Ideas Roadshow Podcast

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In-depth conversations with world-leading experts across the arts and sciences for a uniquely engaging exploration of ideas hosted by Howard Burton. Howard Burton is the founder of Ideas Roadshow and host of the Ideas Roadshow Podcast. He can be reached at howard@ideasroadshow.com.

Episode Date
David Politzer, “The Physics of Banjos” (Open Agenda, 2021)
Aug 14, 2023
Pandemic Perspectives 12: Politicizing the COVID Pandemic
May 25, 2022
Pandemic Perspectives 11: The Covid Pandemic and Learning about Learning
May 18, 2022
Pandemic Perspectives 10: Covid and the Art of Science Communication
May 11, 2022
Pandemic Perspectives 9: Covid, 'Scientism,' and the Betrayal of the Enlightenment
May 04, 2022
Pandemic Perspectives 8: Covid and the Embrace of the Biological World
Apr 27, 2022
Pandemic Perspectives 7: Covid 19 Political Lessons from Portugal
Apr 20, 2022
Pandemic Perspectives 6: COVID and the Importance of Political Understanding
Apr 13, 2022
Pandemic Perspectives 5: Necessarily Global--How the Pandemic Forces Us To Think Bigger
Apr 06, 2022
Pandemic Perspectives 4: History, Morality and the Pandemic
Mar 30, 2022
Pandemic Perspectives 3: Neoliberalism, Human Rights and Our Collective Response to COVID
Mar 23, 2022
Pandemic Perspectives 2: COVID-19 through the Eyes of a Geneticist
Mar 16, 2022
Pandemic Perspectives 1: The Urgent Need for Effective International Cooperation
Mar 09, 2022
Edie Widder, “Ocean Enlightenment” (Open Agenda, 2021)
Dec 31, 2021
Janko Tipsarevic, “The Mind-Body Problem” (Open Agenda, 2021)
Dec 30, 2021
From Linear A to Linear B: Suggestive Continuity
Dec 29, 2021
Paul Steinhardt, "Inflated Expectations: A Cosmological Tale" (Open Agenda, 2021)
Dec 28, 2021
Charles Sheppard, “Coral Reefs: Science and Survival” (Open Agenda, 2021)
Dec 27, 2021
Claudia de Rham, “The Pull of the Stars” (Open Agenda, 2021)
Dec 24, 2021
Alfred Mele, “Free Will: An Investigation” (Open Agenda, 2021)
Dec 20, 2021
Margaret MacMillan, “For the Love of History” (Open Agenda, 2021)
Dec 17, 2021
Rocky Kolb, “A Universe of Particles: Cosmological Reflections” (Open Agenda, 2021)
Dec 16, 2021
Margaret Jacob, “Enlightened Entrepreneurialism” (Open Agenda, 2021)
Dec 14, 2021
Greg Hickock, “Beyond Mirror Neurons” (Open Agenda, 2021)
Dec 13, 2021
Kalanit Grill-Spector, “Vision and Perception” (Open Agenda, 2021)
Dec 10, 2021
Karl Gerth, “China: Up Close and Personal” (Open Agenda, 2021)
Dec 09, 2021
Michael Frazer, “The Power of Sympathy: Politics and Moral Sentimentalism” (Open Agenda, 2021)
Dec 07, 2021
Brian Epstein, “The Social World, Reexamined” (Open Agenda, 2021)
Dec 06, 2021
Philip Zimbardo, “Critical Situations” (Open Agenda, 2021)
Dec 03, 2021
Susan Wolf, “Meaningfulness” (Open Agenda, 2021)
Dec 02, 2021
Andrew Wallace-Hadrill, “Herculaneum Uncovered” (Open Agenda, 2021)
Nov 30, 2021
Matthew Walker, “Sleep Insights” (Open Agenda, 2021)
Nov 29, 2021
Frans de Waal, “On Atheists and Bonobos” (Open Agenda, 2021)
Nov 19, 2021
Scott Tremaine, “Astrophysical Wonders” (Open Agenda, 2021)
Nov 18, 2021
Jill Tartar, “SETI: Astronomy as a Contact Sport” (Open Agenda, 2021)
Nov 16, 2021
Matthew Stewart, “The Epicurean Republic” (Open Agenda, 2021)
Nov 15, 2021
Ian Stewart, “The Joy of Mathematics” (Open Agenda, 2021)
Nov 12, 2021
Paul Steinhardt, “Indiana Steinhardt and the Quest for Quasicrystals” (Open Agenda, 2021)
Nov 11, 2021
Scott Soames, “Appreciating Analytic Philosophy” (Open Agenda, 2021)
Nov 09, 2021
Lee Smolin, “Examining Time” (Open Agenda, 2021)
Nov 08, 2021
Quentin Skinner, “Quest for Freedom” (Open Agenda, 2021)
Nov 05, 2021
