 "Music is everywhere, and it is in everything," says musician and college student Anika Paulson. Guitar in hand, she plays through the beats of her life in an exploration of how music connects us and makes us what we are. Watch »  Imagine a computer that can emulate the human brain, in all its complex thoughts and processes. What might it want? Social scientist Robin Hanson plays out a future scenario starring the "ems" -- emulated brains that can think, feel and work like the human brains they're copied from. Enjoy this rapid-fire, mind-blowing glimpse at a hypothetical future. Watch » |  Your cells are coated with sugars that store information and speak a secret language. What are they trying to tell us? Your blood type, for one -- and, maybe, that you have cancer. Chemical biologist Carolyn Bertozzi researches how sugars on cancerous cells interact with (and sometimes trick) your immune system. Learn more about how your body detects cancer, and how the latest cancer-fighting medicines could help your immune system beat the disease. Watch »  Should your driverless car kill you -- if it means sparing the lives of five pedestrians? In this useful primer on the moral dilemmas of driverless cars, Iyad Rahwan explores how new technology can challenge our own morality. In his lab, he asks real people to make the same moral judgments we're going to expect from our cars -- and his ongoing work reveals the ethical trade-offs we're willing (and not willing) to make. Watch » |  With charm and searching insight, poet David Whyte meditates on the frontiers of the past, present and future, sharing two long-form poems inspired by a hike along El Camino de Santiago. Make quiet time to watch and savor. Watch »  Every artist has a name, and every artist has a story. Laolu Senbanjo's story started in Nigeria, where he was surrounded by the culture and mythology of the Yoruba. He shares what he calls the Sacred Art of the Ori, art that uses skin as canvas and connects artist and muse through mind, body and soul. Watch » | |
