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New research shows a 6-month treatment for breast cancer is nearly as successful as the previously-standard month course; the surprising effects that clay can have on your body; and a look into new studies that give new reasons why dark c. The Powers, Perversions, and Potential of Heredity. In this mini-episode, Kishore talks to neuroscientist and author Dean Burnett about his new book Happy Brain: Where Happiness Comes From, and Why.

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The Rise and Fall of the Cephalopods. University of Copenhagen scientists managed to genetically delete an enzyme in mice that made it impossible for them to get fat, even on a very fatty diet; Alan Turing wrote a paper in that is still having impacts on science today in ways you may. Clean Losing the Nobel Prize. We talk to biologist Kenneth R. Miller about his new book The Human Instinct: VR offers the ability. We're introducing a new, additional weekly episode! Every Friday, listen to Indre and Kishore do a quick recap of some of the week's most interesting science news. Today, we talk about why shrimp and lobster fishing might be worse for the environment t.

We have a big announcement! After episodes, we are striking out on our own. Thanks to Mother Jones for being our home for the past 5 years. Look for new segments and episodes as we expand creatively, while still bringing you in depth conversations. We talk to ocean scientist and science writer Juli Berwald about her new book Spineless: Clean The Politics of Rainforests. We talk to Rhett Butler, editor-in-chief and CEO of Mongabay, a nonprofit organization which seeks to raise interest in and appreciation of wild lands and wildlife, while examining the impact of emerging trends in climate, technology, economics, and fi.

We talk to Stanford law professor and economist John Donohue who for the better part of the last 20 years has been doing research into understanding gun violence. We talk to Alex Hutchinson, author of Endure: We talk to marine biologist, policy expert, and conservation strategist Ayana Elizabeth Johnson about why we need to rethink ocean conservation.

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Clean Science Got Women Wrong. We talk to science journalist and author Angela Saini about her latest book Inferior: We talk to Jess Phoenix, a volcanologist, geologist, and Democratic candidate seeking election to California's 25th Congressional District. Clean Mapping Human Brains. We talk to neuroscientist Lucina Uddin about her work mapping human brains. Subscribe to Cadence here: Clean Lessons in Investigating Death.

A new book, The Education of a Coroner: Lessons in Investigating Death, chron. Left Behind by the Innovation Economy. We talk to celebrated Stanford economist Raj Chetty about his work focusing on using empirical evidence—often big data—to inform the design of more effective governmental policies. We talk to Sheril Kirshenbaum, executive director of Science Debate sciencedebate. Clean Black Hole Blues. Clean Why Dinosaurs Matter. We talk to paleontologist, professor, expeditioner, and science communicator Ken Lacovara about his recent book Why Dinosaurs Matter.

Clean What's Going on in the Brain of a Fetus? We talk to pediatric neuroscientist Moriah Thomason about her research into what we can learn by imaging the brains of fetuses before they're born. We talk to sports writer Erik Malinowski about his new book Betaball: In a joint production with Stevie Lepp and the Reckonings podcast we hear from Jerry Taylor, a former professional climate change skeptic who switched sides entirely. We talk to cartoonist and author Zach Weinersmith about his latest book, Soonish: A Psychiatrist Analyzes the Age of Trump. Decoding the Secrets of the Air Around Us.

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We talk to clinical psychologist Ali Mattu about the psychology of dehumanization and hate. We talk to award winning writer and director Jonathan Lynn about his latest novel, Samaritans, which is a satirical look at the US healthcare system. We talk to astronomer Andrew Fraknoi about the upcoming total solar eclipse—the first total solar eclipse over North America in decades—on August 21st, , and how you can best enjoy it.

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Remember how useless it seemed at the time? On the show this week we talk to cognitive psychologist, neuroscientist, musician, and writer Daniel Levitin about his new book The Organized Mind: To listen to an audio podcast, mouse over the title and click Play. The Journey of Humankind. D, lecturer at Yale university, writer in residence at Yale Medical School, and author of the new book Aroused: We talk to author Andrea J. Simon Singh isn't exactly your average fan of Fox's The Simpsons.

