262 - Petroforms (feat. Helen Kapstein)

Cultures of Energy by Dominic Boyer

Aug 24, 202659:06Science & Medicine

Cymene recounts her visit to The Rocky Horror Picture Show and we wonder whether students can be convinced that academic writing will improve their social lives. Then (17:30) we sit down with the marvelous Helen Kapstein...

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