Episodes

  • You Bet Your Life w/ Paul Offit

    You Bet Your Life w/ Paul Offit
    Jul 22 2024
    In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by Dr. Paul A. Offit, MD. He is the director of the Vaccine Education Center, an attending physician in the Division of Infectious Diseases at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, and a professor of pediatrics at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. We discuss his 2021 book, “You Bet Your Life: From Blood Transfusions to Mass Vaccinations—The Long and Risky History of Medical Innovations.” Follow Paul: @DrPaulOffit
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    56 mins
  • Community Science w/ Krystle Hickman

    Community Science w/ Krystle Hickman
    Jul 15 2024
    In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by Los Angeles based nature conservation photographer, native bee educator and community scientist, Krystle Hickman. Her endeavors elevate awareness of the decline of native bee species while shedding light on their intricate and biodiverse ecosystems. Follow Krystle: @BeeSipOnline Krystle’s photography: BeeSip
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    59 mins
  • Meet the Neighbors w/ Brandon Keim

    Meet the Neighbors w/ Brandon Keim
    Jul 8 2024
    In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by science journalist and author, Brandon Keim. They discuss his forthcoming book about our relationships to wild animals and to nature, “Meet the Neighbors: Animal Minds and Life in a More-than-Human World.” Releasing July 16 2024. Follow Brandon: @9brandon
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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Sharing Space w/ Cady Coleman

    Sharing Space w/ Cady Coleman
    Jul 1 2024
    In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by former NASA astronaut, retired United States Air Force colonel, scientist, and pilot Cady Coleman. They discuss Cady’s forthcoming book, “Sharing Space: An Astronaut’s Guide to Mission, Wonder, and Making Change.” Releasing July 2, 2024. Follow Cady: @Astro_Cady
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    56 mins
  • Becoming Earth w/ Ferris Jabr

    Becoming Earth w/ Ferris Jabr
    Jun 24 2024
    In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by science writer and author Ferris Jabr to discuss his forthcoming book, “Becoming Earth: How Our Planet Came to Life.” Follow Ferris: @ferrisjabr
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    1 hr and 13 mins
  • Refrigeration w/ Nicola Twilley

    Refrigeration w/ Nicola Twilley
    Jun 18 2024
    In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by author and podcaster Nicola Twilley to talk about her new book,”Frostbite: How Refrigeration Changed Our Food, Our Planet, and Ourselves.” Follow Nicola: @nicolatwilley
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    59 mins
  • Humans & Robots w/ Leila Takayama

    Humans & Robots w/ Leila Takayama
    Jun 10 2024
    In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by cognitive and social scientist, Dr. Leila Takayama. They talk about Leila's work exploring human-robot interaction. Follow Leila: @leilatakayama
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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • We Can Reason w/ Janalee Morris

    We Can Reason w/ Janalee Morris
    Jun 4 2024
    In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by educator and learning specialist, Janalee Morris. They discuss Cara’s recent trip to speak at the Western Canadian Reason Conference, as well as Janalee’s work with protected groups in Canada to provide equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility to education and programming to faculty, staff, and students.
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    1 hr and 5 mins