Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria

In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by astrophysicist [https://www.ehamden.org/contact], University of Arizona Associate Professor, and Director of the Arizona Space Institute [https://astro.arizona.edu/person/erika-hamden], Erika Hamden. We discuss her new book, “Weird Universe: Everything We Don’t Know About Space (and Why It’s Important) [https://www.amazon.com/Weird-Universe-Everything-Important-Astrophysics/dp/1684817285].” Follow Erika: @erika.hamden [https://www.instagram.com/erika.hamden]

In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by science communicator [https://www.instagram.com/biologycarly/], author and associate professor at Lenoir-Rhyne University [https://www.lr.edu/about/directory/carly-york], Dr. Carly Anne York. They discuss her new book, “ The Salmon Cannon and the Levitating Frog: And Other Serious Discoveries of Silly Science [https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/carly-anne-york/the-salmon-cannon-and-the-levitating-frog/9781541605213/?lens=basic-books].” Follow Carly: @CarlyAnneYork [https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:s6bucfhso4g2bssddlfstroq]

In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by science writer, author, and geoscientist [https://www.lisagardiner.com/index.html], Dr. Lisa S. Gardiner. They discuss her newly released book, Reefs of Time: What Fossils Reveal about Coral Survival [https://lisagardiner.com/reefs-of-time.html] . Follow Lisa: @Lisasgardiner [https://bsky.app/profile/lisasgardiner.bsky.social]

In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by science journalist and author [https://lizkalaugher.net/about/], Liz Kalaugher. They discuss Liz’s newly released book, “The Elephant in the Room: How to Stop Making Ourselves and Other Animals Sick [https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/E/bo250602400.html].” Follow Liz: @LizKalaugher [https://x.com/lizkalaugher]

In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by microbiologist, science communicator, Adjunct Professor at Indiana University [https://blogs.iu.edu/rizklab/scicomm] South Bend and postdoctoral researcher at the University of Notre Dame [https://science.nd.edu/about/office-of-the-dean/maggie-fink/], Dr. Maggie M. Fink. They discuss her newest co-authored book, “The Color of North: The Molecular Language of Proteins and the Future of Life [https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__us.cisionone.cision.com_c_eJwszkuO6yAQheHVwAwLiuLhAYNMvI0IXEXMTRznYifp5bcS9fQ7OtJPCeKM2ktOJtjoY0Rv5ZJKLIaouhxqLVqTDSZERzVbMqBrkC35kAFD9tZHwrOxtkJE44MeixGo90Z8bf-5FVmtuN-2D64cujIXLI4UHnF8DZ9B3tJyHI9d2JOAScD0fr-2DH5fkYltxfudPA9BQwlW277gKmMUTtA8IILhq5MrWsOt8476wapS-2Dc-5F0DYk0MTnezp38L9Ttv9W3VZ808btn6R-2D9GZ188RI9Q686wcQVWI5FShkZWuo-2DfgNACRfCX4DQAA-5F-5F9y-2DluI&d=DwMF-g&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=iEeYlqJ2ywJxrgmEvS9dW2nzRlIOBtqaExytvR_Czzg&m=Bhwe5ID4bJylwCu8vYIO9rwvuXQ3sBgEaGUWsNi5DNyK0SVXRAwuOuPaQs-9BUuH&s=Zf68DxbM3KN1-uRTOHS6QwNjAaDwcLJZYrsIJEcxsRE&e=].” Follow Maggie: @MaggieMFink [https://x.com/maggiemfink]