Sönke Johnsen joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the wonders of vertical migration, why sharks must keep swimming to stay alive, and the clues offered to biologists that help piece together the questions of aquatic life evolution.
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Free will does not exist
Robert Sapolsky, professor of biology and neurology at Stanford University, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss his case against free will. We’ll hear why, even without this control, we are still bound to be moral and decent humans.
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Free will does not exist
Robert Sapolsky, professor of biology and neurology at Stanford University, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss his case against free will. We’ll hear why, even without this control, we are still bound to be moral and decent humans.
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How the science of dying can help us live longer
Venki Ramakrishnan, structural biologist and Nobel Prize winner, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the quest to live forever, if that’s even ethical, and what it looks like to alter our physiology.
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Wild fun: How animals play
University of Massachusetts, Amherst professor David Toomey joins host Krys Boyd to discuss why piglets flop, dogs slide and octopuses play, and what that tells us about animal cognition and biology.
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Do animals have inner lives?
Science journalist Sonia Shah joins host Krys Boyd to discuss what it means now that researchers are discovering that animals communicate in languages, too, and the moral dilemmas that is bringing up for biologists.
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We don’t talk enough about phosphorous
Brown University professor Stephen Porder joins host Krys Boyd to discuss hydrogen, oxygen, carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus and how these building blocks of life affect the climate.
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How to sharpen your five senses
Author Maureen Seaberg joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the science of the senses.
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The patience of turtles
Sy Montgomery joins host Krys Boyd to discuss her visit to the Turtle Rescue League, where injured turtles are given a second chance at life.
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The new world of fossil biology
Smithsonian researcher Dale E. Greenwalt discusses how the field of paleobiology is opening up new avenues for what we know about ancient life, and the fascinating findings it’s already yielded.
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There’s A Whole Other World Above Your Head
Meg Lowman is a biologist, educator and executive director of the TREE Foundation. She joins us to talk about the diversity of creatures that call tree canopies home.
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The Buzz On Flies
Jonathan Balcombe is a biologist and an associate editor for the journal Animal Sentience, and he joins us to discuss the misunderstood insects that make up what we know as flies.
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