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Data and Humanity (with Mimi Onuoha & Lam Thuy Vo)
In the first episode of our new season, "Becoming Data," artist Mimi Onuoha and data journalist Lam Thuy Vo join our host, Natalie Kerby,...
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Introducing Season 3: Becoming Data
Welcome to season 3 of Public Books 101! This season, “Becoming Data,” is produced in partnership with Data & Society, a research institute that...
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Novels and Medicine (with Jay Baruch & Rishi Goyal)
Two emergency-room physicians, Dr. Jay Baruch and Dr. Rishi Goyal, join our host, Nicholas Dames, to consider how novels can inform the practice of...
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Novels and Catastrophe (with Heidi Julavits and Leah Price)
Novelist Heidi Julavits and scholar Leah Price join our host, Nicholas Dames, to consider how novels help us make sense of catastrophe. When Ling...
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Novels and Intimacy (with Garth Greenwell & Daniel Wright)
Novelist Garth Greenwell and scholar Daniel Wright join our host, Nicholas Dames, to consider how novels expand our understanding of sex and intimacy in...
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Novels and Political Consciousness (with Elif Batuman & Merve Emre)
Novelist Elif Batuman and scholar Merve Emre join our host, Nicholas Dames, to consider how novels help us develop an awareness of capitalism, power,...