Episodes

  • How we disappear: managing digital legacies with intention

    How we disappear: managing digital legacies with intention
    Jun 25 2026
    In this episode, Stanford historian Thomas Mullaney explores why memories, photographs and digital records disappear, and what we can do to preserve the stories that matter most.
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    26 mins
  • How GPS shaped the modern world

    How GPS shaped the modern world
    Jun 25 2026
    In this episode, journalist Katherine Dunn explores the surprising history of GPS and how a military navigation tool became an essential part of everyday life.
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    25 mins
  • How speed shapes the modern world

    How speed shapes the modern world
    Jun 18 2026
    Acclaimed scientist Vaclav Smil explores humanity’s pursuit of speed and how it has influenced evolution, technology, transportation and modern life.
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    25 mins
  • Can you really trust what you see?

    Can you really trust what you see?
    Jun 11 2026
    Digital illusionist and author Keelan Leyser reveals how the hidden blind spots in our perception shape everything from everyday decisions and online behavior to courtroom verdicts and deepfakes in his new book “Unseen: Blind Spots and Why We Miss What Matters Most.”
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    25 mins
  • Sneak peek at NASA's newest space telescope

    Sneak peek at NASA's newest space telescope
    Jun 11 2026
    NASA Scientist Dominic Benford takes a behind the scenes look at NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope before it launches in September. Learn how this first-of-its-kind observatory will map the universe one panoramic frame at a time.
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    25 mins
  • Shaping the future of AI in Utah, the United States

    Shaping the future of AI in Utah, the United States
    Jun 4 2026
    From advising the White House on science and technology policy to leading AI strategy at the University of Utah, Dr. Manish Parashar discusses how artificial intelligence is reshaping research, industry and everyday life.
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    25 mins
  • Can AI help save democracy?

    Can AI help save democracy?
    Jun 4 2026
    Beth Simone Noveck discusses how artificial intelligence could strengthen democracy, improve government services and help rebuild public trust in institutions.
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    26 mins
  • Musical daydreams and the science of getting lost in sound

    Musical daydreams and the science of getting lost in sound
    May 21 2026
    Elizabeth Hellmuth Margulis explores how music can transport us into vivid inner worlds and what those musical daydreams reveal about the mind.
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    26 mins