NOVA Presents

Hakeem Oluseyi

Booking Overview

This interview-driven science podcast features researchers, authors, explorers, and science communicators explaining major discoveries and complex scientific ideas for a broad audience. Credible pitches include established scientists with significant research, authors of accessible science books, and experienced public educators or documentary presenters; booking is likely high difficulty because recent guests have strong academic, publishing, and media credentials.

Metrics

Episodes: 113

Frequency: Multiple_weekly

Rating: 4.4/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

YouTube: 1.5M subscribers

Instagram: 144.0k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

nova@wgbh.org

devin_robins@wgbh.org

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Host

Hakeem Oluseyi - Astrophysicist and science communicator known for making complex scientific subjects accessible to general audiences.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

high

Typical Credentials:

Established researchers, university academics, authors, explorers, or science communicators with recognized expertise and the ability to explain complex subjects clearly to a general audience.

Required Achievements:

Published bestselling or significant science books, Leading academic or research expertise, TED speaking experience, Hosting or appearing in major science documentaries, Notable fieldwork or discovery-related experience

Recent Guest Discussions

Jordan Ellenberg - Mathematical Uncertainty, Geometry, Probability, Quantum Physics, Artificial Intelligence, And The Mathematics Behind Large Language Models.

Jordan Ellenberg - The Limits Of Certainty, Probability, Mathematical Uncertainty, Quantum Physics, And The Distinction Between The Unknown And The Unknowable.

Jordan Ellenberg - Nontraditional Geometry, Distance, Multidimensional Spaces, Artificial Intelligence, And How Geometry Can Model Relationships And Concepts.

Jordan Ellenberg - The Mathematics Of Artificial Intelligence, Large Language Models, Trial-and-error Learning, Multidimensional Representations, And Engineered Chatbot Behavior.

Ella Al-Shamahi - Human Evolution, Neanderthals, Denisovans, Extinct Human Species, Paleoanthropological Fieldwork, And The History Of Human Diversity.

Recent Topics

Science, Space, Artificial Intelligence, Mathematics, Climate

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

NOVA Presents

Secret Language of Apes

September 22, 2026

Federico Rossano says the secret to speaking with apes is trust. For primates, the world is full of high-stakes friends and foes, and of course, there are always predators to worry about. Our closest relatives see the world a little differently than we do, and that can teach us a lot about our own communication. Federico is a cognitive scientist who questions the assumptions beneath human conversations, and in this episode, he shares lessons from the animal kingdom with Hakeem. From apes best...

What Are Dogs Saying?

September 17, 2026

Federico Rossano caught dogs doing something that looks a lot like telling jokes. The cognitive scientist shares what he learned from speaking with dogs. Dogs can smell, hear, and in some ways see better than humans. So why wouldn’t they have something interesting to say if they could speak? Federico has found a dog's mind may be closer to a human toddler's than anyone previously believed and believes we are close to learning important lessons from our canine companions.Learn more about NOVA ...

How Dogs Talk

September 15, 2026

Federico Rossano didn't care about talking dogs until science made it impossible to ignore. The cognitive scientist joins Hakeem to reveal how a viral social media trend turned into the largest citizen-science study of animal communication ever conducted, tracking over 10,000 dogs and 700 cats across 47 countries. But how can you trust a study done by volunteers from around the world? Federico shares how he secured quantity and quality data and the messages dogs want to share. Learn more abou...

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devin_robins@wgbh.org

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