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Inquiring Minds

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Inquiring Minds examines the relationship between science and society. Episodes explore subjects in depth rather than limiting themselves to brief news updates. The programme emphasizes critical thinking as a way to understand the surrounding world. Questions about evidence and remaining uncertainty guide its stated approach. It connects scientific understanding with the decisions people make.

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Cover of The Lion in the Living Room: How House Cats Tamed Us and Took Over the World

The Lion in the Living Room: How House Cats Tamed Us and Took Over the World

byAbigail Tucker

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Cover of Caesar’s Last Breath: And Other True Tales of History, Science, and the Sextillions of Molecules in the Air Around US

Caesar’s Last Breath: And Other True Tales of History, Science, and the Sextillions of Molecules in the Air Around US

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Cover of Subtract: The Untapped Science of Less

Subtract: The Untapped Science of Less

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Cover of Shape: The Hidden Geometry of Information, Biology, Strategy, Democracy, and Everything Else

Shape: The Hidden Geometry of Information, Biology, Strategy, Democracy, and Everything Else

byJordan Ellenberg

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Cover of Extraordinary Insects: The Fabulous, Indispensable Creatures Who Run Our World

Extraordinary Insects: The Fabulous, Indispensable Creatures Who Run Our World

byAnne Sverdrup-Thygeson

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Cover of Storm in a Teacup: The Physics of Everyday Life

Storm in a Teacup: The Physics of Everyday Life

byHelen Czerski

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Cover of The Alchemy of Us: How Humans and Matter Transformed One Another

The Alchemy of Us: How Humans and Matter Transformed One Another

byAinissa Ramirez

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Cover of Hello World: Being Human in the Age of Algorithms

Hello World: Being Human in the Age of Algorithms

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Cover of Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law

Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law

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Cover of The Light Ages: The Surprising Story of Medieval Science

The Light Ages: The Surprising Story of Medieval Science

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Cover of The Journeys of Trees: A Story about Forest, People, and the Future

The Journeys of Trees: A Story about Forest, People, and the Future

byZach St. George

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Cover of Why Fish Don’t Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life

Why Fish Don’t Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life

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Cover of Visual Thinking: The Hidden Gifts of People Who Think in Pictures, Patterns, and Abstractions

Visual Thinking: The Hidden Gifts of People Who Think in Pictures, Patterns, and Abstractions

byTemple Grandin

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Cover of A (Very) Short History of Life on Earth: 4.6 Billion Years in 12 Pithy Chapters

A (Very) Short History of Life on Earth: 4.6 Billion Years in 12 Pithy Chapters

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Cover of AI Superpowers: China, Silicon Valley, And The New World Order

AI Superpowers: China, Silicon Valley, And The New World Order

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Cover of Project Hail Mary

Project Hail Mary

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Cover of A Thousand Brains: A New Theory of Intelligence

A Thousand Brains: A New Theory of Intelligence

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Cover of Genius Makers: The Mavericks Who Brought AI to Google, Facebook, and the World

Genius Makers: The Mavericks Who Brought AI to Google, Facebook, and the World

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Cover of Awkward: The Science of Why We’re Socially Awkward and Why That’s Awesome

Awkward: The Science of Why We’re Socially Awkward and Why That’s Awesome

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Cover of The Fish Market: Inside the Big-Money Battle for the Ocean and Your Dinner Plate

The Fish Market: Inside the Big-Money Battle for the Ocean and Your Dinner Plate

byLee Van Der Voo

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Cover of Mom Genes: Inside the New Science of Our Ancient Maternal Instinct

Mom Genes: Inside the New Science of Our Ancient Maternal Instinct

byAbigail Tucker

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Cover of The Sounds of Life: How Digital Technology Is Bringing Us Closer to the Worlds of Animals and Plants

The Sounds of Life: How Digital Technology Is Bringing Us Closer to the Worlds of Animals and Plants

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Cover of Squid Empire: The Rise and Fall of the Cephalopods

Squid Empire: The Rise and Fall of the Cephalopods

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Cover of Life’s Edge: The Search for What It Means to Be Alive

Life’s Edge: The Search for What It Means to Be Alive

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Cover of Bones: Inside and Out

Bones: Inside and Out

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Cover of Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain

Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain

byLisa Feldman Barrett

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Cover of Losing the Nobel Prize: A Story of Cosmology, Ambition, and the Perils of Science’s Highest Honor

Losing the Nobel Prize: A Story of Cosmology, Ambition, and the Perils of Science’s Highest Honor

byBrian Keating

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Cover of Lab Girl

Lab Girl

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Cover of Proof: The Science of Booze

Proof: The Science of Booze

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Cover of Rock Breaks Scissors: A Practical Guide to Outguessing and Outwitting Almost Everybody

Rock Breaks Scissors: A Practical Guide to Outguessing and Outwitting Almost Everybody

byWilliam Poundstone

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Cover of Spineless: The Science of Jellyfish and the Art of Growing a Backbone

Spineless: The Science of Jellyfish and the Art of Growing a Backbone

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Cover of The Geography of Genius: Lessons from the World’s Most Creative Places

The Geography of Genius: Lessons from the World’s Most Creative Places

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Cover of Eager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter

Eager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter

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Cover of The Third Chimpanzee: The Evolution and Future of the Human Animal

The Third Chimpanzee: The Evolution and Future of the Human Animal

byJared Diamond

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Cover of Divergent Mind: Thriving in a World That Wasn’t Designed for You

Divergent Mind: Thriving in a World That Wasn’t Designed for You

byAuthor not listed

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Cover of Can Fish Count?: What Animals Reveal About Our Uniquely Mathematical Minds

Can Fish Count?: What Animals Reveal About Our Uniquely Mathematical Minds

byBrian Butterworth

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Cover of Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal

Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal

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Cover of The Year of the Puppy: How Dogs Become Themselves

The Year of the Puppy: How Dogs Become Themselves

byAlexandra Horowitz

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Cover of This Is What It Sounds Like: What the Music You Love Says About You

This Is What It Sounds Like: What the Music You Love Says About You

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Cover of Of Sound Mind: How Our Brain Constructs a Meaningful Sonic World

Of Sound Mind: How Our Brain Constructs a Meaningful Sonic World

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Cover of Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language

Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language

byFactually!,Adam Conover,Inquiring Minds,NYT’s Book Review,Science for the People,Smarty Pants,The Gray AreaandSean Illing

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Cover of Fossil Men: The Quest for the Oldest Skeleton and the Origins of Humankind

Fossil Men: The Quest for the Oldest Skeleton and the Origins of Humankind

byKermit Pattison

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Cover of The First Cell: And the Human Costs of Pursuing Cancer to the Last

The First Cell: And the Human Costs of Pursuing Cancer to the Last

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Cover of The Tangled Tree: A Radical New History of Life

The Tangled Tree: A Radical New History of Life

byDavid Quammen

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Cover of The Gene: An Intimate History

The Gene: An Intimate History

bySiddhartha Mukherjee

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Cover of Good Anxiety: Harnessing the Power of the Most Misunderstood Emotion

Good Anxiety: Harnessing the Power of the Most Misunderstood Emotion

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Cover of Coyote America: A Natural and Supernatural History

Coyote America: A Natural and Supernatural History

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Cover of The Dorito Effect: The Surprising New Truth About Food and Flavor

The Dorito Effect: The Surprising New Truth About Food and Flavor

byMark Schatzker

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