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Interview Interlude Playlist, Part 10: Dr. Jeff Hoffman Mar 27, 2020

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Let's talk about life beyond Earth's magnetosphere. Here's our 2018 chat with astronaut Dr. Jeff Hoffman.

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Interview Interlude Playlist, Part 9: Carl Zimmer Mar 27, 2020

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Let's talk about heredity. Here's our 2018 chat with acclaimed science writer Carl Zimmer about his book “She Has Her Mother's Laugh: The Powers, Perversions, and Potential of Heredity.”

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Interview Interlude Playlist, Part 8: Marah Hardt Mar 27, 2020

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Let's talk about the love life of coral with "Sex in the Sea" author Dr. Marah J. Hardt.

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Interview Interlude Playlist, Part 7: R. Scott Bakker Mar 27, 2020

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Let's talk about alien philosophy. Here's our 2017 chat with Canadian author R. Scott Bakker, discussing his dark fantasy novels as well as his paper 'On Alien Philosophy,' published in the The Journal of Consciousness Studies.

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Interview Interlude Playlist, Part 6: Mary Roach Mar 27, 2020

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Let's talk about penis transplants. Here's our 2016 chat with author Mary Roach, who devotes two chapters of her book "Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War" to urotrauma and genital transplant surgery.

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Interview Interlude Playlist, Part 5: Mark Mandica Mar 27, 2020

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Let's talk about salamanders. Here's our 2018 chat with Mark Mandica, executive director of The Amphibian Foundation.

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Interview Interlude Playlist, Part 4: Gene Kritsky Mar 27, 2020

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Let's talk about ancient Egyptian bee keeping. Here's our 2016 chat with "The Tears of Re" author entomologist Gene Kritsky.

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Interview Interlude Playlist, Part 3: Thomas S. Mullaney Mar 27, 2020

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Let's talk about the Chinese typewriter. Here's our 2018 chat with Thomas S. Mullaney about his book “The Chinese Typewriter: A History.”

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Interview Interlude Playlist, Part 2: Brian Greene, Max Tegmark and Barbara J. King Mar 27, 2020

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Let's talk about string theory, super AI and animal emotions. Here are our 2018 World Science Festival interviews with physicist Brian Greene, physicist Max Tegmark and anthropologist Barbara J. King.

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Interview Interlude Playlist, Part 1: Diva Amon Mar 27, 2020

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Let's talk about deep sea ecology and conservation. Here's our 2019 chat with deep sea marine biologist Diva Amon.

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