Episodes
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In episode 047 Elle chats with Jack Baddams: Ornithologist and Wildlife Researcher whose field work is focused on the tagging of different species of birds to learn more about their lives. He shares this work on social media where he talks about the birds he rings and shows off the diversity of the natural world.
Socials:
www.instagram.com/jackbaddams
www.tiktok.com/jabaddams
Jack's Podcast
https://howmanygeese.podbean.com/
https://open.spotify.com/show/5Ac9xGSKV0FhtXeMFFSQHR
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/how-many-geese/id1555133269
'Arrow Stork'
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pfeilstorch
Operation Wallacea
https://www.opwall.com/
British Ornithology Organisation
https://www.bto.org/
Springwatch/Winterwatch- BBC
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p012msk2
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007qgm3
Support Jack
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/howmanygeese
Elle Kaye socials
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Podcast socials
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Artwork © 2021 Madison Erin Mayfield
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www.twitter.com/MEMIllustration
Music
Giraffes - Harrison Amer via premiumbeat.com
Researched, edited and produced by Elle Kaye
Concept/Title © 2020 Elle Kaye
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In episode 046 Elle chats with Dr. Matthew Kasson: Mycologist and Plant Pathologist who studies fungus biodiversity centered around tree diseases and fungus-arthropod interactions.
Socials:
https://x.com/ImperfectFunGuy
https://twitter.com/plantdisease
Research, Sci-Comm and related press and media:
Online media, Nightmare-fuel fungi exist in real life, Popular Science (PopSci) https://www.popsci.com/environment/zombie-fungus-real-life-diseases/. Single author piece on the real-life fungal threats we face given all the attention fungi are getting from HBO’s The Last of Us. Feb. 3, 2023.
Online media, How to keep your jack-o’-lantern from turning into moldy, maggoty mush before Halloween, The Conversation, How to keep your jack-o'-lantern from turning into moldy, maggoty mush before Halloween (theconversation.com). Single author piece on how fungi impact our seasonal celebrations and rituals particularly around Halloween. Oct. 6, 2022. Re-published by Scientific American, Popular Science, and PBS.
Printed and Online media, Wild mushrooms are curious organisms that require respect, The Washington Post, Wild mushrooms aren't all poisonous, but they all require caution - The Washington Post. Single author piece on how our fears of a small number of fungi shape our willingness to interact with them. August 24, 2022
Online media, Beyond flora and fauna: Why it’s time to include fungi in global conservation goals, The Conversation, Beyond flora and fauna: Why it's time to include fungi in global conservation goals (theconversation.com). Co-authored piece with Brian Lovett (WVU PSS) and Patty Kaishian (Bard College) on how fungi are regularly excluded from talks on global conservation. May 17, 2022. Re-published in Indonesian.
Online media, Finding mental-health clarity under pandemic pressures. Nature. Finding mental-health clarity under pandemic pressures (nature.com) Single author column on my mental health struggles in academia. Dec. 14, 2021.
Research
Podcast with Online Media, Episode 25: “Of Peeps and People…and Plant Pathology” Plantopia, https://www.plantopiapodcast.org/25. The official podcast on The American Phytopathological Society featuring my work in forest pathology, science communication, and advocacy. July 21. 2022.
Podcast with Online Media, Episode 4: How cicadas become flying saltshakers of death Overheard at National Geographic, Episode 4: How cicadas become flying saltshakers of death (nationalgeographic.com) May 25, 2021.
National Radio with Online Media, Drugged Cicadas Mate Like Wild After Their Butts Fall Off, All Things Considered, National Public Radio., Drugged Cicadas Mate Like Wild After Their Butts Fall Off : NPR Coverage of Brood X and my lab’s research of cicada fungus Massospora. May 18, 2021.
Online Media, Drugged, Castrated, Eager to Mate: the Lives of Fungi-Infected Cicadas, The New York Times, https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/28/science/cicadas-fungus-butts.html, Coverage of our Fungal Ecology paper on cicadas " Psychoactive plant- and mushroom-associated alkaloids from two behavior modifying cicada pathogens.", July 28, 2019.
