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.
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Gene 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.
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The 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.
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Swimming With Cephalopods
Mike Vecchione of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration joins us to talk about these wonders of the sea.
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Surprise: 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?
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To Infinity … And Beyond!
This hour. we revisit some of our favorite conversations about the cosmos.
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How Eggplants Have Sex
Genetics professor Norman C. Ellstrand joins us to talk about the mechanics of plant reproduction.
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Fresh 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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The Unseen Creatures We Live With
Biologist Rob Dunn joins us to talk about the small creatures who inhabit the same spaces we do.
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The Ups And Downs Of Facebook
James Jacoby talks with us about whether or not Facebook is a net positive for society.
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How Do You Steal A Dinosaur?
Paige Williams joins us to talk about what happens when fossil hunters go big – Tyrannosaurus big – and run afoul of scientists and governments.
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The Evolution Of Empathy
Susan Lanzoni joins us to talk about how we’ve wrestled with the intersection of our own experience and the realities of others.
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