Clean Why Are We Curious? We talk to acclaimed astrophysicist Mario Livio about his new book Why?: What Makes Us Curious. We talk to entomologist Brian Fisher about his his research on ants in Mozambique and his new initiative to get entomologists more directly involved in conservation—a big part of which involves edible insects. Clean Jason Silva - Origins: The Journey of Humankind. A True Story of Pathological Friendliness. The Power and Fragility of Networked Protest. The Neuroscience and Physics of Time.

In this second and final special collaborative episode with the Cited podcast, Indre and guest host Alexander B. Kim focus on women in engineering and the obstacles they face throughout their careers. In this special collaborative episode with the Cited podcast, Indre and guest host Alexander B. There are many stages you go through from early school to a career in science and there are poin.

We talk to associate professor of surgery at Indiana University Teresa Zimmers about her work on whether or not lethal injection drugs actually provide a humane, painless death as promised. We talk to Bill Nye about his approach to communicating climate change and what he hopes will change in the future. An Investigation of Compulsions. It's the first episode of Indre's new podcast, Cadence!

Cadence is a podcast about music and how it affects your mind. How would you define it? Does it defy definition? Clean Mary Roach - Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal. We talk to Dan Ariely, the James B Duke Professor of Psychology and Behavioral Economics at Duke University about what actually motivates us to get things done—to finish that novel, to stick to a diet, or even to want to get up and go to work every d. Clean Steven Hatch - Inferno: A Doctor's Ebola Story. We talk to neuroscientist, music producer, and best-selling author Daniel Levitin about his recent research into how playing music in the home affects us.

Clean Haider Warraich - Modern Death: How Medicine Changed the End of Life. We talk to physician, writer, and clinical researcher Haider Warraich about his most recent book "Modern Death: A Mostly Scientific Investigation. Clean Alexandra Wolfe - Valley of the Gods: A Silicon Valley Story. This week, as we near the inauguration of Donald Trump, we revisit a conversation with science journalist Dave Levitan about his book Not a Scientist: Clean Paul Bloom - Against Empathy: The Case for Rational Compassion. We welcome back cognitive scientist Paul Bloom to talk about his new book Against Empathy: We talk to American chess Grandmaster Patrick Wolff.

We talk to physicist and oceanographer Helen Czerski about her new book Storm in a Teacup: The Physics of Everyday Life. Shaping Our Planet's Future. We talk to science writer Erik Vance about his new book Suggestible You: We talk to marine biologist and marine mammal specialist Heather Hill about her work on marine mammal training and why it might disagree with much of what we covered in episode with John Hargrove.

We talk to Canadian astronaut Commander Chris Hadfield and his son Evan Hadfield about their recent exploration into the Arctic and Greenland on the legendary icebreaker, Kapitan Khlebnikov. We team up with Stephanie Lepp from the Reckonings podcast and talk to sociologist Arlie Hochschild about whether or not this election is causing more people than usual to change their minds about politics. We then hear from two voters who did in fact. We talk to ecologist, conservationist and wildlife photographer Merlin Tuttle about his book The Secret Lives of Bats: Why Science Is So Successful.

We talk to exoplanetary astronomer Sarah Ballard and congresswoman Jackie Speier about sexual harassment within the scientific community. Hope for a Thirsty World. We talk to science journalist Dave Levitan about his new book Not a Scientist: Clean Carin Bondar - Wild Sex.

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We talk to biologist Carin Bondar about her new book Wild Sex: The Groundbreaking New Science of Gender-. We welcome best-selling science writer Mary Roach back on the show to talk about her latest book Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War. We talk to cancer physician and researcher Siddhartha Mukherjee about his latest book The Gene: Does it take 10, hours to become an expert at something? We talk to psychologist And. This week we talk to geobiologist Hope Jahren about her recent book Lab Girl.

Evidence is mounting that Greenland is melting at a faster and faster rate.

We talk to Bill Nye about climate change denial and what we can do to fight it. A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness. Why We Fall for It. We talk to Anthony James, distinguished professor of molecular biology and biochemistry at UC Irvine about the most deadly animal to human beings: Better Home Cooking Through Science. On the show this week we talk to social epidemiologist Nancy Krieger about her research that suggests we should start tracking law enforcement involved deaths as public health data.

