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163 books

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Cover of Human Nature

Human Nature

by Kate Marvel
Book of the Day · NPR · Aug 14, 2025

Algospeak

by Adam Aleksic
Book of the Day · NPR · Aug 5, 2025
Cover of The Second Coming

The Second Coming

by Carter Sherman
Fresh Air · NPR · Jun 23, 2025
Cover of Why We Remember

Why We Remember

by Charan Ranganath, PhD
Fresh Air · NPR · Jun 6, 2025
Cover of Going Nuclear

Going Nuclear

by Tim Gregory
Start the Week · BBC Radio 4 · Jun 1, 2025
Cover of Destroyer of Worlds

Destroyer of Worlds

by Frank Close
Start the Week · BBC Radio 4 · Jun 1, 2025
Cover of Discarded

Discarded

by Sarah Gabbott
Start the Week · BBC Radio 4 · May 25, 2025
Cover of To Have or To Hold

To Have or To Hold

by Sophie Pavelle
Start the Week · BBC Radio 4 · May 18, 2025
Cover of Blueprints

Blueprints

by Marcus du Sautoy
Start the Week · BBC Radio 4 · May 18, 2025
Cover of The Forgotten Sense

The Forgotten Sense

by Jonas Olofsson
Start the Week · BBC Radio 4 · May 4, 2025