Books and Ideas Podcast

#37 Book and Ideas: Philosophy of Science with Massimo Pigliucci

Dr. Ginger Campbell — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 11:00:00 +0000

Episode 37 of Books and Ideas is an interview with scientist turned philosopher Massimo Pigliucci. Dr. Campbell talks with Dr. Pigliuccis about his career move from evolutionary biology to philosophy of science and they explore the relationship between science and philosophy.

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#36 Books and Ideas: Daniel George and "The Myth of Alzheimer’s"

Dr. Ginger Campbell — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 21:32:00 +0000

Books and Ideas 36 is an interview with Daniel George, co-author of "The Myth of Alzheimer’s: What You Aren’t Being Told About Today’s Most Dreaded Diagnosis." This interview is a follow-up to the one I did with Dr. Peter Whitehouse earlier this month for Brain Science Podcast 68.

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#35 Books and Ideas: Scott Sigler

Dr. Ginger Campbell — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 20:09:00 +0000

Episode 35 of Books and Ideas is an interview with best-selling author Scott Sigler. Scott is known for his unique blend of horror and hard science fiction. In this interview Dr. Ginger Campbell talks to him about his career with a focus on the challenges of trying to incorporate accurate science into fiction. They also talk about his most recent hard cover book "The Rookie" and how it is encouraging young adults to become readers.

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#34 Books and Ideas: Bruce Hood, author of SUPERSENSE

Dr. Ginger Campbell — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 09:00:00 +0000

Episode 34 of Books and Ideas is an interview with Bruce Hood, author of "SuperSense: Why We Believe in the Unbelievable." Dr. Hood is a developmental psychologist with a long-standing interest in why people believe weird things. In "Supersense" he argues that innate cognitive structures (how we think without being taught) give people a natural tendency toward belief in the supernatural. Our intuitive sense of how the world works is often at odds with the findings of modern science. In this interview we discuss the evidence for these conclusions and their implications. Please go to http://booksandideas.com for show notes and episode transcripts. Send Dr. Campbell email at gincampbell at mac dot com.

Free PDF from Kyla Duffy

Dr. Ginger Campbell — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 20:17:00 +0000

This is a free PDF from Kyla Duffy of Happy Tails Books. I interviewed Kyla for Episode 33 of Books and Ideas.

Please share this PDF with others! It contains disturbing information about puppy mills, but it also contains practical guidance about how to help these dogs overcome the trauma of their pasts.

You can learn more at http://happytailbooks.com/.

The next episode of Books and Ideas will be an interview with Bruce Hood, author of "SuperSense: Why We Believe in the Unbelievable." It will be posted on January 27th, 2010.

#33 Books and Ideas: Kyla Duffy

Dr. Ginger Campbell — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:08:00 +0000

Episode 33 of Books and Ideas is an interview with Kyla Duffy from Happy Tails Books. Duffy publishes inspiring stories about how adopting rescued dogs enriches peoples lives. Proceeds go to various rescue organizations.

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#33 Books and Ideas: Episode Transcript

Dr. Ginger Campbell — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:01:00 +0000

Episode 33 of Books and Ideas is an interview with Kyla Duffy from Happy Tails Books. Duffy publishes inspiring stories about how adopting rescued dogs enriches peoples lives. Proceeds go to various rescue organizations.

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This is an example of an episode transcript. All other episode transcripts and links are available at http://booksandideas.com.

#32 Books and Ideas: "Unscientific America"

Dr. Ginger Campbell — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:30:00 +0000

Episode 32 of Books and Ideas is an interview with Sheril Kirshenbaum, co-author of "Unscientific America: How Scientific Illiteracy Threatens our Future." Our emphasis is on the importance of scientists learning to communicate about their work to political leaders and fellow citizens. We discuss some of the factors that have marginalized science and examine some creative potential solutions.

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#31 Books and Ideas: NASA’s Les Johnson

Dr. Ginger Campbell — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 05:00:00 +0000

Episode 31 of Books and Ideas was recorded live at Dragon*Con 2009 in Atlanta, Georgia. It is an interview with NASA’s Les Johnson and focuses on his book, "Paradise Regained: The Regreening of Earth."

You will find show notes, links, and episode transcripts at http://booksandideas.com/.

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H1N1 Flu Vaccine

Dr. Ginger Campbell — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 17:24:00 +0000

This is a brief public service announcement from SCIENCEPODCASTERS.ORG. Vincent Rancaniello, PhD from This Week in Virology and Marc Pelletier, PhD from This Week in Biotech talk about the new H1N1 Infuenza vaccine.

It is safe and effective. I will get it myself and recommend it to all my patients.

Please share this announcement with others.

To learn more go to http://flu.gov or http://cdc.gov/h1n1.

