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Beetles are by far the most diverse group of animals, and it's really not even close. Let's take a look at what makes them so cool and how they got to be so diverse!
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With the recent hurricanes in the US, I thought it would be a good time to talk about how these storms work and how they have worked throughout Earth's history.
Hurricane relief information: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/30/us/hurricane-helene-victims-aid.html
Helpful links for the topic today!
- https://geo.libretexts.org/Courses/University_of_California_Davis/GEL_109%3A_Sediments_and_Strata_(Sumner)/09%3A_Draft_Textbook/9.12%3A_Marine_Deposition/9.12.3%3A_Storms
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0025322718300768
- https://youtu.be/nZiwsu7_Oy8?si=zJ_ep0m9daChIqRS
- https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2000801117
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Election Season is upon us here in the United States. While Fia is traveling and preparing for Hurricane Milton, Gavin and Mike talk about how politics effects science, and the bad things that happen when politics interferes with science.
Hurricane relief information: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/30/us/hurricane-helene-victims-aid.html
Check your voter registration here: https://votesaveamerica.com/be-a-voter/
Links mentioned in the pod:
- Chips & Science Act of 2022: https://new.nsf.gov/chips
- Inflation Reduction Act: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5376/text
- Poll data from 1974-2010: https://www.asanet.org/wp-content/uploads/savvy/images/journals/docs/pdf/asr/Apr12ASRFeature.pdf
- Pew Research poll: https://www.pewresearch.org/science/2023/11/14/americans-trust-in-scientists-positive-views-of-science-continue-to-decline/
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We're postponing this episode to give Fia some time to get life in order after Hurricane Helene (she's okay).
In the meantime, check out some ways to contribute to relief efforts if you're able: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/30/us/hurricane-helene-victims-aid.html
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Normally this would be a "Fia Takes The Wheel" episode,but she's busy doing science. In honor of that though, Gavin teaches us about swamps and their role in the ecosystems of today and Earth's history!
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Who was the greatest paleontologist ever? We may just get our answer today with our discussion of Mary Anning. The famous fossil collector and early paleontologist lived a tough life that has been often misrepresented over the last 200+ years, so let's talk about her in some detail!
Thanks again to the Common Descent Podcast for giving us a chance to share our platform and direct some new listeners out way! Check out the episode of their Spotlight 2024 series that we joined them for here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4kPrntQEbG8GPKnjjP872x?si=VBCbfv6GRzeaX8xFqhBCgA
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Continuing our march through Earth's history, today we're talking about the Oligocene Epoch! A time when Earth sure looked a heck of a lot like today, but with some very noticeable differences, like the grass! What do I mean by that? Let's find out!
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Gavin and Fia talk about the best (according to Fia) invertebrates out there; clams and their relatives! Do they live up to the hype? Let's find out!
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In this particularly gross episode, Gavin talks to Fia about parasites and the various disgusting, albeit very interesting, lifestyles that they live.
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On this episode of Mike Takes The Wheel, Mike tells us about Ray Chapman, the only player to die as the result of a professional baseball game.
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For this follow-up episode, Gavin is joined by Sierra and Rudy from the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, as well as Lora Bird, owner of Nest Art Collective tattoo shop in Denver, Colorado.
YouTube lecture that Lora, Sierra and Rudy gave about the tattooing: https://youtu.be/dGg73w5wwOM?feature=shared
Denver Museum of Nature & Science socials:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DMNSorg
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/denvermuseumns/?hl=en
Twitter: https://x.com/DenverMuseumNS
Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@denvermns?lang=en
Nest Art Collective tattoo shop:
http://instagram.com/nest.art.co
Special shout out to Lora's assistant Sydney, without whom Lora would never get anything done.
Socials for the artists involved in the project:
instagram.com/honestbird
instagram.com/satchel.ink
instagram.com/ragtime_russ
instagram.com/isabump
instagram.com/mikriles
instagram.com/hailstormtattoos
instagram.com/call.me_d.addie
instagram.com/farriercreative
Madagascar Ankizy Fund website: www.ankizy.org
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Gavin, Fia, and Mike have had a busy few weeks! Early June is always a busy time for us, because we all volunteer for the same youth leadership organization called HOBY. We've all been volunteering for this organization for over 10 years and in this episode we talk about why we do it, and why you should volunteer in your local communities as well.
HOBY's website: www.hoby.org
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Gavin is joined by a pair of great scientists from the Denver Museum of Nature & Science to talk about helicopter science, and how to do international science ethically.
Madagascar Ankizy Fund website: www.ankizy.org
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Our usual episode is postponed until next week due to some scheduling hang ups with the guests for the episode. But! My best-good-friend Tug reached out with a great question about presidents and dinosaurs.
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Hawks, eagles and their other predatory bird relatives are some of the most iconic and charismatic birds in the world. Let's take a look at what makes them cool, and what we know about how they got that way!
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Gavin takes Mike and Fia through the very American history of the largest natural history museum in the world; the National Museum of Natural History, aka The Smithsonian.
Lookup whether your favorite museum has Native American remains that it needs to return home: https://projects.propublica.org/repatriation-nagpra-database/
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Audio issues aside, Fia tells us about a great preservation area that she's been working in to collect data for her Ph.D! NCAP (or the Nature Coast Aquatic Preserve to its friends) is an area on the Gulf side of Florida with lots of unique biology and even some cool geology!
News link: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240410112736.htm
Links from Fia:
- https://publicfiles.dep.state.fl.us/CAMA/plans/Nature-Coast-AP-Management-Plan.pdf
- https://www.aquaticpreservesociety.com/
- https://floridadep.gov/NatureCoastAP
- https://dev.seacar.waterinstitute.usf.edu/datadiscovery/programs/matrix?MA=Nature%20Coast
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With Mike and Fia away for the week, Gavin talks with Dr. Nathan Smith from Bucknell University about the coolest little creatures on the planet; ants.
Nate's page on Bucknell's website: https://www.bucknell.edu/fac-staff/nathan-smith
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Gavin takes a field trip to the dentist, so let's talk about those bones* in your mouth!
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The largest animals to ever exist live among us right now! Let's learn about them!
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