World Science Festival
Season 2, Episode 8: Resistance Is (Not) Futile: The End of Antibiotics and the Future of Fighting Infections
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We have fallen woefully behind in the race to keep up with harmful bacteria as they continually evolve to outsmart our antibiotics; in fact, there are already superbugs we cannot defeat. Predictions are by 2050 there will be more deaths from infections than from cancer if we don't solve this crisis. Join immunologists, biologists, and infectious disease specialists to explore some exciting new tools that may be our salvation in the battle against superbugs.
All Episodes - Season 2
Episode 1
Engineering Immortality: The End of Aging?
Episode 2
Cartographers of the Brain: Mapping the Connectome
Episode 3
Harnessing the Power of Neuroplasticity: The Nuts and Bolts of Better Brains
Episode 4
Who Is Out There: Why Alien 'Life' May Be Weirder Than We Imagine
Episode 5
My Neurons, My Self
Episode 6
The Social Synapse: Neuroscience and the Roots of Human Connections
Episode 7
The Believing Brain: Evolution, Neuroscience, and the Spiritual Instinct
Episode 8
Resistance Is (Not) Futile: The End of Antibiotics and the Future of Fighting Infections
Episode 9
If You Can't Beat 'Em, Join 'Em: The Future of Augmented Intelligence
Episode 10
Forever Young: The Promise of Human Regeneration
Episode 11
The Roots of Extremism: The Fundamentalist in Your Brain
Episode 12
The Microbiome: Vital Cells of Existence