August 1, 2021, the Mostly Science edition

In today’s edition of Sunday Book Review: ·      Half Lives: The Unlikely History of Radium by Lucy Jane Santos ·      This is Your Mind on Plants by Michael Poland ·      Undoing Drugs: The Untold Story of Harm Reduction and the Future of Addiction by Maia Szalavitz ·      Kennedy’s Avenger: Assassination, Conspiracy, and the Forgotten Trial of Jack Ruby by Dan Abrams and David Fisher Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices