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    #479 Garden of Marvels (Rebroadcast)

    FromScience for the People

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    Length:
    60 minutes
    Released:
    Jun 22, 2018
    Format:
    Podcast episode

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    This week we're learning about botany and the colorful science of gardening. Author Ruth Kassinger joins us to discuss her book "A Garden of Marvels: How We Discovered that Flowers Have Sex, Leaves Eat Air, and Other Secrets of the Way Plants Work." And we'll speak to NASA researcher Gioia Massa about her work to solve the technical challenges of gardening in space. 
    Released:
    Jun 22, 2018
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Titles in the series (57)

    Science for the People is a long-format interview podcast that explores the connections between science, popular culture, history, and public policy, to help listeners understand the evidence and arguments behind what's in the news and on the shelves. Our hosts sit down with science researchers, writers, authors, journalists, and experts to discuss science from the past, the science that affects our lives today, and how science might change our future.