Tag: genetics

YJBM Science News Podcast: Episode 8

YJBM Science News Podcast: Episode 8

Welcome to the eighth episode of YJBM Science News, where we discuss the recent news in healthcare and science across the Yale community. We will be taking a break until the beginning of next semester — but today, our hosts Mara and Samantha discuss two of the most intriguing topics of the past week.

Links:
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.3c04844
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-023-02653-5

Ep. 13 – Nicholas Christakis on the animal origins of goodness

Ep. 13 – Nicholas Christakis on the animal origins of goodness

PlayPlay

For decades, researchers have debated whether or not animals make friends. “Friends” — the taboo “f word” — was generally put in quotes if it was used at all. But if you study the social networks of elephants, whales and other animals, it is clear that they have friends just like we do, according to Dr. Nicholas Christakis. Friendship, like other societal characteristics, evolved independently and convergently across species.

Co-Director of the Yale Institute for Network Science, Dr. Christakis is a leading Yale sociologist and physician known for his research on human social networks and biosocial science. In this episode, he speaks with us about the ancient origins and modern implications of our common animality and his new book, Blueprint: The Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society.