Description

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier

Vincent and Dickson consider the effects of climate change on parasitic diseases.

Links for this episode:

• Climate change and infectious diseases (Science)
• The more parasites the better? (Science)
• Host and parasite control disease risk (PNAS)
• Parasites dominate food web links (PNAS)
• The World Without Us by Alan Weisman
• Image credit: PLoS One
• Letters read on TWiP 65

Dickson's Pick

Neglected by Shelly Xie (YouTube)

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