BookLab
Dan Falk and Amanda GefterFrom neurons to nanotech and from quarks to the cosmos, BookLab is the podcast that puts science books under the microscope! Join hosts Dan Falk and Amanda Gefter for a look at the latest in popular science writing: what's new, what's hot, and what you ought to be reading right now.
| Publishes | Infrequently | Episodes | 40 | Founded | 12 years ago |
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| Categories | Society & CultureScience | ||||
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A roundup of Dan and Amanda's picks for the top science books of the past year, featuring new books by Sam Kean, Dagomar Degroot, Lynn Gamwell, Pria Anand, David Baron, and many more!
Tech billionaires talk about colonizing Mars, building grand space stations far from Earth, lengthening life spans, and maybe even eradicating aging and death, or uploading our minds into computers. Well, not so fast, says Adam Becker in this provoca... more
There's no question that animals communicate -- but only humans have full-blown symbolic language. So, how did we get here? In The Language Puzzle, archeologist Steven Mithen tries to figure out how we became such a talkative species. And on the nigh... more
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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- Always Fascinating!
This podcast is always fascinating and I never miss an episode. The last episode was a great discussion pitting to opposite points of view against each other, free will and determinism. I recommend that you use your free will to download and listen! Keep them coming!
Apple Podcasts5Dlevymd
United States3 years ago - Smart discussion of current popular science books
I spent a couple of years having breakfast adjacent to and in conversation with Doug Hoffstadter at the Two Bit Rush. If you examine his statements they are non-falsifiable. Hoffstadter is a sophist without intellectual rigor,
After reading "Tresspassing on Einstein's Lawn" I searched for more by Amanda Gefter and stumbled on this gem. The hosts take the time for a serious discussion of the merits of good new books on scientific topics for general audiences. Very Good!
Apple Podcasts5etherdogUnited States3 years ago - Very enjoyable
I find the books selected to be very interesting and the book reviews to be detailed and insightful.
Apple Podcasts5GeorgeinLongBeachUnited States5 years ago - Amazing podcast
Amazing podcast that reviews books on science. If you’re interested in science, it is a must!
Apple Podcasts5Nataliasokolovska
Canada5 years ago - If you love science books....
This has quickly become one of my favourite podcasts. I love popular science books and there aren't a lot of podcasts devoted strictly to them. The hosts add a lot to my enjoyment of these books. They have insights that didn't occur to me. Both the hosts have written books of their own. I'm reading Amanda's book now (it's awesome) and Dan's books are next. I'm going through the previous podcast episodes right now. I wish there were more of them. I'm going through them too fast!!
Apple Podcasts5Ziggy Stardust71Canada5 years ago
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