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.
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Oct 14, 2016 • 52min
151 Irva Hertz-Picciotto - Should We Worry More About Toxic Environmental Chemicals?
We talk to Irva Hertz-Picciotto, Professor at the University of California Davis MIND Institute, Director of the NIH-funded UC Davis Environmental Health Sciences Center, and co-founder of Project TENDR, a collaborative effort of scientists, clinicians, policy-makers and advocates that aims to decrease the incidence of neurodevelopmental disorders by reducing neurotoxicant exposures that contribute to them.Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/inquiringminds
Sep 30, 2016 • 44min
150 Stuart Firestein - Why Science Needs to Fail
We talk to Stuart Firestein, chair of the Department of Biological Sciences at Columbia University, about his latest book Failure: Why Science Is So Successful.Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/inquiringminds
Sep 23, 2016 • 59min
149 Sarah Ballard / Jackie Speier - The Appalling Reality of Harassment in Science
We talk to exoplanetary astronomer Sarah Ballard and congresswoman Jackie Speier about sexual harassment within the scientific community.Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/inquiringminds
Sep 16, 2016 • 46min
148 Judith Schwartz - Hope for a Thirsty World
We talk to science journalist Judith Schwartz about her new book Water in Plain Sight: Hope for a Thirsty World.Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/inquiringminds
Sep 9, 2016 • 39min
147 Dave Levitan - How Politicians Mangle Science
We talk to science journalist Dave Levitan about his new book Not a Scientist: How Politicians Mistake, Misrepresent, and Utterly Mangle Science.Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/inquiringminds
Aug 26, 2016 • 58min
146 John Hargrove - Taking on SeaWorld
We talk to former Senior killer-whale trainer for SeaWorld and supervisor of Killer Whale Training for Marineland in the South of France about his book Beneath the Surface: Killer Whales, SeaWorld, and the Truth Beyond Blackfish.Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/inquiringminds
Aug 19, 2016 • 34min
145 Carin Bondar - Wild Sex
We talk to biologist Carin Bondar about her new book Wild Sex: The Science Behind Mating in the Animal Kingdom.Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/inquiringminds
Aug 12, 2016 • 44min
144 Ed Yong - I Contain Multitudes
We talk to award-winning British science writer Ed Yong about his recent book I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life.Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/inquiringminds
Aug 8, 2016 • 1h 6min
143 The Stories That Collection Museums Hold
We talk about the significance of collection museums with Emily Grasile, Chief Curiosity Correspondent at the Field Museum; Shannon Bennett, Chief of Science at the California Academy of Sciences; and Jack Dumbacher, chairman and curator of the California Academy of Science’s Department of Ornithology and Mammalogy.Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/inquiringminds
Jul 22, 2016 • 52min
142 Hank Greely - The End of Sex
We talk to Hank Greely, director of the Center for Law and the Biosciences at Stanford University’s School of Medicine about his new book The End of Sex and the Future of Human Reproduction.Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/inquiringminds
