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Science
Interviews with scientists about their new books.
April 8, 2026
The Shape of Things Unseen
A compelling insight into how our imagination works, based on the latest scientific research. People often think of imagination as something used onl…
April 6, 2026
The Origins of the New
The Origins of the New (Princeton University Press, 2026) presents a revolutionary approach to evolutionary success in all realms of life. In this gro…
April 6, 2026
Naming New Things and Concepts in Early Modern Science
Naming new discoveries is central to science, and for centuries, Latin dominated this process. The resulting terminology still shapes modern science, …
March 30, 2026
Rocks
What is that rock you’ve just picked up? Which minerals is it made of, what’s unique about it and what can it reveal about Earth’s deeper story? …
March 30, 2026
Food Chemistry in Small Bites
Food Chemistry in Small Bites takes readers on an up-close scientific journey through the transformation of food when meals are prepared. Organized in…
March 19, 2026
The Collective Cure
A powerful blend of deeply human stories and rigorous research, The Collective Cure: Upstream Solutions for Better Public Health (Beacon Press, 2026) …
March 19, 2026
Radio Universe
In Radio Universe: How to Explore Space Without Leaving Earth (Hachette UK, 2026) award-winning astrophysicist Emma Chapman takes us on an electrifyin…
March 19, 2026
Place-Based Solutions
Place-Based Solutions (JHU Press, 2026) offers a bold and practical response, charting a path toward what Charles G. Curtin calls "prosilience"—the ca…
March 15, 2026
The Infinite Alphabet
We all understand that knowledge shapes the fate of business and the growth of nations, but few of us are aware of the principles that govern its moti…
March 15, 2026
The Fast
With fasting at an all-time high in popularity, here is an enlightening exploration into the history, science, and philosophy behind the practice—esse…
March 12, 2026
Mexico in Space
From Aztec sun stones to satellite launches, from muralist visions to dark sky parks, Mexico's engagement with outer space is fundamental to its ident…
March 10, 2026
Heart of Science
In Heart of Science: A Philosophy of Scientific Inquiry (University of Chicago Press, 2026), philosopher Jacob Stegenga breaks with the most dominant …
March 10, 2026
Riverine Dreams
Dr. George Frazier is currently an assistant professor of Computer Information Sciences at Washburn University, where his research focuses on such top…
February 27, 2026
Consciousness
Neuroscientific evidence increasingly shows that consciousness is a remarkable but explainable function of a machinelike brain. Alan J. McComas' discu…
February 25, 2026
Galileo's Fame
From the beginning of Galileo’s career, well before the publication of the Sidereus Nuncius, his contemporaries took pains to shape his reputation and…
February 24, 2026
The Unreasonable Likelihood of Being
In this episode we discuss the paper "The Unreasonable Likelihood of Being: Origin of Life, Terraforming, and AI" (arXiv, 2025) with Robert Endres. P…
February 15, 2026
Making Medical Progress
Answers to the question 'what is medical progress?' have always been contested, and any one response is always bound up with contextual ideas of perso…
February 11, 2026
Atomic Albion
The United Kingdom has sixteen nuclear power stations. Most go under the radar, but their presence is enormous, both physically and culturally. They d…
February 8, 2026
Metamorphosis: A Natural and Human History
A search for the meaning of one of nature's greatest riddles: why do so many creatures transform? “How many creatures walking on this earth / Have th…
February 4, 2026
The Laws of Thought
The Laws of Thought: The Quest for a Mathematical Theory of the Mind (Henry Holt and Co., 2026) is an exploration of the quest to use mathematics to d…