Inquiring Minds

Inquiring Minds

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  • 160 Helen Czerski - The Little Bits of Physics in Everyday Life

    We talk to physicist and oceanographer Helen Czerski about her new book Storm in a Teacup: The Physics of Everyday Life.

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    37 min
  • 156 Heather Hill - Taking a Second Look at SeaWorld

    We talk to marine biologist and marine mammal specialist Heather Hill about her work on marine mammal training and why it might disagree with much of what we covered in episode #146 with John Hargrove.

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    51 min
  • 155 Chris and Evan Hadfield - An Astronaut Explores the Arctic

    We talk to Canadian astronaut Commander Chris Hadfield and his son Evan Hadfield about their recent exploration into the Arctic and Greenland on the legendary icebreaker, Kapitan Khlebnikov.

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    37 min
  • 154 Changing Political Minds - The Deep Story With Arlie Hochschild and Reckonings

    We team up with Stephanie Lepp from the Reckonings podcast and talk to sociologist Arlie Hochschild about whether or not this election is causing more people than usual to change their minds about politics. We then hear from two voters who did in fact make some kind of transformation during this election season—one young voter who was voting in his second presidential election and one long-time voter and political insider who has been voting for 40 years.

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    1 hr 19 min
  • 153 Merlin Tuttle - The Secret Lives of Bats

    We talk to ecologist, conservationist and wildlife photographer Merlin Tuttle about his book The Secret Lives of Bats: My Adventures with the World's Most Misunderstood Mammals.

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    46 min
  • 152 Abigail Tucker - How House Cats Tamed Us and Took Over the World

    We talk to science writer Abigail Tucker about her new book The Lion in the Living Room: How House Cats Tamed Us and Took Over the World.

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    49 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…

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