June 2016: Who, What, Where, and Y
Jun 30, 2016•34 min
Episode description
In this edition, we learn about possible effects on men’s health as they shed some of their Y chromosome with age, with Lars Forsberg, American Journal of Human Genetics (00:00); how human learning strategy might enhance artificial intelligence in robots, with Jay McClelland, Trends in Cognitive Sciences (8:10); and how disease reservoirs lurk in the animals around us, with Barbara Han, Trends in Parasitology (15:25). We also have a chat about the new book Welcome to the Microbiome (22:30).
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