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Minds Over Matters
The podcast that could save humanity. Minds Over Matters focuses on discoveries, research, and insights that enhance our understanding of ourselves and the world around us. Join us for real conversations with experts in every field, from climate change to economics, and AI to neuroscience. No noise. Just real research broken down.
Episodes
Minds Over MattersAmerican Carnage
It’s no overstatement to say that the November 3rd midterm elections will determine the future of the United States. In fact, these days it may be nearly…
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Humanness
In the 6,000 or so years since human civilization began, there have been a lot of humans. Factor in the incredible cultural diversity and technological…
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Getting Small
Generally speaking, the smaller things get, the simpler they are. Think of, say, a single brick compared to a 20,000 s.f. brick castle. But there is a point…
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The Cosmos
The universe is big. And old. And complicated. And even though we’re only able to observe a shockingly small part of it, that small part constantly reveals new…
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Rocking the Climate
The numbers surrounding climate change are very real and frightening, leaving us with very few options. We can either warm (no pun intended) to the idea of…
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Emotions
Our emotional state at any given moment is how we assess the quality of our lives. Whether we’re happy, sad, angry, depressed … that’s who we are. But where do…
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Elections
If you’re a sucker for politics, societal division, and the phrase “I didn’t see THAT coming!”, boy, oh boy, did you pick a good time to be alive. Nowhere is…
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Words 2.0
With satellites now enveloping our world, empowering a seemingly infinite suite of options for connecting, we have officially entered a new frontier of…
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Drugs on War
What are the implications of an intoxicated army? Today’s guest, Adam Zientek, is a historian whose book on the French army’s use of wine during World War I…
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The Global Economy
The world has certainly seen its share of economic crises before. But have we ever seen anything like this? How did we get here? How long might this last? What…
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Wellness
The word “wellness” has been appropriated by a handful of for-profit industries, each with an interest in branding the concept as something achievable through…
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Eugenics
So, you want to build a better baby. While many who have tried in the past have done so for not-so-good reasons, today’s emerging technology — while not…
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The Dark Ages
How dark were the Dark Ages? Were they dark for everyone, or was the darkness local to an unfortunate few? How did they break out of the darkness? And what of…
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MOM Exclusive: The Middle East
During a recent trip to Syria to study the post-civil war healing process, Keith Watenpaugh found himself in the midst of a fresh conflict — a war declared by…
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Quantum
For centuries, the physical sciences have offered us ways to make sense of the physical world — the world we perceive with our senses. But what about the world…
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Islam
To say that Islam is misunderstood would be misleading. It would be much more accurate to say that Islam is not understood at all — at least by most people in…
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Utopia
Imagine a place that checks nearly every box in the search for Utopia — sustainable, energy efficient, communal, safe. For the past half-century, Village…
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Tea
To suggest that tea is merely something to drink seems somewhat superficial. After all, tea has been found at the center of diplomatic negotiations…
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Poverty
This January, as the country observes National Poverty Month, we ask how it is that the wealthiest nation in the world manages to rank 79th out of 91 countries…
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The Binary of Genocide
While the act of genocide dates back to the 13th century, the word itself is fairly young — coined in 1944. Keith David Watenpaugh, one of the country’s…
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A Beacon for An Energy Resilient Future
In this episode of Minds Over Matters, lighting designer and director of the California Lighting Technology Center Jae Yong Suk joins host Ed Kiggins to…
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Understanding Our Oceans at Every Depth
In this episode of Minds Over Matters, oceanographer and climate scientist Dr. Tessa Hill joins host Ed Kiggins to discuss the concerning shifts in the Earth’s…
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How We Priced and Valued Everything
Ellen Hartigan-O’Connor is a historian whose new book Under the Hammer is the first to document how auctions in early America, for everything from sacks of…
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Deportation by the Numbers
Giovanni Peri is an award-winning global economist and one of the world’s leading experts on migration. He is the Founding Director of the Global Migration…
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Seeing Shamanism Everywhere
In the debut episode of Minds Over Matters, evolutionary anthropologist Dr. Manvir Singh joins host Ed Kiggins for a wide-ranging conversation about a…