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Episode #223: Chris Field and Katharine Mach (Carnegie Institution for Science at Stanford)

Chris Field and Katharine Mach from the Carnegie Institution for Science – Department of Global Ecology at Stanford join the show. We discuss how the recent Paris talks have shaped the climate change discussion and what needs to happen moving

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Posted in Environment, Episodes, International, Interviews, Politics, Science

Episode #162: Lee Billings

Lee Billings (“Five Billion Years of Solitude: The Search for Life Among the Stars”) joins the show. We discuss the fascinating history of Earth as well as the ongoing search for other planets in the solar system. Show Notes You

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Episode #132: Simon Singh

Simon Singh (“The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets”) joins the show. Everyone knows The Simpsons is one of the most successful shows of all time. Now learn about the impressive mathematical and scientific backgrounds of the earliest writers of the

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Episode #114: Monte Reel

Monte Reel (“Between Man and Beast: An Unlikely Explorer, the Evolution Debates, and the African Adventure that Took the Victorian World by Storm”) joins the show. We discuss the exciting story of an unsuspecting explorer stumbling into a fiery debate.

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Episode #96: Andrew Chaikin

Andrew Chaikin (science journalist and space historian, “A Passion for Mars”) joins the show. We discuss exploring Mars, the major players involved, government involvement, and why space exploration is important. Show Notes: You can purchase A Passion for Mars wherever

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Episode #80: John Penny, Justin Frank

We cover everything related to Reacher, how to do a Daniel Day-Lewis impersonation, Armond White, and science meets magic. Among other things…              

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