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Inquiring Minds

Each week we bring you a new, in-depth exploration of the space where science and society collide. We’re committed to the idea that making an effort to understand the world around you though science and critical thinking can benefit everyone—and lead to better decisions. We want to find out what’s true, what’s left to discover, and why it all matters.

Copyright: © 2022 Inquiring Minds

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180 The Unique Challenge of Being a Woman in Engineering [Collaboration with Cited] May 22, 2017

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In this second and final special collaborative episode with the Cited podcast, Indre and guest host Alexander B. Kim focus on women in engineering and the obstacles they face throughout their careers.

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179 The Leaky Pipeline of Women in Science [Collaboration with Cited] May 15, 2017

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In this special collaborative episode with the Cited podcast, Indre and guest host Alexander B. Kim look into the “leaky pipeline” of women in science. There are many stages you go through from early school to a career in science and there are points along the way at which women seem to disproportionately slip out of that pipeline. This week we talk to researchers trying to learn more about why that happens and what we can do about it.

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178 Teresa Zimmers - The Murky Science of Lethal Injection May 09, 2017

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We talk to associate professor of surgery at Indiana University Teresa Zimmers about her work on whether or not lethal injection drugs actually provide a humane, painless death as promised.

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177 Bill Nye - Let’s Change the World May 05, 2017

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We talk to Bill Nye about his approach to communicating climate change and what he hopes will change in the future.

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176 Paul Doherty - The Actual Science Behind Outlandish Deaths Apr 25, 2017

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We talk to Paul Doherty, senior staff scientist at San Francisco’s famed Exploratorium Museum about his new book “And Then You're Dead: What Really Happens If You Get Swallowed by a Whale, Are Shot from a Cannon, or Go Barreling over Niagara.”

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175 Sharon Begley - Can't Just Stop: An Investigation of Compulsions Apr 17, 2017

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We talk to science writer Sharon Begley about her new book “Can't Just Stop: An Investigation of Compulsions.”

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174 James Beacham - The Exciting World of Particle Hunters Apr 10, 2017

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We talk to James Beacham, particle physicist with the ATLAS Experiment at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN about what it’s like to hunt for strange new subatomic particles.

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[BONUS EP] Cadence | Episode 01: What Is Music? Apr 04, 2017

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It's the first episode of Indre's new podcast, Cadence! (Don’t worry, she’s not leaving Inquiring Minds.) Cadence is a podcast about music and how it affects your mind.
What is music? How would you define it? Does it defy definition? In this episode we try to get answers to those questions from from a pioneer in music cognition research, a musicologist, and an otolaryngologist who surgically restores hearing and studies the brain basis of musical improvisation.
If you like this first episode and want to hear more, subscribe to Cadence here:
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/cadence/id1207136496
RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/cadence-podcast

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173 Mary Roach - Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal Apr 04, 2017

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We talk to science writer Mary Roach about the science of your guts and her book “Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal.”

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172 Dan Ariely - The Surprising Science of What Motivates Us Mar 27, 2017

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We talk to Dan Ariely, the James B Duke Professor of Psychology and Behavioral Economics at Duke University about what actually motivates us to get things done—to finish that novel, to stick to a diet, or even to want to get up and go to work every day.

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