Online Media, This Parasite Drugs Its Hosts With the Psychedelic Chemical in Shrooms, The Atlantic, https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/07/massospora-parasite-drugs-its-hosts/566324/, Coverage of our BioRxiv pre-print "Psychoactive plant- and mushroom-associated alkaloids from two behavior modifying cicada pathogens.", July 30, 2018.
SciComm
Online media, These fungi demand more pumpkin in their pumpkin spice lattes. Popular Science. Some fungi are fans of pumpkin spice lattes, too | Popular Science (popsci.com). Coverage of my Sept. 9, 2022 viral tweet seeing which fungi preferred growth media with real pumpkin compared with pumpkin spice and pumpkin spice latte-substituted growth media. Sept. 15, 2022.
National Radio with Online Media, A Disturbing Twinkie That Has, So Far, Defied Science, National Public Radio, Scientists Are Fascinated By An 8-Year-Old, Moldy Twinkie : NPR, Coverage of my viral Twitter experiment isolating fungi from moldy Twinkies. Oct. 15, 2020.
Online Media, Injecting Marshmallow Peeps With Fungi, for Science, The New York Times, https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/29/science/marshmallow-peeps-fungus.html?searchResultPosition=1, Coverage of our Twitter #fungalPeeps project, March 29, 2019.
Expertise
Online and printed media, Janet Yellen ate magic mushrooms. Here's why she didn't get high. The Washington Post. Interview to talk about Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen's trip to China and consumption of a mushroom known as jian shou qing. Aug. 16, 2023. Janet Yellen ate magic mushrooms. Here's why she didn't get high. - The Washington Post
Online media, The fungal threat to human health is growing in a warmer, wetter, sicker world. CNN. https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/07/health/fungus-health-threat-scn/index.html. Coverage on the fungal craze surrounding HBO’s The Last of Us. Feb. 7, 2023.
Online media, We Asked a Mycologist About The Last of Us and It Got Weird. Esquire. https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a42760795/last-of-us-fungus-cordyceps-mycologist/ Interview to speak about the fungal craze surrounding HBO’s The Last of Us. Feb. 5, 2023.
National Radio with Online Media, Finally, scientists have found a true millipede, All Things Considered, National Public Radio., Finally, scientists have found a true millipede : NPR Coverage of my colleague’s discovery of the first true millipede with commentary from me. Dec. 20, 2021. Finally, scientists have found a true millipede : NPR
Elle Kaye socials
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Music
Giraffes - Harrison Amer via premiumbeat.com
Researched, edited and produced by Elle Kaye
Concept/Title © 2020 Elle Kaye
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In episode 045 Elle chats with Jazmine Miles-Long; Taxidermist, Artist, Educator and Natural History Restorer based in Hastings UK.
Jazmine calls herself an ‘ethical’ taxidermist to describe the way she produces work only using animals that have died from natural causes. Jazmine specialises in creating ethically sourced bespoke taxidermy for galleries and museums, promoting ethical practices and delivering lectures and workshops at various institutions. She aims to elevate taxidermy as a respected art form, shedding light on its scientific and cultural benefits, and also runs educational workshops focusing on ethics and the role of makers in creating a better future for the planet. Jazmine uses sustainable and stable Oddy tested and conservation grade materials to produce her work.Social media links
https://www.jazminemileslong.com/
https://www.instagram.com/jazmine_miles_long/
https://www.facebook.com/EthicalTaxidermyLondon
https://twitter.com/taxidermylondon
Subscribe to Jazmine's mailing list
https://jazminemileslong.us14.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=5041980cec6eb13ed8422bbc3&id=3d3aefd05e
Jazmines work for sale
https://www.jazminemileslong.com/For-Sale
Videos
https://www.jazminemileslong.com/Videos
Recent Press
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-68129637
https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2024/01/26/booth-museum-to-unveil-first-new-display-in-92-years/
https://thelatest.co.uk/brighton/2024/01/26/first-new-diorama-to-be-unveiled-in-booth-museum-of-natural-history-in-nearly-a-century/
