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How to find a lost, ancient Mesoamerican city Oct 14, 2019

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Steve Elkins is a filmmaker and, above all, an explorer. Flying over the rainforest with lidar technology, he found an ancient city—complete with pyramids and plazas—and put together a team of scientists, filmmakers and journalists to explore and document the site. We talk to Elkins and journalist Doug Preston about the film and the book, both titled “The Lost City of the Monkey God.”

Superminds Oct 10, 2019

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All of us are part of a collective intelligence—from our communities, to our workplaces, to our governments. We talk to MIT professor Tom Malone about how artificial intelligence and information technology can make our group mind smarter—and more democratic.

The Once and Future Child Oct 07, 2019

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"The Once and Future Child: A Photographic History of Childhood in New Mexico" is an exhibit that traces the history of childhood in New Mexico over the last century. We talk with photographer Don Usner and writer Bill DeBuys about about what these images say about our past—and future.

Becoming a Dangerous Woman Oct 03, 2019

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That’s the name of Pat Mitchell’s book, a memoir of her career in media. She was the first woman head of PBS and has been a lifelong pioneer in women’s media and leadership. She’ll be at Collected Works Bookstore at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 9.

Why discipline and punishment don’t help children—or anyone around them Sep 30, 2019

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Dr. Ross Greene has been working with so-called problem kids for years, and has found what’s really going on with them — and it can’t be solved through punishment, reward or other behavior modification systems. He explains the fundamentals of his successful methods.

Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Quiara Alegría Hudes' trilogy comes to Santa Fe Sep 26, 2019

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Three Santa Fe theater companies collaborate to bring audiences The Elliot Trilogy by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Quiara Alegría Hudes. We talk to director Alix Hudson.

Paul Watson and Dave Foreman on pirate ships and monkey wrenching Sep 23, 2019

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Paul Watson’s ships had giant blades on the front to tear open the hulls of illegal whaling ships; Dave Foreman’s stealthy conservationists stood up to loggers, corporations and law enforcement—all in the service of species that cannot protect themselves. We talk to these two controversial, audacious and extraordinarily successful conservationists.

Big data vs. the little virus Sep 19, 2019

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Lauren Ancel Meyers is a professor of both integrative biology and statistics and data science. She combines these fields to make models of epidemics—to help us prevent, mitigate and treat things like influenza, zika and other potentially life-threatening illnesses. She will be giving the Ulam lectures for the Santa Fe Institute on Monday, Sept. 23, and Tuesday, Sept. 24, at the Lensic Performing Arts Center.

So, is there intelligent life beyond earth? Sep 16, 2019

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Paul Davies is an astrophysicist and astrobiologist whose book "The Eerie Silence" is an exploration of the search for intelligent life in the universe. But what is “life,” and what is “intelligence?” And what is the likelihood of life forming on other planets? And if it did, how would we know?

Young New Mexicans take action on climate change Sep 12, 2019

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While politicians and other adults have brought the world to the edge of catastrophic climate disruption, young people all over the globe are organizing and taking action. We speak to four young New Mexicans about the upcoming General Climate Strike and 7 Days of Resistance.