Speaking about evolution and medicine with a ...

I chat with Jon Ronson, who is a bestselling author, journalist, documentary maker and podcaster. A master of immersive nonfiction. His work has consistently been ahead of the curve, exploring extremism, conspiracy, public shaming and the culture wars long before they became main ...  Afficher plus

Sustainable food systems and a Scientific explanation for Ghosts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. 

From whole populations to individual cancers, we're taking a look at genes and evolution. We're also talking about dogs and their diseases, shining a light on Van Gogh's sunflowers, and wondering whether the USB-sized DNA sequence is hope or hype. Plus we've got our gene of the m ...  Afficher plus

Sam Harris speaks with Siddhartha Mukherjee about the human desire to understand and manipulate heredity, the genius of Gregor Mendel, the ethics of altering our genes, the future of genetic medicine, patent issues in genetic research, controversies about race and intelligence, a ...  Afficher plus

In this 226th in a series of live discussions with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying (both PhDs in Biology), we talk about the state of the world through an evolutionary lens.

In this episode, we discuss a new breakthrough in plant genetics: polyploid potatoes and cor ...

Microbiologist Alisa Kazarina describes how cutting edge research at the crossroads of archaeology and microbiology can trace humanity's physical development while providing insight on how to treat contemporary diseases. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information ...  Afficher plus