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2024-12-17

  Journey to 2125: One Century, One Family, Rising to Challenges with Gary F. Bengier

In this episode of Inquiring Minds, host Adam Bristol sits down with Silicon Valley tech expert, philosopher, and acclaimed science fiction author Gary Bengier to discuss his new novel, Journey to 2125: One Century, One Family, Rising to Challenges. As...
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2024-11-26

  Power Metal: The Race for the Resources That Will Shape the Future with Vince Beiser

In this episode of Inquiring Minds,  Indre Viskontas sits down with award-winning journalist and author Vince Beiser to delve into the environmental, social, and ethical implications of our growing reliance on electronics and artificial intelligence. D...
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2024-10-10

  Thrive: Maximizing Well-Being in the Age of AI with Ravi Bapna

Indre sits to chat with co-author of "Thrive: Maximizing Well-Being in the Age of AI" and chair of business analytics at the University of Minnesota, Ravi Bapna, to explore the complex relationship between artificial intelligence and society.They talk ...
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2024-09-12

  Living on Earth: Forests, Corals, Consciousness, and the Making of the World with Peter Godfrey-Smith

In this episode of Inquiring Minds, Indre Viscontis sits down with Peter Godfrey-Smith, Professor of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Sydney and author of Living on Earth: Forests, Corals, Consciousness, and the Making of the Worl...
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2024-09-04

  Frostbite: How Refrigeration Changed Our Food, Our Planet, and Ourselves with Nicola Twilley

Did you know that many apples sold in stores are nearly a year old by the time you get to buy them?Indre sits down once again to talk with science journalist and non-fiction author and co-host of the award-winning Gastropod podcast, Nicola Twilley, abo...
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2024-08-14

  The Most Delicious Poison with Noah Whiteman

Indre welcomes evolutionary biologist and UC Berkeley professor, Noah Whiteman unto the Inquiring Minds Show to delve into the world of nature’s toxins and Whiteman’s new book."Most Delicious Poison: The Story of Nature's Toxins from Spices to Vices.” ...
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2024-08-07

  Revealing the Secrets of Supercommunicators with Charles Duhigg

In this intriguing episode, Indre chats with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and renowned author of The Power of Habit and Smarter, Better, Faster, Charles Duhigg, to discuss his latest book “Supercommunicators”. Their conversation delves into he cr...
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2024-05-14

  “The Good Stuff” about Quanta and Fields with Sean Carroll

Indre welcomes Sean Carroll, Homewood Professor of Natural Philosophy at Johns Hopkins University and host of the Mindscape podcast, back to Inquiring Minds today for an engaging exploration of his latest book, "The Biggest Ideas in the Universe: Quant...
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2024-05-07

  Understanding and Expanding Consciousness with Dr. Christof Koch

In yet another thoroughly intriguing episode, Indre engages with renowned neuroscientist Christof Koch this week to explore the complexities of consciousness and its impact on our understanding of self and free will. Koch, a pivotal figure in the field...
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2024-04-15

  Are Flukes Actually the Norm?

Indre examines the realm of randomness and its undeniable sway over our lives and the fabric of society, as she welcomes global politics luminary, Brian Klaas, to the podcast today. An Associate Professor in Global Politics at University College London...
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