The Dark Matters Podcast

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Society & Culture

A talk show at the intersection of science, history and culture hosted by Matt Marder and Krishna Choudhary.

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Episodes

What is CRISPR?

On this episode, Matt Marder is joined by Krishna Choudhary to discuss what is CRISPR including its scientific implications for the future as well as ethical dilemmas attributed to gene editing.

Jul 29, 2020•51 min•Season 1Ep. 4

What are the Possible Origins of COVID-19?

On this episode, Matt Marder is joined by Krishna Choudhary to discuss the origins of COVID-19 including the history of SARS-CoV-1 through SARS-CoV-2 and how it has evolved over time.

Jul 20, 2020•50 min•Season 1Ep. 3

On this episode, Matt Marder is joined by Krishna Choudhary to discuss what is a vaccine, the history of vaccines and how we've handled them in the US and globally. Fact Check Update: 47:18 - Portugal is not at 411,000 but was close to 40,000 at the time. All other numbers were accurate according to reported cases at the time when this was recorded.

Jul 15, 2020•59 min•Season 1Ep. 2

What is a Virus?

On this episode, Matt Marder is joined by Krishna Choudhary to discuss what is a virus, the history of viruses and how we've handled them in the US and globally.

Jul 07, 2020•55 min•Season 1Ep. 1

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