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Laura Trevelyan, journalist and author of The Winchester, discusses the history of the Winchester Repeating Arms Company and the story of the family behind the name.
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What’s next for microbiome research? In the third and final episode on the microbiome, we are joined by Dr. Camille Konopnicki, a post-doctoral fellow in the lab of Dr. Andrew Goodman, who was our colloquium speaker for this issue to talk about current on going research on the microbiome here at Yale and how microbiome research is evolving and changing.
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Want to learn more about the microbiome? In the first episode of three on the microbiome, the focus topic for the September 2016 issue of the Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine, we will be discussing the history of the field, current techniques used in microbiome research, and how the microbiome influences our health.
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What has the microbiome taught us? In the second episode on the microbiome, we are joined by Yale rheumatologist and assistant professor of Immunobiology and Medicine, Dr. Martin Kriegel to discuss articles published in our issue, current research on the microbiome, how the microbiome is being applied in the clinic, and where the future of microbiome research lies.
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How have humans evolved and what drives this evolution? Evolutionary biologist Scott Solomon, author of Future Humans, discusses the science of human evolution.
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On this special Halloween edition of the podcast, cultural historian Leo Braudy, author of Haunted, sat down with us to talk about the history of monsters and other scary creatures.
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Paul V. Turner, Wattis Professor Art, Emeritus, at Stanford University, interviewed by Jessica Holahan about Professor Turner’s new book, Frank Lloyd Wright and San Francisco, which delves into the entirety of Wright’s built and unbuilt projects in California’s Bay Area.
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Description: YJIA sat down with former Governor of Vermont and candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination Howard Dean to discuss the US election. With just over two weeks to go, Governor Dean reflects on this explosive campaign and explains why the Democrats cannot be complacent. Governor Dean explains the huge challenges that this election has to revealed to both parties and the media. Whatever the result, he believes this election will be transformative.
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The long-held belief that the Declaration of Independence calls for a small government may not be an accurate assessment. Historian Steve Pincus discusses the meaning of this seminal document as well as its continuing influence in modern politics and American life.
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Many voters in the United Kingdom are having second thoughts about leaving the European Union, and not simply because of the plummeting value of currency or stock markets. The referendum’s outcome instantly transformed the UK’s reputation, from being open to trade and diversity to being isolated and insecure. The message contained in the decision to leave the European Union resonates with a lot of people in other countries, explains Farok Contractor, a professor at Rutgers Business School and expert in foreign direct investment, adding that the vote highlighted growing worldwide anxiety over the impact of globalization.