Episodes
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Twilight in All of it's Glory
What's the difference between Civil Twilight and Nautical Twilight? Meteorologist Dave Epstein joins Paris and Jeremy to break down the various different stages of daylight (and twilight) as we progress through this Spring season, including what part of the day is his favorite (and why). -
Dying Young... at an Old Age
Paris Alston speaks with Andrew Scott, an economics professor at the London Business School and founder of The Longevity Forum. Scott will be speaking on a panel about re-examining aging on Wednesday afternoon at Harvard's T-H Chan School of Public Health. He is also the author of the new book The Longevity Imperative. -
AI and Your Personal Data
Jeremy Siegel speaks with MIT Graduate Anna Kazlauskas. Anna is CEO of Vana, a company that aims to raise awareness of the data that we’re putting out there … and let us take control of it at the dawn of the Artificial Intelligence age. Plus Meteorologist Dave Epstein answers your weather and gardening related questions. -
AI and Misinformation -PLUS- Congresswoman Katherine Clark
From robocalls to deepfakes, artificial intelligence is already playing a role in the 2024 election. Jeremy Siegel speaks with Aravind Srinavas, CEO and co-founder of the A-I chatbot Perplexity about the complex issue. Plus Paris Alston speaks with House Minority Whip Katherine Clark on the heels of the House's approval of a long-awaited aid package for Ukraine. -
AI and Your Health Insurance Company
Bill Fandrich, executive vice president of technology and operations for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, acknowledges that everyone who has interacted with the US healthcare system has faced frustrations, like hard-to-find information about what's covered, how much procedures will cost, and what options are available. And, he tells Jeremy, he hopes new advancements in generative AI can help. -
AI and the Hospital
How are doctors using AI to pair patients with the medical providers who would be best suited to help them? Dr. Joan LaRovere, a physician in cardiac intensive care and associate chief medical officer for transformation at Boston Children's Hospital, speaks to Jeremy about using AI in low- and middle-income countries and the potential transformative power of scale. -
Taxes, Patriots, and Artificial Intelligence
Have you ever wondered how our income tax system came to be, or why tomatoes are considered vegetables for tax purposes? GBH's Edgar B. Herwick III, the man behind our Curiosity Desk, has the answers. Plus: John Werner, who is planning a new conference about the future of AI called Imagination in Action, talks about thinking deeply about artificial intelligence. -
Ask Dave Epstein: What should I do about the moss in my yard?
Spring is here, and so are Dave Epstein's answers to your gardening questions. What should you plant in your garden now? What can you do about a moss infestation? And is spring here? Dave has all the answers. -
'Run your own race'
For GBH News editor Jennifer Moore, covering last year's Boston Marathon unearthed a long-forgotten childhood memory: A coach and teacher, Larry Rodenbeck, telling her sister to stop worrying about the competition and run her own race. So what happened to Rodenbeck, who Moore remembered as a former star athlete and track star? She tracked him down to find out. -
The Students Creating Safety Around Drug Testing
Overdose deaths are at a record high in Massachusetts, and many involve people taking drugs unaware of lacing agents, like fentanyl and xylazine. Harvard student Skye Lam and Columbia student Vivian Sparks co-founded MabLab, a company that produces an at-home testing kit people can use to become more informed about what's in the drugs they're taking.