We're taking a break from live recording this week. On the podcast, we're talking science and storytelling. Guest host Marie-Claire Shanahan speaks to science journalist and author Deborah Blum about her national bestseller The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York. The book tells the fascinating story of the way that chemical detectives started a revolution in the investigation of crime. And Desiree Schell talks to Bora Zivkovic, blog editor at Scientific American, about a new event that teaches science through personal stories.
The podcast will be available to download at 9 pm MT on Friday, February 24.
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Go say Hello to Deborah Blum at Speakeasy Science.
Check out her old blog and website, follow her on Twitter and enjoy her latest book - The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York.
Mrs. Blum is an awesome writer and I am looking forward to listening to the podcast. Don't forget she blogs over at PLoS Blogs: blogs.plos.org/speakeasyscience