Henry Gee is a paleontologist, senior editor at Nature and the author of several books, including Jacob’s Ladder, In Search of Deep Time, The Science of Middle-earth, and The Accidental Species. Paleontology lies on the border between biology and geology but differs from archaeology in that it excludes the study of anatomically modern humans.
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Apr 24
Earth Day with Jane Goodall: A Life, A Legacy, A Call to Act
This Earth Day, we revisit a remarkable conversation with Jane Goodall—both a timely call to action and a reflection on a life that reshaped how we see animals, nature, and ourselves.From her groundbreaking discoveries with chimpanzees to her decades of environmental advocacy, Ja ... Show More
29m 49s
Apr 22
Why Innovation Demands a Mindshift with Brian Solis
What does it really take to see the future before it arrives?Guy Kawasaki sits down with Brian Solis, author of Mindshift, to unpack how leaders can stop reacting and start shaping what’s next. They explore the difference between automation and augmentation, why most organization ... Show More
44m 53s
Nov 2019
Kathleen Sheppard, "The Life of Margaret Alice Murray: A Woman’s Work in Archaeology" (Lexington, 2017)
After Napoleon occupied Egypt, Europeans became obsessed with the ancient cultures of the Nile. In Britain, the center of Egyptology research was University College London (UCL). At the heart of the UCL program was the Egyptologist, Margaret Alice Murray. During this golden age o ... Show More
33m 47s
Dec 2023
Syndesiology (CONNECTIONS) with James Burke
<p>He’s the guy pointing to a NASA launch behind him, in the most legendary shot in television history. He’s a science historian and Apollo Program correspondent. He’s the creator, host, and writer of the long-running program “Connections.” He is a science communication hero to m ... Show More
50m 54s
Feb 2021
Darwin's The Descent of Man (1871)
Matthew Sweet is joined by Xine Yao, Joe Cain, and Ruth Mace, who've been re-reading Charles Darwin's 1871 book The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex. The book offered a radical reinterpretation of what it means to be human by situating us completely within the nat ... Show More
44m 41s
Dec 2021
The Origins of Life on Earth
<p>Today we’re going back to the beginning – no Romans, Celts, Egyptians or Macedonians in sight. We’re going much further back, covering billions of years of prehistory as we look at the emergence of life on Earth. From the rise of the earliest microscopic membranes to the arriv ... Show More
1h 24m
Jun 2020
Brian Greene, "Until the End of Time: Mind, Matter, and Our Search for Meaning in an Evolving Universe" (Random House, 2020)
Brian Greene is a Professor of Mathematics and Physics at Columbia University in the City of New York, where he is the Director of the Institute for Strings, Cosmology, and Astroparticle Physics, and co-founder and chair of the World Science Festival. He is well known for his TV ... Show More
2 h
Dec 2023
William Henry: Ancient Aliens, Ascension and the Future of Mankind
William Henry is a Nashville-based author, investigative mythologist, and TV presenter. He is an internationally recognized authority on human spiritual potential, transformation and ascension.<br /><br />The spiritual voice and Consulting Producer of the global hit HISTORY Chann ... Show More
1h 23m