Biology
“I Contain Multitudes” – on microbes and our microbiome; Hiring undocumented immigrants
Guests: Ed Yong, Javier Garcia Hernandez For centuries humankind has been waging a war against microbes – the bacteria, viruses, ...
Air Date: August 25, 2016
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100th anniversary of America’s National Park Service
Guests: David Quammen, Beth Pratt-Bergstrom, Jeremy Cronon We’ll discuss the 100th anniversary of Am ...
Air Date: August 24, 2016
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Human-Animal hybrids; then Trump’s ‘jokes’
Guests: Monika Piotrowska, Sean Wu, Jody Avirgan Part lion, part goat, and part snake, the mythological and feroc ...
Air Date: August 11, 2016
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Ocean pollution and microplastics
Guest: Chelsea Rochman, Marcus Eriksen By 2050, scientists warn that there will be more plastic in the ocean than ...
Air Date: August 8, 2016
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If Bela Batorfi has his way, Hungary may soon be synonymous with complex dental procedures in the way that France is known for baguettes ...
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‘Coyote America’ with author and biologist Dan Flores
Guest: Dan Flores In the war between humans and coyotes, there’s no question the coyotes have won. The incredib ...
Air Date: July 7, 2016
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Environment show: jellyfish, Tom Steyer, climate change and 2016
Guests: John Gaynor, Tom Steyer, Rachel Leven An environmental edition of Radio Times today. First up, clingin ...
Air Date: June 30, 2016
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Radio Times in Review: animal minds
Guests: Diana Reiss, Frans de Waal, Robert Seyfarth, Dorothy Cheney, James Serpell On today’s show, we’re goi ...
Air Date: June 24, 2016
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When the gloves came off, Muhammad Ali was a fighter for those suffering from Parkinson’s Disease
For many people, Muhammad Ali was a champion both inside and out of the ring. For people living with Parkins ...
9 years ago
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Bodysnatching and the curious case of One-Eyed Joe
This piece is part of our “Bodies” show. Take a look at the rest of our stories here. ...
9 years ago
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How are our bodies regulated after death?
Thousands of people donate their bodies to science each year, to be dissected by wide-eyed med students during their first-year anatomy c ...
9 years ago
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Autopsies contribute valuable scientific data, but they’ve become rare
Dr. Robert Ownbey, a pathologist who heads up the Hahnemann Hospital ...
9 years ago
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Author Brendan Jones talks Alaska and commercial fishing
Guest: Brendan Jones The icy waters of the Bering Sea are vastly different than the streets of Philadelphia. Yet ...
Air Date: May 2, 2016
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Frans de Waal on animal intelligence
Guest: Frans de Waal How smart are animals? Biologists have been studying animal intelligence for years in the ...
Air Date: April 28, 2016
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Humane Society president Wayne Pacelle on ‘The Humane Economy’
Guest: Wayne Pacelle From a California start-up that produces a plant-based egg substitute, to conventional pet s ...
Air Date: April 19, 2016
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