On a new episode of ID the Future, biologist Ray Bohlin interviews physician Howard Glicksman about a common cause of death, cardio-pulmonary arrest. They use the subject as a doorway to explore some intricate, interdependent control systems that sustain life. Listen to the podcast here.

Dr. Glicksman is the author of an extended series of posts at Evolution News, “The Designed Body.” Catch up on it now if you haven’t already!

Photo credit: Alex Proimos (Flickr: The Stethoscope) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons.