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Podcast 105 - We'll Meet Again
The gang discusses extinction rates to determine if we are in a sixth mass extinction (spoilers we very much are). Also, Curt decides to refocus the …
9 years, 6 months ago
Podcast 104 - Organisms Affect The Global Climate; The Great Oxidation Event
The gang steps out of their comfort zone to discuss the changes in the ancient atmosphere that resulted in the Great Oxidation Event. Meanwhile, Aman…
9 years, 6 months ago
Podcast 103 - History Repeats; In Which the Gang Fails to Learn From Previous Attempts At Talking About Odd Cambrian Animals
The gang discusses how exceptional fossil preservation can change our understanding of ancient life, focusing specifically on two new studies that of…
9 years, 7 months ago
Podcast 102 - The Feather That Broke The Podcast's Back
Curt thought that a simple podcast about preserving color patterns in feathers would be fun. Little did he know, this decision would end up pushing …
9 years, 7 months ago
Podcast 101 - Sucky Whales
We celebrate the New Year by having a discussion about the evolution of feeding strategies, in particular sucking whales. Also, Amanda is a bad "pare…
9 years, 7 months ago
Podcast 100 - Too Much to Bear
The gang celebrates their 100th episode by taking a break and playing Fiasco, a crime/noir storytelling game by Bully Pit Games.
A fluorescent motel …
9 years, 8 months ago
Podcast 99 - How Not To Be Seen; Camouflage and Evolution
In this episode, the gang discusses two papers that look at the ecological and evolutionary impacts of animal camouflage. Also, James finds his true …
9 years, 8 months ago
Podcast 98 - When the Mammal Extinctions Are
In this episode, we eventually get to discussing patterns of extinction selectivity in mammals during two major extinctions (the end Cretaceous and …
9 years, 9 months ago
Podcast 97 - Big Heads
The gang discusses two papers about archosaur heads, one of which is actually about archosaurs with big heads. Also, Amanda's cat gets revenge for th…
9 years, 9 months ago
Podcast 96 - A Window to an Ancient World
The gang discuss two interesting fossil localities that allow us to see snapshots of ancient ecosystems. Meanwhile, Curt describes an alternative Mad…
9 years, 10 months ago