Safeguarding Sound Science, Evolution Edition
The second season of Safeguarding Sound Science examines the everyday impacts of evolution, the grand theory that informs our understanding of all life on this planet. Host Mat Kaplan talks with scientists, researchers, and other experts as they dispel common misconceptions about evolution, discuss its sometimes invisible importance in our day-to-day lives, and marvel at the wonders of ongoing scientific discovery that help us piece together more of the evolutionary puzzle.
Episode 9: Star Trek Meets Evolutionary Biology (And Good Things Happen)
Episode 8: Teaching Evolution: Challenges, Progress, and the Road Ahead
Episode 7: Darwin's Reach: How Evolution Shapes Our World Today
Episode 6: Are We Ready for the Next Pandemic?
Episode 5: Let's Talk About Sex (Scientifically)
Episode 4: Baked, Steamed, and Frozen: Human Body Evolution in Changing Environments
Episode 3: What Darwin Got Wrong ... and Very Right!
Episode 2: Human Evolution: Uncovering our Origins
Episode 1: Peter Hotez on Vaccines, Evolution, and Your Health
Safeguarding Sound Science, Season One: Climate Change
In Safeguarding Sound Science's Season One: Climate Change Edition, Mat Kaplan talks to scientists, science communicators, and other experts to explore who's behind some of the more insidious efforts to sow distrust in climate science, how those efforts filter down to schools and classrooms, and what is being done to ensure that everyone — especially students — is exposed to accurate climate science.