
Howard Burton
2021Classical Greece
Howard Burton
Three researchers (Josiah Ober, Richard Janko, Susan Wolf) shed light on different aspects of the Classical Greek World, from the workings of Athenian democracy, to Aristotle's philosophical method, to the place of religion in Classical Athens after the Peloponnesian War.
Classical Greece
The Science of Sound and Music
Howard Burton
David Politzer, Diana Deutsch
David Politzer, Nobel Laureate in physics, Joseph Curtin, award-winning violinmaker/acoustician, Diana Deutchs, psychologist, and neuroscientist Jennifer Groh give their different, yet reinforcing, perspectives on the science of sound and music.
The Science of Sound and Music
Communicating Science
Howard Burton
We hear from a broad cross-section of scientists (13 in total) who give their thoughts on the pros and cons of the way researchers engage with the general public. Researchers featured in this compilation: Nima Arkani-Hamed, Claudia de Rham, Freeman Dyson, Joanna Haigh, Justin Khoury, Nick Lane, Tony Leggett, Jenny Nelson, Stephen Scherer, Paul Steinhardt, Jill Tarter, and Scott Tremaine.
Communicating Science
Invented or Discovered?
Howard Burton
Three theoretical physicists (Freeman Dyson, Artur Ekert, Nima Arkani-Hamed) and one philosopher (James Robert Brown) reflect on different aspects of "mathematical Platonism" - the belief that numbers and mathematical concepts somehow have an existence independent of space, time, and us.
Invented or Discovered?
Becoming a Historian
Howard Burton
Five accomplished scholars (David Cannadine, Linda Colley, David Hollinger, Maria Mavroudi, and Jay Rubenstein) describe how certain personal experiences were crucial in triggering their interest in history and inspiring them to become historians.
Becoming a Historian
The Science of Language
Howard Burton
Carol Padden, Ellen Bialystok
Five scientists (Carol Padden, Victor Ferreira, Martin Monti, Ellen Bialystok, Greg Hickok) explore the question of what language is, from investigations on bilingualism and its relation with neuroplasticity to what it means to have an impairment when using sign language.
The Science of Language
Becoming a Physicist
Howard Burton
Nine physicists (Justin Khoury, Joanna Haigh, Paul Steinhardt, Claudia de Rham, Rocky Kolb, Jenny Nelson, Scott Tremaine, Nima Arkani-Hamed, and Artur Ekert) describe aspects of their personal trajectories of how they became the professional scientists that they are today.
Becoming a Physicist
Mysteries of Physics
Howard Burton
Ten physicists (Artur Ekert, Justin Khoury, Tony Leggett, Scott Tremaine, Freeman Dyson, Nima Arkani-Hamed, David Politzer, Paul Steinhardt, Roger Penrose, Jill Tarter) mix personal sentiments with professional experience to describe a spectrum of different issues that they're currently puzzling over.
Mysteries of Physics
Advice to a Young Scientist
Howard Burton
Nine top physicists (Nima Arkani-Hamed, Claudia de Rham, Freeman Dyson, Scott Tremaine, Tony Leggett, Justin Khoury, David Politzer, Joanna Haigh, Paul Steinhardt) share valuable, candid advice to young and aspiring students who are motivated to become scientists.
Advice to a Young Scientist