#30 Books and Ideas: Tom Clark on Naturalism

Dr. Ginger Campbell — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 08:00:00 +0000

Episode 30 of Books and Ideas is an interview with Tom Clark, author of Encountering Naturalism: A Worldview and Its Uses. We discuss the implications of naturalism as a world view, especially as it relates to questions like morality and free will. Our discussion includes a look at the recent book Did My Neurons Make Me Do It? by Warren Brown and Nancey Murphy.

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Books and Ideas: Announcement for June 2009

Dr. Ginger Campbell — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 19:15:00 +0000

Books and Ideas will return in September 2009. Previous episodes are available at http://booksandideas.com/.

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Theme music for Books and Ideas is "The Open Door" by Beatnik Turtle.

#29 Books and Ideas: "A Life Worth Living"

Dr. Ginger Campbell — Fri, 22 May 2009 08:00:00 +0000

Episode 29 of Books and Ideas is a follow-up interview with Dr. Robert Martensen. In Episode 28 we talked about Dr. Martensen’s career. This month we talk about his book "A Life Worth Living: A Doctor’s Reflections on Illness in a High-Tech Era."

Show notes and a complete transcript of the interview are available at http://booksandideas.com/.

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This episode includes a promo for "Nina Kimberly the Merciless." Learn more at http://christianaellis.com/.

#28 Books and Ideas: Dr. Robert Martensen Part 1

Dr. Ginger Campbell — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 08:00:00 +0000

Books and Ideas #28 is an interview with Robert Martensen, MD, author of A Life Worth Living: A Doctor’s Reflections on Illness in a High-Tech Era. This is the first of a two-part interview. In this episode we talked about Dr. Martensen’s career as a physician and about his new job at the NIH Office of History. We will talk about his book in a follow-up interview.

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#27 Books and Ideas: Jennifer Michael Hecht

Dr. Ginger Campbell — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 23:17:00 +0000

Episode 27 of Books and Ideas is an interview with Jennifer Michael Hecht, author of "Doubt: A History: The Great Doubters and Their Legacy of Innovation from Socrates and Jesus to Thomas Jefferson and Emily Dickinson" and "The Happiness Myth." As a poet and historian Hecht brings a unique perspective to her examination of the role of science in modern society. She also shares how writing "Doubt" changed her attitude toward religion. You won’t want to miss this thought-provoking conversation.

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#26 Books and Ideas: "Grave Expectations"

Dr. Ginger Campbell — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 16:57:00 +0000

Episode 26 of Books and Ideas is an interview with Sue Bailey and Carmen Flowers, the authors of "Grave Expectations: Planning the End Like There’s No Tomorrow." This book helps readers to plan for their funeral or memorial service. While this might seem like a strange idea Flowers and and Bailey explain that this can actually be a wonderful gift to leave for one’s family and loved ones.

In this interview Bailey and Flowers share the personal experiences that led them to write this unusual book and they explain why they wrote it in an overtly humorous style. This interview will help listeners see death and funeral planning in a new way.

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#25 Books and Ideas: Vaccines DO NOT cause Autism

Dr. Ginger Campbell — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 03:51:00 +0000

Episode 25 of Books and Ideas is an interview with Dr. Paul A. Offit, author of "Autism’s False Prophets: Bad Science, Risky Medicine, and the Search for a Cure." The scientific evidence shows no connection between vaccines and autism yet opponents of vaccination continue to encourage parents to refuse to vaccinate their children against potentially life threatening diseases.

In this episode we consider the evidence for vaccine safety and examine the factors that fuel the on-going controversy. Children are already dying from preventable diseases like measles and hemophilis infuenza (Hib) meningitis, so it is vital that parents be informed about the unnecessary risks faced by unvaccinated children.

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#24 Books and Ideas: Second Interview with Frank Wilczek

Dr. Ginger Campbell — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 16:21:00 +0000

Episode 24 of Books and Ideas is a follow-up interview with Nobel Prize winning physicist. Dr. Frank Wilczek. We discuss the questions that we didn’t get around to in Episode 23, including the 2008 Nobel Prize in Physics, String Theory, and dark matter and dark energy. Dr. Wilczek also answers some questions from listeners and tells us a little about his current work.

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#23 Books and Ideas: Nobel Physicist Frank Wilczek

Dr. Ginger Campbell — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 22:28:00 +0000

Episode 23 of Books and Ideas is an interview with Frank Wilczek, PhD. Dr. Wilczek won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 2004 and is the author of the new book Lightness of Being: Mass, Ether, and the Unification of Forces. In this interview Dr. Campbell asks him to explain some of the key ideas that drive his work and he helps us understand why he considers the new Large Hadron Collider (LHC) near Geneva, Switzerland the greatest achievement of modern science.

