Ranked #1
12 - Good Genes, Bad Science
12 - Good Genes, Bad Science
In the early 1900s, American science took a wrong turn toward eugenics. In this episode, we talk with experts in both sc... Read more
13 Oct 2017
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27mins
Ranked #2
8 – Dark Matter of the Genome (part 1)
8 – Dark Matter of the Genome (part 1)
Could “genome” be a misnomer? The name implies that our genetic information is mainly genes, yet when the Human Genome P... Read more
14 Mar 2017
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23mins
Ranked #3
3 - Non-modern Family
3 - Non-modern Family
From the scale of a single ancient murder victim to interactions between large groups of humans and Neanderthals who liv... Read more
15 Aug 2016
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17mins
Ranked #4
12.5 - Big Decisions
12.5 - Big Decisions
Who will use CRISPR to alter their child's DNA? Who gets to decide which traits are desirable? Following up on our last ... Read more
15 Nov 2017
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13mins
Ranked #5
7 – The Brain Atlas
7 – The Brain Atlas
One in six people suffers from a mental disorder, and yet, compared to cancer and infectious disease, neuropsychiatric t... Read more
14 Dec 2016
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26mins
Ranked #6
14 - The Cancer Answer That Wasn't
14 - The Cancer Answer That Wasn't
We look at the "reproducibility crisis" in science, and dive into a case in which cancer researchers discovered somethin... Read more
15 Mar 2018
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29mins
Ranked #7
15 – The Immune System, Unleashed
15 – The Immune System, Unleashed
You may have heard of it; "immunotherapy" has started to appear in headlines over the last few years. In this episode, h... Read more
15 May 2018
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25mins
Ranked #8
10 – CRISPR vs Climate Change
10 – CRISPR vs Climate Change
Much of the hype around the genome editing tool known as CRISPR focuses on its potential to cure genetic diseases. But o... Read more
14 Jun 2017
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24mins
Ranked #9
14.5 – Medicine and Mad Scientists
14.5 – Medicine and Mad Scientists
It’s important to know that a drug works, but knowing how it works can be just as crucial. CSHL Fellow Jason Sheltzer di... Read more
13 Apr 2018
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15mins
Ranked #10
4 - The People Problem
4 - The People Problem
Nearly ten billion people will walk the Earth by 2050, and for some of the poorest and fastest growing countries, that c... Read more
15 Sep 2016
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21mins