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Inquiring Minds

The Language of Butterflies

We talk to science writer Wendy Williams about her new book The Language of Butterflies: How...

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Up To Date | The Drake equation 2.0; Nanotech yeast; Why are plants green?; Wasp boxing

This week: New astrophysics research on the likelihood of there being intelligent life on other...

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Where educators go wrong

We talk to Tony Wagner, a globally recognized expert in education and senior research fellow at...

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The history of structural racism in medicine

We talk to Robert Rosencrans, an MD/PhD student at the The University of Alabama at Birmingham...

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How Humans and Matter Transformed One Another

In her book, The Alchemy of Us: How Humans and Matter Transformed One Another, materials...

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Galileo’s fight is still relevant today

We talk to astrophysicist Mario Livio about his new book Galileo: And the Science...

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A History of the Afterlife

We talk to noted historian Bart Ehrman about his new book Heaven and Hell: A History of the...

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A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life

We talk to Lulu Miller, cofounder of NPR\'s Invisibilia, about her new book Why Fish Don\'t...

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The behavioral economics of baseball

We talk to writer Keith Law about the behavioral economics of baseball and his new book The...

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Up To Date | Plastic-eating enzymes; 5,000-year-old egg decorating; why you still can’t buy love; and the neural b

This week: New research on a biological enzyme that can break down the plastic we use for water...

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Divergent Mind: Thriving in a World That Wasn\'t Designed for You

We talk to journalist and founder of the Neurodiversity Project Jenara Nerenberg about her new...

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Revisiting the Dunning-Kruger Effect with David Dunning

We talk to social psychologist David Dunning about his well-known 1999 study on why people are so...

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The Four-Billion-Year Story of How We Got Conscious Brains

We talk to neuroscientist Joseph LeDoux, author of the new book The Deep History of Ourselves:...

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The Four-Billion-Year Story of How We Got Conscious Brains

We talk to neuroscientist Joseph LeDoux, author of the new book The Deep History of Ourselves:...

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How Language Shapes Thought

We talk to cognitive scientist Lera Boroditsk about how language can influence the way we think.

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How Language Shapes Thought

We talk to cognitive scientist Lera Boroditsk about how language can influence the way we think.

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The History, Science, and Future of Heart Disease

We talk to cardiologist, writer, and clinical researcher Haider Warraich about his new book State...

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The Life and Afterlife of Harry Houdini

We talk to author and journalist Joe Posnanski about his new book The Life and Afterlife of Harry...

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The Life and Afterlife of Harry Houdini

We talk to author and journalist Joe Posnanski about his new book The Life and Afterlife of Harry...

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Silicon Valley: A Satire

We talk to New York Times writer and journalist Matt Richtel about his new novel, written under...

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