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<p>The work of Richard Meinertzhagen helped convince biologists that the Forest Owlet of India had gone extinct. But after Meinertzhagen’s frauds were exposed, one biologist grew obsessed with finding out whether it just might be alive still. (Part 2 of 2)</p><br/> <p>Hosted by S ... Show More

<p>He was a brilliant ornithologist—and a spy so colorful that James Bond was based on him. Richard Meinertzhagen was also a liar and a thief, and perpetrated the biggest fraud in biology history. Episode below!</p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="h ... Show More

<p>Taxonomy has a sadly ugly history of naming species after despicable people—even Adolf Hitler. Given the controversy these names generate, there have been many calls to drop them. But taxonomists have so far resisted most of these efforts, for reasons both good and bad...</p>< ... Show More

<p>It’s summer 2020 and with Covid infections surging across America, the Trump administration’s ready to spend billions to get a vaccine fast.</p><p>For vaccine makers — who face the enormous costs of rapidly upscaling manufacturing and pushing their shots through large-scale hu ... Show More

<p>It’s February 2020 and drugmaker Moderna’s sprinting ahead – its Covid vaccine is already poised to enter human trials.</p><p>But Moderna and its rivals know plenty of vaccines never make it out of trials alive. It’s also going to take a lot of manufacturing muscle to inoculat ... Show More

<p>It’s late 2020 and the first vaccines are going into arms across the world.</p><p>With supplies tight, the nations of the world are pushing and shoving to get their shots, and investors are salivating at the thought of the profits to be made now that humanity’s got Covid’s on ... Show More

<p>It’s fall 2020 and the world’s waiting for the first results from the vaccine trials.</p><p>But as the moment of truth nears, the pressure on the vaccine makers intensifies.</p><p>And while AstraZeneca and Johnson &amp; Johnson get hit with curveballs, Pfizer finds itself caug ... Show More

<p>It’s early January 2020, and a mysterious new virus is overtaking the city of Wuhan, China.</p><p>At first the outbreak barely makes the news, but as the threat comes into focus, scientists spring into action to make a vaccine. But the outlook’s grim – vaccines take years to c ... Show More

Fear of vaccination has been around since the first vaccine over 200 years ago. But now the anti-vaccine has grown from a fringe phenomenon to a mainstream movement. How, and why? To help answer this question on the show this week is science journalist Tara Haelle. Learn more abo ... Show More