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Humans and Monsters: An Interview with Surekha Davies

Humans and Monsters: An Interview with Surekha Davies

Update: 2025-09-09
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The fears about genetic engineering were stoked when experiments took off in the 1970s. From lab leaks to disease epidemics to the ability to make “Frankenstein creations,” many of those fears are still with us today. We talk to author Surekha Davies about her latest book, why she thinks of monsters as category breakers and why blurring boundaries can be so terrifying for us, but maybe doesn't have to be.

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Host: Alexis Pedrick
Executive Producer: Mariel Carr
Producer: Rigoberto Hernandez
Associate Producer: Sarah Kaplan
Audio Engineer: Samia Bouzid
Music by Blue Dot Sessions

Resource List

Davies, Surekha. Humans: A Monstrous History. University of California Press: 2025.

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Humans and Monsters: An Interview with Surekha Davies

Humans and Monsters: An Interview with Surekha Davies