Books and Ideas with Dr. Ginger Campbell

Episode 49 of Books and Ideas is an interview with Emily Reese from Minnesota Public Radio. Reese is the host of two podcasts that I enjoy: Top Score and Learning to Listen. In this interview we focus on Top Score, which is a podcast about video game music. Reese interviews the composers and gives listeners an inside look at the challenges that face composers in this new, but growing field. You don't need to be a muscian or a gamer to enjoy Emily's podcasts. For complete show notes and free episode transcripts go to http://books and ideas.com. This episode contains a number of short music clips. All are within the 30 second limit allowed by fair use. I am including the times and sources below for listeners who want to hear more. 00: Elder Scrolls: Oblivion from The Greatest Video Game Music recorded by the London Philharmonic and Andrew Skeet. 1:42 [Music from Elder Scrolls: Oblivion] 14:31 Opening Suite from Halo: The Soundtrack by Martin O’Donnell and MIchael Salvatori 16:40 [Music from Elder Scrolls: Oblivion] 18:49 “An End, Once and For All-Extended Cut” from Mass Effect 3 Extended Cut by Sam Huliick 23:16 Somewhere In Time (Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini-Var. No. 18) from Classics at the Movies 24:43 The Makers Theme from Darksiders II Original Soundtrack by Jasper Kyd 25:32 Ethan Mars' Main Theme from Heavy Rain (Original Soundtrack from the Video Game) by Normand Corbeil 26:14 "Welcome to the Sprawl" from Dead Space 2 (EA Games Soundtrack) by Jason Graves  26:47 "Nascence" from Journey™ (Original Soundtrack from the Video Game) by Austin Wintory 27:43 "In Case of Trouble" from Bastion Original Soundtrack by Darren Korb available at Visit http://supergiantgames.bandcamp.com 28:06 "Bynn the Breaker" from Bastion Original Soundtrack by Darren Korb available at Visit http://supergiantgames.bandcamp.com 39:16  [Music from Elder Scrolls: Oblivion] 41:23 "I Am Alive And I Am Not Alone" from Mass Effect 3 Extended Cut by Sam Hulick

Episode 48 of Books and Ideas is interview with Jonathan Gottschall, author of "The Storytelling Animal: How Stories Make Us Human." Show notes and free episode transcripts are available at http://booksandideas.com Send feedback to Dr. Campbell at gincampbell at mac dot com. Follow her on Twitter as @docartemis.

Episode 47 of Books and Ideas is being released simultaneously in the Brain Science Podcast feed. It is an interview with Terrence Deacon, PhD., author of "Incomplete Nature: How Mind Emerged from Matter." We talk about the ongoing quest to explain the emergence of life, mind, and purpose using the known laws of physics (with out the need for any supernatural extras). For complete show notes and free episode transcripts please visit http://booksandideas.com/. You can send Dr. Campbell feedback at gincampbell at mac dot com or post feed on the Books and Ideas Fan Page on Facebook.

I have just published my first eBook: Are You Sure? The Unconscious Origins of Certainty. It is currently available only in the Kindle format at Amazon.com, but I will send you the PDF version if you email me a copy of your Amazon receipt. The next episode of Books and Ideas will come out in July 2012. My email is gincampbell at mac.com.

This episode is an interview with Roger Reid, writer and producer for the Emmy Award winning public TV show Discovering Alabama with Dr. Doug Phillips and author of several novels for young adult readers. His novels combine science and mystery in an original way. In this interview we explore some surprising secrets about Alabama's natural history and learn how Reid's travels around the state have inspired his novels. For complete show notes and episode transcripts go to http://booksandideas.com/.

Episode 45 of Books and Ideas is a look back at the first five years of this podcast. I take the opportunity to thank each of my 33 guests and let you know what's coming in 2012. For detailed show notes and episode transcripts please visit http://booksandideas.com/. Send me feedback at gincampbell at mac dot com.

Episode 44 of Books and Ideas is an interview with science fiction author Karen Traviss. She has written 4 novels based on the popular video game Gears of War. She also wrote the story for the recently released game Gears of War 3 and will be releasing a 5th novel next spring. In this fascinating interview she talks about how her early careers in journalism, television, and public relations prepared her to write fiction. She also describes what it is like to write in the emerging video game genre. (Note: This interview is SPOILER FREE!) For full show notes and free episode transcripts go to http://booksandideas.com/. Send Dr. Campbell feedback at gincampbell at mac dot com or post on the Books and Ideas Fan Page on Facebook.

Episode 43 of Books and Ideas is an interview with Carol Tavris, PhD, co-author (with Eliot Aronson) of Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me): Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts. For detailed show notes, including references and episode transcripts go to http://virginiacampbellmd.com.

Episode 42 of Books and Ideas is an edited version of the talk that Dr. Campbell gave in May 2011 in London at Skeptics in the Pub. "Why Neuroscience Matters" is a brief introduction to some of the recent discoveries in neuroscience that are changing the way we see ourselves and each other. Special Thanks to the PodDelusion podcast for sharing the original recording. For detailed show notes and episode transcripts go to http://booksandideas.com.

Episode 41 of the Books and Ideas podcast is an interview with Holly Tucker, author of "Blood Work: A Tale of Medicine and Murder in the Scientific Revolution." We discuss how the controversies surrounding the first blood transfusions, which were attemped back in the 1660's are relevant to understanding similar controversies today. For detailed show notes, including links and episode transcripts go to http://booksandideas.com. Send Dr. Campbell email at gincampbell at mac dot com or leave voice mail at 205-202-0663.

Books and Ideas #40 is an interview with Dr. Paul Offit author of "Deadly Choices: How the Anti-Vaccine Movement Threatens Us All." Feel free to share this important conversation with others. For complete show notes and episode transcripts go to http://booksandideas.com. Send feedback to Dr. Campbell at gincampbell at mac dot com.

Episode 39 of Books and Ideas is an interview with Dr. Eric Maisel, author of "Brainstorm: Harnessing the Power of Productive Obsessions." Complete show notes and episode transcripts are available at http://virginiacampbellmd.com. Send feedback to Dr. Campbell at gincampbell at mac dot com or leave voice mail at 205-202-0663.

Episode 38 is a live interview with novelists Christiana Ellis and Skyler White. Full show notes and episode transcripts are available at http://booksandideas.com. Please visit my new website at http://virginiacampbellmd.com and let me know what you think. Send me feedback at gincampbell at mac dot com.

Episode 37 of Books and Ideas is an interview with scientist turned philosopher Massimo Pigliucci. Dr. Campbell talks with Dr. Pigliuccis about his career move from evolutionary biology to philosophy of science and they explore the relationship between science and philosophy. For detailed show notes, links, and episode transcript go to http://booksandideas.com. This podcast was sponsored by Audible.com. Learn more at http://www.audiblepodcast.com/booksandideas/. Visit the iTunes Store to learn about the iPhone app that delivers episode transcripts directly to your portable devices.

Books and Ideas 36 is an interview with Daniel George, co-author of "The Myth of Alzheimer's: What You Aren't Being Told About Today's Most Dreaded Diagnosis." This interview is a follow-up to the one I did with Dr. Peter Whitehouse earlier this month for Brain Science Podcast 68. Detailed show notes and episode transcripts are available http://booksandideas.com. Send me email at gincampbell at mac dot com.