"Mother Nature Is Trying To Kill You" By Dan Riskin
It may be a wonderful world, but as Dan Riskin (cohost of Discovery Canada’s Daily Planet) explains, it’s also a dangerous, disturbing, and disgusting one. At every turn, it seems, living things...
View ArticleDr. Victor Albert, University at Buffalo - Ancient Lineage of Flower DNA
Studying the DNA of the ancient Amborella flower is opening up new insights into the evolution of certain plants and animals.The University at Buffalo's Dr. Victor Albert is looking deeply into the...
View ArticleDr. Jayanth Banavar, University of Maryland - The Geometry of Life
The constraints of physical shape have helped guide life's evolutionary path.Jayanth Banavar, dean of the College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences (CMNS) at the University of Maryland,...
View Article"The Third Chimpanzee For Young People: On The Evolution And Future Of The...
At some point during the last 100,000 years, humans began exhibiting traits and behavior that distinguished us from other animals, eventually creating language, art, religion, bicycles,...
View ArticleThe Book Show #1373 - Diane Ackerman
Diane Ackerman is the author of the books: One Hundred Names for Love, A Natural History of the Senses, and The Zookeeper's Wife. In her latest book, The Human Age, she offers some optimism for our...
View Article'Does Altruism Exist?: Culture, Genes, And The Welfare Of Others' By David...
In his book, Does Altruism Exist?: Culture, Genes, and the Welfare of Others, David Sloan Wilson, one of the world’s leading evolutionists, addresses a question that has puzzled philosophers,...
View ArticleThe Best Of Our Knowledge #1282
It always strikes me as a little odd when someone talks about either believing or not believing in evolution. While I understand the theological arguments, and trust me…we’re not getting into one...
View ArticleThe Art And Science Of What We Eat
Can’t resist the creamy smoothness of butter? Blame Darwinian natural selection. Crave the immediate zing of sweets? They bathe your brain in a seductive high. Enjoy the savory flavors of grilled...
View ArticleHow Our Stone-Age Brain Gets In The Way Of Smart Politics
Can a football game affect the outcome of an election? What about shark attacks? Or a drought? In a rational world the answer, of course, would be no. But as bestselling historian Rick Shenkman...
View ArticleHow Habitat Made Us Human
As the adage goes: home is where the heart is. This may seem self-explanatory, but none of our close primate cousins have anything like homes. Whether we live in an igloo or in Buckingham Palace, the...
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