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Welcome back everybody.

I'm Bridget Bergen filling in for Brian today.

Fans of Public Radio will probably recognize the voice of our next guest.

For nearly three decades, Nell Greenford the voice

has been NPR's science desk correspondent.

During that time, she's reported from

inside a space shuttle, the bottom of a coal mine, and the control room

of a particle collider.

And her topics are pretty much what you'd expect from an excellent science journalist. She reported news on the color of

dinosaur eggs, ice worms that live on mountaintop glaciers, and signs of life on Venus.

Now she's reporting on some things you might not expect, her personal life.

In her new book, Transient and Strange, Notes on the Science of Life, she shares intimate essays of her life and how reporting on science

helps her navigate it. Nell Greenfield Boys joins us now.

Welcome to WNYC.

Oh, thanks for having me on the show. I'm so excited to do this. And we're so

excited to have you. And listeners, we know there are fans of Nell Greenfield

Boys out there listening. We invite you. Give us a call. Share what you like about her work, or anyone else.

Maybe there is a science story that you've heard that's helped shape your understanding of

your own personal experiences, or maybe giving you a different perspective.

Maybe you've gone down a rabbit hole on this subject that you realized helped you during a challenging time.

Or maybe like now, what you do for work helps the way you approach life events.

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