Thecuriousmanspodcast

Matt Crawford speaks with educator, mathematician and author Frank Lad about his book, Just Plain Wrong: The Dalliance of Quantum Theory with the Defiance of Bell's Inequality. The educated public have long been regaled with "the mysteries of quantum physics", which enshroud far-flung claims about the fundamental natur

Matt Crawford speaks with polar geographer, explorer and author Dr. John Shears about his expedition to find the Endurance as well as his book, Endurance: The Discovery of Shackleton's Legendary Ship. John and I discuss the herculean effort it took him and his team to find the Endurance, Shackleton's ship that has been

Matt Crawford speaks with author Michael Cannell about his book, Blood and the Badge: The Mafia, Two Killer Cops, and a Scandal That Shocked the World. No episode in NYPD history surpasses the crimes committed by Louis Eppolito and Stephen Caracappa, two decorated detectives who covertly acted as mafia informants and p

Matt Crawford speaks with Janice Kaplan the New York Times bestselling author of The Gratitude Diaries, What Your Body Knows About Happiness is your ultimate insight into the body-mind connection, guiding you to a happier, more pleasurable life. Happiness isn't just a state of mind. It's also a state of body. Standing

Matt Crawford speaks with author Shane Joaquin Jimenez about his novel, Bondage. Che Horowitz is on the run. A young loner raised by revolutionaries, she escapes from prison to find her sister, who has mysteriously vanished. Che’s search takes her to the one place she never wanted to return to: Las Vegas. Soon, Che is

Matt Crawford speaks with author Dr. Anthony D'Agostino about his book, Prejudice, Racism and Tribalism: A Primer for White People. We hear it all the time: Americans need to have a conversation about race. The obvious reason for that recommendation is what appears to be increasing racial polarization more than fifty y