In Science Book Talk, a new four-part podcast miniseries, host Deboki Chakravarti acts as literary guide to two science books that share a beautiful and sometimes deeply resonant entanglement.
In this week’s show: World of Wonders, by Aimee Nezhukumatathil, and Vesper Flights, by Helen Macdonald.
Baseball Science
For the Birds: A look at birds, habitat conservation and environmental economics
Science and America's Future
A Mars Rovers Once-Over
Arachnophilia! And War...What Was It Good for (in Human Evolution)?
Science, Science Everywhere: AAAS Conference Highlights
Fat Chance: Do Dietary Guidelines Actually Contribute to Obesity?
You Say Potato, I Say Cassava: Language, Culture and Perception
Knock, Knock, Hal's There: Teaching Computers Humor; and the 50th Anniversary of America's First Satellite
What's The Matter?: Cold Dark Matter and the Milky Way's Missing Satellites
Mindful Motion: Miguel Nicolelis and Mind-Powered Robots; and Creating Science Cities in Brazil and Beyond
Whose Phone Is It, Anyway: Did Bell Steal The Invention?
Pay Attention to the Man Behind the Curtain: Sci Am's History of Debunking
What's In A Latin Name: The Legacy of Linnaeus
Here Comes the Sun--A Grand Plan for Solar Energy; and Sci Am's New Body
Are There (Microbial) Aliens On Earth?
Three Whiz Kids, Two Winning Projects And A Nobel Laureate
Neuroscience and the Law
The Science of Cheese; and Scientific American's New Community
The Ethics of Climate Change; and NOVA Does Dover
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