The Sweet Smell of Happiness
Does happiness have a scent? Dr Laurie has been trying to remove the bad smells in her life and bring in more fragrances that enhance her wellbeing. But she’s noticed…
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Filmmaker Lulu Wang Creates In Between Two Worlds
Following the success of her autobiographical 2019 film, The Farewell, Lulu Wang has emerged as one of the most exciting voices in Hollywood. With the arrival of her new series…
Supersonic Nazi Vengeance: V2 Rocket (Part 1)
At the height of World War Two, British intelligence began receiving reports that the enemy was developing a rocket weapon. The idea seemed fantastical — resources in Nazi Germany were…
Using AI to Build Better Robots
Peter Chen is the co-founder and CEO of Covariant. Peter’s problem is this: How do you take the AI breakthroughs of the past decade or so, and make them work…
Tenerife: The Most Deadly Air Disaster
Teaser: In 1977, two planes collided on the runway at Tenerife Airport. Why did the crash happen? And, given that it took place on the ground, why didn’t more people…
James Fauntleroy
James Fauntleroy is one of the most prolific pop songwriters of the past 15-plus years. Some of his most prized placements include writing songs for Beyoncé, Rihanna, Justin Timberlake and…
Oscar Nominations with Wesley Morris (The New York Times)
Wesley Morris has served as critic at large at The New York Times since 2015, covering film, politics, and pop culture. He joins this week to discuss this year’s Academy…
Welcome to Season 2 of McCartney: A Life in Lyrics
Season Two of McCartney: A Life in Lyrics comes out weekly starting February 7th, and features the stories behind songs like “Yesterday,” “Band on the Run,” “Here, There and Everywhere,”…
Teaching Computers to See
Fei-Fei Li is a Stanford computer scientist and the former chief scientist of artificial intelligence/machine learning at Google Cloud. When Li entered the field of AI in the 2000s, researchers…
Future Islands
The Baltimore-based synth-pop band Future Islands was first thrust into the national spotlight in 2014 after making their TV debut on The Late Show With David Letterman. The band’s unassuming frontman Samuel…
Dan Levy (‘Schitt’s Creek’) Goes His Own Way
Over the past decade, writer and actor Dan Levy rose to prominence for his work on Schitt’s Creek. After co-creating the series with his father, Eugene Levy, he turned to…
Using Oil-Industry Tech to Create Clean Energy
Tim Latimer is the CEO and co-founder of Fervo Energy, a company that is using a new approach to produce carbon-free geothermal energy. Tim and his company are drawing on…
