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Back to SearchEpisode 41 - Evolution of Whales
Season 1 Episode 52
There have been several times in evolutionary history where a land-dwelling group has transitioned to life in the water, but few have done it so succ…
7 years, 9 months ago
Episode 40 - Madagascar
Season 1 Episode 51
The island of Madagascar, isolated from all other landmasses on Earth, hosts one of the planet’s most unique ecosystems. But it’s not just an interes…
7 years, 10 months ago
...But We Digress - Mermaids
Episode 50
We just talked last episode about Speculative Evolution, so now is a great time to tackle another request we received: to talk about mermaids!
In thi…
7 years, 10 months ago
Episode 39 - Speculative Evolution
Season 1 Episode 49
This episode, we’re discussing the fun and fascinating “What If” thought experiments of evolution. From fantastical fictional stories to unusual scie…
7 years, 10 months ago
Episode 38 - Grass
Season 1 Episode 48
At long last, a plant episode!
Our friend Aly Baumgartner joins the podcast to teach us all about grass - it's not just part of the background! From …
7 years, 11 months ago
Silver Screen Science - Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (5/5)
Season 1 Episode 47
Part 5 of 5!
This is it – the end of our series! We’ve now re-watched all the old movies and finally turned to the newest one for our “science review…
7 years, 11 months ago
Episode 37.5 - More Birds
Season 1 Episode 46
Surprise!
We've gotten a lot of bird requests, so to follow up our Evolution of Birds discussion, we put together three mini-discussions based on oth…
7 years, 11 months ago
Silver Screen Science - Jurassic World (4/5)
Season 1 Episode 45
Part 4 of 5!
Our Jurassic Park review series is almost done! All month, we’ve been re-watching the movies and chatting about the science in a series …
7 years, 11 months ago
Episode 37 - Evolution of Birds
Season 1 Episode 44
Birds are such unique and fascinating animals; for many decades scientists have wondered at their evolutionary story – and so have many of our listen…
7 years, 11 months ago
Silver Screen Science - Jurassic Park III (3/5)
Season 1 Episode 43
Part 3 of 5!
Every Saturday this month, we’re re-watching all of the Jurassic Park movies and chatting about the science in a series of “science revi…
7 years, 11 months ago