Inquiring Minds
Indre Viskontas
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 and critical thinking can benefit everyone—and lead to better decisions. We want to find out what’s true, what’s left to discover, and why it all matters.
Episodes
Mentioned books
Jan 28, 2020 • 31min
The Hidden World of the Fox
We talk to wildlife researcher and writer Adele Brand about her new book The Hidden World of the Fox.Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/inquiringminds
Jan 21, 2020 • 39min
We need a better, more democratic internet
We talk to professor of information studies at UCLA and director of the UC Digital Cultures Lab Ramesh Srinivasan about his new book Beyond the Valley: How Innovators around the World are Overcoming Inequality and Creating the Technologies of Tomorrow.Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/inquiringminds
Dec 31, 2019 • 32min
2019 Year End Wrap-Up
Indre, along with fellow neuroscientist and person who is her husband, Adam Bristol, recap their favorite science stories and interviews of 2019.Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/inquiringminds
Dec 23, 2019 • 50min
We might be approaching the study of cancer all wrong
We talk to oncologist, professor of medicine, and director of the MDS Center at Columbia University Azra Raza about her new book The First Cell: And the Human Costs of Pursuing Cancer to the Last.Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/inquiringminds
Dec 16, 2019 • 40min
Life and Breath in the Age of Air Pollution
We talk to environmental journalist Beth Gardiner about her new book Choked: Life and Breath in the Age of Air Pollution.Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/inquiringminds
Dec 3, 2019 • 41min
The Blockchain and the Future of Everything
We talk to Michael Casey, Senior Advisor for Blockchain Opportunities at MIT Media Lab’s Digital Currency Initiative, about his new book, co-authored with Paul Vigna, The Truth Machine: The Blockchain and the Future of Everything.Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/inquiringminds
Nov 19, 2019 • 39min
The Four-Billion-Year Story of How We Got Conscious Brains
We talk to neuroscientist Joseph LeDoux, author of the new book The Deep History of Ourselves: The Four-Billion-Year Story of How We Got Conscious Brains.Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/inquiringminds
Nov 12, 2019 • 47min
How Language Shapes Thought
We talk to cognitive scientist Lera Boroditsk about how language can influence the way we think.Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/inquiringminds
Oct 29, 2019 • 45min
The History, Science, and Future of Heart Disease
We talk to cardiologist, writer, and clinical researcher Haider Warraich about his new book State of the Heart: Exploring the History, Science, and Future of Cardiac Disease.Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/inquiringminds
Oct 22, 2019 • 46min
The Life and Afterlife of Harry Houdini
We talk to author and journalist Joe Posnanski about his new book The Life and Afterlife of Harry Houdini.Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/inquiringminds
