Author James Morris discusses climate change and its damaging effect on coral reefs, including Australia's Great Barrier Reef, with biologist and climate scientist Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, whose research focuses on the impacts of global change on marine ecosystems, particularly coral bleaching.

Jim Morris of Brandeis University discusses the science of viruses in general and the specifics of the COVID-19 virus.

In this episode, Dr. Andrew Berry discusses evolution and why there need not be a conflict between believing in science and believing in God. 

It might sound fun to have the ability to learn more about your own personal genome. But are you risking your personal privacy by doing so? Dan Hartl of Harvard University discusses some of the pros and cons of personal genetic testing.

Climate change seems to always be in the news and it can be tough to separate truth from fiction. In this episode, Andy Knoll of Harvard University sets the record straight about what scientific research teaches us about global climate change.

In this episode, Dr. Jim Morris talks about what he wishes everybody knew about genetics.

If evolution by natural selection seems too slow and boring, there's another way. In this episode, Dr. Andrew Berry discusses ways in which populations can quickly breed their way to successful adaptation. 

Jim Morris and Andy Knoll, authors of "Biology: How Life Works" discussing life on mars.  The search for life on mars has a lot of relevance to concepts in Introductory Biology.

Jim Morris, Professor of Biology at Brandeis University and author of "Biology: How Life Works" discusses some common misconceptions about the process of evolution.