Podcast Episodes

Episode 145 - Photosynthesis

Episode 212

We live in a solar-powered world. Photosynthesis is the process by which some organisms (notably plants and cyanobacteria) harness the energy of sunl…

3 years, 10 months ago

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Episode 144 - Evolutionary Gigantism and Dwarfism

Episode 211

The history of evolution is full of species of unusual size, big and small. But the factors that lead to evolutionary miniaturization or embiggening …

3 years, 10 months ago

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Saving Snakes with Hiral Naik

Episode 209

Happy Snake Month!

In this bonus episode, we discuss snake conservation and geek out about snakes with special guest Hiral Naik of Save the Snakes. W…

3 years, 10 months ago

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Episode 143 - Monitor Lizards

Episode 210

Monitor lizards are charismatic, surprisingly diverse, full of surprising biological features, and on top of all that, they include the largest terre…

3 years, 10 months ago

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Episode 142 - Phytosaurs

Episode 208

Take a walk along the waterways of the Late Triassic, and you could easily think it was a world full of crocodiles! But in fact, those are not crocs,…

3 years, 11 months ago

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Silver Screen Science - Jurassic World: Dominion

Episode 207

Once again, we return to the Jurassic franchise! And as usual with these movies, there’s lots to discuss about the portrayal of ancient animals, scie…

3 years, 11 months ago

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Conserving Crocs with Dr. Marisa Tellez

Episode 206

Happy Croc Month!

In this special episode, we talk croc conservation and geek out about crocs with special guest Dr. Marisa Tellez of the Crocodilian…

3 years, 11 months ago

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Episode 141 - Supercontinents

Episode 205

Perhaps you’ve heard of Pangaea, the supercontinent that existed when our modern continents were puzzle-pieced together. But have you heard of Rodini…

3 years, 11 months ago

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Silver Screen Science – Prehistoric Planet

Episode 204

Recently, BBC Studios put out a new documentary series set in the world of the Late Cretaceous, so we’re doing our first-ever Silver Screen Science d…

4 years ago

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Episode 140 - Horns and Antlers

Episode 203

Who doesn’t like a flashy bit of headgear? A wide variety of cranial ornamentation is found on a wide variety of animals: sharp horns, branching antl…

4 years ago

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