Season 2

Sept. 29, 2020

Diverse Intelligences Summer Institute with Dr. Erica Cartmill, Dr. J…

In the final episode of our second season, we meet three scientists who are creating a community of people who see the world differently, bringing together scholars from around the globe who are passionate about collaboration and exploration of the...

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Sept. 22, 2020

Machine Morality with Dr. Walter Sinnott-Armstrong, Dr. Jana Schaich…

Today, we speak with an ethicist, a computer scientist, and a neuroscientist who have teamed together at Duke University to research how we might build human morality into an artificially intelligent machine. Drs. Walter Sinnott-Armstrong, Jana...

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Sept. 16, 2020

Cracking the Code: Searching for Language in Dolphins with Dr. Denise…

In this episode, we hear from Dr. Denise Herzing, Research Director and Founder of the Wild Dolphin Project and Affiliate Assistant Professor at Florida Atlantic University in biological sciences. For the last 25 years, Dr. Herzing has been on a quest...

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Sept. 7, 2020

Social Cognition in Autism with Dr. Sue Fletcher-Watson and Dr. Cathe…

In today’s episode, we explore the social cognition found within our own species, and what the benefit to every person might be if we deepen our understanding of the wide variety of intelligences of human beings.  We hear from two researchers...

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Sept. 1, 2020

Animal Cognition with Dr. Brian Hare

Dr. Brian Hare is a core member of the Center of Cognitive Neuroscience and Professor in Evolutionary Anthropology and Psychology and Neuroscience at Duke University. In today’s episode, Dr. Hare shares how investigating diverse intelligences offers...

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Aug. 24, 2020

The Honeybee Brain with Dr. Andrew Barron and Dr. James Marshall

Today’s episode features the work of two scientists in seemingly unconnected fields of study: Dr. Andrew Barron, Associate Professor of Cognitive Neuroethology at Macquarie University in Sydney specializing in the honeybee brain; and his colleague,...

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Aug. 18, 2020

Whale Song & Alien Intelligence with Dr. Laurance Doyle and Dr. Fred…

Today’s episode features the collaborative exploration of Dr. Fred Sharpe, an expert in humpback whales and the Principal Investigator with the Alaska Whale Foundation, and Dr. Laurance Doyle, astrophysicist and Principal Investigator of the Search...

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Aug. 11, 2020

What are Diverse Intelligences? with Dr. Pranab Das

Host Richard Sergay speaks with Pranab Das, professor of physics at Elon University and Principal Advisor to the Diverse Intelligences Initiative from Templeton World Charity Foundation. Richard and Professor Das discuss the definition of intelligence...

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Aug. 4, 2020

Beginning Next Week: Stories of Impact Season 2

The Stories of Impact Podcast presents stories of the scientific breakthroughs that fuel the human search for meaning, purpose, and truth — how lives are transformed by science. Season 2 focuses on Diverse Intelligences. This project was made...

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