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A Nigerian-British Scientist Explains How Faith Faded and Curiosity Won
Host Clive Aruede sits down with microbiologist and former recording artist Tavian Oladapo for a wide-ranging conversation on faith, science, and deep time. Tavian traces his journey from devout Nigerian upbringing to godlessness, sparked by a teenage deep-dive into scripture, and explains why evolutionary biology deserves a bigger place in the classroom. The pair dig into ancient African humanist ethics, ghost populations in the human genome, the case against de-extinction, and why malaria remains the scientific breakthrough Tavian wants most in his lifetime.Key TopicsTavian's path from…
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