Saint Helena Forum

Saint Helena Forum

Saint Helena Forum

Episodes 26
Avg. Duration 1h 2m
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Since Apr 2021
Latest Episode Dec 2025

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The Saint Helena Forum is an educational nonprofit with a mission to inform, entertain and inspire by presenting artistic performances and exchanges of creative and innovative thinking on a wide variety of humanities-based subjects.

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Episode 26: Altruism

Dec 13, 2025 59m

The Science of Doing GoodIs it a source of joy or is it selfishness?Dr. Abigail Marsh in conversation with Journalist David Freed

25: The Science of Hate. Why do people commit hate crimes? Are our brains wired to hate?

Oct 15, 2025 1h 1m

Professor Matthew Williams in conversation with Journalist David Freed

24: Why Whales Sing: Decoding the Oldest System of Culture and Communication on Earth. A Conversation with Acoustic Ecologist, Dr. Michelle Fournet

Jun 18, 2025 53m

About Dr. Michelle Fournet:Michelle Fournet is a National Geographic Explorer, a professor of marine biology at the University of New Hampshire, a behavioral ecologist, and the director of the Sound…

23: America’s Immigration Divide: How our country’s current polarization is based upon historic regional lines

Apr 09, 2025 1h 1m

America’s Immigration Divide: How our country’s current polarization is based upon historic regional linesHistorian and Author Colin Woodard in conversation with  Journalist and Author David Freed.…

22: Beauty Sick

Feb 26, 2025 57m

Dr. Engeln is a professor at Northwestern University where she teaches psychopathology, the psychology of women and gender, social psychology, and the psychology of human beauty. Doctor Engeln …

21: Returning Museum Treasures

Dec 04, 2024 1h 9m

Today many U.S. museums are facing a reckoning for their aggressive collecting tactics of the past. The Indiana Jones era is over, and there is tremendous pressure on museums to return any works…

20: Searching for Signs of Life in the Universe

Aug 12, 2024 1h 20m

A Conversation with Astrobiologist Dr. Nathalie Cabrol. With more than 300 million exoplanets in the habitable zone of their stars in our galaxy, the Milky Way, and up to 2 trillion galaxies in the…

19: Deep Sea Mining: Much To Gain...Much To Lose part 3

Jun 04, 2024 50m

Should we mine the oceans for essential minerals to power green technology?  In our final episode of a three-part series, we explore the fascinating world of international regulations that affect…

18: Deep Sea Mining: Much To Gain...Much To Lose part 2

Jun 04, 2024 34m

Should we mine the oceans for essential minerals to power green technology?  In our second interview of a three-part series is with Dr. Lisa Levin, a distinguished professor at Scripps Institution…

17: Deep Sea Mining: Much To Gain...Much To Lose part 1

Jun 04, 2024 55m

Should we mine the oceans for essential minerals to power green technology?  In our first interview of a three-part series, we explore the pro-mining perspective of  deep-sea mining, with our guest,…

16: Shedding Light on Dark Matter and Dark Energy

Apr 10, 2024 1h 11m

A conversation about the composition of the universe with Dr. Jason Rhodes and Dr. Alina Kiessling Dr. Rhodes graduated from West Valley high school in Des Moines, Iowa, earned a B.S. in physics…

15: The Reckoning Project

Feb 28, 2024 57m

Bearing Witness - The Reckoning Project Fighting Impunity from War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity A Conversation with War Correspondent and Human Rights Reporter Janine Di Giovanni. Janine Di…

14: Rosa Parks: Beyond the Bus

Dec 01, 2023 59m

Join us for a conversation between Mrs. Parks companion and friend, H.H. Leonards  and historian - writer Noah Griffin as they explore the legacy of Rosa Parks. Sixty-eight years ago on December 1,…

S3E5 13: Epigenetics and Gender with Dr Karissa Sanbonmatsu

Oct 12, 2023 1h 3m

How can a single fertilized egg give rise to a complex organism with varied cells?  The answers may be found in epigenetics, the study of how cells control gene activity by reading, but not changing…

S3E4 12: Guns in America with Colin Woodard

Aug 17, 2023 1h 9m

A conversation with Colin Woodard, Director of the Nationhood Lab at Salve Regina University’s Pell Center for International Relations and Public Policy. Author of six books including American…

S3E3 11: Addiction with Dr Nora Volkow

Jun 21, 2023 53m

A breakthrough study sponsored by the NIH revealed there are shared genetic markers that underly substance use disorders. These new findings offer a road to more effective prevention and treatment…

S3E2 10: What's so Funny Fido? with Sasha Winkler

Apr 27, 2023 1h 9m

The Evolution of Laughter. Across many animals, complex social play is well-documented and laughter (scientists use the term play vocalizations), has been reported in sixty-five species. But…

S3E1 9: Bringing Star Power to Earth with Dr Mordy Rosen

Feb 09, 2023 56m

Recent Milestones, Current Status and Future Prospects for Nuclear Fusion as a Viable Energy Source with Mordy Rosen of the National Ignition Facility. To watch the video of this episode, go to…

S2E5 8: Exploring other Worlds with Dr Stefanie Milam

Dec 01, 2022 1h

The James Webb Space Telescope, Planetary Systems, and the Origins of Life with Dr. Stefanie Milam, Deputy Project Scientist For Planetary Science , James Webb Space Telescope. To watch the video of…

S2E4 7: Who Put the Funny in Feminism?

Sep 29, 2022 1h 29m

A round table conversation with Bonnie Dow, Bill Persky, Linda Bloodworth-Thomasin and Peter Bergman about the influence of television on the Women’s Movement and American cultural shifts from the…

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