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Genetic Engineering Is a Lot Like Cooking (You Just Have to Be a Genius to Do It)

Genetic Engineering Is a Lot Like Cooking (You Just Have to Be a Genius to Do It)

Po Bronson and Arvind Gupta in Conversation with
Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | November 10, 2020

Ed Yong on What We Know About COVID-19 and the Unpredictability of Its Future

Ed Yong on What We Know About COVID-19 and the Unpredictability of Its Future

From the The Quarantine Tapes Podcast with Paul Holdengräber

By The Quarantine Tapes | November 3, 2020

A Brief History of the Creepiness of Human Bones

A Brief History of the Creepiness of Human Bones

Roy A. Meals, Bone Expert, Has the Skinny

By Roy A. Meals, MD | October 30, 2020

The Best Reviewed Science, Technology, and Nature Books, October Edition

The Best Reviewed Science, Technology, and Nature Books, October Edition

Chronicles of neanderthal love, white supremacist hatred, blockchain chicken farms, and more

By Book Marks | October 29, 2020

Noam Chomsky on the President, the Pandemic, and the Upcoming Election

Noam Chomsky on the President, the Pandemic, and the Upcoming Election

In Conversation with David Barsamian

By David Barsamian | October 27, 2020

How the Science Community Perpetuated Harmful Myths About Gender

How the Science Community Perpetuated Harmful Myths About Gender

From the New Books Network's Book of the Day Podcast

By New Books Network | October 27, 2020

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Why You're Turning Into Your Mother

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Why We're Not Defined by
Our Genes

By Keen On | October 21, 2020

A Lab of One's Own by Rita Colwell and Sharon Bertsch McGrayne, Read by Jackie Sanders

By Behind the Mic | October 20, 2020

Rick Bass on Salvaging America's Forest Arks Against the Coming Fire

Rick Bass on Salvaging America's Forest Arks Against the Coming Fire

"In the farthest, most northern places, we can still make a stand against climate change."

By Rick Bass | October 15, 2020

How Thermodynamics Explains the Origins of Life

How Thermodynamics Explains the Origins of Life

From the New Books Network's Book of the Day Podcast

By New Books Network | October 5, 2020

What a Video Game Can Teach Us About Getting Through a Pandemic

What a Video Game Can Teach Us About Getting Through a Pandemic

Anna Weltman on Making Real-World Models From World of Warcraft Epidemics

By Anna Weltman | October 2, 2020

On Malaria, Drought, and the Personal Consequences of Greed

On Malaria, Drought, and the Personal Consequences of Greed

Zoë Dutka Faces a Crisis in Santa Elena de Uairén, Venezuela

By Zoë Dutka | October 1, 2020

What Animal Emotions Tell Us About Ourselves

What Animal Emotions Tell Us About Ourselves

From the New Books Network's Book of the Day Podcast

By New Books Network | October 1, 2020

All Hail the Beaver, Mighty Linchpin of the Natural World

All Hail the Beaver, Mighty Linchpin of the Natural World

Ben Goldfarb and Derek Gow Have the Conversation You Didn't Know You Needed

By Derek Gow and Ben Goldfarb | September 30, 2020

The Best Reviewed Science, Technology, and Nature Books, September Edition

The Best Reviewed Science, Technology, and Nature Books, September Edition

South American Rivers, Sex robots, Whale Sharks, and More

By Book Marks | September 30, 2020

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