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MRiQ is a conversation with the smartest people in the world. From astrophysicists to paleobiologists to MIT grads who went to Vegas to count cards. Lots of answers, and some pretty interesting questions as well. MRiQ.com


    • May 17, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
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    AI is a frequent plot on science fiction, but is it more fiction than science?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2022 44:00


    How will AI shape the near future? Don't hold your breath. Gary Marcus is a scientist and a best-selling author. His latest "Rebooting AI" casts a shadow on the lofty expectations of artificial intelligence.

    If a Virus is Neither Dead or Alive, Then What The Hell Is It?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2022 32:49


    Dr John Swartzberg is a clinical professor emeritus at the University of California at Berkeley's School of Public Health and he sees the virus as neither dead or alive. And that worries him.

    Could A Person Be Hypnotized To Kill Someone?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2022 37:34


    Tom Silver is a leading hypnotherapist who believes that under hypnosis, we are all capable of anything.

    As Covid Cools Down, What's the Next Pandemic Hold in Store for Humanity?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2022 31:48


    Michael Evan Mann is an American climatologist and geophysicist. He is the director of the Earth System Science Center at Pennsylvania State University and he has some frightening thoughts on man vs climate. (Hint, man isn't winning.)

    The Human Voice; Why Can we talk and what Does It mean?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2022 33:50


    John Colapinto is a New York Times bestselling writer and here he explores what our unique sonic signature reveals about our species, our culture, and each one of us. What do we sound this way?

    What Can We Learn from The Walking Dead?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2022 29:15


    Max Brooks uses the Zombie metaphor to get the attention of the US Military. He is an American actor and author. He is the son of comedy filmmaker Mel Brooks and actress Anne Bancroft. Much of Brooks's writing focuses on zombie stories. He is a senior fellow at the Modern War Institute at West Point, New York.

    UFOs and the Fermi Paradox. If someone is out there, then where are they?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2022 30:15


    Andrew Fraknoi is a professor of astronomy who wonders if we are alone. And if not, where are they?

    Bio-Ethics; Standing on the Shoulders of Giants and Pretending That We Are Tall

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2022 27:47


    Dr Art Caplan, Professor of Bioethics at New York University Langone Medical Center and the founding director of the Division of Medical Ethics weighs in on the new world of technology. Are we capable of understanding the tremendous power of technology, and if not, what's next?

    Why does gravity seem so much stronger in the morning?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2022 43:06


    Chip Franklin and Astrophysicist Dr. Brian Keating weigh in on black holes, gravity, relativity and why your clock upstairs runs faster than the one in the living room.

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