SOFI TUKKER: Bread (Bread Science with Dr. Maria Ortiz)
Global dance music stars SOFI TUKKER celebrate the release of their bread themed album Bread with a conversation about the science that makes bread so delicious and universal
Questlove and Dr. Susan Engel on Nurturing Ideas in Children | LABS
Academy Award‒winning filmmaker, drummer, DJ, producer, director, culinary entrepreneur and New York Times bestselling author Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson talks with Williams College pioneering developmental psychologist, Dr. Susan Engel about his debut children’s picture book “The Idea in You.”
Jermaine Dupri: Welcome To Atlanta (Cultural Anthropology with Joycelyn Wilson)
Join Atlanta Music Icon Jermaine Dupri and Georgia Tech ethnographer Dr. Joycelyn Wilson for a conversation about how Atlanta grew to become a cultural phenomenon.
LABS: Peggy Seeger and Prof. Tim Coulson on Eco-Feminism
Folk icon Peggy Seeger talks with Oxford University Biology Professor Tim Coulson about her experience as feminist, ecologist, activist, mother, musician, Seeger and more.
LABS: Denzel Curry and Dr. Mimi Ito on Anime Culture
Rapper Denzel Curry talks with UC Irvine cultural anthropologist Dr. Mimi Ito about his relationship to anime and anime culture in Japan and abroad.
Watch Laraaji Perform Sun Piano and Moon Piano
Ambient/New Age music legend Laraaji talks about his experience observing the Total Solar Eclipse. Cornell University Astronomer Dr. Nikole Lewis talks about the necessary conditions to allow for a Total Solar Eclipse, extraterrestrial life, Carl Sagan and more.
LABS: David Byrne and Patrik Svensson
Recorded Live at the Museum of Science in Boston on May 8, 2024, musician polymath and Talking Heads co-founder David Byrne talks with “The Book of Eels” author, Patrik Svensson.
Laraaji: Sun Piano/Moon Piano (Eclipse Science with Nikole Lewis)
Ambient/New Age music legend Laraaji talks about his experience observing the Total Solar Eclipse. Cornell University Astronomer Dr. Nikole Lewis talks about the necessary conditions to allow for a Total Solar Eclipse, extraterrestrial life, Carl Sagan and more.
LABS: José González and Brian Cox on Secular Humanism
Swedish Argentine folk singer José Gonzalez returns to the show along with our only other repeat guest, physicist Dr. Brian Cox of BBC and Cern fame. The two talk about secular humanism, atheism, finding meaning, black holes, Carl Sagan and more.
Sid Sriram: Blue Spaces (Color Neuroscience with Bevil Conway)
Indian Carnatic superstar Sid Sriram talks about his song “Blue Spaces” with visual neuroscientist/color expert, Dr. Bevil Conway.
LABS: Bethany Cosentino and Lisa Marchiano on Jungian Analysis
Best Coast lead singer and Jungian analysand, Bethany Cosentino and “This Jungian Life Podcast" host Lisa Marchiano do a deep dive on you guessed it…Jungian Analysis!
Spyro Gyra: Catching The Sun (Harmful Algal Blooms with Holly Waterfield)
Spyro Gyra co-founder Jeremy Wall talks about the height of the jazz fusion era, composing and about about the ins and outs of lake formation, spirogyra algae, harmful algal blooms or HABS and more with lake ecologist, Holly Waterfield.
Sheila E: The Glamorous Life (Rhythm Neuroscience with Hugo Merchant)
Queen of Percussion and Prince collaborator Sheila E .talks about her 1984 hit, working with Prince, salsa music, learning from her legendary father with University of Mexico Neuroscientist, Dr. Hugo Merchant. Hugo shares fascinating findings about how the mechanisms in the brain process rhythm and help us keep a beat.
Cat Power Sings Dylan (Nostalgia Neuroscience with Hetvi Doshi)
Cat Power talks about her recreation of the historic 1966 Bob Dylan concert album at the Royal Albert Hall with Cornell University neuroscientist and nostalgia expert, Hetvi Doshi.
Bonus Episode: How Star Trek Incorporates Real-Life Science
Special BONUS episode featuring the Science Friday/Universe of Art Podcast! Sing For Science host Matt Whyte welcomes Universe of Art host, D. Peterschmidt to talk about their show, Universe of Art.