Death is an inevitability from the moment we experience our first physical memory. My lifetime of study and experiences didn't avert that inevitability, but perhaps it prepared me for it? What can be created from death? This show. I've always known I've experienced life before…
Five researchers mix personal reflections with professional perspectives to highlight the relevance, impact, and excitement of contemporary psychological research. Featured researchers: - Roy Baumeister, Professor of Psychology at the University of Queensland - Lisa Feldman Barrett, Distinguished…
Four researchers and former professional tennis player Janko Tipsarevic share their unique perspectives on how psychology is relevant to, and overlaps with various aspects of everyday life, from sports psychology to mental illness to how we can learn better. Featured researchers: - Patricia Churchland,…
Five researchers candidly share their thoughts on the nature of politics and the academic discipline of political science. Featured researchers: - Mark Bevir, Professor Political Theory, UC Berkeley - John Dunn, Professor Political Theory, University of Cambridge - Martin Jay, Ehrman Professor…
Final Vows chronicles the life of a cloistered order of nuns at Santa Rita Abbey, a Cistercian monastery in the high desert of Arizona. The nuns, who take a vow that binds them to remain in the community they entered for life, candidly share their joys and struggles. While each woman’s journey…
Glen Velez - A Documentary A documentary about a living legend and his legacy! The American jazz percussionist and composer Glen Velez is considered by many to be "The Godfather of Frame Drums." As the founder of modern frame drum playing, he is largely responsible for today's “Modern…
Five top researchers take us behind the scenes to give us a picture of what life at the frontier of physics research is really like. Featured researchers: - Nima Arkani-Hamed, permanent faculty member, Institute for Advanced Study - Freeman Dyson (1923-2020), mathematical physicist, Institute for…
Ten eminent physicists mix personal sentiments with professional experience to candidly describe a spectrum of different issues that they’re currently puzzling over. . Featured researchers: - Nima Arkani-Hamed, permanent faculty member, Institute for Advanced Study - Freeman Dyson (1923-2020),…
Thought-provoking perspectives from 5 celebrated experts highlighting intriguing aspects of memory research, from cutting-edge neuroscience experiments, to the malleability of memory to how an intense exposure to the game of bridge can naturally result in remarkable feats of memory, and more. Featured…
Five of today’s most accomplished theoretical physicists describe their formative interactions – both direct and indirect – with the legendary American physicist Richard Feynman. Featured researchers: - Nima Arkani-Hamed, permanent faculty member, Institute for Advanced Study -…
Three experts offer different, often surprising, perspectives on contemporary Chinese society. Featured researchers: - Michael Berry, Professor of Contemporary Chinese Cultural Studies, UCLA - Karl Gerth, Hwei-Chih and Julia Hsiu Chair in Chinese Studies and Professor of History, UC San Diego -…
Five experts describe how their attitudes and approaches to research were strongly influenced by the insights or attitudes of others. Featured researchers: - Joseph Curtin, Master violinmaker and acoustician - Artur Ekert, Professor of Quantum Physics at the Mathematical Institute at the University…
