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The Joy of Why | Explore the full first season

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Explore Season 1 of
The Joy of Why Podcast

New episodes will return in 2023.

CONSCIOUSNESS

 

Why and How
Do We Dream?

With ANTONIO ZADRA

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AGING

 

Why Do We Get Old, and Can Aging Be Reversed?

With JUDITH CAMPISI
and DENA DUBAL


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QUANTUM PHYSICS

 

Where Do Space, Time and Gravity Come From?

With SEAN CARROLL


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NEUROSCIENCE

 

Why Do We Die
Without Sleep?

With DRAGANA ROGULJA 
and ALEX KEENE


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ASTROPHYSICS

 

Will the Webb Space Telescope Reveal Another Earth?

With MARCIA RIEKE and NIKOLE LEWIS

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EVOLUTION

 

What Is the Scientific Definition for Life?

With ROBERT HAZEN
and SHEREF MANSY



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IMMUNOLOGY

 

Why Is Inflammation a Dangerous Necessity?

With SHRUTI NAIK


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TOPOLOGY

 

Untangling Why Knots Are Important

With COLIN ADAMS
and LISA PICCIRILLO


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ORIGINS OF LIFE

 

How Could Life Evolve From Cyanide?

With JACK SZOSTAK
and BETÜL KAÇAR


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QUANTUM PHYSICS

 

What Is Quantum Field Theory and Why Is It Incomplete?

With DAVID TONG

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NUMBER THEORY

 

How Do Mathematicians Know Their Proofs Are Correct?

With MELANIE MATCHETT WOOD

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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

 

Can Computers Be Mathematicians?

With KEVIN BUZZARD


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