Clean Marah Hardt - Sex in the Sea. On the show this week we talk to bestselling author Eric Weiner about his latest book The Geography of Genius: On the show this week we talk to science reporter Kara Platoni about her new book We Have the Technology: Understanding the Rage Circuit in Your Brain. On the show this week Indre and Kishore share their predictions for what some of the big science stories of will be. On the show this week we return to the topic of violence in video games.

We spoke to psychologist Chris Ferguson who offers a contrasting view on the subject. Clean Robert Sapolsky - Being Human. We talked to Sapolsky about what it means. On the show this week we talked to him about the threat of asteroids hitting our planet—and what we can do about it. On the show this week we talk to UC Berkeley astronomy researcher Steve Croft about the science of supermassive black holes. On the show this week we talk to astronaut Dr. Cady Coleman about the human side of space exploration. On the show this week we talked to her about the future of space exploration.

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On the show this week we talk to psychologist Brad Bushman about the science of gun violence. In there were magnitude three or above earthquakes in Oklahoma. In that number was only On the show this week we talk to M. O'Connor about her book Resurrection Science: How do you clone a mammoth? We asked Beth Shapiro. Shapiro is associate professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of California, Santa Cruz and the author of How to Clone a Mammoth: The Science of De-Extinction.

This week we have an extra special episode: To do that, we welcome to the show Dr. This week, on our th episode, we remember Oliver Sacks, neurologist, author, and mentor to Indre. We talk to Steve Silberman—who was also close with Sacks, about his legacy and influence on, among many other things, Silberman's latest book, NeuroT. Marc Lewis is a neuroscientist, professor of developmental psychology, and author of the new book The Biology of Desire: Why Addiction Is Not a Disease. On the show this week we talk to Lewis about the biology of addiction—and what it does to our bra.

The science behind genetically modified food is a very divisive issue for a lot of people. Elizabeth Hellmuth Margulis was trained as a concert pianist and is now the director of the Music Cognition Lab at the University of Arkansas. On the show this week we talk to Margulis about her latest book On Repeat: How Music Plays the Mind. On the show this week we talk to David Casarett, M. A Doctor's Case for Medical Marijuana.

On the show this week we talk to journalist and educator Wade Roush about how disasters can affect our appreciation of the science behind them—and what we can do to be sure the right story gets out. On the show this week we explore the future of 3D Printing. Will Walker, a sculptor, designe. Rachel Kalmar is a neuroscientist, data scientist, and world record holder for number of wearable sensors worn daily. On the show this week we talk to Kalmar about the power of collecting data from yourself by wearing sensors directly on your body. On the show this week we talk all things virtual reality with Will Smith and Norman Chan from Tested.

Did VR fail in the 90s? How many times does it have to fail to succeed? On the show this week we talk to Cheng. On the show this week we talk to Levinovitz about gluten and gluten-free diets. On the show this week we talk to Stephen Dubner, award-winning author, journalist, and radio and TV personality. He is best-known for writing, along with the economist Steven D. Levitt, Freakonomics and SuperFreakonomics, which have sold more than 5 mi. Adam Rogers is an editor at Wired and the author of Proof: The Science of Booze.

James Krupa is a professor of biology at the University of Kentucky. On the show this week we talk to Oransky about retractions and the gospel of the scientific paper. On the show this week we talk to Traci Mann, professor of psychology at the University of Minnesota and author of the new book Secrets from the Eating Lab: Alex Garland is the writer and director of Ex Machina, a recently released film about what happens when someone is asked to interact with what might be the world's first true artificial intelligence as well as the writer of Dredd, Sunshine, and 28 Day.

He investigates issues related to climate, carbon, and energy systems. On the show this week we talk to Bill Gifford, author of the new book Spring Chicken: Stay Young Forever or Die Trying. On the show this week we talk to evolutionary biologist Jonathan Eisen, who studies the evolution and ecology of microbes and genomes. We delve into the tiny world of the microbiome—the thousands of microorganisms that live inside all of us.

On the show this week we talk to Kevin Kelly, founding executive editor of Wired magazine and former editor of the incredibly influential Whole Earth Catalog. We talk about the agenda and biases of technology, why the internet really wants to track you. Clean 73 David J. We explore the history of PTSD and the science that surrounds it. On the show this week we talk to author Andy Weir about The Martian, his hit science fiction novel about a man stranded on Mars—which is now being made into a film directed by Ridley Scott and starring Matt Damon.

