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A tree diagram with branches labeled Astrobiology, Technology, Physics, Math, and Sociology, representing different academic disciplines.
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The Well
A playground for geniuses: Inside the Santa Fe Institute
The Santa Fe Institute is a cradle of modern research. Our host Kmele meets some of the brilliant minds who work there.
Kmele Foster & Brandon Stewart
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The Well
Where science fails, according to a physicist
Why are we here? What is everything made of? This theoretical physicist says science isn’t the right way to answer these questions.
Jim Al-Khalili
John Templeton Foundation
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The Well
What’s inside black holes?
To understand the edges of our universe, we’ll need to explore the edges of our own philosophies.
Avi Loeb
John Templeton Foundation
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