Novelist Jennifer Vanderbes discusses the secret history of thalidomide in America.By The Open Mind on PBS

Mathematician Coco Krumme discusses her book "Optimal Illusions: The False Promise of Optimization"By The Open Mind on PBS

Science writer Benjamin Ehrlich discusses his new book "The Brain in Search of Itself.”By The Open Mind on PBS

Author Chris Miller talks about the intersection of chipmakers and geopolitical crises.

Mycologist Keith Seifert discusses what could be responsible for the next pandemic.By The Open Mind on PBS

Tech journalist Robert Buderi discusses his new book "Where Futures Converge: Kendall Square and the Making of a Global Innovation Hub."By The Open Mind on PBS

Undark magazine editor Ashley Smart discusses the intersection of science and society.By The Open Mind on PBS

Science journalist Chelsea Conaboy discusses how parenthood evolves the brain.By The Open Mind on PBS

Author Rachel Gross discusses her new book Vagina Obscura: An Anatomical Voyage.By The Open Mind on PBS

Science journalist Richard Conniff discusses public health policies.By The Open Mind on PBS

Knight Science Journalism @MIT director Deborah Blum discusses the challenges and tactics of contemporary science journalism.By The Open Mind on PBS

Physician Carl Erik Fisher discusses the past, present, and future of addiction.By The Open Mind on PBS

Mathematician Manil Suri discusses why the objectivity of math is essential to preserving civil society.By The Open Mind on PBS

Elder justice leader M.T. Connolly discusses her new book "The Measure of Our Age."By The Open Mind on PBS

University of Minnesota neuroscientist David Redish discusses the science of our choices.By The Open Mind on PBS

Raj Vinnakota of Institute for Citizens & Scholars discusses how rejuvenate American citizenship.By The Open Mind on PBS

University of Nebraska sociologist Kelsy Burke discusses pornography in American society.By The Open Mind on PBS

Historian Alex Prud'homme discusses diplomacy in American political life.By The Open Mind on PBS

Army National Guard veteran Joseph Earl Thomas discusses his new book "Sink: A Memoir."By The Open Mind on PBS

University of Oklahoma bestselling author Honorée Fanonne Jeffers discusses free speech and book banning.By The Open Mind on PBS

Hear Foundation cofounders Leon Ford and Ret. Pittsburgh Police Chief Scott Schubert discuss public safety.By The Open Mind on PBS

Stanford Graduate School of Education's Geoffrey Cohen discusses how to bridge ideological and political differences.By The Open Mind on PBS

Political strategists Annie Wu and Victor Shi discuss how Gen Z will govern.By The Open Mind on PBS

"The Myth of Left and Right" coauthors Verlan Lewis and Hyrum Lewis discuss U.S. political ideologies.By The Open Mind on PBS

American University scholar Elizabeth Suhay discusses "The Politics of Truth in Polarized America."By The Open Mind on PBS

Institute for Political Innovation founder Katherine Gehl discusses the key to fixing a politics industry.By The Open Mind on PBS

"Tracers in the Dark" author Andy Greenberg discusses crypto corruption.By The Open Mind on PBS

Oxford University Press "Democracies in America" coauthor Bert Emerson discusses disparate and shared understandings of democratic ruleBy The Open Mind on PBS

USC Center for Inclusive Democracy director Mindy Romero and Voters of Tomorrow director Santiago Mayer discuss youth turnout in the 2022 elections and the future of representative government.By The Open Mind on PBS

Bestselling novelist Xochitl Gonzalez discusses rights to fairness amid gentrification.By The Open Mind on PBS

Violinist Arianna Warsaw-Fan Rauch discusses her new book Declassified: A Low-Key Guide to the High-Strung World of Classical Music.By The Open Mind on PBS

British-Congolese filmmaker Kiosa Sukami discusses his new film “A Letter to Black Men” and representation of Blackness in the press and film.By The Open Mind on PBS

Dick Cavett (Courtesy of Daphne Productions) Emmy Award-winning television personality and talk show host Dick Cavett speaks with WNET Up Next host Elisa Lichtenbaum about Groucho & Cavett, an American Masters documentary exploring his profound and enduring friendship with iconic comedian Groucho Marx. The film, written, produced, and directed by R…

Historian Nicole Hemmer and columnist Will Bunch discuss the politicization of the U.S. education system.By The Open Mind on PBS

Science journalist Madeline Ostrander discusses her new book "At Home on an Unruly Planet: Finding Refuge on a Changed Earth."By The Open Mind on PBS

Georgetown international health lawyer Alexandra Phelan, USC psychologist Gale Sinatra, and RAND security analyst Brian Michael Jenkins discuss the triple threat of COVID-19, monkeypox, and polio.By The Open Mind on PBS

Hey Jane founder Kiki Freedman discusses her company’s mission to provide medication abortion in the most restrictive climate in U.S history.By The Open Mind on PBS

National Whistleblower Center executive director Siri Nelson discusses the historical and contemporary role of the whistleblower.By The Open Mind on PBS

Stevens Institute of Technology science historian Gregory Morgan discusses his new book Cancer Virus Hunters: A History of Tumor Virology.By The Open Mind on PBS

United States Postal Service governor Amber McReynolds discusses the future of vote by mail.By The Open Mind on PBS

University of Washington neuroscientist Chantel Prat discusses her new book The Neuroscience of You: How Every Brain is Different and How to Understand Yours.By The Open Mind on PBS

Julia Kots filming “Inez & Doug & Kira” in New York City. Filmmaker and co-producer Julia Kots speaks with WNET Up Next host Elisa Lichtenbaum about the making of Inez & Doug & Kira, her independent film about a bipolar woman who commits suicide and the impact of her death on her sister and her sister’s fiancé. The film, written, directed, edited, …

UC Irvine historian and Vigil: Hong Kong on the Brink author Jeff Wasserstrom discusses U.S.-China relations.By The Open Mind on PBS

Campaign operative and Any Given Tuesday author Lis Smith discusses the future of American politics.By The Open Mind on PBS

Mother Jones magazine journalist Mark Follman discusses his new book “Trigger Points: Inside the Mission to Stop Mass Shootings in America.”By The Open Mind on PBS

Maine State Senator Chloe Maxmin and political strategist Canyon Woodward discuss their new book "Dirt Road Revival: How to Rebuild Rural Politics and Why Our Future Depends On It."By The Open Mind on PBS

Women’s March Executive Director Rachel O'Leary Carmona discusses tactics to restore women’s rights.By The Open Mind on PBS

Oren Jacoby Oscar-nominated director Oren Jacoby speaks with WNET Up Next host Elisa Lichtenbaum about the making of On Broadway, his documentary that looks at the incredible way Broadway bounced back from the brink of bankruptcy and other challenges from the 1960s to the present. The film premieres on THIRTEEN — your New York City PBS station — on…

Wikimedia Foundation Executive Director and CEO Maryana Iskander discusses freedom of information and literacy.By The Open Mind on PBS

Digital privacy leader Danielle Citron discusses her forthcoming book "The Fight for Privacy: Protecting Dignity, Identity, and Love in the Digital Age."By The Open Mind on PBS