Are We Alone - Written in Code

Genes – what are they good for? Absolutely… something. But not everything. Your “genius” genes need to be turned on – and your environment determines that. Find out how to unleash your inner-Einstein, and what scientists learned from studying the famous physicist’s brain.

Also, the bizarre notion that your children inherit not just your genes, but also the consequences of your habits – smoking, stress, diet, and other behaviors that turn the genes on.

Plus Francis Collins on affordable personal genomes, and a man who decoded his own DNA in under a week.

Listen to individual segments here:
Part 1 - David Shenk (part 1)
Part 2 - Dean Falk
Part 3 - David Shenk (part 2)
Part 4 - Francis Collins
Part 5 - Stephen Quake

Are We Alone - Written in Code: David Shenk part 1

Part 1 of Written in Code, featuring David Shenk, journalist, and author of The Genius in All of Us: Why Everything You’ve Been Told About Genetics, Talent, and IQ Is Wrong.

Are We Alone - Written in Code: David Shenk part 2

Part 3 of Written in Code, featuring David Shenk, journalist, and author of The Genius in All of Us: Why Everything You’ve Been Told About Genetics, Talent, and IQ Is Wrong.

Are We Alone - Written in Code: Francis Collins

Part 4 of Written in Code, featuring Francis Collins, geneticist, Director of the National Institutes of Health.

Are We Alone - Written in Code: Stephen Quake

Part 5 of Written in Code, featuring Stephen Quake, biophysicist, Stanford University.

Are We Alone - Seth's Garage

It’s always a surprise to go digging in Seth’s garage – who knows what we’ll find! In this impressive heap of paraphernalia, tucked between boxes of old radio tubes and hydraulic jacks, we stumble upon the secrets to our galaxy’s central black hole… witness the dance of the PhD theses… uncover the genome of milk (while moo-ving boxes) and … hey? Who’s that crunching numbers in the corner? It’s astrophysicist Mario Livio addressing the mathematical mysteries of universe.

Listen to individual segments here:
Part 1 - Andrea Ghez
Part 2 - Kathryn Denning
Part 3 - Mario Livio
Part 4 - Danielle Lemay
Part 5 - John Bohannon & Katrien Kolenberg

Are We Alone - Seth's Garage: Danielle Lemay

Part 4 of Seth's Garage, featuring Danielle Lemay, Nutrition Scientist at the University of California, Davis.