Fresh Lens Podcast
We read books and discuss ideas that help us see the world differently. Hosted by Trish and Hirad, who met at a Vancouver-based book club, focused on reading on topics of evolution and human behaviour. Music for this podcast is courtesy of purple-planet.com.
- Update frequency
- every 46 days
- Average duration
- 61 minutes
- Episodes
- 25
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2024
Episode 5 - Nature, Nurture, and Twin Studies
In this episode, we explore the nature versus nurture debate with the help of behavioural genetics. In human development, what matters more - the environment or our genome? Join us for a deep dive in…
Episode 4 – Who We Are & How We Got Here
In this episode, we discuss David Reich's book, Who We Are & How We Got Here. Starting with an overview of DNA sequencing technology and how it helps paint a picture of our past, we review what we kn…
Episode 3 – The Handicap Principle
Predator and prey, parent and offspring, mates and rivals in courtship – animal communication is ubiquitous. The Handicap Principle provides a fascinating explanation of how organisms with divergent …
Episode 2 – The Extended Phenotype
Several years after the best-selling book, The Selfish Gene, which was the topic of our first episode, Richard Dawkins published The Extended Phenotype. In this book, Dawkins doubled down on the conc…
Episode 1 – The Selfish Gene
In this inaugural episode of the Fresh Lens podcast, we talk about a book that has had a profound impact on how both of us see the world – The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins. We give a quick overvie…