Because Internet
Linguist Gretchen McCulloch makes a serious study of how language is affected by the internet and how the internet changes language.
Theranos’s Bait and Switch
Medical reporter Christina Farr (Fast Company) explains an odd presentation made by Elizabeth Holmes.
SETI Finds an Angel
The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence gets $100m from a Russian billionaire. Astronomer Seth Shostak.
Starting ‘em Young on STEM
Brendan Boyle from IDEO’s Toy Lab takes on a new challenge: children’s TV.
Goldieblox and “Girl Toys”
The toy industry wants to make building toys appealing to girls. Goldieblox CEO Debbie Sterling says making them pink is not enough.
Ep 100 Paul Alivisatos
What goes on at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratories? Director Paul Alivisatos explains.
ep 96 Why People Believe Weird Things
Famed skeptic Michael Shermer talks about his new book "The Believing Brain" with Maggie Shiels of the BBC and Ben Parr of Mashable.
ep 96 Why People Believe Weird Things Part 2
Shermer discusses religion and names his own predicted date for the end of the world.