Inquiring Minds
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A weekly podcast about science and society. Hosted by @indrevis, produced by @antiadam.
Joined September 2013
“Ten to the one hundred years from now, one googol years … the universe will be empty. And that, according to our best current theories, will last for infinity years. Will last forever.” Ep 376 w/ @seanmcarroll & @indrevis
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Is there a physical limit to the size of a single conscious self? We talked to neuroscientist & author @patrick__house about his new book on consciousness and why there are so many different, often conflicting ways to think about it.
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RT @edyong209: 🚨I wrote about a new study that makes clear just how exceptional America is, compared to other wealthy nations, at killing i…
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RT @carolynporco: We don't need a multi-planetary existence. We need to be guaranteed of a healthy *terrestrial* existence. A case of sev…
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“For non-human animals, too, many of these indicators of brain activity are accompanied by a subjective phenomenology. There really is a subjective world that lights up when these animals are asleep, and that’s the dream world.” —@DrPenaGuzman1
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Dr. Geddy Lee from Rush (honorary doctorate from Nipissing University) may not technically be a scientist, but we'll be tuning in to #geddython anyway! @playazball @geddython
The official 2022 @geddython poster is complete! Now it’s your turn to print these out and post them in your area! Ged the word out!
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“I can simulate the sensory experiences of a bat. I can learn to echolocate, I can hang from a tree upside down. I can spend my day sleeping and my night searching for insects. But I will never know what it’s like for a bat to be a bat.” w/ @JackieHiggins_
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RT @indrevis: Psyched to chat with @kenjilopezalt for @inquiringshow and #CrossTalk! Food, woks, science, creativity.
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Exhausted from the unrelenting gloom of existence? Forget about it for a minute & learn about how cool butterflies and foxes and beavers and ants and octopuses (and more) are in these 9 fun episodes from our archives. 🦋🦊🐜🐙🐈🦑🐻
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What if rocks that come from space don’t just have the potential to destroy life but also to create it? Cosmochemist @GregBrennecka explains exactly that on our most recent episode.
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This week, @indrevis sits down with #addiction physician & bioethicist @DrCarlErik. Carl works at the intersection of #law, #ethics, & #psychiatry. He has had his own struggles w/ addiction, documented in his new book, The Urge: Our History of Addiction.
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RT @SoundHealthNet: In our first virtual Auditorium event, guest Samora Pinderhuges shared his process on creating music. "The sound alwa…
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Where are #memories stored in the #brain? New research suggests they may be in the connections between your #braincells.
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