Most scientific articles are not published in open access journals. On this program, Dr. Patrick Brown and Dr. Michael Eisen discussed the state of the publishing system, the shift towards open access, and the story of PLoS.

Although critical thinking is essential for effective communication and problem solving, the techniques for critical thinking are often not employed effectively. On this program, Dr. Linda Elder discussed how to think critically.

Sudden wealth can be a blessing and a curse, especially if the wealth is mismanaged. On this episode, Mr. Irvin Schorsch discussed dealing with sudden wealth syndrome.

Fossil Lake is a fascinating place in terms of the insight it gives us into communities of long extinct animals. On this episode, Dr. Lance Grande discussed his new book, The Lost World of Fossil Lake.

Exposure to radiation gave us Spiderman and the Incredible Hulk but what really happens when people are exposed to it? On this program, Dr. Charles Limoli discusses radiation and brain cells.

Less than a half a million African elephants live in the wild and more than 25,000 of those are poached every year. On this episode, Dr. Kevin Uno discussed carbon, ecology, elephants, and conservation

Although sex is an integral part of human existence, there is still that most of us are in the dark about. On this program, Dr. Robert Martin discussed the evolution of sexual behaviors in humans.

Oysters face an ocean of difficulty but offer us a world of good. Dr. George Waldbusser joins us to discuss oysters and his work concerning the effects of ocean acidification on oyster development.

They surround us. They live in us. They are bacteria. Some cause diseases, others produce cheese. On this program, Jeffrey McLean discusses the genomic sequencing of bacteria.

Ken Weiss has some of the most controversial samples in all of anthropology. Dr. Weiss joined us to discuss the controversy surrounding these samples and the enormous difficulty with returning these samples to the Yanomami.