Send us a text When headlines turn science into a battlefield, who decides what counts as truth—and at what cost? We sit down with veteran science reporter and editor, Dan Vergano, now back on the DC science beat to unpack how politics, platforms, and power steer public understanding of vaccines, climate, and gender care. He explains why culture war flashpoints rarely start at the kitchen table, but are manufactured by media ecosystems and political fundraising that thrive on outrage, l...
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Send us a text When headlines turn science into a battlefield, who decides what counts as truth—and at what cost? We sit down with veteran science reporter and editor, Dan Vergano, now back on the DC science beat to unpack how politics, platforms, and power steer public understanding of vaccines, climate, and gender care. He explains why culture war flashpoints rarely start at the kitchen table, but are manufactured by media ecosystems and political fundraising that thrive on outrage, l...
Diamond Mind #2: Christof Koch on his new book about consciousness and psychedelics
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Diamond Mind #2: Christof Koch on his new book about consciousness and psychedelics
Christof Koch is one of the world's top neuroscientists and electrophysiologists. In recent years he's let his hair grow out a little (metaphorically) and begun an extended conversation about the nature of consciousness, meaning, the mind/body problem, psychedelic adventures, how to measure consciousness, how to cure comas, and many more very interesting topics. Join us as we talk about his new book, Then I Am Myself the World: What Consciousness Is and How to Expand It, and his person...
Diamond Mind
Send us a text When headlines turn science into a battlefield, who decides what counts as truth—and at what cost? We sit down with veteran science reporter and editor, Dan Vergano, now back on the DC science beat to unpack how politics, platforms, and power steer public understanding of vaccines, climate, and gender care. He explains why culture war flashpoints rarely start at the kitchen table, but are manufactured by media ecosystems and political fundraising that thrive on outrage, l...
