In some of our favorite science interviews — discover the joy of studying fossils, the invention of a paper microscope, the science of flow states, pioneering field studies of great apes, and the astrophysics of making a hard-boiled egg.

Original Air Date: April 22, 2023

Interviews In This Hour:

'Lab Girl' Author Discusses Women In Science, Life Lessons From Childhood — Could a 50 Cent Microscope Change the World? — Cooking With Neil deGrasse Tyson — The Science of Peak Performance — The Women Who Revolutionized Primatology

Guests:

Hope Jahren, Manu Prakash, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Jamie Wheal, Jane Goodall, Jane Goodall, Birute Galdikas

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