About this episode

Alan Lowe discusses the science of life with Philip Ball, focusing on his book How Life Works.

On this episode of AMSEcast, host and American Museum of Science and Energy executive director Alan Lowe discusses the science of life with Philip Ball, taking an in-depth dive into Ball's newest book, How Life Works: A User's Guide to the New Biology.

People in this episode

Host: Alan Lowe

Guest: Philip Ball

Topics covered

• science of life
• biology
• Philip Ball
• AMSEcast
• book discussion

Keywords

• science
• biology
• Philip Ball
• AMSEcast
• life sciences
• book review

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: American Museum of Science and Energy

Books & works: How Life Works: A User's Guide to the New Biology

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