Category Archives: biology
Genetic evolution & the antiquated concept of race
Evolutionary biologist Marcus Feldman uses DNA to understand early human migration out of Africa. In this interview, we learn the utility of language, how and why early humans spread to all continents, and the idea that people still don’t “have … Continue reading
Filed under biology, evolution, genetics, population
Life in the Post Natural World
Curator for the Museum of PostNatural History in Pittsburgh, PA and assistant professor at Carnegie Mellon, Richard (Rich) Pell describes a new way for us to view how humans control the evolutionary path of other organisms – the growing field … Continue reading
Filed under biology, evolution, genetics, population, technology
Emerging infectious disease in the Anthropocene
Biological anthropologist James Holland Jones explains how diseases typically spread from animal to human populations and how that might change as our planet continues to warm. He also discusses how we might prevent future epidemics with limited vaccines by looking … Continue reading
Filed under apocalypse, biology, climate change, extinction, genetics, health, population, social justice
Conserving culture through biodiversity
Conservation biologist Luis Zambrano discusses his work in wetland and ecosystem restoration in Mexico City and a rare salamander threatened by development (the Axolotl). Seriously, if you like looking at cute things, google the Axolotl. In fact, this rare salamander … Continue reading
Filed under biology, conservation, environmental history, extinction
