biology

Listen to one of the following podcasts. Feel free to listen to others that might pique your interest. You may 

well have found some very interesting podcasts related to our course already!!! If you find one you want to 

use for this assignment bring it to my attention and I’ll verify if it is appropriate to use. (WARNING! Radiolab 

podcasts are extremely interesting, entertaining AND educational….you might find yourself listening to many 

more!) 

 

Radiolab - Unnatural Selection (Links to an external site.) 

 

Radiolab – Famous Tumors (Links to an external site.) 

 

Radiolab – The Poop Train (Links to an external site.) 

 

Radiolab – So Called Life (Links to an external site.) 

 

Radiolab – Sperm (Links to an external site.) 

 

Radiolab – Double Blasted (Links to an external site.) 

 

Radiolab – Oops (Links to an external site.) (Links to an external site.) 

 

Radiolab - The Primitive Streak (Links to an external site.) 

 

Radiolab – From Tree to Shining Tree (Links to an external site.) 

 

COVID-19 Related: 

 

Radiolab - Dispatch 1: Numbers (Links to an external site.) 

 

Radiolab - Dispatch 2: Every Day is Ignaz Semmelweis Day (Links to an external site.) 

 

Radiolab - Dispatch 3: Shared Immunity (Links to an external site.) 

 

Radiolab - Dispatch 4: Six Feet (Links to an external site.) 

 

  

 

Write, in your own words, a 200+ word (double spaced, 12 pt font) summary of the podcast. 

Address the following questions in another 500+ words: 

How does this topic relate to topics you have learned about in the course? Be detailed in relating a specific 

biological concept (e.g. meiosis) to the podcast you chose. 

How did the podcast influence how you perceive the role of biology in your own life, the world around you, 

society and/or politics?