This View of Life takes a deep dive with the best and brightest thinkers on anything and everything from an evolutionary perspective. Hosted by David Sloan Wilson.
Rita Colwell pioneered the study of microbial ecology and
genetics and served as Director of the National Science Foundation
during 1998-2004. Her new book A
Lab of Her Own: One Woman's Personal Journey Through Sexism in
Science tells two evolutionary stories. The first is the story
of her career studying microbial genetic evolution, including
diseases such as cholera and anthrax. The second is the story of
cultural evolution and the lack thereof, such as entrenched sexism
in science and the reluctance of the medical establishment to
embrace new ideas. My conversation with Rita uniquely weaves
these two themes of her book and life together into a single
braid.
This View of Life takes a deep dive with the best and brightest thinkers on anything and everything from an evolutionary perspective. Hosted by David Sloan Wilson.