Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchMitchell L. Hammond, "Epidemics and the Modern World" (University of Toronto Press, 2020)
Episode 937
Normally we write blogposts that try to convince you to listen to a conversation with an author about their fascinating book. In the time of COVID-19…
5 years, 3 months ago
Jeremy DeSilva, "First Steps: How Upright Walking Made Us Human" (Harper, 2021)
Episode 99
Blending history, science, and culture, a stunning and highly engaging evolutionary story exploring how walking on two legs allowed humans to become …
5 years, 3 months ago
David Payne on the Community of Scientists and Diversity
Episode 13
Listen to this interview of David Payne, who is Chief Careers Editor at Nature. We talk about high quality writing, about the gracious community of s…
5 years, 3 months ago
Edzard Ernst, "Chiropractic: Not All That It's Cracked Up to Be" (Springer, 2020)
Episode 43
Of all forms of alternative medicine, chiropractic is the one that is most generally accepted. In the UK, for instance, chiropractors are regulated b…
5 years, 3 months ago
Han Yu, "Mind Thief: The Story of Alzheimer's" (Columbia UP, 2021)
Episode 41
Alzheimer’s disease, a haunting and harrowing ailment, is one of the world’s most common causes of death. Alzheimer’s lingers for years, with patient…
5 years, 3 months ago
J. Jureidini and L. B. McHenry, "The Illusion of Evidence-Based Medicine: Exposing the Crisis of Credibility in Clinical Research" (Wakefield Press, 2020)
Episode 42
An exposé of the corruption of medicine by the pharmaceutical industry at every level, from exploiting the vulnerable destitute for drug testing, thr…
5 years, 3 months ago
Erika Engelhaupt, "Gory Details: Adventures from the Dark Side of Science" (National Geographic, 2020)
Episode 40
Would your dog eat you if you died? What are face mites? Why do clowns creep us out? In this illuminating collection of grisly true science stories, …
5 years, 4 months ago
Imitating Viruses: How Technology Can Help Us Be Better Prepared For Pandemics
Episode 32
Viruses are not very different from machines that process information, and thus, how the virus functions can be simulated on a computer. This ability…
5 years, 4 months ago
Tracie White and Ronald W. Davis, "The Puzzle Solver: A Scientist's Desperate Hunt to Cure the Illness That Stole His Son" (Hachette, 2021)
Episode 9
Based on a viral article, the gripping medical mystery story of Ron Davis, a world-class Stanford geneticist who has put his career on the line to fi…
5 years, 4 months ago
Seema Yasmin, "Viral BS: Medical Myths and Why We Fall for Them" (Johns Hopkins UP, 2021)
Episode 39
Can your zip code predict when you will die? Should you space out childhood vaccines? Does talcum powder cause cancer? Why do some doctors recommend …
5 years, 4 months ago