How Millions of Microbes Connect Us All

The Leonard Lopate Show | Aug 10, 2016

Millions of microorganisms are living inside us. Science writer Ed Yong reveals why that's a good thing, and tells us how it connects us to all living things in his book, I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life.

Event: Ed Yong will be in conversation with Maria Konnikova on Saturday, August 13 at 4 p.m for "Uncertain Stories" Idea Distillery (195 E 3rd St.). For tickets and event information, click here. 

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