#196 Dr. Alan Jasanoff, The Biological Mind

#196 Dr. Alan Jasanoff, The Biological Mind

Smithsonian Associates, Interview Series: We often consider the brain as the seat of our personal identity and our autonomy. But according to our guest today, Alan Jasanoff, director of the MIT Center for Neurobiological Engineering, the way we talk about it is often...
#194 Lidia Bastianich’s American Dream

#194 Lidia Bastianich’s American Dream

Smithsonian Associates, Interview Series For cookbook author, television personality, and restaurateur Lidia Bastianich, her story begins with an upbringing in Pula, a formerly Italian city turned Yugoslavian under Tito’s communist regime. She enjoyed a childhood...
#192 Italy’s Desserts, Francine Segan

#192 Italy’s Desserts, Francine Segan

Smithsonian Associates, Interview Series Forget about milk and cookies: Italians love to end their meal with cookies and special dessert wines. Join Francine Segan, author of Dolci: Italy’s Sweets, as she introduces you to la dolce vita—the way the dessert course is...