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After a two-year hiatus, the Undark podcast returns with a new format and a new name: Entanglements. Join science journalists Brooke Borel and Anna Rothschild as they invite guests with both expertise... more
FAQs about Entanglements, by Undark:How many episodes does Entanglements, by Undark have?The podcast currently has 77 episodes available.
September 03, 2025Should We Change Our Planet's Climate...On Purpose?This week on Entanglements: Should we run outdoor geoengineering experiments? Our hosts dive into this fiercely debated topic with an atmospheric chemist from Harvard University and a planetary physicist from Oxford University....more26minPlay
August 27, 2025Should We Try to Prevent Autism?This week on Entanglements: Should we try to prevent autism? Our hosts speak with Jill Escher, a philanthropist, president of the National Council on Severe Autism, and parent of two young adults with severe nonverbal autism, and Eric García, the Washington bureau chief at The Independent, who himself is autistic....more37minPlay
August 20, 2025Kicking Off Season 2: Should We Make Viruses More Dangerous – For Science?We're back! This week on Entanglements: Should we make viruses more dangerous? Our hosts discuss this question, and its contentious history, with a microbiologist from the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health and a virologist from the Pasteur Institute in Paris....more36minPlay
December 30, 2024Wrapping Up Season 1This week on Entanglements: What did we learn from our first season? What’s on deck for the future? Our hosts explore these questions and more in conversations with a special guest....more22minPlay
December 23, 2024Is Fluoride Toxic at Low Levels?This week on Entanglements: Is fluoride toxic at low levels? Our hosts explore this question in conversations with a professor from the University of Illinois Chicago College of Dentistry and a neuropsychologist and professor at York University....more51minPlay
December 16, 2024Should We Unleash GMO Mosquitoes?This week on Entanglements: Should we unleash GMO mosquitoes? Our hosts explore this question in conversations with a molecular biologist from the University of California, San Diego, and a social scientist from North Carolina State University....more32minPlay
December 09, 2024Is the Misinformation Crisis Overblown?This week on Entanglements: Is the misinformation crisis overblown? Our hosts explore this question in conversations with a social psychologist from the University of Cambridge and a cognitive scientist from the Intstitut Jean Nicod....more32minPlay
December 02, 2024Cannabis and Severe Mental Health DisordersThis week on Entanglements: Is cannabis safe for people with severe mental health disorders? Our hosts explore this question in conversations with a psychiatrist from Yale School of Medicine and a neuroscientist from the University of Calgary....more33minPlay
November 25, 2024Is It Likely that Covid-19 Came From a Lab?This week on Entanglements: Could the Covid-19 pandemic have been sparked by a lab leak? Our hosts explore this hot-button question in conversations with a Weill Cornell microbiologist and a Broad Institute scientist who is an avid lab-leak proponent....more44minPlay
November 18, 2024Risky Science and Public ConsentThis week on Entanglements: Should citizens decide on risky science? Our hosts talk to an Oxford political scientist and a former law and ethics professor about how democracy should play a role in high-stakes decisions....more29minPlay
FAQs about Entanglements, by Undark:How many episodes does Entanglements, by Undark have?The podcast currently has 77 episodes available.