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Podcast 184 - Lockdown Baby
The gang talks about two papers which look at the ecology of the Ediacaran. One paper uses trace fossils to infer how ecological systems change as we…
6 years, 5 months ago
Podcast 183 - Nobody Wins; The Human Impact on Our Future Fossil Record
The gang discusses two papers that look at the human impact on the fossil record. The first paper runs multiple model studies to try and determine wh…
6 years, 5 months ago
Podcast 182 - The Pain; Happy Birthday
The gang celebrates their 7th anniversary by inflicting pain on themselves for your amusement by discussing a classic paper, Gould's "Paradox of the …
6 years, 6 months ago
Podcast 181 - Before the Pain; The Root of the Problem
The gang discusses two papers about unique fossil preservation. One paper looks at how fossil root systems can inform our understanding of early Devo…
6 years, 6 months ago
Podcast 180 - Worms and Snails
The gang returns back from their winter break to discuss two papers that look at the important information we can glean from soft-bodied organisms in…
6 years, 7 months ago
Podcast 179 - Pollinators and Begging Grubs; Studies of Insect Behavior
The gang discusses two papers on insect behavior, one fossil study and one modern study. The fossil study illustrates a cool example of how amber can…
6 years, 7 months ago
Podcast 178b - "Paradise Falling" Part 2
The gang celebrates the end of the year by taking another break to play Fiasco, a crime/noir storytelling game by Bully Pit Games. Here is the conclu…
6 years, 8 months ago
Podcast 178a - "Paradise Falling" Part 1
The gang celebrates the end of the year by taking another break to play Fiasco, a crime/noir storytelling game by Bully Pit Games. This campaign will…
6 years, 8 months ago
Podcast 177 - Grow a Spine
The gang discusses two papers that look at how the morphology of tetrapods (animals with four limbs and a backbone) has changed over time. One paper …
6 years, 8 months ago
Podcast 176 - Much Ado About Teeth
The gang discusses two papers that look at changes in teeth through time. The first paper looks at the earliest example of heterodont teeth in tetrap…
6 years, 9 months ago