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Episode 34. The Chemical Age: Pete Myers & Frank von Hippel
Episode 34. The Chemical Age: Pete Myers & Frank von Hippel
Pete Myers interviews me about my new book, The Chemical Age, published this month by the University of Chicago Press.
11 Sep 2020
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1hr 22mins
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Episode 10. Winston Churchill’s Science, Part 1: James Muller
Episode 10. Winston Churchill’s Science, Part 1: James Muller
The 20th century was a time of unparalleled advancement in science and technology, along with the associated destruction... Read more
11 Sep 2018
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56mins
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Episode 21. Plutonium: Frank N. von Hippel
Episode 21. Plutonium: Frank N. von Hippel
Today we explore the history of plutonium with Frank von Hippel, a retired but always active professor at Princeton Univ... Read more
11 Aug 2019
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1hr 3mins
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Episode 26. Linguistics: Noam Chomsky
Episode 26. Linguistics: Noam Chomsky
Nothing is more human than language, and no one has done more to advance the science of linguistics than Noam Chomsky. N... Read more
11 Jan 2020
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53mins
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Episode 6. Chemical Causes of Obesity: Bruce Blumberg
Episode 6. Chemical Causes of Obesity: Bruce Blumberg
The obesity epidemic has spread throughout much of the world and is one of the leading drivers of impaired health and sk... Read more
11 May 2018
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30mins
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Episode 4. Finding Pluto: Kevin Schindler and Will Grundy
Episode 4. Finding Pluto: Kevin Schindler and Will Grundy
The discovery and subsequent study of Pluto has captivated the public for nearly a century. Even the question of whethe... Read more
11 Mar 2018
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52mins
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Episode 30. Global Amphibian Declines: David Wake
Episode 30. Global Amphibian Declines: David Wake
Frogs have hopped around this planet for 200 million years. In comparison, anatomically modern humans have only been aro... Read more
11 May 2020
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1hr
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Episode 22. Sex Differences in the Brain: Margaret McCarthy
Episode 22. Sex Differences in the Brain: Margaret McCarthy
The brain is the most enigmatic of organs – it is really a collection of organs that undergoes a remarkable coordinated ... Read more
11 Sep 2019
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50mins
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Episode 15. Bioterrorism: Paul Keim
Episode 15. Bioterrorism: Paul Keim
Shortly after the al-Qaida terror attacks of September 11, 2001, a second wave of terror swept the United States – this ... Read more
11 Feb 2019
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1hr 33mins
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Episode 20. Gravitational Waves: Nobel Laureate Rai Weiss
Episode 20. Gravitational Waves: Nobel Laureate Rai Weiss
We explore the history of the discovery of gravitational waves with Rai Weiss, including the relevance to special and ge... Read more
11 Jul 2019
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1hr 38mins
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Episode 3. U.S. Congressional Attacks on Science: Melinda Baldwin and Josh Shiode
Episode 3. U.S. Congressional Attacks on Science: Melinda Baldwin and Josh Shiode
Attacks on science and scientists have been a hallmark of the Trump administration, but such attacks emanating from the ... Read more
11 Feb 2018
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1hr 7mins
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Episode 29. Green Chemistry: Terry Collins
Episode 29. Green Chemistry: Terry Collins
Chemistry has given the world the incredible diversity of fuels, pharmaceuticals, and household products that we rely on... Read more
11 Apr 2020
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1hr 43mins
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Episode 5. Explorers and Extinction in Hawaii: Dan Lewis
Episode 5. Explorers and Extinction in Hawaii: Dan Lewis
Today we are exploring natural history investigations in the Hawaiian archipelago. My guest, Dan Lewis, is a research pr... Read more
11 Apr 2018
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33mins
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Episode 24. Conservation of Freshwater Ecosystems: Ian Harrison
Episode 24. Conservation of Freshwater Ecosystems: Ian Harrison
Freshwater ecosystems and their resident species have declined more rapidly than either terrestrial or marine systems an... Read more
11 Nov 2019
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55mins
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Episode 23. Human Evolutionary Genetics: Jason Wilder
Episode 23. Human Evolutionary Genetics: Jason Wilder
Due to recent technological advances, scientists have revolutionized our understanding of human evolutionary history. Wh... Read more
11 Oct 2019
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59mins