#19: From the Horses Mouth
True tales of horse historians, mad bombers, and infinite jam jars
Susanna Forrest takes us down the bridle path of our long relationship with horses; Michael Cannell tells the story of New York\u2019s mad bomber and the invention of criminal profiling; and Eugenia Cheng shares her infinite enthusiasm for the link between mathematics and art.
Go beyond the episode:\u2022 Susanna Forrest\u2019s\xa0The Age of the Horse,\xa0and her\xa0blog about horse history and news\u2022 Michael Cannell\u2019s\xa0Incendiary\u2022 Track the mad bomber\xa0through New York City on this map\u2022 Eugenia Cheng\u2019s\xa0Beyond Infinity,\xa0and her attempt to\xa0teach Stephen Colbert how to make puff pastry\u2022 Natalie Angier\u2019s review\xa0of\xa0How to Bake Pi\xa0(delicious!)
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