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Sick with values? Randy Thornhill, evolutionary biologist
Many philosophers claim we are what we eat but, as Oksana argues, we are also what’s eating us. Our parasites shape far more than our immune systems, and may well determine where we stand on major policy debates, as well as how we navigate our...
Dec 31, 2023 06:07
RT News - June 1 2023 (09:00 MSK)
Russia's Foreign Minister is in South Africa for a meeting with his BRICS counterparts ahead of the organization's summit in August. That's as Pretoria considers legislation granting immunity from the ICC for all participants. Ugandan students...
Jun 1, 2023 06:48
We’re parasites like viruses – biochemist
For ages, we've been trying to trace the origins of life on Earth. How did a barren rock turn into something as flourishing, beautiful, and abundant as we know it? We asked Nick Lane, professor of evolutionary biochemistry at University College...
Dec 3, 2021 08:21
Autophagy shields a person from infection – neurogeneticist
The human body is wise, it knows how to regulate itself. But like every mechanism, even the most perfect ones, it needs a reset button. We talked to David Rubinsztein, professor of molecular neurogenetics at Cambridge University, about the...
Nov 26, 2021 06:46
Antibiotic resistance to make pneumonia and appendicitis deadly again – microbiologist
We are hardly even done with the Covid-19 pandemic, but scientists are warning that something far worse is round the corner. We talk about this with Professor Peter Collignon, an Infectious Diseases Physician and Clinical Microbiologist, and a World...
Aug 6, 2021 06:31
On Contact: The trial of Ghislaine Maxwell
On the show this week Chris Hedges talks to investigative journalist Nick Bryant about the trial of Ghislaine Maxwell. The British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell, held at New York’s Metropolitan Detention Center and denied bail, will be tried...
Aug 1, 2021 06:42
Breathing exercises to reduce Covid damage – extreme athlete Wim Hof (2/2)
In the previous program, we talked to a unique athlete whose extraordinary endurance to cold brought about his nickname ‘The Iceman’. We continue talking to extreme athlete Wim Hof. Follow @SophieCo_RT ...
Jun 25, 2021 06:31
On Contact: Virus
On the show this week, Chris Hedges discusses the coronavirus with investigative journalist and author, Nina Burleigh. “There are many ways to begin to tell the story of why more Americans died of Covid-19, the disease caused by SARS-CoV-2,...
Jun 20, 2021 06:52
Cold is a great teacher – extreme athlete Wim Hof (1/2)
He climbed Mount Kilimanjaro in shorts, ran a half-marathon above the Arctic Circle barefoot, swam below the surface of a frozen lake, and he’s just cool. We talked to extreme athlete Wim Hof, aka the Iceman....
Jun 18, 2021 06:39
Our mental state hinges on gut microbes – epidemiologist
Food is our primary source of energy, growth, and health – but not always. We figure out the rights and wrongs about food with Tim Spector, Professor of Genetic Epidemiology and best-selling author. Follow @SophieCo_RT ...
May 14, 2021 06:07