Biotechnology (with Steve Frenk)

10/29/11 • 56 min

Genetic engineering, stem cell research, and the impact of biotechnology on societies past, present and future, mundane and fantastical.

Stress tolerant crops by BASF - The Chemical Company

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Genetic engineering, stem cell research, and the impact of biotechnology on societies past, present and future, mundane and fantastical.

Stress tolerant crops by BASF - The Chemical Company

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Stress (with Djuke Veldhuis)

Televisions in Papua New Guinea; Heinz ketchup varieties; Fight Club; Dell, Apple and freedom from choice.

Getting old; toddlers going caving; Star Wars fan-edits; Falling Down; responsible breakdowns; parachuting; American Beauty; living in a cave for a month; factory workers versus CEOs; sleep cycles; ageing, ulcers, chocolate and turkey.

Full Metal Jacket; the transitions between cushy modern life and the battlefield; the hippocampus; the boredom of military life; predictability and control; blood flow in fight or flight; spiders and leopards.

Over-grooming; a child in a road accident in China; over-litigious-ness; the bystander effect; social stress; first aid training.

Tracklist

Pixies – Where Is My Mind
Björk – Human Behaviour
Silversun Pickups – Panic Switch
Pink Floyd – Shine On You Crazy Diamond (part 1)

A really really bad day by TheeErin Rush hour by Tuan Minh Pham

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shot_through_the_heart_-_and_youre_to_blame by Marie Richie

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