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    How Midichlorians and Harry Potter’s Wizard Genes Work

    How Midichlorians and Harry Potter’s Wizard Genes Work

    FromAlienating the Audience

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    How Midichlorians and Harry Potter’s Wizard Genes Work

    FromAlienating the Audience

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    Length:
    74 minutes
    Released:
    Feb 5, 2020
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Description

    Dr. Eric Spana (Duke University biology professor and delightful nerd) joins Heaton to discuss how genetics works in various scifi and fantasy realms: from recessive wizarding genes in Harry Potter, to the midichlorians of Star Wars, to super power mutations in the world of X-Men. 
    Released:
    Feb 5, 2020
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Titles in the series (100)

    Andrew Heaton and an army of nerds plunge deep, deep into films, books, and TV shows to ask: what's science fiction really about? What is The Twilight Zone really exploring? What are the underlying themes of Star Trek? What is the worldview of Star Wars? Also sometimes Heaton performs comedy on other planets.