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Cara Santa Maria Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Cara Santa Maria is a science communicator. #SciCommFTW | πŸŽ“ #ExistentialPsychology πŸŽ“ | πŸŽ™ @TalkNerdy_Pod & The @SkepticsGuide πŸŽ™| πŸ“Ί @NatGeoChannel #BrainGamesπŸ“Ί | πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ she/her πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ

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Book Cover for: Madame Restell: The Life, Death, and Resurrection of Old New York's Most Fabulous, Fearless, and Infamous Abortionist, Jennifer Wright

Madame Restell: The Life, Death, and Resurrection of Old New York's Most Fabulous, Fearless, and Infamous Abortionist

Jennifer Wright
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🚨 New @TalkNerdy_Pod! 🚨 This week, I'm joined by history writer Jennifer Wright (@JenAshleyWright) to talk about her book, "Madame Restell: The Life, Death, and Resurrection of Old New York’s Most Fabulous, Fearless, and Infamous Abortionist." πŸŽ™πŸ“”πŸ€° https://t.co/VBPgp4wQWo https://t.co/seul26oMfm

Paperback, 2024

$21.99Member price:$10.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: A Voice in the Wilderness: A Pioneering Biologist Explains How Evolution Can Help Us Solve Our Biggest Problems, Joseph L. Graves

A Voice in the Wilderness: A Pioneering Biologist Explains How Evolution Can Help Us Solve Our Biggest Problems

Joseph L. Graves
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🚨 New @TalkNerdy_Pod alert! 🚨 I'm joined by evolutionary biologist and geneticist Dr. @gravesjl55 to talk about his new book, "A Voice in the Wilderness: A Pioneering Biologist Explains How Evolution Can Help Us Solve Our Biggest Problems." πŸŽ™πŸ§¬πŸ“” 🎧: https://t.co/1VAH620kil https://t.co/gdhgA3Yukx

Hardcover, 2022

$30.00Member price:$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Star Trek: My First Book of Space, Erin MacDonald

Star Trek: My First Book of Space

Erin MacDonald
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β€œDon’t shy away from using fiction to teach, I think it’s really effective.” - @drerinmac talks STEM, sci-fi, and her new board book, "Star Trek: My First Book of Space" on this week's @TalkNerdy_Pod! πŸŽ™πŸš€πŸ“š Listen ad-free on @PatreonπŸ‘‡πŸΌ https://t.co/SI9tgYnPfh https://t.co/TpdGXQePhz

Board Book, 2022

$11.99Member price:$5.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Zoologist's Guide to the Galaxy: What Animals on Earth Reveal about Aliens--And Ourselves, Arik Kershenbaum

The Zoologist's Guide to the Galaxy: What Animals on Earth Reveal about Aliens--And Ourselves

Arik Kershenbaum
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πŸŽ™πŸš¨ Brand new @TalkNerdy_Pod alert!! πŸš¨πŸŽ™ This week I #TalkNerdy with Dr. @arikkershenbaum about his book, "The Zoologist's Guide to the Galaxy: What Animals on Earth Reveal About Aliens--And Ourselves." Support the show for just $2 & listen ad-free!πŸ‘‡πŸΌ https://t.co/X0icw0Bs6f https://t.co/wMDVdtg8Gf

Paperback, 2022

$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Gut Anthro: An Experiment in Thinking with Microbes, Amber Benezra

Gut Anthro: An Experiment in Thinking with Microbes

Amber Benezra
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β€œI study scientists and science and what that’s doing in the world.” - Sociocultural anthropologist Dr. Amber Benezra (@gutanthro) joins me on #TalkNerdy to talk about her work and new book, "Gut Anthro: An Experiment in Thinking with Microbes." πŸŽ™πŸ§«πŸ“™ πŸ”Š https://t.co/NhFAnZWpt6 https://t.co/P30UoLSDPk

Paperback, 2023

$25.00Member price:$25.00 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)
Book Cover for: The End of Bias: A Beginning: How We Eliminate Unconscious Bias and Create a More Just World, Jessica Nordell

The End of Bias: A Beginning: How We Eliminate Unconscious Bias and Create a More Just World

Jessica Nordell
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🚨 Brand new @TalkNerdy_Pod alert! 🚨 In this week's #TalkNerdy I'm joined by @jessnordell, the award-winning author of "The End of Bias: A Beginning: The Science and Practice of Overcoming Unconscious Bias." πŸ“–πŸŽ™πŸ”Š Listen ad-free below: https://t.co/Jb0WU7a8MF https://t.co/W9M65CfZM3

Paperback, 2022

$19.99Member price:$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Revelations in Air: A Guidebook to Smell, Jude Stewart

Revelations in Air: A Guidebook to Smell

Jude Stewart
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"Smell really requires trust, because it does open you up and it…plugs you back into memories.” - Author @joodstew discusses the many facets of smell on the latest @TalkNerdy_pod. Check out her book: "Revelations in Air: A Guidebook to Smell." πŸŽ™πŸ“•πŸ‘ƒ https://www.patreon.com/posts/61568596 https://t.co/4tFjG28omi

Hardcover, 2021

$23.00Member price:$11.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Matter of Everything: How Curiosity, Physics, and Improbable Experiments Changed the World, Suzie Sheehy

The Matter of Everything: How Curiosity, Physics, and Improbable Experiments Changed the World

Suzie Sheehy
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πŸŽ™ New @TalkNerdy_Pod is here for your earholes! πŸŽ™ This week I'm joined by accelerator physicist, @suziesheehy! We chat about her new book: "THE MATTER OF EVERYTHING: How Curiosity, Physics, and Improbable Experiments Changed the World." βš›οΈ 🎧 Ad-free: https://t.co/TBuJkThG3w https://t.co/iWidfimkqF

Hardcover, 2023

$30.00Member price:$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: What Climate Justice Means and Why We Should Care, Elizabeth Cripps

What Climate Justice Means and Why We Should Care

Elizabeth Cripps
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β€œWe also have this failure of…the power and decision making tends to lie with the people who are least inclined to push for action.” - @ebcripps discusses her book, "What Climate Justice Means and Why We Should Care" on @TalkNerdy_Pod. πŸŽ™βš–οΈ #TalkNerdyπŸ‘‡πŸΌ https://t.co/PIzkzLJYZg https://t.co/s7FmFcOg4P

Paperback, 2022

$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Gut Anthro: An Experiment in Thinking with Microbes, Amber Benezra

Gut Anthro: An Experiment in Thinking with Microbes

Amber Benezra
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πŸŽ™ Brand new @TalkNerdy_Pod is here! πŸŽ™ Sociocultural anthropologist Dr. Amber Benezra joins me to talk about her book, "Gut Anthro: An Experiment in Thinking with Microbes." @gutanthro Listen below! 🎧 https://t.co/FAl3IWy7As https://t.co/7VeJHzopqf

Paperback, 2023

$25.00Member price:$25.00 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)