Inquiring Minds

Inquiring Minds

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  • 141 Marek Glezerman - The Science of Gender Medicine

    We talk to Marek Glezerman, professor emeritus of Obstetrics and Gynecology and currently chairman of the Ethics Committee at the Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University about his book Gender Medicine: The Groundbreaking New Science of Gender- and Sex-Based Diagnosis and Treatment.

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    39 min
  • 140 Janna Levin - This Is the Sound of Two Black Holes Colliding

    We talk to Janna Levin, professor of physics and astronomy at Barnard College and author of Black Hole Blues and Other Songs from Outer Space.

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    41 min
  • 139 Peter Willcox - Adventures in Protecting the Future of Our Planet

    We talk to Peter Willcox, Captain for Greenpeace for over 30 years and author of Greenpeace Captain: My Adventures in Protecting the Future of Our Planet.

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    55 min
  • 138 Mary Roach - The Curious Science of Humans at War

    We welcome best-selling science writer Mary Roach back on the show to talk about her latest book Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War.

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    46 min
  • 137 Jonah Berger - The Hidden Forces That Shape Behavior

    We talk to professor of marketing and New York Times bestselling author Jonah Berger about his latest book Invisible Influence: The Hidden Forces That Shape Behavior.

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    45 min
  • 136 Siddhartha Mukherjee - An Intimate History of the Gene

    We talk to cancer physician and researcher Siddhartha Mukherjee about his latest book The Gene: An Intimate History.

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    38 min
  • 135 Sean Carroll - Life, Meaning, and the Universe Itself

    We talk to theoretical physicist Sean Carroll about his latest book The Big Picture: On the Origins of Life, Meaning, and the Universe Itself.

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    52 min
  • 134 Anders Ericsson - How to Do Everything Better

    Does it take 10,000 hours to become an expert at something? Probably not, says our guest this week—who happens to be the author of the paper which was the basis for Malcolm Gladwell’s 10,000 hour rule in the first place.

    We talk to psychologist Anders Ericsson about his new book Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise.

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    56 min
  • 133 Ben Beard - How Global Warming Is Making Some Diseases Even Scarier

    We talk to Ben Beard, associate director for climate change and chief of the bacterial diseases branch at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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    47 min
  • 132 Hope Jahren - The Joy and Otherness of Trees

    This week we talk to geobiologist Hope Jahren about her recent book Lab Girl.

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    55 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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