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Why evolution explains more than we think
12 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Evolution is often misunderstood as a process limited to biology and genes. In this in-depth conversation, evolutionary ecologist Mark Vellend challen...
How sleep shapes the developing Brain with Mark Blumberg I Infant sleep neuroscience I Podcast
29 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How sleep shapes the developing Brain with Mark Blumberg This conversation is with Mark Blumberg, a neuroscientist at the University of Iowa whose wor...
The Metabolic Truth: Rethinking Calories and Energy with Herman Pontzer | Lifestyle | Health | Food
18 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This conversation is with Herman Pontzer, an evolutionary anthropologist and professor at Duke University. Herman is best known for his groundbreaking...
Predicting future of the Planet with J. Doyne Farmer I Reason with Science | Complexity Economics
14 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Can economics help us create a sustainable future? Our guest is Doyne Farmer, Director of the Complexity Economics Programme at Oxford University. Tr...
Is evolution predictable? with Simon Conway Morris | Reason with Science | Emergence | Convergence
09 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is evolution predictable? The guest for this podcast is with Simon Conway Morris, Professor of Evolutionary Palaeobiology at the University of Cambrid...
How nature builds complexity | Ricard Solé | Reason with Science | Liquid brains | Synthetic worlds
26 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This conversatio is with Ricard Solé, a leading thinker in complex systems and synthetic biology. Ricard heads the Complex Systems Lab at Pompeu Fabr...
Human evolution and culture with Agustín Fuentes | Reason with Science | Creativity | Cooperation
18 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is with one of the most compelling voices in anthropology, Agustín Fuentes. Agustín is a professor, evolutionary theorist, and author o...
Vaccines, Longevity and The future of health with John Tregoning | Reason with Science | Health
12 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is with John Tregoning, a leading expert in infectious diseases, professor at Imperial College London, and author of the books “Live Fo...
The Physics of Living Systems with Chris Kempes | Reason with Science | Emergence | Evolution
26 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is with Chris Kempes, a professor at the Santa Fe Institute working at the fascinating intersection of physics and biology. Chris joins u...
The Art and Craft of Science with Kenneth Catania | Reason with Science | Scientific method
22 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is with Kenneth Catania, a neuroscientist and biologist at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. His work has illuminated the fa...
How animals evolved with Iñaki Ruiz-Trillo | Reason with Science | Evolution | Multicellularity
02 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is with Iñaki Ruiz-Trillo, whose research sheds light on one of the most fundamental transitions in the history of life—the evolution ...
Genetics and the Brain with Kevin Mitchell | Reason with Science | Evolution | Neuroscience
15 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is with Kevin Mitchell. He is an associate professor of Genetics and Neuroscience at Trinity College Dublin, where he investigates how ge...
How biology works with Michael Levin and William RatCliff | Reason with Science | Evolution
08 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is with Michael Levin and William RatCliff. Mike is a Professor in the Biology department at Tufts University. He is a pioneer in the stu...
Reason and scientific method | Hugo Mercier | Reason with Science
28 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we talk with cognitive scientist Hugo Mercier about the fascinating topic of reasoning - what it is, how it works, and why it matters...
Synthetic cells and DNA origami | Kerstin Göpfrich | Reason with Science | Engineering | Biology
20 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is with Kerstin Göpfrich. She is a leading researcher in the field of synthetic biology with experties in biophysics, DNA nanotechnology...
Evolutionary aspects of ageing | Steven Austad | Reason with Science | Lifespan | Human health
10 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is with Steven Austad. He is the Protective Life Endowed Chair in Health Aging Research, a Distinguished professor and Chair of the Depar...
Cells to civilizations with Enrico Coen | Reason with Science | Evolution | Science | Culture
03 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is with Enrico Coen. He is a plant biologist and geneticist at John Innes Centre. Enrico's work has focused on unraveling the intrica...
Unconscious mind and our behavior | John Bargh | Reason with Science | Psychology | Consciousness
30 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is with John Bargh. He is a social psychologist at Yale University. John's work has shed light on the intricate workings of the human...