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#22 Books and Ideas: Dragon*Con 2008

Dr. Ginger Campbell — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 21:02:00 +0000

Episode 22 of Books and Ideas is all about my recent adventures at Dragon*Con 2008.

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7/29/08 Books and Ideas: Announcement

Dr. Ginger Campbell — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 19:04:00 +0000

7/29/08 Announcement: The next regular episode of Books and Ideas will come out in September, 2008. This brief announcement includes information about Dr. Campbell’s upcoming appearance at Dragon*Con in Atlanta, Georgia, as well as information for new listeners. She also plays "The Open Door" by the Beatnik Turtle.

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#21 Books and Ideas: Interview with Eugenie Scott

Dr. Ginger Campbell — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:28:00 +0000

Episode 21 of Books and Ideas is an interview with Dr. Eugenie Scott, the Executive Director of the National Center for Science Education. We talk about the importance of teaching evolution in US public schools. For the sake of our international listeners we also explore the history behind the uniquely American battle between evolution and creationism (and its current incarnation, Intelligent Design).

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#20 Books and Ideas: Mindfulness Meditation with Delany Dean

Dr. Ginger Campbell — Tue, 27 May 2008 19:23:00 +0000

Books and Ideas #20: This is the corrected version of my interview with Delany Dean. I apologize to anyone who got the version with most of the sound missing!

In this episode Dr. Dean and I share our experiences with mindfulness meditation and Dr. Dean explains why she finds it helpful for a wide range of problems, including the stress we all face from time to time.

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#19 Books and Ideas: "Predictably Irrational" with Dan Ariely

Dr. Ginger Campbell — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 23:31:00 +0000

Episode 19 of Books and Ideas is an interview with MIT’s Dan Ariely, author of the bestseller Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions.

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#18 Books and Ideas: Interview with Tabitha Grace Smith

Dr. Ginger Campbell — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 21:20:00 +0000

Books and Ideas #18 is an interview with writer and podcaster, Tabitha Grace Smith. She is the producer and one of the main writers of the audio drama "Buffy Between the Lines," which recently won the Podcasting Peer Award for Best Audio Drama. She is also involved in several other podcasts.

In this interview we talk about writing and about podcasting.

This episode includes the Valentine’s episode of "Buffy Between the Lines," starting with my introductory comments at 32:34.

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#17 Books and Ideas: Mur Lafferty

Dr. Ginger Campbell — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 19:44:00 +0000

Episode 17 of Books and Ideas is an interview with writer Mur Lafferty. We talk about her new novel Playing for Keeps. Lafferty co-wrote Tricks of the Podcasting Masters, so we also talk about some of the challenges of podcasting.

This episode contains part one of the audio version of Playing for Keeps. This starts at 30:48.

For show notes and links to more of Mur’s work please visit http://booksandideas.com.

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#16 Books and Ideas: Interview with Dr. Steven Novella

Dr. Ginger Campbell — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 16:24:00 +0000

Episode 16 of Books and Ideas is an interview with Dr. Steven Novella from the popular podcast The Skeptics Guide to the Universe. This is a personal interview in which Dr. Novella talks about choosing to become a physician and a neurologist. As a practicing physician at Yale, Dr. Novella is in a good position to reflect on how advances in neuroscience are influencing patient care. We also talk about the challenge of helping patients get accurate information and the importance of skeptical thinking when evaluating healthcare claims.

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Length: 38 minutes 16 seconds

#15 Books and Ideas Podcast: Dr. Robert Schleip

Dr. Ginger Campbell — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 06:00:00 +0000

#15 Books and Ideas Podcast is an interview with Dr. Robert Schleip of the University of Ulm, Germany. We discuss recent discoveries about fascia-a key element of connective tissue, which is involved in wound-healing and chronic pain. Dr. Schleip also shares his personal experience in moving from his role as a practitioner of rolfing to doing basic science research.

For links to references please go to the show notes at http://booksandideas.com

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Length: 47 minutes 16 seconds

#14 Books and Ideas Podcast: Dr. Pamela Gay of Astronomy Cast

Dr. Ginger Campbell — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 01:17:00 +0000

#14 Books and Ideas Podcast: Dr. Pamela Gay from the Astronomy Cast talks with host Dr. Ginger Campbell about podcasting, astronomy, and the challenges of combining teaching and research with podcasting.

Show Notes and Links to sites mentioned on the show can be found at http://booksandideas.com.

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# 13-Books and Ideas: Harry Potter with Guest Co-host, Patrick Pricken

Dr. Ginger Campbell — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 01:19:00 +0000

Books and Ideas #13: Harry Potter with guest Co-host, Patrick Pricken. This is a discussion of the international best-selling Harry Potter Series,by JK Rowling.

The first two parts of the episode are spoiler-free. If you have not read the last book yet, you will want to stop listening at 17:00 minutes, because the last part of the episode includes a discussion of events in Harry Pottery and the Deathly Hallows.

