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An award-winning astrophysicist looks at how the understanding of uncertainty and randomness has led to breakthroughs in our knowledge of the cosmos

All of us understand the world around us by constructing models, comparing them to observations, and... more

In How Progress Ends: Technology, Innovation, and the Fate of Nations (Princeton University Press, 2025), Carl Benedikt Frey challenges the conventional belief that economic and technological progress is inevitable. For most of human history, stagnat... more

Humanity’s relationship with black holes began in 1783 in a small English village, when clergyman John Michell posed a startling question: What if there are objects in space that are so large and heavy that not even light can escape them? Almost 250 ... more

Of all the patterns that could possibly be preserved in the post–Big Bang radiation, the one we see is surprisingly smooth on large angular scales.

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Recent Guests

Craig Hogan
Astrophysicist at the University of Chicago and former director of the Fermilab Center for Particle Astrophysics
University of Chicago
Episode: Craig Hogan, "The Unlikely Primeval Sky" (American Scientist, November-December)
Dr. Jonas Enander
Science journalist, science writer, and author of 'Facing Infinity'
Episode: Facing Infinity: Black Holes and Our Place on Earth
Eduardo Mercado III
Professor of psychology at the University of Buckeye, SUNY, and author of Why Whales Sing
Johns Hopkins University Press
Episode: Eduardo Mercado III, "Why Whales Sing" (JHU Press, 2025)
Shobita Satyapal
Co-author of Supermassive: Black Holes at the Beginning and End of the Universe
George Mason University
Episode: James Trefil and Shobita Satyapal, "Supermassive: Black Holes at the Beginning and End of the Universe" (Smithsonian Books, 2025)
Marcus Chown
Formerly a radio astronomer at California Institute of Technology and current cosmology consultant for New Scientist.
Apollo
Episode: Marcus Chown, "A Crack in Everything: How Black Holes Came in from the Cold and Took Cosmic Centre Stage" (Apollo, 2025)
Vlatko Vedral
Professor of physics at the University of Oxford, known for his theoretical work and experimental collaborations on quantum information and entanglement.
University of Oxford
Episode: Vlatko Vedral, "Portals to a New Reality: Five Pathways to the Future of Physics" (Basic Books, 2025)
Brian Potter
Author of The Origins of Efficiency and senior infrastructure fellow at the Institute for Progress
Institute for Progress
Episode: Brian Potter, "The Origins of Efficiency" (Stripe Press, 2025)
Roger Moorhouse
Freelance historian and author of Wolfpack: Inside Hitler's U-Boat War
William Collins
Episode: Roger Moorhouse, "Wolfpack: Hitler’s U-Boat War 1939-45" (HarperCollins, 2025)
Harry Cliff
Professor and particle physicist at the University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
Episode: Harry Cliff, "Space Oddities: The Mysterious Anomalies Challenging Our Understanding of the Universe" (Doubleday, 2024)

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Gregory McNiff
Host and contributor at the New Books Network, specializing in science literature.

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Eduardo Mercado III, "Why Whales Sing" (JHU Press, 2025)
Q: Can you explain what the scientific community consensus is regarding whale songs and why?
The general consensus is that humpback whales sing as a sexual display, mainly for males seeking to attract females, though there are differing opinions on the exact goals of these songs.
Eduardo Mercado III, "Why Whales Sing" (JHU Press, 2025)
Q: Could you talk a little bit about your background?
I began my career in electrical engineering at IBM but shifted to studying how different systems process information, which eventually led me to explore dolphin and whale cognition.
Eduardo Mercado III, "Why Whales Sing" (JHU Press, 2025)
Q: How do whales sing in your definition?
Humpback whales produce sounds at a relatively fixed rate rhythmically, lasting from five to thirty-five minutes without a clear beginning or end to their singing sessions.
Eduardo Mercado III, "Why Whales Sing" (JHU Press, 2025)
Q: Eduardo, why did you write Why Whales Sing and who is the target reader?
I had multiple motivations for writing this book, such as increasing public awareness about whales' lives and how our actions affect them. The target readers are those curious about animals and scientific discoveries.
Facing Infinity: Black Holes and Our Place on Earth
Q: Can you explain what we mean when we say black hole?
A black hole is defined as a place in the universe where gravity is so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape it, resulting from the collapse of massive stars.

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