Genes, racism, ageing and evidence
Daniel Levitin on ageing and Adam Rutherford on race and genetics. Plus the link between Adam and Eve, blushing and white nationalism. Rana Mitter presents.
Neuroscientist and former record producer Daniel Levitin & geneticist Adam Rutherford join Rana Mitter to discuss the latest scientific discoveries about memory and the human genome. How difficult is it to confront pseudoscience? Jillian Luke reveals how blushing in Renaissance art has been weaponised by white nationalists, while Suda Perera explains why medical aid workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo are treated with distrust.
Daniel Levitin has published The Changing Mind: A Neuroscientist's Guide to Ageing Well. You can download his Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Proms Lecture about music and science as a podcast /programmes/p02xfqpc
Adam Rutherford's latest book is called How To Argue With a Racist. You can hear him on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Sounds presenting Inside Science and The Curious Cases of Rutherford & Fry
Want to learn more about neuroplasticity? Listen to Rana talking to Norman Doidge - https://bbc.in/32qAN7B
Plus more on Adam & Eve here - https://bbc.in/391Ah2v
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