Botanically Speaking

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  Episode 5 -Jennifer Gordon - Ecologist and Urban Forester: Cities and the Future of Biodiversity

  16 Sep 2019· Botanically Speaking

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  Ryan and talk about their career journeys in the environmental realm, describe a bizarre plant in Stump the Botanist and talk about human built environments and the fate of biodiversity.

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  Episode 4 -James Santangelo - Clover Hunter Extraordinaire: Plant Communication and Urban Ecology

  6 May 2019· Botanically Speaking

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  Ryan and James talk about why botanists use scientific names, play another round of Stump the Botanist and talk "boots on the ground" botany in urban environments.

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  Episode 3 - Kate Hudson - Wine Wizard: Stories of Flavour, Aroma and Spiciness

  16 Apr 2019· Botanically Speaking

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  Ryan and Kate talk about the chemistry of plants and food and how to enjoy all the aspects of wine, beer: by slowing down! We also learn about all the different kinds of spiciness and why plants might produce spicy chemicals

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  Episode 2 - Connor Fitzpatrick - Doctor Dirt: Sunflowers, Evolutionary Ecology and the Future of Agriculture

  2 Apr 2019· Botanically Speaking

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  Ryan talks with his old friend and colleague: Connor Fitzpatrick. They cover topics like the labour of scientific research, and the importance of evolutionary thinking in the world of monoculture crops. They also explain and pronounce hilarious sounding scientific names in an impromptu quiz game.

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  Episode 1 - Colin Chapman - An Even Nerdier Botanist: Herbaria, Paw Paws and a Mysterious Geophyte

  18 Mar 2019· Botanically Speaking

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  Colin and I talk about our time at the Royal Botanical Gardens together, answer botanical questions from his family, play Stump the Botanist and talk about the Carolinian Zone, Paw Paws and the Annonaceae.

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