New York Academy of Sciences Podcast

The Columbia University psychiatrist, ethicist, and legal scholar explores behavioral genetics and the causes of crime.

Philosopher and codirector of the Center for Cognitive Studies at Tufts University, Dennett describes the evolution of human culture, which he says is a "second information highway," swifter and more reliable than genetic transmission.

The author of American Farmstead Cheese: The Complete Guide to Making and Selling Artisan Cheese talks about the history of cheese making in America and the art and science of making cheese.

The author of the new biography of history's most famous genius discusses his work in advance of his June 12th appearance at the Academy.

Chemist Carl Djerassi, the "father" of the birth control pill, discusses art, science, and his new play, Phallacy, which is about to have its New York premiere.

An exhibit opening May 25 in NYC, Gods, Myths, and Mortals: Discover Ancient Greece, showcases a new reconstruction model of the world's first computer, a 2,000+ year-old geared navigation instrument.

Physicist and cosmologist Paul Davies, who will speak at the Academy on May 9, 2007, discusses the big questions of existence and his new book, Cosmic Jackpot, Why Our Universe Is Just Right for Life.

Hervé This is a physical chemist, popular author, and television personality in France. He is also the only person to hold a Ph.D. in molecular gastronomy, the application of science to culinary art and practice.

The Hayden Planetarium director, Nova ScienceNow host, and eminently entertaining astrophysicist discusses his new book.

On April 18, Harvard Psychology Professor Steven J. Pinker will host a discussion on how the physiology of the brain gives rise to our experience of mind. Pinker explains why he tapped young neuroscience investigators Bruce Lahn and Rebecca Saxe to be the evening's featured speakers.

Find out where this leading weapons expert, VP for National Security at the Center for American Progress, believes the planet's greatest threats are harbored.

From neural networks to traffic patterns, New York City's youngest investigators describe their research at the NYC Science and Engineering Fair, a program of the NYC Department of Education, coordinated by the New York Academy of Sciences in partnership with Polytechnic University.

WNYC Studio 360 executive producer Julie Burstein moderates a panel discussion on the ways bioluminescence has inspired art, architecture, and scientific research.