Wild Calling, Mongolian Horse, Mole Catching, Swarm Behavior, Tulipmania

What Our Connection to Animals is Really Worth Guest: Richard Louv, author, best-selling “Last Child in the Woods” and “Our Wild Calling: How Connecting with Animals Can Transform Our Lives--and Save Theirs,” journalist, and winner of the Audubon Award Animals have spiritual, mental, and even physical effects on us. And that's a real resource we should preserve. Winning the Mongol Derby Guest: Lara Prior-Palmer, author, "Rough Magic: Riding the World’s Loneliest Horse Race" Lara Prior-Palmer was the first woman, and youngest person ever, to win the Mongol Derby, a 1000-km race through wild Mongolian steppes. This physically harrowing, profound experience fueled an insightful, gripping and candid book, “Rough Magic.” Join us to consider the limits of human endurance, and what drives the soul of a rider. How Catching Moles Helped One Man Find Himself Guest: Marc Hamer, retired mole-catcher, and author, “How To Catch A Mole: Wisdom from a Life Lived in Nature” We can all get a little bit closer to nature by letting it be. What Does Nature Teach Us About Efficiency? Guest: Simon Garnier, Associate Professor, Biological Sciences, New Jersey Institute of Technology Many living creatures use swarm intelligence—and its technological applications are amazing. Tulipomania Guest: Mike Dash, author, "Tulipomania: The Story of the World’s Most Coveted Flower and the Extraordinary Passions it Aroused" We explore the story of Holland’s 1637 tulip craze to understand the frenzy that feeds speculative bubbles.