Inquiring Minds

By Indre ViskontasSociety & Culture Science Social Sciences

Inquiring Minds episodes

April 22, 2019 How Cats Tamed Us and Took Over the World
Indre talks to science writer Abigail Tucker about her book The Lion in the Living Room: How House Cats Tamed Us and Took Over the World.
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45 min
April 16, 2019 How Music Can Make You Better
Indre wrote a book! It’s called How Music Can Make You Better and this week we hear all about it.
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52 min
April 09, 2019 Up To Date | Neurogenesis; Predicting Death with AI; Rethinking Nose Jobs
A careful look into research on whether or not we can generate new neurons as adults; new research into using machine learning to predict premature death; and a new technique to reshape cartilage by heating it.
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31 min
March 29, 2019 A Cultural History of Humanity's Search for Meaning
We talk to Jeremy Lent about his book The Patterning Instinct: A Cultural History of Humanity's Search for Meaning.
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45 min
March 25, 2019 The Strange Science of Recovery
We talk to Christie Aschwanden about her new book Good To Go: What the athlete in all of us can learn from the strange science of recovery.
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24 min
March 19, 2019 The Extraordinary New Science of the Immune System
We talk to Matt Richtel about his new book An Elegant Defense: The Extraordinary New Science of the Immune System: A Tale in Four Lives.
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51 min
February 25, 2019 Up To Date | Bug census, global warming, young blood, microwaving grapes
A study taking a deep look into insect populations and their decline; bad news about global warming four generations from now, new research showing why older mice benefit from receiving younger blood; and a new study on microwaving grapes.
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28 min
February 18, 2019 2018’s Best Science Movies (and TV)
We talk to Jennifer Ouellette, science writer and former director of The Science & Entertainment Exchange, about last year’s best and the worst science movies and tv.
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42 min
February 12, 2019 Oculus, Facebook, and the Revolution That Swept Virtual Reality
We talk to Blake J. Harris about his new book The History of the Future: Oculus, Facebook, and the Revolution That Swept Virtual Reality.
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49 min
February 05, 2019 Up To Date | Polar Vortex Science, Brainwaves to Speech, Blowing Up the Brain
The science behind the polar vortex, a new study attempting to directly translate brain signals into speech, and an update on the incredible work of neuroscientist Ed Boyden.
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29 min

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Each week we bring you a new, in-depth exploration of the space where science and society collide. We’re committed to the idea that making an effort to understand the world around you though science…