Episode 14 - Designer Babies in Space!

Recorded: 10 July 2015

Space Baby by Kerenper on DeviantArt

Released: 11 July 2015
Duration: 72 minutes, 28 seconds

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Host Paul Carr welcomes molecular biologist Chelsea Villaneuva and skeptic Patrick Festa for a fascinating conversation about the past and future of human evolution. What is the science of epigenetics, and how is it shaping our view of how evolution works?

Links

The Wow! Signal Podcast

Why No One is Talking About Revolution Going on in Evolutionary Science
Epigenetics: The Sins of the Father
Grandma's Experiences Leave a Mark on Your Genes
The Selfish Gene
The 10,000 Year Explosion
The Natural history of Ashkenazi Intelligence (PDF)

CRISPR the Disruptor
Tyler Kokjohn - Human Germline Editing: Will it Be?

Credits

Host and Producer: Paul Carr
Panelists: Chelsea Villanueva, Patrick Festa
Music: DJ Spooky

Hardware: Audio Technica, Art Pro, Behringer, Apple

Software: Reaper, Google Hangouts, Soundflower, Linein, OS X Mavericks, Auphonic