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<p>When we try to commune with nature, many of us turn toward the living: a walk in the woods among swaying trees, chirping birds, blooming flowers.</p><p>But earth scientist Anjana Khatwa says <a href="https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/whispers-of-rock-book/?utm_source=wnyc&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=scifri" target="_blank">not to overlook the inanimate</a>—don’t sleep on rocks. She joins Host Flora Lichtman to talk about her love for rocks beyond the scientific and her new book, <i>The Whispers of Rock.</i></p><p>Read an excerpt from <a href="https://www.sciencefriday.com/articles/whispers-of-rock-excerpt/?utm_source=wnyc&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=scifri" target="_blank"><i>The Whispers of Rock: The Stories That Stone Tells about Our World and Our Lives.</i></a></p><p>Guest: Dr. Anjana Khatwa is a geologist and author of <i>The Whispers of Rock: The Stories That Stone Tells about Our World and Our Lives.</i></p><p><i>Transcripts for each episode are available within 1...