Heard of this one while I was listening to John Medina on Aging Well: Neurospace

There are a number of labs working on this kind of thing - not that the games are all that fun but compared to other "brain training," there's at least some scientific rigour to them.

Oh, and BrainHQ developed under the tutelage of Merzenich! Great stuff, I should really renew my subscription.

Philosophers On The Art of Morally Troubling Artists - six philosophers and one comedian tackle the title theme.

Great episode with mycologist Paul Stamets.

Read the first four chapters free!

I've been looking forward to seeing I would be intrigued by this title for a long time, given her previous work at io9 (reminds me I've also been meaning to pick up Scatter, Adapt, and Remember for time too).

Economic Mobility In The United States

Social mobility is something we've talked about at length for years here. This paper suggests that parent's income can partially predicts a child's economic mobility.

Came across this one with Joe Abercrombie, who is always fun to listen to. There is a huge backlog though so plenty of other interviews to look up!

What Happens If China Makes First Contact? - with commentary by Liu Cixin, the author of The Three-Body Problem.

The Brain with David Eagleman

It's the whole six episodes. I've been meaning to watch it for time and I believe I have the companion book somewhere.

First episode was great - hits a lot of classic Bakker beats. I like Eagleman's writing a fair bit and have been exposed to a bunch of his research over the years. He does well despite seeming to fall into a strictly pop-science personality much of the time.