Decoding Nature's Alphabet
7 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingA 6-part podcast series in which Prof. Turi King, Professor of Public Engagement and Genetics at the University of Leicester, describes our growing understanding of DNA science that’s already profoundly changing humanity, mostly for the better. In conversation with veteran investigative journalist Ron McCullagh. Producer, Sarah Fourcheraud. www.expressivemindsmedia.com
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01 DNA Stories
April 22, 2021 19:00 - 32 minutes - 22.4 MBA hundred years ago we thought the DNA molecule irrelevant, today it's both a history machine and a beacon to our future enabling us to prevent disease and much more. So why must we be cautious? What can online genetic tests do, apart from catching killers? We give them a try… Professor Turi King is Professor of Public Engagement and Genetics at the University of Leicester. She is best known for establishing the bones found in a Leicester car park in 2013 as King Richard the Third and mor...
02 Africa in Britain
April 22, 2021 18:00 - 26 minutes - 18.3 MBAncient explorers, soldiers, chambermaids and aristocrats - the history through DNA of Africa’s long involvement in Britain’s national identity. How DNA without borders proves race to be an unhelpful concept. Professor Turi King is Professor of Public Engagement and Genetics at the University of Leicester. She is best known for establishing the bones found in a Leicester car park in 2013 as King Richard the Third and more recently for her appearances in the BBC series ‘DNA Family Secrets’...
03 Names: Bacon Double Cheeseburger
April 22, 2021 17:00 - 25 minutes - 17.9 MBWe take names for granted, and why wouldn’t we? In most cases we’re labelled from birth even if we didn’t want to be. How long have we had surnames, was money at the root of all naming and do names have a future? Professor Turi King is Professor of Public Engagement and Genetics at the University of Leicester. She is best known for establishing the bones found in a Leicester car park in 2013 as King Richard the Third and more recently for her appearance in the BBC series ‘DNA Family Secre...
04 Names: You've Been Maled
April 22, 2021 16:00 - 22 minutes - 15.6 MBA guided tour into how we got tagged, labelled, or as we usually put it, named – the five origin stories of all of our names and how good race relations is recognising our relations. Professor Turi King is Professor of Public Engagement and Genetics at the University of Leicester. She is best known for establishing the bones found in a Leicester car park in 2013 as King Richard the Third and more recently for her appearance in the BBC series ‘DNA Family Secrets’. www.expressivemindsmedia....
05 Unchained
April 22, 2021 15:00 - 37 minutes - 26 MBHow can morality and ethics keep up with the science that’s already profoundly changing humanity? What happens when AI critiques our DNA. Is true love to be found via a spit test? …and the results of the online genetic test are in… Professor Turi King is Professor of Public Engagement and Genetics at the University of Leicester. She is best known for establishing the bones found in a Leicester car park in 2013 as King Richard the Third and more recently for her appearance in the BBC series...
06 Kings in a Carpark
April 22, 2021 14:00 - 31 minutes - 21.6 MBThe in-depth story of how DNA helped identify a king, confirm Shakespearian propaganda and finally allow the bones of a monarch to be moved from a carpark to a cathedral. Professor Turi King is Professor of Public Engagement and Genetics at the University of Leicester. She is best known for establishing the bones found in a Leicester car park in 2013 as King Richard the Third and more recently for her appearance in the BBC series ‘DNA Family Secrets’. www.expressivemindsmedia.com
Covid-19 - The Trouble With Variants
March 01, 2021 16:00 - 28 minutes - 19.6 MBThe more people who get Covid-19, the more variants will emerge, some of which may not be stopped by our current vaccines. As Prof Turi King of the University of Leicester explains, there's a race on. Professor Turi King is the Professor of Public Engagement and Genetics at the University of Leicester. She is best known for establishing the bones found in a Leicester car park in 2013 belonged to King Richard the Third. Transcription at https://www.expressivemindsmedia.com/transcript/