Scientists talking to scientists, but accessible to anyone. We are living in a golden age of biology research. Big Biology is a podcast that tells the stories of scientists tackling some of the biggest unanswered questions in biology.
Your hosts, Marty Martin and Art Woods, talk to leading scientists from around the world about topics like why we drink alcohol, human consciousness and artificial intelligence, where diseases come from, and whether Godzilla could actually exist. From each conversation, we produce two podcasts—a condensed version lasting 5-10 minutes, which focuses on just the highlights, and a longer, lightly edited version of the entire conversation. You can listen to the podcasts here, on the BigBiology web site, or get them on iTunes and Google Play.
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Episode 003: Animal Size and Godzilla's Breakfast
Art Woods and Marty Martin
Is there a limit to animal size? Could Godzilla actually exist? Tune into this podcast to hear Art and Marty talk to Jon Harrison and Jim Brown about what it means to study animal size and how it affects ... Read More
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Episode 002: Harnessing Randomness
Art Woods and Marty Martin
What is the role of random, stochastic events in biology? How does our body react to such events? Does the presence of random events in our brains give us the illusion of freewill? Tune into this podcast to hear Marty and Art talk to ... Read More
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Episode 001: The Drunken Monkey
Art Woods and Marty Martin
Why do we drink alcohol? Are we just primates looking for a fix? Tune in to this podcast to hear Art and Marty talk to Robert Dudley about what biologists say is the reason we drink alcohol.
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Episode 000: What is Big Biology about?
Art Woods and Marty Martin
Short introduction to the BigBiology podcasts.