Alcino Silva, “Learning and Memory” (Open Agenda, 2021)
Nov 04, 2021
Hasana Sharp, “Flourishing Through Spinoza” (Open Agenda, 2021)
Nov 02, 2021
Jonathan Schooler, “Mind-Wandering and Meta-Awareness” (Open Agenda, 2021)
Nov 01, 2021
Stephen Scherer, “Our Human Variability” (Open Agenda, 2021)
Oct 29, 2021
Elyn Saks, “Mental Health: Policies, Laws and Attitudes” (Open Agenda, 2021)
Oct 28, 2021
Teofilo Ruiz, “The Consolations of History” (Open Agenda, 2021)
Oct 26, 2021
Miri Rubin, “Religion and Culture: A Historian’s Tale” (Open Agenda, 2021)
Oct 25, 2021
Jay Rubenstein, “Apocalypse Then: The First Crusade” (Open Agenda, 2021)
Oct 22, 2021
Julian Roberts, “Criminal Justice: An Examination” (Open Agenda, 2021)
Oct 21, 2021
Roger Penrose, “The Cyclic Universe” (Open Agenda, 2021)
Oct 19, 2021
Carol Padden, “Sign Language Linguistics” (Open Agenda, 2021)
Oct 18, 2021
Onora O’Neill, “Kant, Applied” (Open Agenda, 2021)
Oct 15, 2021
Josiah Ober, “Democratic Lessons: What the Greeks Can Teach Us” (Open Agenda, 2021)
Oct 14, 2021
Eleanor Nesbitt, “Exploring the Sikh Tradition” (Open Agenda, 2021)
Oct 12, 2021
Jenny Nelson, “Harnessing the Sun” (Open Agenda, 2021)
Oct 11, 2021
Martin Monti, “The Limits of Consciousness” (Open Agenda, 2021)
Oct 08, 2021
Pankaj Mirshra, “Turning the Mirror: A View From the East” (Open Agenda, 2021)
Oct 07, 2021
Denis McQuail, “Perspectives on Mass Communication” (Open Agenda, 2021)
Oct 05, 2021
Darrin McMahon, “Deconstructing Genius” (Open Agenda, 2021)
Oct 04, 2021
Maria Mavroudi, “Byzantium: Beyond the Cliché” (Open Agenda, 2021)
Oct 01, 2021
Mark Maslin, “Embracing the Anthropocene: Managing Human Impact” (Open Agenda, 2021)
Sep 30, 2021
Art, Irrepressible: Titian, Comics and Hip Hop
Sep 29, 2021
Elizabeth Loftus, “The Malleability of Memory” (Open Agenda, 2021)
Sep 28, 2021
Tony Leggett, “The Problems of Physics, Reconsidered” (Open Agenda, 2021)
Sep 27, 2021
Nick Lane, “A Matter of Energy: Biology From First Principles” (Open Agenda, 2021)
Sep 24, 2021
Stephen Kosslyn, “Applied Psychology: Thinking Critically” (Open Agenda, 2021)
Sep 23, 2021
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World: Chinese-Inspired Architecture
Sep 22, 2021
Justin Khoury, “Cosmological Conundrums” (Open Agenda, 2021)
Sep 21, 2021
Martin Jay, “Pants on Fire: On Lying in Politics” (Open Agenda, 2021)
Sep 20, 2021
Richard Janko, “The Derveni Papyrus” (Open Agenda, 2021)
Sep 17, 2021
Susan James, “Exploring Spinoza” (Open Agenda, 2021)
Sep 16, 2021
Henry Hardy: Capturing Genius: Editing Isaiah Berlin
Sep 15, 2021
David Hollinger, “Battling Protestants” (Open Agenda, 2021)
Sep 14, 2021
Andy Hoffman, “Saving the World at Business School (Part 2)” (Open Agenda, 2021)
Sep 13, 2021
Andy Hoffman “Saving the World at Business School (Part 1)” (Open Agenda, 2021)
Sep 10, 2021
Stephen Hinshaw, “Understanding ADHD” (Open Agenda, 2021)
Sep 09, 2021
Juha Kaakinen: Homelessness, a Solvable Problem
Sep 08, 2021
Jennifer Michael Hecht, “Sheathing the Bodkin: Combating Suicide” (Open Agenda, 2021)
Sep 07, 2021
Joanna Haigh, “Solar Impact: Climate and the Sun” (Open Agenda, 2021)
Sep 06, 2021
Emilie Hafner-Burton, “Improving Human Rights” (Open Agenda, 2021)
Sep 03, 2021
Jennifer Groh, “Knowing One’s Place: Space and the Brain” (Open Agenda, 2021)
Sep 02, 2021
Robin Wallace: Inspired By Beethoven
Sep 01, 2021
Nile Green, “Religious Entrepreneurs?” (Open Agenda, 2021)
Aug 31, 2021
Michael Gordin, “Science and Pseudoscience” (Open Agenda, 2021)
Aug 30, 2021
David J. Goldberg, “Rabbi With A Cause: Israel and Identity” (Open Agenda, 2021)
Aug 27, 2021
Fred Gitelman, “In the Cards” (Open Agenda, 2021)
Aug 26, 2021
Antonio Panaino: What is Zoroastrianism?