Life origins at hydrothermal vents | Michael Russell | Reason with Science | Geology | Chemistry
26 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is with Michael Russell. He is geologist who works on the origin of life. Mike is an originator of the theory that life emerged at alkali...
Building life from chemistry | Lee Cronin | Reason with Science | Artificial life | Origin of life
11 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is with Lee Cronin. He is the Regius Chair of Chemistry in the School of Chemistry at the University of Glasgow. He and his team are tryi...
Behavioral economics and Game theory | Robert Aumann | Reason with Science | Nobel Laureate | Psychology
04 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is with Robert Aumann (94 years old now). He is widely regarded as one of the most influential thinkers in game theory and decision theor...
What drives evolution? | Denis Noble | Reason with Science | Darwin | Selfish genes | Richard Dawkins
14 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is with Denis Noble. He is a renowned biologist, physiologist, and systems theorist, known for his pioneering research in the fields of c...
Powering the complexity of life with Michael Levin and Nick Lane | Reason with Science | Biology | Evolution
07 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is with Michael Levin and Nick Lane. Mike is a Professor in the Biology department at Tufts University. He studies the role of bioelectri...
Life on Mars | Reason with Science | Alien life | ALFA Mars project
23 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Support ALFA Mars: https://www.alfamars.org/get-involved/ For years, humanity has been captivated by the idea of the red planet and the possibility ...
How modern humans evolved? | Chris Stringer | Reason with Science | Hominins | Hominids
17 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is with Chris Stringer. Chris is a renowned paleoanthropologist and a leading expert in the study of human evolution. He is a researcher...
Building life in the lab | Kate Adamala | Reason with Science | Artificial life | Origin of life
08 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is with Kate Adamala. She is an assistant professor at the University of Minnesota. Kate is a renowned synthetic biologist and biochemis...
Evolutionary origins of viruses and cellular life with Eugene Koonin | Reason with Science | Genomics
19 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is with Eugene Koonin. He is a highly respected computational biologist who has made significant contributions to the fields of evolution...
Origin and early evolution of life with William Martin | Reason with Science | Hydrothermal Vents
11 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is with William (Bill) Martin. He is the head of the institute of molecular evolution at the University of Düsseldorf. With ...
Art of Science communication | Lee McIntyre | Reason with science | Flat earthers | Antivaxx
11 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This conversation is with Lee McIntyre. He is a Research Fellow at the Center for Philosophy and History of Science at Boston University and an Inst...
Physical reality and mind with Chris Fields | Reason with Science | Quantum theory | Consciousness
05 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is with Chris Fields. He is an independent scientist with a PhD in Philosophy from the University of Colorado. Here we talk about &...
The evolutionary origins of a good society | Nicholas Christakis | Reason with Science | Psychology
26 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is with Nicholas Christakis. He is the Sterling Professor of Social and Natural Science at Yale University, where he directs the &n...
Physics of Black Holes with Chris Impey
19 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is with Chris Impey. He is a university Distinguished Professor of Astronomy at the University of Arizona. For 17 years he was Depu...
Big Bang, Black holes and Gravitational waves | Abhay Ashtekar | Reason with Science | Physics
28 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is with Abhay Ashtekar. He is Evan Pugh Professor of Physics at Penn State, where he also holds the Eberly Chair. In 1993, he founded the...
Viruses: The enigma of life with Pavel Plevka
21 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is with Pavel Plevka. He is a research group leader at Central European institute of technology (CEITEC). His research is focused o...
Emergence of the universe | Peter Atkins | Reason with Science | Multiverse | Physics
25 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is with Peter Atkins. He is a chemist and a Fellow of Lincoln College at the University of Oxford. Peter is a prolific writer of popular ...
Understanding metabolism and aging | Charles Brenner | Reason with Science | NAD system | Anti-aging
13 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is with Charles Brenner. He is the Alfred E Mann Family Foundation Chair in the department of Diabetes and Cancer Metabolism.  ...
