SciCafe: Understanding Autism




American Museum of Natural History Podcast show

Summary: Autism is a widely-discussed topic in today's media, with sources positing different causes for the disorder. In this SciCafe, neuroscientist and molecular biologist Samuel Wang of Princeton University, discusses how to decipher the risks associated with causing autism, as well as it's neurology and genetics. This lecture took place at the Museum on June 4, 2014. To watch a video version of this SciCafe, visit the AMNH live section of AMNH.tv.