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Inquiring Minds

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Nov 3, 2018 • 17min

Up To Date | The Definitive Field Guide to Filthy Animal Facts

This week Kishore catches up with previous guests Nick Caruso and Dani Rabaiotti to talk about their new book True or Poo?: The Definitive Field Guide to Filthy Animal Facts and Falsehoods.Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/inquiringminds
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Oct 30, 2018 • 42min

What Real-Life Zombies Reveal About Our World

We talk to science writer at Wired magazine Matt Simon about his new book Plight of the Living Dead: What Real-Life Zombies Reveal About Our World—and Ourselves.Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/inquiringminds
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Oct 27, 2018 • 15min

Up To Date | Doubling worm lifespans; the recent failed Soyuz launch

This week: A new study attempts to extend the life of worms and what it might mean for us; and a detailed look into the recent failed Soyuz rocket launch.Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/inquiringminds
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Oct 16, 2018 • 43min

The Remarkable History of Surgery

We talk to Arnold Van de Laar, a surgeon in the Slotervaart Hospital in Amsterdam, about his new book Under the Knife: A History of Surgery in 28 Remarkable Operations.Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/inquiringminds
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Oct 13, 2018 • 14min

Up To Date | Nobel Prizes and Electrical Nerve Regeneration

This week: We recap the 2018 Nobel Prizes and look at a study exploring a new way to use electrical stimulation to regenerate nerves.Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/inquiringminds
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Oct 12, 2018 • 31min

Being Human in the Age of Algorithms

We talk to mathematician and science writer Hannah Fry about her latest book Hello World: Being Human in the Age of Algorithms.Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/inquiringminds
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Oct 7, 2018 • 47min

China, Silicon Valley, and the New World Order

We talk to artificial intelligence expert and former president of Google China Kai-Fu Lee about his recent book AI Superpowers: China, Silicon Valley, and the New World Order.Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/inquiringminds
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Sep 27, 2018 • 1h 11min

Steven Pinker: Enlightenment Now

We talk with cognitive psychologist Steven Pinker about his recent book Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress.Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/inquiringminds
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Sep 19, 2018 • 45min

The Coyote Story

We talk to writer and historian Dan Flores about his book Coyote America: A Natural and Supernatural History.Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/inquiringminds
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Sep 18, 2018 • 13min

Up To Date | Do Apple's Health Claims Check Out?

This week: Kishore takes a closer look at some of the health claims made during the recent Apple Keynote.Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/inquiringminds

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