How multicellularity evolves? with William Ratcliff
30 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is with William Ratcliff. He is an Associate Professor at the School of Biological Science at Georgia Tech. Will studies the physics that...
Quantum physics for babies with Chris Ferrie
22 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is with Chris Ferrie. He is an associate Professor at the University of Technology Sydney and Centre for Quantum Software and  ...
The mind of a Bee with Lars Chittka
15 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is with Lars Chittka. He is a professor at Queen Mary, University of London. Lars is an expert on the behaviour, cognition and &nbs...
Where did the universe come from? with Geraint Lewis
08 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is with Geraint Lewis. He is a Professor of Professor of Astrophysics at the Sydney Institute for Astronomy, part of the Univ...
Can language describe reality? with Nick Enfield
01 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is with Nick Enfield. He is a Professor of Linguistics at the University of Sydney. Nick's research on language, culture, cognition and s...
The Noble journey part II with Randy Schekman
28 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This is second part of the conversation with Randy Schekman. He is an investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and a Professor of &nb...
The Noble journey part I with Randy Schekman
28 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This is first part of the conversation with Randy Schekman. He is an investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and a Professor of &nbs...
Chemistry of life and death with Nick Lane
24 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is with Nick Lane. Nick is a professor of Evolutionary Biochemistry at University College London. He is an author of several books like P...
Science, evolution and athiesm with PZ Myers
17 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is with Paul Zachary (PZ) Myers. He is an associate professor of biology at the University of Minnesota where he works in the field ...
Reality is an illusion with Donald Hoffman
10 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This is second episode with Donald Hoffman. Donald is a Professor Emeritus of Cognitive Sciences at the University of California, Irvine. ...
The edge of our solar system with Konstantin Batygin
06 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This is a conversation with Konstantin Batygin. He is a planetary science professor at Caltech known for his work on planet 9. He is also a part...
Nature of reality with Bernardo Kastrup
03 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is with Bernardo Kastrup.Bernardo is an author, philosopher, and director of the Essentia Foundation. He has a Ph.D. in philosophy and an...
Alien intelligent life with Avi Loeb
02 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This is a conversation with a theoretical physicist Avi Loeb. He is a Professor of Science at Harvard University and a bestselling author of &nb...
Science of Testosterone with Carole Hooven
30 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This is a conversation with Carole Hooven. She teaches in and co-directs the undergraduate program in the Department of Human Evolutionary Biology at ...
The future of humanity with Martin Rees
28 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is with Martin Rees. Prof. Rees is a cosmologist and astrophysicist at Cambridge University and co-founder of the Centre for ...
Evolution of gender with Frans De Waal
21 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is with Frans De Waal. He is a professor in Emory University's psychology department and the Director of the Living Links Cen...
Food for your health with Dr. Robert Lustig
19 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This is a conversation with Dr. Robert Lustig. Dr. Lustig is a neuroendocrinologist with expertise in metabolism, obesity, and nutrition. He’s...
Bats | Pandemics | Women in Science | Alice Hughes | Reason with Science | Evolution | Biodiversity
24 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This is second part of the conversation with Prof. Alice Hughes. She is working at XTBG in China. Her work focuses on understanding patterns of ...
Roots of modern science | Michael Strevens | Reason with science | Philosophy | Karl Popper | Thomas Kuhn
15 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Strevens is a professor of Philosophy at New York University. He is specialized on the philosophy of science. His major interests ...
What evolution is? | Natural selection | Alice Hughes | Reason with Science | Charles Darwin
03 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This is the conversation with Prof. Alice Hughes. She is working at XTBG in China. Her work focuses on understanding patterns of biodiversity &n...
The artistic ape with Desmond Morris
19 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Desmond Morris is a renowned zoologist, surrealist painter, writer and a TV presenter from UK. He is 93 years old now and still working with the...
How human values evolve? with Frans De Waal
02 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is with Frans De Waal. He is a professor in Emory University's psychology department and the Director of the Living Links Cen...