Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria

Outsider Animals w/ Marlene Zuk

In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by author, and Regents Professor of ecology, evolution, and behavior at the University of Minnesota [https://cbs.umn.edu/directory/marlene-zuk], Professor Marlene Zuk. We discuss her book, Outsider Animals: How the Creatures at the Margins of Our Lives Have the Most to Teach Us [https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691264240/outsider-animals?srsltid=AfmBOoqOWUOz5F3h6r62RrLEh_gSxkE9iARWidRpSxRGmrsuK5Guc5SX].

Disagreement w/ Julia Minson

In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by behavioral scientist [https://www.juliaminson.com/conflict-and-negotiation], and Professor of Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government [https://www.hks.harvard.edu/faculty/julia-minson], Julie Minson. They discuss her latest book, How to Disagree Better [https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/774525/how-to-disagree-better-by-julia-minson/]. Follow Julia: @juliaminson [https://www.instagram.com/juliaminson/]

Salt Lakes w/ Caroline Tracey

In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by journalist [https://cetracey.com/] Dr. Caroline Tracey to talk about her debut book, Salt Lakes: An Unnatural History [https://wwnorton.com/books/9781324089025]. Follow Caroline: @ce_tracey [https://www.instagram.com/ce_tracey]

Societal Change and Criminology w/ Robert J. Sampson

In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by Professor of Social Sciences at Harvard University [https://sampson.scholars.harvard.edu/], Affiliated Research Professor at the American Bar Foundation, and member of the National Academy of Sciences [https://www.aapss.org/fellows/fellow/robert-j-sampson/], Dr. Robert J. Sampson. They discuss his new book, Marked by Time: How Social Change Has Transformed Crime and the Life Trajectories of Young Americans [https://www.hup.harvard.edu/books/9780674987548]. Follow Robert’s work: @RobertJSampson [https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-j-sampson-26411a54/]

Social Genomics w/ Daphne O. Martschenko

In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by Bioethicist [https://www.daphnemartschenko.com/research] and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics [https://profiles.stanford.edu/daphne-martschenko] at Stanford University, Dr. Daphne O. Martschenko. They discuss her book, What We Inherit: How New Technologies and Old Myths Are Shaping Our Genomic Future [https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691237756/what-we-inherit]. Follow Daphne: @daphmarts [https://bsky.app/profile/daphmarts.bsky.social]