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The Laws of Thought: The Quest for a Mathematical Theory of the Mind (Henry Holt and Co., 2026) is an exploration of the quest to use mathematics to describe the ways we think, from its origins three hundred years ago to the ideas behind modern AI s... more

Friction, the force that resists motion, is synonymous with difficulty and complication. If you’ve ever replaced tires worn smooth by the road or reached for a can of WD-40 to fix a creaking door hinge, then you know the headache this force can cause... more

Today I talked to John L. Rudolph about his book Why We Teach Science (and Why We Should) (Oxford UP, 2023).

Few people question the importance of science education in American schooling. The public readily accepts that it is the key to economic gro... more

Are humans really fish? Why are we the only animals with chins? How much of our DNA do we share with the trillions of bacteria in our bodies? For centuries, scientists have chased the secrets of how life on our planet arose, how it assumed its dazzli... more

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John Rudolph
Distinguished professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Episode: John L. Rudolph, "Why We Teach Science (and Why We Should)" (Oxford UP, 2023)
Max Telford
An evolutionary biologist at University College London, author of The Tree of Life: Solving Science's Greatest Puzzle.
University College London
Episode: Max Telford, "The Tree of Life: Solving Science's Greatest Puzzle" (W.W. Norton, 2025)
Steve Ramirez
Associate professor in Psychological and Brain Sciences at Boston University and author of How to Change a Memory
Boston University
Episode: Steve Ramirez, "How to Change a Memory: One Neuroscientist’s Quest to Alter the Past" (Princeton UP, 2025)
Dr. Justin Gregg
Senior Research Associate with the Dolphin Communication Project and adjunct professor specializing in animal cognition.
Dolphin Communication Project
Episode: Justin Gregg, "If Nietzsche Were a Narwhal: What Animal Intelligence Reveals About Human Stupidity" (Little, Brown, 2022)
Dagomar Degroot
Associate Professor of Environmental History at Georgetown University and author of Ripples on the Cosmic Ocean.
Georgetown University
Episode: Dagomar Degroot, "Ripples on the Cosmic Ocean: An Environmental History of Our Place in the Solar System" (Harvard UP, 2025)
Professor Alison Bashford
Historian and author
University of Sydney
Episode: Alison Bashford, "Decoding the Hand: A History of Science, Medicine, and Magic" (U Chicago Press, 2025)
Kenneth Aizawa
Professor of Philosophy at Rutgers University
Rutgers University
Episode: Kenneth Aizawa, "Compositional Abduction and Scientific Interpretation: A Granular Approach" (Cambridge UP, 2025)
Marc Berman
Cognitive neuroscientist and Professor of Psychology at the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
Episode: Marc Berman, "Nature and the Mind: The Science of How Nature Improves Cognitive, Physical, and Social Well-Being" (Simon and Schuster, 2025)
Kevin J. Mitchell
Author and researcher in genetics and neuroscience
Trinity College Dublin
Episode: Kevin J. Mitchell, "Free Agents: How Evolution Gave Us Free Will" (Princeton UP, 2023)

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Max Telford, "The Tree of Life: Solving Science's Greatest Puzzle" (W.W. Norton, 2025)
Q: Max, how do we close the gap of classifying the estimated 9 million living species?
Identifying species via DNA and automating classifications can speed up the process, although it risks losing taxonomical expertise.
Max Telford, "The Tree of Life: Solving Science's Greatest Puzzle" (W.W. Norton, 2025)
Q: Max, can you describe the role of fossils in building out the Tree of Life?
Fossils provide characteristics similar to living organisms, allowing scientists to classify and determine relationships among extinct species.
Max Telford, "The Tree of Life: Solving Science's Greatest Puzzle" (W.W. Norton, 2025)
Q: Max, why did you write The Tree of Life and who is the target audience?
Max originally aimed to write for a scientific audience but realized the broader interest in the history of life justified a more general approach.
Jennifer Vail, "Friction: A Biography" (Harvard UP, 2026)
Q: What are the laws of friction?
The first law of friction says that friction is proportional to the normal force. The second law states that friction is independent of contact area. The third law states that friction is independent of velocity, though this can sometimes be broken under specific conditions.
Jennifer Vail, "Friction: A Biography" (Harvard UP, 2026)
Q: Could you start us off by introducing yourself a little bit and tell us why you decided to write this book?
I wrote this book because it became apparent to me in my career that friction has a story to tell, and my hope with the book is to help change a little bit of the perception of friction.

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