli and Nobel Prize Laureate on his groundbreaking work finding out how our bodies ship vital molecules to where they are needed — enabling profound advances in medicine.Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/clearandvivid
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Sep 15, 2020 • 46min

Brian Hare & Vanessa Woods – on Humanity’s Essential Ingredient

What dogs and bonobos tell us about what has made humans survive and why we’d better not lose it. It’s not how fierce we are. On the contrary.Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/clearandvivid
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Sep 8, 2020 • 45min

Carla Shatz – Making an Old Brain Young

The Kavli Prize Laureate on her research suggesting it may be possible to return aging and damaged brains to a state where they could learn as they did when young.Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/clearandvivid
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Sep 1, 2020 • 44min

Sharon Begley – on Keeping up with Covid

Reporting from the front lines of medical research with the with the skill of a storyteller while struggling to keep up with the outpouring of research on the coronavirus. “It’s like a firehose that we’re all trying desperately to drink out of.”Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/clearandvivid
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Aug 25, 2020 • 45min

Max Tegmark – When Our Machines Are Smarter Than Us

Up until now, we’ve been smarter than our tools. But that might change drastically sooner than we know. Isn’t it time to think about that?Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/clearandvivid
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Aug 18, 2020 • 44min

Lynn Sherr & Ellen Goodman – She Votes!

The two celebrated journalists explore the turbulent story, often forgotten, of women’s struggle to have the right to vote and what it means to us today.Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/clearandvivid
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Aug 11, 2020 • 42min

Pardis Sabeti – Racing Against Covid, Racing Against Time

We invite Pardis back to hear her account from the front lines in the fight against the coronavirus. She’s a leader in scientific breakthroughs aimed at stopping its insidious ability to spread undetected.Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/clearandvivid
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Aug 4, 2020 • 43min

Rafael Reif – on the Greatest Threat to Our National Security

The President of MIT on how we can lead the world in technology again—and how he’s helping change the educational model so it can survive in the new world of at-home learning.Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/clearandvivid
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Jul 28, 2020 • 45min

Brené Brown – on Empathy, Courage and Where They Come From

The renowned researcher and author on emotional literacy and the strengths that lead to better relationships.Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/clearandvivid
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Jul 21, 2020 • 44min

Jared Diamond – How it Can All Fall Apart

His recent book Upheaval: Turning Points for Nations in Crisis, could hardly be more timely. And it has a fascinating twist, seeking links between how individuals deal with crises – with insights from his clinical psychologist wife – to how nations succeed or fail when confronted with a crisis.Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/clearandvivid

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