Episode 71 – Hack Your Bio Class

https://archive.org/download/lab-out-loud/LOL071.mp3 For the last episode of 2011, we talk with journalist and author Marcus Wohlsen.  Wohlsen is a science writer for the Associated Press who has received abundant praise for his recent book “Biopunk: DIY Scientists Hack the Software of Life.” Listen to the episode as Wohlsen talks about his book, the underground community of “biopunks” and how you might […]

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Episode 70 – Go Back in Time with Terra Tempo

https://archive.org/download/lab-out-loud/LOL070.mp3 We welcome David Shapiro to the show to talk about his graphic novel “Terra Tempo: Ice Age Cataclysm”.  Shapiro is the creative director and writer at Craigmore Creations – a publishing house that specializes in Earth science and natural history stories.  In “Terra Tempo”, Shapiro’s young characters travel back in time to Glacial Lake Missoula and witness the resulting […]

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