Should we rewrite our DNA? Gene editing technologies have the power to change life as we know it. In this new series, we hear from people who will be affected by this new technology, not just from the usual experts. All three episodes will be dropping in the next couple of weeks so make sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts
Feb 2020
Episode 3: can we trust science to police itself?
In our third and final episode, we talk about trust in science. In particular, how historical cases of abuse led many in our groups to question gene editing, science and medicine. If we focus on the past, will we ever move forward?
38m 27s
Jul 2018
a16z Podcast: The Scientific Revolution of Ancient DNA
with Jorge Conde (@jorgecondebio), David Reich, and Hanne Tidnam (@omnivorousread) Trying to reconstruct the deep past of ancient humans out of present-day people has until now been like trying to reconstruct a bomb explosion in a room from bits of shrapnel, says David Reich, Pro ... Show More
31m 38s
Jan 2020
100. Episode Special: Ask Me Almost Anything
In this 100th episode of the Science Salon podcast Dr. Shermer gives a brief overview and history of the salon and how it evolved from the Distinguished Science Lecture Series at Caltech, which began in 1992, along with the founding of the Skeptics Society, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit ... Show More
1h 1m
Apr 2021
ANNONCE: Posez-nous vos questions de science, on en fera un épisode
Un virus est-il vivant ? Pourra-t-on un jour remonter dans le temps? Les animaux ont-ils des sentiments? Il n'y a pas de question bête, que des questions de bonne science.Santé, espace, physique... Ne gardez plus vos questions pour vous! Prenez votre plus belle voix et posez-les ... Show More
1m 27s