https://www.ryezine.com/articles/taxidermist
https://www.elle.com/uk/life-and-culture/culture/articles/a32430/how-taxidermy-became-cool-again/
https://www.qest.org.uk/alumni/jazmine-miles-long/
https://www.theguardian.com/careers/2015/oct/27/taxidermist-tales-from-the-career-job-art
DYCP Funding
https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/dycp
QEST scholarship
https://www.qest.org.uk/
ODDY testing
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oddy_test
SPNHC: The Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections
https://spnhc.org/meetings/
Martha Maxwell
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martha_Maxwell
https://www.cogreatwomen.org/project/martha-maxwell/
https://americacomesalive.com/martha-ann-maxwell-1831-1881-naturalist-taxidermist/
Elle Kaye socials
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Podcast socials
www.instagram.com/specimenspod
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Artwork © 2021 Madison Erin Mayfield
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www.twitter.com/MEMIllustration
Music
Giraffes - Harrison Amer via premiumbeat.com
Researched, edited and produced by Elle Kaye
Concept/Title © 2020 Elle Kaye
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In episode 044 Elle chats with Dr. Samuel Mitchell, volcanologist, marine geologist and earth and ocean science communicator based at the University of Bristol, UK. His main research focuses on volcanic eruptions in our oceans, which has taken him across the world conducting field research on volcanoes on land and on the seafloor using oceanographic research vessels. Beyond academic interests, Samuel is an active science communicator across various social media platforms, podcast host, and chair of an international commission on submarine volcanism.
Social media links
https://www.smitchellscience.com/
https://www.instagram.com/smitchell_science
https://www.tiktok.com/@sams_volcano_stories
https://linktr.ee/smitchell_science
https://twitter.com/smitchell_sci
Samuel's podcast and socials
https://www.volcaknowledge.com/
https://www.instagram.com/volcaknowledge/
School of Sciences at Bristol
https://www.bristol.ac.uk/earthsciences/
Natural events mentioned by Samuel
Sumatra–Andaman earthquake - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake_and_tsunami
Mount Pinatubo - https://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/1997/fs113-97/
Hula
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hula
Dante's Peak
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dante%27s_Peak
Watch via Amazon Prime TV, Apple TV or YouTube
Further reading
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/the-surprising-history-of-hawaiis-hula-tradition
Geological Society
US - https://www.geosociety.org/
UK - https://www.geolsoc.org.uk/
Dr. Samuel's work
https://www.smitchellscience.com/fieldwork
Outreach
https://www.smitchellscience.com/outreach
Submersible Alvin and Research Vessel Atlantis
https://www2.whoi.edu/site/seafloortospacestation/submersible-alvin-and-research-vessel-atlantis/
Elle Kaye socials
www.instagram.com/ellekayetaxidermy
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Podcast socials
www.instagram.com/specimenspod
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www.ellekayetaxidermy.co.uk/product-page/specimenspodmerch
Artwork © 2021 Madison Erin Mayfield
www.instagram.com/madisonerinmayfield
www.twitter.com/MEMIllustration
Music
Giraffes - Harrison Amer via premiumbeat.com
Researched, edited and produced by Elle Kaye
Concept/Title © 2020 Elle Kaye
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In episode 043 Elle chats with Leif Bersweden, botanist, author and nature communicator. Leif Bersweden is a writer and botanist with a lifelong interest in nature, focusing on wild plants from the age of seven. He grew up in rural Wiltshire where he taught himself how to identify the local flora, eventually becoming a botanical tutor for The Species Recovery Trust. In 2016, Leif graduated from Oxford University with a degree in Biology and has completed a PhD at Kew Gardens. In a world where an interest in botany is becoming increasingly rare, he wants to help put plants back on the map and is endeavouring to do this through his teaching, research and publications. Leif’s first book, The Orchid Hunter was published in 2017 and his second, Where the Wildflowers Grow in 2022.
