Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria

In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by acclaimed science writer, science reporter, and former neuroscientist , Helen Pilcher. They discuss her new book, This Book May Cause Side Effects: The Curious and Dangerous Power of the Nocebo Effect, Placebo’s Evil Twin . Follow Helen: @ HelenPilcher

In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by New York Times bestselling author, television host, and medical historian , Dr. Lindsey Fitzharris. They discuss her newest book, Sleuth-Hound: The Case of the Real Sherlock Holmes . Follow Lindsey: @ drlindseyfitzharris

In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by professor, ecosystem ecologist, and climate scientist at the University of Colorado Boulder , Merritt R. Turetsky. They discuss her Merritt’s new book, Bogland: The Secret World That Defies Death and Protects Life . Follow Merritt: @ queenofpeat

In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University , and the author of five books , Dr. Eleanor Johnson. They discuss her most recent book, Monstrous Bitch: A History of Terrifying Women . Follow Eleanor’s substack: @eleanorsHorrors

In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by UK based curator, writer, artist, and educator Cathy Haynes. Cathy has been researching, writing, and developing a creative practice on aspects of time for more than two decades. They discuss her book, The Fullness of Time: Marking the Day by Birdsong, Blooms, Shadows, and Stars . Follow Cathy: @ Cathy.Haynes.UK

In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by researcher, writer, and punctuation expert , Florence Hazrat. They discuss her latest book, On the Mark: From Periods to Interrobangs, How Punctuation Remade the World . Follow Florence: @ thepunctuationlady

In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by assistant professor in the Department of Communication at Stanford University , Dr. Xiaochang Li. They discuss her book, Divination Engines: Natural Language Processing, Artificial Intelligence, and the Making of Algorithmic Culture . Follow Dr. Li: @xiaochang

In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by biological anthropologist and the chair of the Department of Anthropology at Princeton University , Agustín Fuentes. They discuss his new book, Sex Is a Spectrum: The Biological Limits of the Binary . Follow Agustín: @Anthrofuentes

In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by author , and Professor Emerita of History at Rutgers University-Newark, Dr. Beryl Satter. They discuss her newest book, Cash on the Block: The Broken Promise of Reinvestment in Black Urban Neighborhoods .

In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by American critic, historian of science, and journalist , Dr. Edna Bonhomme. They discuss her latest book, Tending to Our Wounds: A Diasporic Memoir . Follow Edna: @bonhomme

In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by writer, and Stony Book University professor of women, gender, and sexuality studies , Angela Jones. They discuss Angela’s latest book, Sex in Public: The Transformative Social Power of Our Erotic Lives . Follow Angela: @angelajwriter

In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by author and award-winning freelance journalist , Roberta Kwok. They discuss Roberta’s latest book, Lost in Curiosity: Field Notes from Scientists' Adventures into the Unknown . Follow Roberta: @robertakwok

In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by author , and Associate Professor of Digital Humanities and Social Engagement at Dartmouth , Roopika Risam. They discuss her new book, Data Empire: The Power of Information to Organize, Control, and Dominate. Follow Roopika: @ roopikarisam

In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by author, and professor of linguistics at the University of Nevada, Reno, Valerie Fridland. They discuss Valerie’s new book, Why We Talk Funny: The Real Story Behind Our Accents . Follow Valerie: @liketotallydude

In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by Harvard professor of Literature and of Folklore and Mythology , Dr. Maria Tatar. They discuss her new book, Arachnomania: Spiders and the Cultural Work They Do for Us . Follow Maria: @ mariamtatar

In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by anthropologist, author, and associate professor of anthropology at Purdue University , Dr. Zoe Nyssa. They discuss her new book, Rarities: Conservation Science in a Time of Unintended Consequences .

In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by author, and Frances and Charles Field Professor of History at Stanford University , Jessica Riskin. They discuss her latest book, The Power of Life: The Invention of Biology and the Revolutionary Science of Jean-Baptiste Lamarck .Follow Jessica’s work: @JessicaRiskin

In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by science journalist, author, and contributing writer at The Atlantic , Roxanne Khamsi. We discuss her latest book, Beyond Inheritance: Our Ever-Mutating Cells and a New Understanding of Health . Follow Roxanne: @ roxannekhamsi

In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by theoretical physicist, and associate professor of physics and astronomy, and core faculty in women’s and gender studies at the University of New Hampshire , Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein. They discuss her newest book, The Edge of Space-Time: Particles, Poetry, and the Cosmic Dream Boogie . Follow Chanda: @chanda

In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by professor of complex systems at Williams College and cofounder of the QSIDE Institute , Chad M. Topaz. They discuss his book, Unlocking Justice: The Power of Data to Confront Inequity and Create Change . Follow Chad: @ chadtopaz