About the show
"To arrive at the edge of the world's knowledge, seek out the most complex and sophisticated minds, put them in a room together, and have them ask each other the questions they are asking themselves."
Episodes
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Possible Minds - Live at the Brattle Theater in Boston [2.21.2019]
March 4th, 2019 | 1 hr 28 mins
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Freeman Dyson - Biological and Cultural Evolution [2.19.2019]
February 19th, 2019 | 59 mins 34 secs
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Lisa Mosconi - Alzheimer's Prevention [2.11.19]
February 11th, 2019 | 36 mins 12 secs
LISA MOSCONI is the director of the Women's Brain…
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Susan Schneider - The Future of the Mind [1.28.19]
January 28th, 2019 | 27 mins 57 secs
SUSAN SCHNEIDER holds the Distinguished Scholar c…
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Jonathan Rodden - The Urban-Rural Divide: Why Geography Matters [1.16.19]
January 16th, 2019 | 49 mins 53 secs
JONATHAN RODDEN is a professor in the Political S…
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Elaine Pagels - The Social History of Religion [12.12.18]
December 12th, 2018 | 36 mins 6 secs
ELAINE PAGELS is the Harrington Spear Paine Profe…
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Peter Galison - How Technology Changes Our Concept of the Self [11.20.18]
November 20th, 2018 | 12 mins 33 secs
PETER GALISON is the Joseph Pellegrino University…
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Karl Sigmund - When the Rule of Law Is Not Working [10.11.18]
October 11th, 2018 | 36 mins 21 secs
KARL SIGMUND is professor of mathematics at the U…
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Doyne Farmer - Collective Awareness [10.3.18]
July 17th, 2018 | 36 mins 19 secs
J. DOYNE FARMER is director of the Complexity Eco…
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Brian Hare - Absolute Brain Size Matters [6.28.18]
June 28th, 2018 | 45 mins 41 secs
BRIAN HARE is an associate professor of evolution…
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Andrew Barron - The Connectomic Revolution [6.12.18]
June 12th, 2018 | 37 mins 28 secs
ANDREW BARRON is the Australian Research Council …
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Nicolas Berggruen - Bonding with Your Algorithm [6.5.18]
June 5th, 2018 | 51 mins 16 secs
Investor and philanthropist NICOLAS BERGGRUEN is …