WAMC News Podcast - Episode 469

January 18, 2024 00:10:21
WAMC News Podcast - Episode 469
WAMC News Podcast
WAMC News Podcast - Episode 469

Jan 18 2024 | 00:10:21

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Show Notes

Are fleas as interesting as whales? What is the likelihood of passing down a kidney disease? And how likely are you to be swept away by a tornado? Those are some of the questions NPR science reporter Nell Greenfieldboyce grapples with in her new book “Transient and Strange: Notes On the Science of Life.” The book includes a number of essays considering the intersection of the wonders of the universe with the personal. Greenfieldboyce has been heard pm WAMC since joining NPR in 2005.

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