Jul 16, 2026 · 2 min · 3 segments
Introducing *Behavioral Scientist Reads*, the podcast that explores what it means to be human through conversations at the intersection of science and culture, and books that illuminate who we are and…
This summer, we'll be reading Olga Tokarczuk's Flights, a novel that defies categorization.
We'll be speaking with leading experts across the sciences and arts, geography, medicine, and translation.
Together, we'll dive deeper and ask big questions like, what's behind the human impulse towards movement? What do our movements and memories amount to? Do they form a meaningful whole, or are they simply fragments, the fruits of entropy and fate rather than free will?
Who gets to move, and who gets to stay put? Where do we really come from as a species, and where are we headed as a world?
Join us on our journey as we probe literary themes and map out questions with our guest experts.
We won't always end up with answers, but we can promise you a fascinating adventure as we travel towards the very heart of human nature.
This summer, we'll be reading Olga Tokarczuk's Flights, a novel that defies categorization.
We'll be speaking with leading experts across the sciences and arts, geography, medicine, and translation.
Together, we'll dive deeper and ask big questions like, what's behind the human impulse towards movement? What do our movements and memories amount to? Do they form a meaningful whole, or are they simply fragments, the fruits of entropy and fate rather than free will?
Who gets to move, and who gets to stay put? Where do we really come from as a species, and where are we headed as a world?
Join us on our journey as we probe literary themes and map out questions with our guest experts.
We won't always end up with answers, but we can promise you a fascinating adventure as we travel towards the very heart of human nature.
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