The Martian is not only packed full. He and his team have discovered a way to examine brain tissue by physically expanding it—a process that lets them look at ti. Brian Fisher is really into ants. Fisher is an entomologist at the California Academy of Sciences. Clean 69 Katie Mack - Dark Matter: Dark matter is weird.

Walker opens our eyes to exactly how important and bizarre sleep is—from the insane effects not sleeping enough can have on you both. Inside the New Science of Motivation. Oettingen has over twenty years of research on the science of motivation under her belt a.

On the show this week we talk to Mythbusters host and friend of the show Adam Savage. We caught up with Savage shortly after our live show with him episode 58 at his workshop in San Francisco. Indre talks to Savage about the future of Mythbusters, Ho. On the show this week Indre talks to mathematician and comedian Matt Parker about how math is way more fascinating that you probably think—and how it's connected to everything from credit card numbers to autocorrect. They talk about his new book, Thi. On the show this week we talk to nature and science writer Sharman Apt Russell about citizen science—real scientific research done by people who are not professional scientists.

She discusses why publicly supported space missions are still vital, what it will take to get us to Mars and beyond, and why solving advanced space travel problems energy, propulsion might simultaneously help us solve many of our problems on Earth—perhaps including global warming.

This episode also features a discussion about new developments in science, including research suggesting that political biases are so pervasive that they can interfere with your ability to do math, and mounting evidence of the dangers of head injuries received from playing football. This week, Chris Mooney talks to environmental journalist Alan Weisman, who explains why, following on his New York Times bestseller The World Without Us, he decided to centrally take on the issue of human population.

For his just-published book Countdown: Importantly, Weisman is no supporter of coercive population control measures such as China's infamous one-child policy. Rather, he makes a powerful case that the best way to manage the global population is by empowering women, through both education and access to contraception. This episode of Inquiring Minds also features a discussion of the latest myths circulating on global warming, and the brave new world of gene therapy that we're entering—where being rich might be your key ticket to the finest health care.

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Inquiring Minds is a podcast exploring the space where science, politics, and society collide. Each week Inquiring Minds brings you a new, in-depth exploration of the places where science, politics, and society collide. We're committed to the idea that.

This week we talk to scientist and explorer Sylvia Earle, a woman who has spent almost a year of her life under water. She explains why the oceans are "not too big to fail. Her unofficial titles go further: Time called her "Hero of the Planet," and many others call her "Her Deepness. Back in , when some institutions of higher education were still refusing to admit women, Earle was leading female aquanauts on expeditions to the sea floor. The Tektite Program featured a team of women who lived in an undersea laboratory off the Virgin Islands for two weeks, conducting research.

This episode also features a discussion of the the latest research on how conspiracy theories fuel the denial of science on issues ranging from climate change to vaccinations, and on how scientists are reconsidering the origins of life and, yes, bringing Mars into the picture. In the interview with co-host Indre Viskontas, Schekman not only explains his scientific breakthroughs—he also tells us why he wants to take a stand about the steeply rising cost of public higher education, which is driving huge student debt loads and rendering college simply too expensive for some.

This episode also features a spoiler free discussion of the science behind the hit sci-fi movie Gravity, and the controversy this year over the Nobel Prize in physics. As two top researchers studying the science of science communication—a hot new field that combines psychology with public opinion research—Dan Kahan and Stephan Lewandowsky agree about most things. There's just one problem. The little thing that they disagree on—whether it actually works to tell people, and especially political conservatives, that there's a "scientific consensus" on climate change—has huge practical significance.

In this episode, Kahan and Lewandowsky debate the issue.

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It also features a discussion of the strange and disturbing disappearance of moose across much of the United States, and of Oprah's recent claim that self-described atheist swimmer Diana Nyad isn't actually an atheist. Why is America so polarized? Why are our politicians so dysfunctional? Why do they sometimes even seem to downright hate each other? In this episode of Inquiring Minds, moral psychologist and bestselling The Righteous Mind author Jonathan Haidt explains that our differences are, at root, the result of sharply contrasting moral systems and the emotions that underlie them.

These emotions differ from left to right. And in politics, we feel first and think later. As a result, even though political partisans today tend to think their adversaries are wrong and immoral, the truth is actually that they are too moral, albeit in a far more visceral than intellectual sense.