Podcast Episodes
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Episode 52
Natural history specimens housed in museums, herbaria, and other research collections are revolutionizing science—largely as a result of growing eff…
7 years, 4 months ago
Inequality and the Human Right to Food
Episode 51
The importance of human access to adequate food could not be more clear; however, many questions surround the provision of food among and within coun…
7 years, 5 months ago
Half-Earth Preservation with Natura 2000
Episode 50
In recent years, calls to preserve greater swaths of the Earth's land- and seascapes have grown. In particular, numerous conservationists have calle…
7 years, 6 months ago
Chromatin Looping: Seeing DNA in 3D
Episode 49
New tools are making it easier to understand not only our genetic code but also the ways that the code's three-dimensional structure contributes to…
7 years, 7 months ago
Saving Species with Better Monitoring
Episode 48
To conserve species, managers need reliable estimates of their population trends. Samples are gathered over time, but the length of the sampling per…
7 years, 8 months ago
Using the Plant Microbiome to Restore Native Grasslands
Episode 47
An appreciation of the crucial role of microbiomes, from those aboard the International Space Station to those living in the human gut, is quickly g…
7 years, 9 months ago
Tracking Aedes aegypti across the Ages
Episode 46
Mosquito-borne diseases have plagued humanity for centuries, and a prolific offender has been Aedes aegypti, commonly known as the "yellow fever mos…
7 years, 10 months ago
Scientists Warn that Proposed US–Mexico Border Wall Threatens Biodiversity, Conservation
Episode 45
Amidst increased tensions over the US–Mexico border, a multinational group of over 2500 scientists have endorsed an article cautioning that a hardene…
7 years, 10 months ago
Big Data is Synergized by Team and Open Science
Episode 44
For some time, "big data" has loomed large as a source of challenges and opportunities for science, but as yet, guidance on how to manage the data …
7 years, 11 months ago
Synbio Ethics: What the Researchers Think
Episode 43
As synthetic biology emerges into the public sphere, so too does a discussion about the ethical and regulatory questions posed by the field. Because…
8 years, 1 month ago