https://howlifeworkspodcast.podbean.com The How Life Works Podcast is a companion for college students taking introductory biology, or anybody else who is interested in learning more about how life works. Thu, 23 Mar 2023 11:16:22 -0500 https://podbean.com/?v=5.5 en Copyright 2019 All rights reserved. Education 1440 serial The How Life Works Podcast is a companion for college students taking introductory biology, or anybody else who is interested in learning more about how life works. howlifeworkspodcast howlifeworkspodcast No false https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/6565111/ML-HLW-Podcast.png https://howlifeworkspodcast.podbean.com 144 144 Misconceptions About Evolution https://howlifeworkspodcast.podbean.com/e/misconceptions-about-evolution/ https://howlifeworkspodcast.podbean.com/e/misconceptions-about-evolution/#comments Wed, 13 Nov 2019 13:34:08 -0600 howlifeworkspodcast.podbean.com/misconceptions-about-evolution-76e42af8a4cb5af778917eae71b22425 Jim Morris, Professor of Biology at Brandeis University and author of "Biology: How Life Works" discusses some common misconceptions about the process of evolution. 

]]> Jim Morris, Professor of Biology at Brandeis University and author of "Biology: How Life Works" discusses some common misconceptions about the process of evolution. 

]]> howlifeworkspodcast false No 772 2 full Life on Mars https://howlifeworkspodcast.podbean.com/e/life-on-mars-1576038300/ https://howlifeworkspodcast.podbean.com/e/life-on-mars-1576038300/#comments Tue, 10 Dec 2019 22:25:00 -0600 howlifeworkspodcast.podbean.com/life-on-mars-1576038300-6be6d9e329b7874d886471dca6d8dd2a Jim Morris and Andy Knoll, authors of "Biology: How Life Works" discussing life on mars.  The search for life on mars has a lot of relevance to concepts in Introductory Biology.

]]> Jim Morris and Andy Knoll, authors of "Biology: How Life Works" discussing life on mars.  The search for life on mars has a lot of relevance to concepts in Introductory Biology.

]]> howlifeworkspodcast false No 1566 2 full Borrowing Useful Genes https://howlifeworkspodcast.podbean.com/e/borrowing-useful-genes/ https://howlifeworkspodcast.podbean.com/e/borrowing-useful-genes/#comments Fri, 20 Dec 2019 13:54:18 -0600 howlifeworkspodcast.podbean.com/borrowing-useful-genes-1f0088a80c59b9c79aa6d121a49dff35 If evolution by natural selection seems too slow and boring, there's another way. In this episode, Dr. Andrew Berry discusses ways in which populations can quickly breed their way to successful adaptation. 

]]> If evolution by natural selection seems too slow and boring, there's another way. In this episode, Dr. Andrew Berry discusses ways in which populations can quickly breed their way to successful adaptation. 

]]> howlifeworkspodcast false No 764 3 full Three Wishes About Genetics https://howlifeworkspodcast.podbean.com/e/three-wishes-about-genetics/ https://howlifeworkspodcast.podbean.com/e/three-wishes-about-genetics/#comments Mon, 03 Feb 2020 14:41:12 -0600 howlifeworkspodcast.podbean.com/e9622119-e3d7-5d8b-897e-ed7295351550 In this episode, Dr. Jim Morris talks about what he wishes everybody knew about genetics.

]]> In this episode, Dr. Jim Morris talks about what he wishes everybody knew about genetics.

]]> howlifeworkspodcast false No 775 4 full Facts and Misconceptions About Global Climate Change https://howlifeworkspodcast.podbean.com/e/facts-and-misconceptions-about-global-climate-change/ https://howlifeworkspodcast.podbean.com/e/facts-and-misconceptions-about-global-climate-change/#comments Wed, 12 Feb 2020 19:26:47 -0600 howlifeworkspodcast.podbean.com/ac29b7dd-6509-531f-97de-f7a441311111 Climate change seems to always be in the news and it can be tough to separate truth from fiction. In this episode, Andy Knoll of Harvard University sets the record straight about what scientific research teaches us about global climate change.

]]> Climate change seems to always be in the news and it can be tough to separate truth from fiction. In this episode, Andy Knoll of Harvard University sets the record straight about what scientific research teaches us about global climate change.

]]> howlifeworkspodcast false No 882 5 full The Benefits and Risks of Genetic Testing https://howlifeworkspodcast.podbean.com/e/the-benefits-and-risks-of-genetic-testing/ https://howlifeworkspodcast.podbean.com/e/the-benefits-and-risks-of-genetic-testing/#comments Wed, 12 Feb 2020 19:27:54 -0600 howlifeworkspodcast.podbean.com/86864177-c105-5389-bb6b-fa694eb19996 It might sound fun to have the ability to learn more about your own personal genome. But are you risking your personal privacy by doing so? Dan Hartl of Harvard University discusses some of the pros and cons of personal genetic testing.

]]> It might sound fun to have the ability to learn more about your own personal genome. But are you risking your personal privacy by doing so? Dan Hartl of Harvard University discusses some of the pros and cons of personal genetic testing.

]]> howlifeworkspodcast false No 1128 6 full Evolution and Creationism, or How Science and Religion Can Live in Harmony https://howlifeworkspodcast.podbean.com/e/evolution-and-creationism-or-how-science-and-religion-can-live-in-harmony/ https://howlifeworkspodcast.podbean.com/e/evolution-and-creationism-or-how-science-and-religion-can-live-in-harmony/#comments Tue, 01 Dec 2020 09:28:30 -0600 howlifeworkspodcast.podbean.com/4fefea44-5ae3-3244-b4e3-5216b89cf360 In this episode, Dr. Andrew Berry discusses evolution and why there need not be a conflict between believing in science and believing in God. 

]]> In this episode, Dr. Andrew Berry discusses evolution and why there need not be a conflict between believing in science and believing in God. 

]]> howlifeworkspodcast false No 612 8 full COVID-19 (updated) https://howlifeworkspodcast.podbean.com/e/covid-19-updated/ https://howlifeworkspodcast.podbean.com/e/covid-19-updated/#comments Thu, 15 Dec 2022 10:45:06 -0600 howlifeworkspodcast.podbean.com/a4de8ae5-74d3-3b08-be3f-82cc9400f34f Jim Morris of Brandeis University discusses the science of viruses in general and the specifics of the COVID-19 virus.

]]> Jim Morris of Brandeis University discusses the science of viruses in general and the specifics of the COVID-19 virus.

]]> howlifeworkspodcast false No 997 9 full Case 8 Climate Change - Ove Hoegh-Guldberg Interview https://howlifeworkspodcast.podbean.com/e/case-8-climate-change-ove-hoegh-guldberg-interview/ https://howlifeworkspodcast.podbean.com/e/case-8-climate-change-ove-hoegh-guldberg-interview/#comments Thu, 23 Mar 2023 11:16:22 -0500 howlifeworkspodcast.podbean.com/bd4e896d-c06e-3189-add0-d3c53fd9768f Author James Morris discusses climate change and its damaging effect on coral reefs, including Australia's Great Barrier Reef, with biologist and climate scientist Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, whose research focuses on the impacts of global change on marine ecosystems, particularly coral bleaching.

]]> Author James Morris discusses climate change and its damaging effect on coral reefs, including Australia's Great Barrier Reef, with biologist and climate scientist Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, whose research focuses on the impacts of global change on marine ecosystems, particularly coral bleaching.

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