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Hosts Dan Falk and Amanda Gefter reflect on favorite science books, publishing trends, and more as BookLab marks its first ten years.
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SØG BLANDT TIDLIGERE EPISODER
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ANDRE EPISODE I DENNE PODCAST
Featured book: Being You, by Anil Seth.
A lot has been written on the subject of consciousness, but few are positioned to tackle the problem better than neuroscientist Anil Seth, whose new book examines how we experience "life in the first person."
And on the nightstand: The Monster's Bones, by D…
The world around us seems incredibly diverse -- but what if beneath that diversity there was a unifying sameness? That's the idea behind "monism" -- an ancient idea that physicist Heinrich Pas believes is due for a comeback. He explores the idea in his new book, The One.
And on the nightstand: Sou…
What is life? As Carl Zimmer shows in Life's Edge, the more we try to pin it down, the more elusive an answer becomes. And in The Genesis Quest, Michael Marshall examines the age-old puzzle of how life began on our planet.
Featured book: Hawking Hawking, by Charles Seife.
Charles Seife's new biography of Stephen Hawking takes an unflinching look at the good and bad sides of the famous physicist.
And on the nightstand: The Zoologist's Guide to the Galaxy, by Arik Kershenbaum; and When We Cease to Understand the Worl…
Virtual reality has taken off in recent years. But what if the virtual worlds of VR are real -- just as real, perhaps, as the physical world we see around us? And... is it possible we're living in a simulation right now? Philosopher David Chalmers probes these questions in his provocative new book,…
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