Ep 85: Seth Shostak on Extraterrestrial Life
Does life exist outside our planet? Are we alone in the universe? Seth Shostak joins Vasant Dhar in episode 85 of Brave New World to describe his search for the answers. Useful resources: 1. Seth Sho...
11 Juli 202458min
Ep 84: Vlad Barbalat on Immigration, Insurance and America
He came to America as a ten-year old, and became invested in both the country and its world of finance. Vlad Barbalat joins Vasant Dhar in episode 84 of Brave New World to discuss his life and learnin...
6 Juni 20241h 25min
Ep 83: Shashi Verma on Transport in the 21st Century
He has been a driver of change at Transport for London, which has shown the way to the rest of the world. Shashi Verma joins Vasant Dhar in Episode 83 of Brave New World to share his learnings on urba...
2 Maj 20241h 28min
Ep 82: Josh Tucker on the Complex Truth About Social Media
How much blame should we put on social media for polarizing our society? Perhaps not as much as we tend to do. Joshua A Tucker joins Vasant Dhar in episode 82 of Brave New World to discuss his studies...
18 Apr 20241h 6min
Ep 81: Alex Wiltschko on the Sense of Smell
Smell is the most underrated of our senses -- and it affects everything. Alex Wiltschko joins Vasant Dhar in episode 81 of Brave New World to discuss the role of smell in our lives -- and in this new ...
4 Apr 20241h 7min
Ep 80: Kevin Mitchell Makes a Case for Free Will
Given what we know of physics and neuroscience, can there be free will? Kevin Mitchell, a neuroscientist himself, joins Vasant Dhar in episode 80 of Brave New World to unpack his argument for the exis...
21 Mars 20241h 16min
Ep 79: Arthur Spirling on How AI Can Change Politics
Artificial intelligence is transforming society. And therefore politics. Arthur Spirling joins Vasant Dhar in episode 79 of Brave New World to share his insights from his twin fields of data science a...
7 Mars 20241h 3min
Ep 78: David Halpern on Nudging
How can we use the insights of behavioral economics to make the world a better place? David Halpern joins Vasant Dhar in episode 78 of Brave New World to share his learnings from running the Behaviora...
22 Feb 20241h 9min
