Episode 1
The Racial Wealth Gap
Cory Booker and others discuss how slavery, housing discrimination and centuries of inequality have compounded...
Episode 2
Designer DNA
Scientific feat or terrifying social experiment? Specialists in the field discuss the high stakes and ethical...
Episode 3
Monogamy
What do biology, human history and the promiscuity of bonobos reveal about monogamy? Experts and everyday coup...
Episode 4
K-Pop
Elaborate music videos, adoring fans, killer choreography. Learn about the global music phenomenon from South...
Episode 5
Cryptocurrency
Cryptocurrency has made people billionaires, but is digital cash the next revolution? Learn about this anonymo...
Episode 6
Why Diets Fail
Atkins. Paleo. Keto. Do any work in the long term? Experts look at marketing, food environments and genes to e...
Episode 7
The Stock Market
Does the stock market accurately reflect the status of the economy? Finance specialists discuss market history...
Episode 8
eSports
Is fake violence a sport? Fans, shoutcasters, and eSports icons break down today's video games and the explosi...
Episode 9
Extraterrestrial Life
Despite decades of searching, we have yet to discover extraterrestrial life. Scientists discuss the reasons, i...
Episode 10
!
Do we overuse exclamation points!? Linguists and copy editors look at how the punctuation has adapted across h...
Episode 11
Cricket
Cricket experts look at how the confusing sport became so popular and discuss its evolution in becoming more a...
Episode 12
Weed
Marijuana experts discuss the rise of potent "sexually frustrated" cannabis plants, the quests for consistency...
Episode 13
Tattoo
They've been used to command respect, punish criminals and mark achievements. Tattooists speak about the origi...
Episode 14
Astrology
Do zodiac signs prescribe your fate? Or do horoscopes' accuracy lie in the placebo effect? Take a look at the...
Episode 15
Can We Live Forever ?
Can we uncover the secrets to extending the human lifespan? Experts discuss how developments in science -- eve...
Episode 16
The Female Orgasm
The female orgasm is more elusive when a man is involved. Discover the reasons why and how women are embracing...
Episode 17
Political Correctness
Political correctness can sometimes feel like a tug-of-war between inclusivity and free speech. Experts discus...
Episode 18
Why Women Are Paid Less
Hillary Clinton and Anne-Marie Slaughter discuss the cultural norms at the center of the worldwide gender pay...
Episode 19
The World's Water Crisis
The global water crisis is at an inflection point. How do we price our most valuable resource, while also ensu...
Episode 20
Music
When does sound become music? Why are humans so uniquely able to master musicality? Researchers talk rhythm, o...