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Drugs that target the neurotransmitter serotonin have long been prescribed to treat depression. Now the spotlight is turning to other aspects of brain chemistry. In this episode, the neuropharmacologist John Krystal shares findings that are overturning our understanding of depression.

Scientists are pursuing materials that can conduct electricity with perfect efficiency under ambient conditions. In this episode, the physicist Siddharth Shanker Saxena tells co-host Janna Levin about what makes this hunt so difficult and consequential.

Democrats vigorously defend diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in the face of Republican criticism during a heated House hearing. Read to learn more.

Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board trustees heard staff at some schools have threatened to discipline students or tried to prevent them from supporting Palestinians caught in crossfire of Israel-Hamas war

Discover GUCCI's latest digital innovation 'Parallel Universes', a Christie’s collaboration showcasing art, fashion, and technology until Nov 28, 2023.

Gucci and Christie's have teamed up on an online auction, open today through Tuesday, that explores fashion, art and technology.

A commitment to truth and reconciliation through respectful and reciprocal relationships with Indigenous peoples is now officially one of the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board’s top five priorities.

Consciousness, our experience of being in the world, is one of the mind’s greatest mysteries, but as the neuroscientist Anil Seth explains to Steven Strogatz, research is making progress in understanding this elusive phenomenon.

A new phase of matter called a “time crystal” plays with our expectations of thermodynamics. The physicist Vedika Khemani talks with Steven Strogatz about its surprising quantum behavior.

All infinities go on forever, so how is it possible for some infinities to be larger than others? The mathematician Justin Moore discusses the mysteries of infinity with Steven Strogatz.