Cara Santa Maria
@CaraSantaMaria
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#SciCommFTW | 🎓 #ExistentialPsychology 🎓 | 🎙 @TalkNerdy_Pod & The @SkepticsGuide 🎙| 📺 @NatGeoChannel #BrainGames📺 | 🏳️🌈 she/her 🏳️🌈
Los Angeles
Joined January 2010
I am so excited to be on @TalkNerdy_Pod! Thanks for having me again, @CaraSantaMaria! https://t.co/Cwzx32pG0i
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In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined award-winning scientist and science communicator, Dr. Ainissa Ramirez. They discuss her newest book, Spark: Jim West's Electrifying Adventures in...
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The wonderful Rachel @ignotofsky is back on @TalkNerdy_Pod to chat about her new DINO BOOK! "Dinosaurs: Exploring Prehistoric Life and Geological Time" is out today (10/14)! 🦖🦕🦴 👇🏼Listen to our dino chat on #TalkNerdy below👇🏼 https://t.co/kSWSiAh3JH
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The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Shimon Sakaguchi. Steve explains their research and its impact. https://t.co/BKxMzBO11F
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Each year I like to write a post about the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. While advocating for higher standards of science in medicine we tend to spend much of our time criticizing pseudosc...
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SGU Episode 1056 is now up
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On this week's @TalkNerdy_Pod episode, I talk Sea Monsters with Dr. @prema_arasu! We chat about their work, art, and beautiful new book, "The Book of Sea Monsters". 🎧 Listen below or anywhere you get pods. https://t.co/BUrW4Mc52H
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MODERATOR: Are you willing to commit to NOT raise the sales tax? MIKIE SHERRILL: I'm not going to commit to anything right now. On Nov. 4, vote NO on Mikie Sherrill. ❌
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“See the invisible. Believe in change. Create a healthier future.” - @DrTomFrieden discusses key takeaways from his newly released book on the latest #TalkNerdyPod. Support the show on @Patreon and listen ad-free. 👇🏼 https://t.co/KaapNHJaQa
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This week's #TalkNerdy guest! 🩺👏📔
My new book, The Formula for Better Health, just launched yesterday—and it’s already the #1 New Release in Sociological Study of Medicine on Amazon! But here’s the real headline: we can prevent millions of unnecessary deaths. Public health isn’t about statistics in a textbook —
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New #TalkNerdy is up w/ public health expert and former CDC Director -- @DrTomFrieden 👏 We discuss his new book, "The Formula for Better Health: How to Save Millions of Lives—Including Your Own." 🎧 Listen on @TalkNerdy_Pod now! https://t.co/Ddc6YNw9Y2
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Cara shares more tidbits about her hysterectomy journey on this week's #TalkNerdy w/ @sarahehillphd! Sarah's new book is, "The Period Brain: The New Science of Why We PMS and How to Fix It: A Manifesto for Women." 🎧 Listen ad-free on Patreon: https://t.co/ND9yFRj7kI
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SGU Episode 1055 is now up
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Trump, RFK Jr, and Dr Oz had a press conference to fear monger about Tylenol and autism - let’s talk about it. https://t.co/MmR31KksOR
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Yes, we have to talk about that press conference with Trump, RFK Jr and Dr. Oz., which some are characterizing as the absolutely worst firehose of medical misinformation coming from the White House...
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New #TalkNerdy is here with evolutionary social psychologist @sarahehillphd back on the pod! We discuss her new book, "The Period Brain: The New Science of Why We PMS and How to Fix It: A Manifesto for Women." Listen on @TalkNerdy_Pod👇🏼 https://t.co/iAhekExfjG
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Pop quiz: Who is @CaraSantaMaria's favorite living science writer? Hint: They are not a scientist by training. Listen to the latest #TalkNerdy to find out!! https://t.co/V8r4Wiis8N
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We're one week away from our Kansas shows! If you want to upgrade your experience, there are still a few VIP tickets left, which include a meet and greet, the best seats in the house, and free merch! We also have a Private Show Plus in the afternoon. https://t.co/E7fyd0eF2T
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🎙Very excited for this week's @TalkNerdy_Pod episode with the wonderful - @mary_roach🎙 For her second appearance on the show, we discuss Mary's newest book (publishing 9/16), "Replaceable You: Adventures in Human Anatomy." Don't miss on #TalkNerdy👇🏼 https://t.co/qwlfMiS4st
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This week's @TalkNerdy_Pod is up with Pauline W. Hoffmann, Ph.D! Pauline is a scholar practitioner dedicated to truth-telling through research and education. We discuss Pauline’s book: "Fake News, Witch Hunts, & Conspiracy Theories." 👇🏼#TalkNerdy👇🏼 https://t.co/8AYLmMJaiK
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This week, @CaraSantaMaria speaks with @gesisson about her research on adoption and the politics of pregnancy decisions in the United States. Want to listen to #TalkNerdy without the ads? Join our Patreon for just $2/epi 👇🏼 https://t.co/osKMKv0DRq
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