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Conversations with the smartest people in the world.

Chip Franklin


    • Feb 20, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 33m AVG DURATION
    • 8 EPISODES


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    Max Brooks And Zombies

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2021 29:14


    Actor and Author of the Zombie classic WORLD WAR Z and The Zombie Survival Guide and a senior fellow at the Modern War Institute at West point, Max Brooks joins Chip Franklin to discuss Zombies and how our military takes it very seriously.

    Bio Ethics

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2021 27:45


    Many bioethical dilemmas face us today. 24 years after the critically acclaimed, dystopian classic, Gattaca, we now have the ability to see and experiment with the human genome. It’s not whether or not parents should be able to cherry-pick a child’s looks, health, or intelligence, we're already there. The real question is... what happens if we create a designer race? If you've never heard of CRISPR, listen closely. CRISPR is a technology that can be used to edit genes and, as such, will likely change the world. The essence of CRISPR is simple: It's a way of finding a specific bit of DNA inside a cell. After that, the next step in CRISPR gene editing is usually to alter that piece of DNA. But then what? Is evolution under attack, or is this simply a different version? Dr. Arthur L. Caplan is a Professor of Bioethics at New York University Langone Medical Center and the founding director of the Division of Medical Ethics.

    The Human Voice

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2021 33:48


    The Human Voice is an evolving miracle of evolution, despite the words that come out of our mouths. John Colapinto is an award-winning journalist who traveled the world in search of our real voice, and what so many have to say.

    The Next Pandemic

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2021 31:46


    This pandemic is nothing like the Spanish Flu of 1918. But what will the next pandemic bring?Host Chip Franklin speaks with Dr. Frank Snowden, a Professor Emeritus of History and History of Medicine at Yale University. His previous books include The Conquest of Malaria: Italy, 1900-1962, Naples in the Time of Cholera, 1884-1911, and his lastest Epidemics and Society: From the Black Death to the Present.

    You're Hypnotized

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2021 37:32


    Can Hypnosis make you do something you don't want to do? Is mass hypnosis possible?Chip Franklin interviews world-renowned hypnotherapist, Tom Silver.

    Climate War

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2021 44:56


    The climate war has two sides. Us and the earth without us. And the clock is ticking. Award-winning environmentalist Michael Mann sits down with MRiQ host Cip Franklin to discuss what can still be done.

    The Virus: Dead Or Alive

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2021 32:47


    If SARS CoV2 isn't alive, how do we kill it?Chip speaks with Dr. John Swartzberg, Professor Emeritus, Division of Infectious Diseases & Vaccinology UC Berkeley

    Is Anyone Out There?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2021 30:14


    Chip speaks with renowned astronomer and SETI board member Andrew Fornacki on gravity, science fiction and little green men

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