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Cara Santa Maria hosts Talk Nerdy. She brings experience as a clinical health psychologist and science communicator. The series uses conversation to explore a broad range of subjects. Guests introduce ideas and experiences from their own fields. The show has been part of Santa Maria’s work since 2014.

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Cover of The World in a Grain: The Story of Sand and How It Transformed Civilization

The World in a Grain: The Story of Sand and How It Transformed Civilization

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Cover of The Good Kings: Absolute Power in Ancient Egypt and the Modern World

The Good Kings: Absolute Power in Ancient Egypt and the Modern World

byAfterlives,Kara Cooney,Ancient Heros,Earth Ancients,Talk Nerdy,Cara Santa Maria,The Daily Stoic,Ryan Holiday,WGTD’s The Morning ShowandGreg Berg

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Cover of Following the Bend: How to Read a River and Understand Its Nature

Following the Bend: How to Read a River and Understand Its Nature

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Cover of The Power of Life: The Invention of Biology and the Revolutionary Science of Jean-Baptiste Lamarck

The Power of Life: The Invention of Biology and the Revolutionary Science of Jean-Baptiste Lamarck

byJessica Riskin

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Cover of The Stronger Sex: What Science Tells Us About the Power of the Female Body

The Stronger Sex: What Science Tells Us About the Power of the Female Body

byStarre Vartan

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Cover of Rarities: Conservation Science in a Time of Unintended Consequences

Rarities: Conservation Science in a Time of Unintended Consequences

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Cover of Salt Lakes: An Unnatural History

Salt Lakes: An Unnatural History

byCaroline Tracey

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Cover of The Racial Wealth Gap: A Brief History

The Racial Wealth Gap: A Brief History

byMehrsa Baradaran

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Cover of Empire of Orgasm: Sex, Power, and the Downfall of a Wellness Cult

Empire of Orgasm: Sex, Power, and the Downfall of a Wellness Cult

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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 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 Sex in Public: The Transformative Social Power of Our Erotic Lives

Sex in Public: The Transformative Social Power of Our Erotic Lives

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Cover of Beyond Belief: How Evidence Shows What Really Works

Beyond Belief: How Evidence Shows What Really Works

byHelen Pearson

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Cover of The Echoing Universe: How Radio Astronomy Helps Us See the Invisible Cosmos

The Echoing Universe: How Radio Astronomy Helps Us See the Invisible Cosmos

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Cover of Arachnomania: Spiders and the Cultural Work They Do for Us

Arachnomania: Spiders and the Cultural Work They Do for Us

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Cover of Why We Talk Funny: The Real Story Behind Our Accents

Why We Talk Funny: The Real Story Behind Our Accents

byValerie Fridland

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Cover of How to Disagree Better

How to Disagree Better

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Cover of Good Daughtering: The Work You’ve Always Done, the Credit You’ve Never Gotten, and How to Finally Feel Like Enough

Good Daughtering: The Work You’ve Always Done, the Credit You’ve Never Gotten, and How to Finally Feel Like Enough

byAllison M. Alford

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Cover of The Period Brain: The New Science of Why We PMS and How to Fix It

The Period Brain: The New Science of Why We PMS and How to Fix It

bySarah E. Hill

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Cover of The Extinction of Experience: Being Human in a Disembodied World

The Extinction of Experience: Being Human in a Disembodied World

byChristine Rosen

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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 The Genetic Lottery: Why DNA Matters for Social Equality

The Genetic Lottery: Why DNA Matters for Social Equality

byKathryn Paige Harden

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Cover of Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law

Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law

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Cover of Galileo: And the Science Deniers

Galileo: And the Science Deniers

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Cover of The End of Bias: A Beginning: The Science and Practice of Overcoming Unconscious Bias

The End of Bias: A Beginning: The Science and Practice of Overcoming Unconscious Bias

byJessica Nordell

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Cover of The Biggest Bluff: How I Learned to Pay Attention, Master Myself, and Win

The Biggest Bluff: How I Learned to Pay Attention, Master Myself, and Win

byMaria Konnikova

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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 The Evolution of Beauty: How Darwin’s Forgotten Theory of Mate Choice Shapes the Animal World – and Us

The Evolution of Beauty: How Darwin’s Forgotten Theory of Mate Choice Shapes the Animal World – and Us

byRichard O. Prum

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Cover of Data Empire: The Power of Information to Organize, Control, and Dominate

Data Empire: The Power of Information to Organize, Control, and Dominate

byRoopika Risam

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Cover of Beyond Inheritance: Our Ever-Mutating Cells and a New Understanding of Health

Beyond Inheritance: Our Ever-Mutating Cells and a New Understanding of Health

byRoxanne Khamsi

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Cover of Outsider Animals: How the Creatures at the Margins of Our Lives Have the Most to Teach Us

Outsider Animals: How the Creatures at the Margins of Our Lives Have the Most to Teach Us

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Cover of Lab Dog: A Beagle and His Human Investigate the Surprising World of Animal Research

Lab Dog: A Beagle and His Human Investigate the Surprising World of Animal Research

byMelanie D. G. Kaplan

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Cover of The Care of Foreigners: How Immigrant Physicians Changed US Healthcare

The Care of Foreigners: How Immigrant Physicians Changed US Healthcare

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Cover of Extraction: The Frontiers of Green Capitalism

Extraction: The Frontiers of Green Capitalism

byThea Riofrancos

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Cover of With Her Own Hands: Women Weaving Their Stories

With Her Own Hands: Women Weaving Their Stories

byNicole Nehrig

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Cover of Our Moon: How Earth’s Celestial Companion Transformed the Planet, Guided Evolution, and Made Us Who We Are

Our Moon: How Earth’s Celestial Companion Transformed the Planet, Guided Evolution, and Made Us Who We Are

byRebecca Boyle

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Cover of What’s Hidden Inside Planets?

What’s Hidden Inside Planets?

bySabine Stanley

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Cover of Egg: A Dozen Ovatures

Egg: A Dozen Ovatures

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Cover of Black Death at the Golden Gate: The Race to Save America from the Bubonic Plague

Black Death at the Golden Gate: The Race to Save America from the Bubonic Plague

byDavid K. Randall

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Cover of Nerve: Adventures in the Science of Fear

Nerve: Adventures in the Science of Fear

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Cover of Four Lost Cities: A Secret History of the Urban Age

Four Lost Cities: A Secret History of the Urban Age

byAnnalee Newitz

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Cover of How to Tame a Fox (and Build a Dog): Visionary Scientists and a Siberian Tale of Jump-Started Evolution

How to Tame a Fox (and Build a Dog): Visionary Scientists and a Siberian Tale of Jump-Started Evolution

byLee Alan Dugatkin

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Cover of Lost in Curiosity: Field Notes from Scientists' Adventures into the Unknown

Lost in Curiosity: Field Notes from Scientists' Adventures into the Unknown

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Cover of Unlocking Justice: The Power of Data to Confront Inequity and Create Change

Unlocking Justice: The Power of Data to Confront Inequity and Create Change

byChad M. Topaz

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Cover of You’ve Been Pooping All Wrong: How to Make Your Bowel Movements a Joy

You’ve Been Pooping All Wrong: How to Make Your Bowel Movements a Joy

byTrisha Pasricha

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Cover of Marked by Time: How Social Change Has Transformed Crime and the Life Trajectories of Young Americans

Marked by Time: How Social Change Has Transformed Crime and the Life Trajectories of Young Americans

byRobert J. Sampson

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