Whales, sex, and rocks — it's our holiday book show!
Quirks and Quarks

Whales, sex, and rocks — it’s our holiday book show!

2025-12-19

We talk to authors of some of this year’s most fascinating science books in our annual Holiday Book Show.


INCLUDING:


  • Questioning the purpose of whale song — for love or echolocation?
  • Journeying through deep geological time to better tackle problems of the future
  • Biological sex is complicated but that's what helps animals like humans thrive
  • Mini reviews of: The Martians by David Baron, Dinner With King Tut by Sam Kean and The Mind Electric by Pria Anand.
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