BornCurious
By Harvard Radcliffe Institute
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Episodes: 49
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BornCurious is—like its home—about unbounded curiosity. Coming to you from Harvard Radcliffe Institute, one of the world’s leading centers for interdisciplinary exploration, this podcast brings together scholars, students, artists, and doers. Our conversations traverse current affairs, scientific breakthroughs, cutting-edge research, art making, and storytelling. Join us as we talk with and learn from the many people in our Radcliffe community whose work and lives are shaped by curiosity.
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An Oncologist’s Origin Story
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Apr 23, 2026 |
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The Importance of Access in Breast Cancer Care
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Apr 07, 2026 |
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How America Got into This Mess and How We Recover: Reflections from a Columnist’s Life
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Mar 26, 2026 |
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What Makes a Universal Story?
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Mar 05, 2026 |
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Our Plant Teachers
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Feb 05, 2026 |
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The Stories Trees Hold—America’s Black Botanical Legacy
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Jan 22, 2026 |
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Battling Burnout and Keeping Women Doctors in Medicine
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Dec 17, 2025 |
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Chimp Change—What Great Ape Adolescence Reveals About Us
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Nov 20, 2025 |
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Substance Use Disorders Among Women: Reasons for Concern—and Hope
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Oct 30, 2025 |
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Jodie Foster: Power, Privacy, and Purpose
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Jul 09, 2025 |
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The Importance of Representation in Film
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Jul 09, 2025 |
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Storytelling and Grief in Palliative Care
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May 22, 2025 |
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Gifts of Intergenerational Friendship
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May 01, 2025 |
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Memory in Poetry
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Apr 17, 2025 |
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Music and Chaos
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Apr 03, 2025 |
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America’s Authoritarian Turn
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Mar 20, 2025 |
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Conversation with Noah Feldman
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Mar 06, 2025 |
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Conversation with Aslı Ü. Bâli
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Mar 06, 2025 |
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Black Traditions of Mardi Gras
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Feb 20, 2025 |
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How to Be a Better Sexual Citizen
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Dec 19, 2024 |
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Honoring Mexico's Disappeared
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Dec 12, 2024 |
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Minipod: Ayodele Casel on Creativity
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Dec 05, 2024 |
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Minipod: Nikolas Bowie on Justice
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Dec 05, 2024 |
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Who Gets Autism?
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Nov 21, 2024 |
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Minipod: Durba Mitra on Gender
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Nov 15, 2024 |
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In Their Own Words—The Diaries of the Schlesinger Library
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Oct 24, 2024 |
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Should Universities Voice Opinions?
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Oct 10, 2024 |
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What Is the Heliosphere—and What Happened to It 3 Million Years Ago?
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Sep 26, 2024 |
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An Unconventional Path to Computer Science
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May 09, 2024 |
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Artificial Intelligence—How Does It Work?
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May 02, 2024 |
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Kindness—It’s Good for You!
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Apr 18, 2024 |
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Let’s Talk about Climate Resilience
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Apr 11, 2024 |
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Tackling Environmental Inequality across Academic Disciplines
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Apr 04, 2024 |
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A Conversation with Ruth J. Simmons
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Mar 21, 2024 |
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Math—It’s Not Just Numbers
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Mar 14, 2024 |
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Is Losing an Hour of Sleep Really That Big a Deal?
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Mar 07, 2024 |
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A Conversation with Sherrilyn Ifill
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Feb 29, 2024 |
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Riding the Radcliffe Wave
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Feb 20, 2024 |
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Free Speech, Political Speech, and Hate Speech on Campus
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Dec 20, 2023 |
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The Thrill of Archival Discovery
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Dec 19, 2023 |
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Using Machine Learning to Listen to Whales
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Nov 30, 2023 |
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Justice-Impacted Brilliance
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Nov 16, 2023 |
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Language and Thought around the World, Part 2
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Nov 08, 2023 |
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Language and Thought around the World, Part 1
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Nov 08, 2023 |
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A Conversation with Tressie McMillan Cottom
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Nov 03, 2023 |
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Wounds across Borders
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Oct 26, 2023 |
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The Unique Power of Cartoons
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Sep 21, 2023 |
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Healthcare Disparities for People with Disabilities
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Sep 21, 2023 |
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The US Pain and Overdose Crises
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Sep 21, 2023 |