Episode 52 - Science We Can Read About

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Episode 52 - Science We Can Read About

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Nov 1, 2010

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This week we discuss our favorite science books and talk to author Sam Kean. Sam discusses the periodic table and storytelling in his new book "The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements".
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Nov 1, 2010

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Episode 52 - Science We Can Read About

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