Color neuroscientist Dr. Bevil Conway, Grand Budapest Hotel colorist Jill Bogdanowicz, illustrator Carl Sprague, and Nightmare Before Christmas art director Deane Taylor uncover the effects of color on the brain, and discuss how filmmakers use color to develop aesthetics, emotion, and tone. Listen on Spotify.

Paleovirologist Emma Harding talks about ancient viruses, marsupial genomes, and finding joy in scientific discovery. Listen on Stitcher.

Collective behavior researchers Iain Couzin and Naomi Leonard discuss how we can get the most out of each other, what we can learn from creatures across all scales of life, and the beauty of our interconnected world. Listen on Stitcher.

Choreographer-slash-educator Suba Subramaniam and computational-biologist-slash-generative-artist Dr. Alex Naka describe how how the scientific method can be used as an artistic tool, and how the creative process drives scientific curiosity. Listen on Stitcher.

Science communicators Kelly Montgomery and Sophie Wang share how they’ve used art to convey big ideas, and how scientists can approach making knowledge more accessible. Listen on Stitcher.

Neuroendocrinologist Dr. Katherine Hatcher chats about how brains control reproduction, and how she cared for her mental health during big career transitions in a pandemic. Listen on Stitcher.

Dr. Flora Rutaganira talks about the beauty (and cuteness!) of choanoflagellates, finding community and direction as an early-career researcher, and how universities can support marginalized scientists. Listen on Stitcher.

Neuroscientist Dr. Nancy Padilla describes the brain mechanics driving social dominance in mice, and walks through her academic journey from Puerto Rico to California. Listen on Stitcher.

Dr. Dan Yamins, Dr. Kim Stachenfeld, and Dr. Grace Lindsay explore what it means to be intelligent, and what separates humans from machines. Listen on Stitcher.