Arachnomania w/ Maria Tatar

Arachnomania w/ Maria Tatar

In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by Harvard professor of Literature and of Folklore and Mythology [https://german.fas.harvard.edu/people/maria-tatar], Dr. Maria Tatar. They discuss her new book, Arachnomania: Spiders and the Cultural Work They Do for Us [https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691281025/arachnomania?srsltid=AfmBOopFw2dkR5cqzEuhOBj5Owd0s449d_QUfx9DVLuxWMcq-lQzn4Ie]. Follow Maria: @mariamtatar [https://x.com/mariamtatar?lang=en]

Rarity w/ Zoe Nyssa

In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by anthropologist, author, and associate professor of anthropology at Purdue University [https://cla.purdue.edu/directory/profiles/zoe-nyssa.html?_ga=2.154630128.957271534.1783882617-81874558.1783882617], Dr. Zoe Nyssa. They discuss her new book, Rarities: Conservation Science in a Time of Unintended Consequences [https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/R/bo267543911.html].

Power of Life w/ Jessica Riskin

In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by author, and Frances and Charles Field Professor of History at Stanford University [https://profiles.stanford.edu/jessica-riskin?releaseVersion=11.5.3], Jessica Riskin. They discuss her latest book, The Power of Life: The Invention of Biology and the Revolutionary Science of Jean-Baptiste Lamarck [https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/763654/the-power-of-life-by-jessica-riskin/].Follow Jessica’s work: @JessicaRiskin [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessica-r-14737427a/]

We Are All Mutants w/ Roxanne Khamsi

In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by science journalist, author, and contributing writer [https://roxannekhamsi.com/about/] at The Atlantic, Roxanne Khamsi. We discuss her latest book, Beyond Inheritance: Our Ever-Mutating Cells and a New Understanding of Health [https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/711682/beyond-inheritance-by-roxanne-khamsi/]. Follow Roxanne: @roxannekhamsi [https://bsky.app/profile/roxannekhamsi.bsky.social]

Intersectional Cosmology w/ Chanda Prescod-Weinstein

In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by theoretical physicist, and associate professor of physics and astronomy, and core faculty in women’s and gender studies at the University of New Hampshire [https://cola.unh.edu/person/chanda-prescod-weinstein], Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein. They discuss her newest book, The Edge of Space-Time: Particles, Poetry, and the Cosmic Dream Boogie [https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/746817/the-edge-of-space-time-by-chanda-prescod-weinstein/]. Follow Chanda: @chanda [https://bsky.app/profile/chanda.blacksky.app]