Cool Science Radio welcomes guest Andrew Robinson who has written more than twenty-five books on an unusual range of subjects within the realm of science and the history of science. They include seven biographies, some about what we are guessing is his favorite topic: the physicist Albert Einstein. His new book, Einstein On The Run is the first account of how Britain gave sanctuary to Einstein - initially by inspiring his teenage passion for physics, then by providing refuge from the Nazis.

Cool Science Radio welcomes New Yorker staff writer Andrew Marantz who spent the last three years going into the worlds - even sometimes the homes — of online extremists, propagandists, internet trolls, and white supremacists who have become experts at using social media to advance their agenda. He also explored the world of the sometimes naive and recklessly ambitious tech entrepreneurs of Silicon Valley who created these platforms that have allowed misinformation to alter the way we think, the

Cool Science Radio speaks with David Gruber who is the presidential professor of Biology at Baruch College, City University of New York. He is also an Explorer for National Geographic. David is passionate about utilizing modern technology to view the underwater world from marine creatures' perspectives. He deploys robotic devices that are kinder and more gentle so they can study animals in their environment.

Cool Science Radio welcomes Osh Agabi who is the founder and CEO of Koniku Inc. His company is combining living cells with electronic circuits to create “wetchips” that they believe will one day outperform what either biology or a machine could do on its own.

Cool Science Radio welcomes Philip Goff who has written Galileo’s Error, Foundations for a New Science of Consciousness . Understanding how brains produce consciousness is one of the great scientific challenges of our age. Goff makes the case for panpsychism pan-sick-ism, a theory that posits that consciousness is not confined to biological entities but is a fundamental feature of all physical matter—from subatomic particles to the human brain.

Cool Science Radio speaks with Roger Burrows, a Park City resident and author of several books including, 3D Thinking in Design and Architecture from Antiquity to the Future. Roger joins us today to talk about an upcoming workshop all about labyrinths at the Kimball Art Center on November 17, from 1 - 4:30, where all can experience the history, logic, and creativity behind building a labyrinth.

Cool Science Radio speaks with Andrew Howley from Adventure Scientists in Bozeman, Montana. Citizens scientists are becoming quite a useful tool for researchers all over the world, and especially at Adventure Scientists where citizens can help to collect data from the farthest reaches of the planet. Howley also describes the Ride for Roadkill project as well as other data gathering stories from the globe.

Cool Science Radio speaks with Dr. David Inouye, a research ecologist at the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory near Crested Butte, Colorado, where he has spent summer field seasons since 1971. He is also professor emeritus at the University of Maryland. His long-term studies of the timing of the biological events in plants and animals are being used now to provide insights into the effects of climate change at high altitudes.

Nature and science writer Gary Ferguson joins Cool Science Radio. He delineates all we can not only learn but actually put to practice in the The Eight Master Lessons of Nature: What Nature Teaches Us About Living Well in the World. By using enlightening case studies and deeply personal stories, Ferguson leaves readers with hope, excitement, and joy on how to enrich their own everyday lives through what nature has shown us since the beginning of time.

Cool Science Radio welcomes distinguished biologist Rob Dunn, who presents a natural history of the wilderness in everyday homes, revealing the presence of some 100,000 species, from shower microbes to cupboard moths, including many who benefit human health . Even when the floors are sparkling clean and the house seems silent, our domestic domain is wild beyond imagination. His book, now out in paperback, is Never Home Alone .