Science Friction

Listen, download, subscribe

Apple Podcasts

Does genomics know if you’re Palestinian? A cautionary tale about genetic databases and ancestry testing

Palestinian-American cartoonist and illustrator Marguerite Dabaie thought she understood her ancestry. But then she had a genetic test and things got messy. It’s not her DNA, it’s the technology. 

• 

  01 | Artificial Evolution: Cloning Goes Mainstream

• 

  02 | Artificial Evolution: Genetically Modified Marsupials

• 

  03 | Artificial Evolution: Yuck or Yum? Gene-Edited Meat

• 

  04 | Artificial Evolution: Pig Parts for People?

• 

  05 | Artificial Evolution: Gene-Edited Babies

• 

  INTRODUCING — Artificial Evolution

• 

  01 | Brain Rot: Is there any proof your phone is destroying your attention…

• 

  02 | Brain Rot: Is AI turning us off human relationships?

• 

  03 | Brain Rot: Is tech making your memory better or worse?

• 

  04 | Brain Rot: Is internet addiction real?

• 

  05 | Brain Rot: Meet the people who ditched their smartphones. Is it worth…

• 

  INTRODUCING — Brain Rot

• 

  01 | Cooked: Could ice cream actually be good for you?

• 

  02 | Cooked: All-meat eaters say they feel great - but why?

• 

  03 | Cooked: Mystery in the Mediterranean

• 

  04 | Cooked: A peculiar potato experiment