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Online Echo Chambers w/ Ramesh Srinivasan
Cara is joined in studio by UCLA Professor of Information Studies and Design Dr. Ramesh Srinivasan. They talk about themes from his new book, "Whose …
8 years, 10 months ago
Ninja Sex Party w/ Brian Wecht
On a particularly rainy Los Angeles day, Cara is joined in studio by Dr. Brian Wecht, a theoretical physicist-turned YouTuber and musician (Ninja Sex…
8 years, 10 months ago
Storm in a Teacup w/ Helen Czerski
Cara is joined in studio by physicist, oceanographer, and BBC television presenter Helen Czerski. They talk about the science of bubbles, the current…
8 years, 11 months ago
Metamaterials w/ Dagny Fleischman
Cara is joined in studio by Dagny Fleischman, a PhD candidate studying plasmonics and metamaterials at Caltech. They talk about what the field of mat…
8 years, 11 months ago
Jehovah's Witness and Race Relations w/ Val Harvey
Cara is joined in studio by celebrity makeup artist Val Harvey, who she's also lucky enough to call her friend. What begins as an intriguing conversa…
8 years, 11 months ago
Bad PR w/ Michael Marshall
This week, Cara chats with Michael Marshall of the Merseyside Skeptics Society. They discuss his incredible work both as the Project Director of the …
8 years, 11 months ago
Plastic Ocean w/ Jo Ruxton
Cara is joined by Jo Ruxton, the co-founder and Director of Education of Plastic Oceans Foundation, a global network of charitable organizations focu…
9 years ago
Bad Astronomy w/ Phil Plait
Everyone's favorite astronomer Dr. Phil Plait (Death From the Skies!) is back on #TalkNerdy! He and Cara talk "Bad Astronomy," the movie "Arrival," a…
9 years ago
Polio Eradication w/ Jay Wenger
Cara speaks with the Director of polio eradication efforts for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Dr. Jay Wenger. They discuss the history of wil…
9 years, 1 month ago
String Theory w/ Michio Kaku, Brian Greene, & Jim Gates
This week's episode is a special live taping of the Paramount Science Summit, in which Cara moderates a panel of luminaries in theoretical physics: D…
9 years, 1 month ago