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Explore the path to a PhD in my insightful conversation with Ginger Campbell on interdisciplinary education and emerging policy opportunities.

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I recently spoke with Ginger Campbell, host of the Books and Ideas podcast, about Unscientific America. We spent a lot of time discussing the path to a PhD, interdisciplinary education, emerging opportunities in policy and beyond, ScienceDebate, Hollywood, and even why Ginger doesn't read science blogs. It was an interesting conversation and the audio is now available here.

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