Episode · StarTalk Radio · 2017-10-16
Books mentioned on StarTalk Podcast: Cosmic Queries – The Science of Humans at War
Neil deGrasse Tyson discussed Grunt by Mary Roach. Chuck Nice discussed Dear America by Bernard Edelman.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Grunt
Grunt by Mary Roach is a pop science book examining the science of the military and the experiences of soldiers out in the field.
Discussed“So I figured Okay. Then they plunked a book down in front of me called Grunt, the curious science of humans at war.”
Where to get it
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Dear America
Discussed“Actually, I have this book called Dear Dear America, which is a collection of letters home from Vietnam, right?”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Grunt
“When we come back, Star Talk continues with our cosmic queries edition with Mary Roach, author of Grunt, the curious science of humans at war.”