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Inquiring Minds

Each week we bring you a new, in-depth exploration of the space where science and society collide. W

Episodes

Total: 461

She Has Her Mother's Laugh

2018/12/11

Carl Zimmer is a New York Times columnist and author of 13 books about science. We talked to him abo

This week: The UCL–Lancet Commission on Migration and Heath released a new report that busts some co

Music as Medicine

2018/12/5

Dr. Concetta Tomaino is a pioneer in the field of music therapy and the executive director and co-fo

This week: A study that tracked ants using little backpacks and a look at a new study suggesting a c

We follow up last week’s dino-episode by talking to paleontologist at University of Edinburgh Steve

We talk to science writer David Quammen about his new book The Tangled Tree: A Radical New History o

Up To Date: 10/19/2018Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/inquiringminds

We talk to paleontologist, professor, expeditioner, and science communicator Ken Lacovara about his

This week: Stingrays are especially affected by oil spills because they’re so good at smelling; and

We talk to evolutionary biologist and managing editor at New Scientist Rowan Hooper about his new bo

This week: A look into what the midterm election results mean for science; moths developed a ‘stealt

We talk to journalist, geologist, and author Betsy Mason about her latest book, co-authored with Gre

This week Kishore catches up with previous guests Nick Caruso and Dani Rabaiotti to talk about their

We talk to science writer at Wired magazine Matt Simon about his new book Plight of the Living Dead:

This week: A new study attempts to extend the life of worms and what it might mean for us; and a det

We talk to Arnold Van de Laar, a surgeon in the Slotervaart Hospital in Amsterdam, about his new boo

This week: We recap the 2018 Nobel Prizes and look at a study exploring a new way to use electrical

We talk to mathematician and science writer Hannah Fry about her latest book Hello World: Being Huma

We talk to artificial intelligence expert and former president of Google China Kai-Fu Lee about his

We talk with cognitive psychologist Steven Pinker about his recent book Enlightenment Now: The Case