Melanie Warner joins us to talk about why patients are turning away from science – and how the medical field is engaging with alternative medicine. Her new book is called “The Magic Feather Effect: The Science of Alternative Medicine and the Surprising Power of Belief.”
Read moreWhen Logic Steers You Wrong
Eugenia Cheng joins us to talk about how we can use scientific reasoning to navigate an era full of irrational behavior.
Read moreWhy Chimps Can Be Lazy But We Can’t
Duke University evolutionary anthropologist Herman Pontzer joins us to discuss how the same drive that led us to leave other species behind is now negatively affecting our health. His story “Humans Evolved to Exercise” appears in the Scientific American.
Read moreFor Polite Conversation, Try The Internet
Antonio García Martínez joins host Krys Boyd to talk about his story “Used Wisely, the Internet Can Actually Help Public Discourse” in Wired Magazine.
Read moreHow Cancer Doctors Are Tailoring Treatment
Science journalist Fran Smith joins host Krys Boyd to talk about a new way of treating disease called precision medicine, in which prevention, diagnosis and treatment are targeted to a patient’s unique biochemical makeup.
Read moreGene Editing As A Cure For Deafness
Science writer Dina Fine Maron joins us to explain a fascinating procedure in which edited genes are attached to a virus and snuck by the immune system.
Read moreThe Ethics Of Editing Babies
This hour, we’ll talk about how Chinese researcher He Jiankui opened a Pandora’s Box with his announcement that he’s edited the genes of twin girls.
Read moreSwimming With Cephalopods
Mike Vecchione of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration joins us to talk about these wonders of the sea.
Read moreSurprise: Placebos Are Effective
Clinical trials include a placebo to guard against misleading results. So what should we make of cases when placebo groups also improve?
Read moreTo Infinity … And Beyond!
This hour. we revisit some of our favorite conversations about the cosmos.
Read moreHow Eggplants Have Sex
Genetics professor Norman C. Ellstrand joins us to talk about the mechanics of plant reproduction.
Read moreFresh From The Lab: It’s Your Dinner
Jacy Reese joins us to talk about efforts to grow artificial meat and end factory farming.
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