Aug 25, 2021
Jay Gargus, “Autism: A Genetic Perspective” (Open Agenda, 2021)
Aug 24, 2021
Uta Frith, “Exploring Autism” (Open Agenda, 2021)
Aug 23, 2021
Chris Frith, “In Search of a Mechanism: From the Brain to the Mind” (Open Agenda, 2020)
Aug 20, 2021
Barbara Fredrickson, “The Science of Emotions” (Open Agenda, 2020)
Aug 19, 2021
Armand D'Angour: Reimagining the Classical World
Aug 18, 2021
Charles Foster, “Defined By Relationship” (Open Agenda, 2021)
Aug 17, 2021
Victor Ferreira, “Speaking and Thinking” (Open Agenda, 2021)
Aug 16, 2021
Lisa Feldman Barrett, “Constructing Our World: The Brain’s-Eye View” (Open Agenda, 2021)
Aug 13, 2021
Nita Farahany, “Neurolaw” (Open Agenda, 2021)
Aug 12, 2021
John Elliott, “The Passionate Historian” (Open Agenda, 2021)
Aug 10, 2021
Artur Ekert, “Cryptoreality” (Open Agenda, 2021)
Aug 09, 2021
Freeman Dyson, “Pushing the Boundaries” (Open Agenda, 2021)
Aug 06, 2021
Carol Dweck, “Mindsets: Growing Your Brain” (Open Agenda, 2021)
Aug 05, 2021
John Dunn, “Democracy: Clarifying the Muddle” (Open Agenda, 2021)
Aug 04, 2021
John Duncan, “Investigating Intelligence” (Open Agenda, 2021)
Aug 03, 2021
Diana Deutsch, “Believing Your Ears: Examining Auditory Illusions” (Open Agenda, 2021)
Aug 02, 2021
Joseph Curtin, “The Science of Siren Songs: Stradivari Unveiled” (Open Agenda, 2021)
Jul 30, 2021
Nick Couldry, “The Value of Voice” (Open Agenda, 2021)
Jul 29, 2021
Stefan Collini, “The Two Cultures, Revisited” (Open Agenda, 2021)
Jul 28, 2021
Linda Colley, “Constitutional Investigations” (Open Agenda, 2021)
Jul 27, 2021
Patricia Churchland, “Philosophy of Brain” (Open Agenda, 2021)
Jul 26, 2021
David Cannadine, “Embracing Complexity” (Open Agenda, 2021)
Jul 23, 2021
James Robert Brown, “Plato’s Heaven: A User’s Guide” (Open Agenda, 2021)
Jul 22, 2021
Ellen Bialystok, “The Psychology of Bilingualism” (Open Agenda, 2021)
Jul 21, 2021
Mark Bevir, “How Social Science Creates the World” (Open Agenda, 2021)
Jul 20, 2021
Jacques Bertrand, “Exploring Southeast Asia” (Open Agenda, 2021)
Jul 19, 2021
Michael Berry, “China, Culturally Speaking” (Open Agenda, 2021)
Jul 16, 2021
David Bellos, “Babbling Barbarians: How Translators Keep Us Civilized” (Open Agenda, 2021)
Jul 15, 2021
Roy Baumeister, “Being Social” (Open Agenda, 2021)
Jul 14, 2021
Nima Arkani-Hamed, “The Power of Principles: Physics Revealed” (Open Agenda, 2021)
Jul 13, 2021
David Armitage, “Eating One’s Own: Examining Civil War” (Open Agenda, 2021)
Jul 12, 2021