Emily Monosson discusses how fungi are threatening both animals vital to our ecosystem and crops that feed the planet’s 8 billion people.
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The Latest On Coronavirus Mutations
Dr. James Cutrell, associate professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center, joins us to discuss how the virus is changing and spreading, and what it means for the future of the pandemic.
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A Doctor Revisits The Worst Of The AIDS Years
Dr. Ross Slotten joins us to talk about his personal experience caring for people amid the epidemic.
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During Social Distancing, We’re All In This Together
NYU sociology professor Eric M. Klinenberg joins us to talk about how making it through Covid-19 will require buy-in from everyone.
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What You Need to Know About Coronavirus
Dr. Seema Yasmin joins us to talk about what we know – and are still learning – about the coronavirus.
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How We Catch Genes From Other Species
Science journalist David Quammen joins us to explore horizontal gene transfer and discuss whether it redefines our place in nature.
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Zika Virus Explained
This hour, we’ll talk about what we need to know about Zika – and about attempts to control the outbreak – with Dr. Seema Yasmin, an infectious disease specialist who also writes about health for “The Dallas Morning News.”
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Kent Brantly, After Ebola
We’ll talk to Dr. Kent Brantly and his wife, Amber, about defeating Ebola and the drive to serve others, which they write about in Called for Life: How Loving Our Neighbor Led Us into the Heart of the Ebola Epidemic
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Where’s Ebola Now?
We’ll talk about where viruses go when they’re in hiding with David Quammen, who writes about the topic in the July issue of National Geographic.
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