
Great Indoors w/ Emily Anthes
In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara speaks with science journalist Emily Anthes about her newest book, "The Great Indoors: The Surprising Science of How Buildings Shape our Behavior, Health, and Happi...
27 Jul 20201h 3min

Medieval Bodies w/ Jack Hartnell
In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by art historian Dr. Jack Hartnell to talk about his new book, "Medieval Bodies: Life and Death in the Middle Ages." They discuss the fascinating history ...
20 Jul 20201h 20min

Campus Sexual Assault w/ Jennifer Hirsch & Shamus Khan
In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by Drs. Jennifer Hirsch (Professor of Sociomedical Sciences) and Shamus Khan (Chair of the Sociology Department) of Columbia University to talk about thei...
13 Jul 20201h 5min

Aliens w/ Keith Cooper
In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by science journalist and editor Keith Cooper to talk about his new book, "The Contact Paradox: Challenging Our Assumptions in the Search for Extraterrest...
6 Jul 20201h 1min

Social Evolution w/ Gaia Vince
In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by science journalist and author Gaia Vince to talk about her newest book, "Transcendence: How Humans Evolved Through Fire, Language, Beauty, and Time." T...
29 Jun 20201h 32min

Tree Rings w/ Valerie Trouet
In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by University of Arizona dendrochronologist Dr. Valerie Trouet to talk about her new book, "Tree Story: The History of the World Written in Rings." They t...
21 Jun 20201h 1min

Photo Ark w/ Joel Sartore
In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by world-renowned National Geographic photographer, Joel Sartore. They talk about his impactful Photo Ark project, including his newest book on the series...
15 Jun 202057min

Insane Asylums w/ Anne Harrington
In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by Harvard University science historian Dr. Anne Harrington to talk about her newest book, "Mind Fixers: Psychiatry's Troubled Search for the Biology of M...
8 Jun 20201h 30min




















