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Science Clear+Vivid Podcast

Alan Alda

With support from The Kavli Foundation, Clear+Vivid presents this special series on the power of basic scientific research – from the pure to the practical. What is curiosity-driven research? Why does it matter? How does it play a role in transforming our lives? Where does basic research take place and by whom? Why is…

34 episodes tracked

Science Clear+Vivid Podcast

Anna Ploszajski: When Science Meets Craft

Daphna Shohamy: Your Creative Memory

Caterina Vernieri: Seeing What Can’t be Seen

Marcelle Soares Santos: Capturing a Cosmic Explosion

Lucy Aplin: Cockatoos have culture too

Kerri Cahoy: Hitchhiking to Space

Polina Anikeeva: Communing with the Brain

Abigail Vieregg: Seeking Cosmic Messengers

Rae Wynn-Grant: Carnivore Champion

Maya Fishbach: When Black Holes Chirp

Beronda Montgomery: Lessons from Plants

Science Clear+Vivid - Season 3 Trailer

Alex Schnell: Do Cuttlefish Ponder?

Alysson Muotri: A Brain Begins – in a Dish

Edward Chang: A Brain Speaks

Shriya Srinivasan: Making prosthetic limbs feel real

How Your Mind Creates Language

Researching Her Own Disease

The Brothers Shenderov

There’s More to Everything than Meets the Eye

Something in the Way You Move

A Shot in the Arm for Us All

CRISPR versus COVID

TRAILER: Science Clear+Vivid Season 2 / Clear+Vivid with Alan Alda Season 12

Michael Drake: Higher Ed in the Time of Covid

Simon Johnson: Jump-Starting America

Rebecca Blank: The Power of the Publics

Bob Conn: When it’s Wise to be Risky

Freeman Hrabowski: The University That Multiplies Genius

Marcia McNutt: When Science Matters Now

Sethuraman Panchanathan: The Scientific Spirit

Shirley Tilghman: The 75 Year-Old Idea We Need Now

Harvey Fineberg: Ready When Needed

Robbert Dijkgraaf: Opening Doors to the Unknown