Patrick Pricken’s blog is at http://www.p-pricken.de/

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#12-Books and Ideas: Does Free Will Exist?

Dr. Ginger Campbell — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 19:45:00 +0000

Books and Ideas #12: Does Free Will Exist? This episode is a discussion of The Myth of Free Will (2007) by Cris Evatt (Editor).

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Podango?

Dr. Ginger Campbell — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 16:59:00 +0000

I am trying to post my feed through Podango so I can make a little money, but something doesn’t seem to be working.

This post is just to test how the redirect is working.

#11-Books and Ideas: Interview with Harvard’s Neel Varshney

Dr. Ginger Campbell — Tue, 29 May 2007 00:15:00 +0000

This is the corrected version of the podcast. There is about 2 minutes of added material that begins at 5:37. The end of the interview is still awkward because somehow I failed to record the usual farewells.

This episode is an interview with Harvard’s Neel Varshney. For more information go to http://booksandideas.com.

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Talent Quest Entry

Dr. Ginger Campbell — Mon, 07 May 2007 20:19:00 +0000

Voting for the first round of the American public radio Talent Quest continues through the first week of June, 2007.

Please go to http://www.publicradioquest.com/node/794 to learn more and to vote for me. Thanks.

#10 Books and Ideas: An American Living in France

Dr. Ginger Campbell — Sun, 15 Apr 2007 14:18:00 +0000

Books and Ideas #10: An American Living in France

This is a conversation with writer Kirk Mcelhearn (http://www.mcelhearn.com), a native New Yorker, who has lived in France for over 20 years. We talk about the challenges of learning a second language, and what it is like to live in France after 9/11. McElhearn is able to bring some interesting historical perspective to current events.

For show notes and transcripts go to http://booksandideas.com. Send comments and suggestions to gincampbell at mac dot com. (Yes! I know there is echo in the second half, but I couldn’t hear it while I was recording!)

#9-Books and Ideas: Challenging Nature with Lee M Silver

Dr. Ginger Campbell — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 04:26:00 +0000

Books and Ideas #9: Dr. Ginger Campbell interviews molecular biologist and author Lee M Silver about his book, "Challenging Nature: The Clash of Science and Spirituality at the New Frontiers of Life." We discuss how biotechnology challenges deeply held positions on both the left and the right. We also discuss the importance of distinguishing scientific arguments from pseudoscience. For more information go to http://booksandideas.com

#8-Books and Ideas: Palestine by Jimmy Carter

Dr. Ginger Campbell — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 05:58:00 +0000

Books and Ideas #8: Palestine by Jimmy Carter. President Jimmy Carter’s book Palestine: Peace not Apartheid has raised the ire of many pro-Israel Americans. Why? Because he dares to point out the blight of the Palestinians. In this podcast, I discuss what I learned from this book and why I think Americans should read this book for themselves.

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#7-Books and Ideas: Interviw with author Matthew Cobb

Dr. Ginger Campbell — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 13:40:00 +0000

Interview with Matthew Cobb who wrote Generation, which was discussed in #6. Cobb discusses how he became interested in the Dutch Golden Age and the pioneers who discovered the egg and the sperm, even though it was almost 200 years before the discovery of genetics helped solve the mystery of human reproduction. We also discuss how the history of of science reveals the role of human nature in the scientific endeavor. Show Notes are posted at http://booksandideas.com. Send comments and suggestions to gincampbell at mac dot com.

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#6 Generation by Matthew Cobb

Dr. Ginger Campbell — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 19:08:00 +0000

Matthew Cobb’s book Generation (2006) is the basis of today’s look at how 17th century thinkers began to explore how human reproduction happens. Rigorous experimentation represents an important step in the development of the modern scientific method.

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#5-Books and Ideas: How are Science and Philosophy Related?

Dr. Ginger Campbell — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 18:06:00 +0000

#5 How are Science and Philosphy related? I explore the common heritage of science and philosophy.

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#4-Books and Ideas: Best and Worst Audiobooks of 2006

Dr. Ginger Campbell — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 18:24:00 +0000

#4 The Best and Worst Audiobooks I read in 2006. Shownotes for this episode are at http://booksandideas.com
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#3-Books and Ideas: Best Audio Books of 2006

Dr. Ginger Campbell — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 02:31:00 +0000

This is the first half of a two-part discussion of my favorite audiobooks of 2006.

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#2-Books and Ideas: The Trouble with Physics

Dr. Ginger Campbell — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 19:33:00 +0000

The Trouble with Physics by Lee Smolin. Show Notes and transcripts can be found at booksandideas.com.

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#1-Books and Ideas: Science vs. Pseudo-science

Dr. Ginger Campbell — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 19:06:00 +0000

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