- May 19, 1990 | A World of IdeasBill Moyers' talk with Ruth Macklin about the health-related philosophical problems we can face.
- May 6, 1990 | A World of IdeasThe scientist and writer considered why the language of science reflected patriarchal, masculine metaphors and values — and what it meant for the discipline.
- February 18, 1990The doctor who invented the polio vaccine believed that medical solutions are not invented, but rather revealed from nature.
- February 11, 1990 | A World of IdeasPatricia Churchland brings together philosophy and neuroscience to deepen our understanding what goes on inside our heads.
- February 4, 1990In this 1990 interview, the Bell Labs scientist tells Bill that studying computers makes him realize how beautiful it is to be human.
- January 28, 1990Scientist Robert Lucky on how technology will impact our future lives.
- November 29, 1989 | The Public MindBill Moyers examines how deception has influenced some of the major events of our recent past and how self-deception shapes our personal lives and the public mind.
- November 15, 1988 | Updated April 1, 2015 | A World of IdeasBrown University President Vartan Gregorian discusses the rate at which knowledge increases in the information age, and how education must connect this information and life.
- November 11, 1988 | Updated April 1, 2015 | A World of IdeasThe Harvard Law professor and author compares abortion and divorce policy in the United States and Europe.
- November 2, 1988 | A World of IdeasThe geneticist discusses her concerns with the ethics of science and genetic engineering, the dilemmas of choice, and the consequences that so often accompany scientific progress.