Social media links
Twitter: www.twitter.com/LeifBersweden
TikTok: @leifbersweden
Instagram: www.instagram.com/leifbersweden
Website: www.leifbersweden.com
Purchase Where the Wildflowers Grow
https://www.wherethewildflowersgrow.co.uk/
Independent sellers:
https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/where-the-wildflowers-grow-my-botanical-journey-through-britain-and-ireland-leif-bersweden/6751767?ean=9781529349535
https://www.waterstones.com/book/where-the-wildflowers-grow/leif-bersweden/9781529349573
https://www.hodder.co.uk/titles/leif-bersweden/where-the-wildflowers-grow/9781529349535/
Audible Version
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Where-Wildflowers-Grow-Botanical-Journey/dp/B09TQ4LS27/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
Elle Kaye socials
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Podcast socials
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Music
Giraffes - Harrison Amer via premiumbeat.com
Researched, edited and produced by Elle Kaye
Concept/Title © 2020 Elle Kaye
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In episode 042 Elle chats with Sophie Pavelle, science communicator and author. Sophie finds creative routes to storytelling, putting a contemporary twist on the natural history genre across wide audiences through her compelling science communication and candid approach.
Sophie currently works as Communications Coordinator for Beaver Trust and presented their award-winning documentary Beavers Without Borders. She is also an Ambassador for The Wildlife Trusts, and sits on the RSPB England Advisory Committee. Sophie co-hosts The LodgeCast for Beaver Trust, and has narrated several independent natural history documentaries, as well as narrating her own audiobook for Bloomsbury. She also narrates the long-read articles for the Geographical podcast. Sophie has been a keynote speaker for festivals and conferences, including Kendal Mountain Festival, The Southwest Outdoor Festival, Top of the Gorge Festival, the Festival of Nature, the University of Exeter, University of Bristol and UWE.
Her research into science communication via social media (2020) is peer reviewed, and published in academic journal Frontiers. Her data and related seminars have been presented at institutions including the University of Washington (USA), Brown University (USA) and UWE.
Sophie’s writing has appeared in New Scientist, The i Newspaper, National Geographic Traveller, The Guardian, The Metro, BBC Wildlife, BBC Countryfile, Coast and The Scotsman.
She has featured as an expert panelist and contributor on programmes for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Radio 5 Live, as well as on Channel 4 News, BBC Points West, BBC Spotlight and ITV Westcountry.
Sophie’s social links
Website: https://www.sophiepavelle.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sophiepavs/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/sophiepavs
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4Mmjm22GiY
Sophie Pavelle is the author of Forget Me Not: Finding the forgotten species of climate-change Britain, published in paperback by Bloomsbury on 22nd June.
Pre-Order Paperback Forget Me Not!
https://linktr.ee/forgetmenotbook
Audible Version
https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Forget-Me-Not-Audiobook/B0B2F62Q2G
Guardian review/Book of the Day: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/jun/24/forget-me-not-sophie-pavelle-review-britain-undersung-species-hares-salmon-climate-crisis
Caught by the River review: https://www.caughtbytheriver.net/2022/06/sophie-pavelle-forget-me-not-review/
Geographical review: https://geographical.co.uk/book-reviews/forget-me-not-by-sophie-pavelle
Podcast interviews: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5t2oWcDdlQj7QiEqucvHnG?si=a5e516a555c14eb2
https://open.spotify.com/episode/1Nxw2WIjuxQev5CaHI5dZG?si=524aadc483d0477c
Elle Kaye socials
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Podcast socials
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Artwork © 2021 Madison Erin Mayfield
www.instagram.com/madisonerinmayfield
https://twitter.com/MEMIllustration
Music
Giraffes - Harrison Amer via premiumbeat.com
Researched, edited and produced by Elle Kaye
Concept/Title © 2020 Elle Kaye
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In episode 041 Elle chats with Celina Chien, intersectional environmentalist and storyteller. She combines her work as an ecologist, photojournalist and artist to harness empathy for change and to advocate for biodversity. Celina contextualises her work within the climate and biodiversity crises, whilst also discussing enviornmental and social issues.
As a photographer, Celina’s documentary work has focused on exploring the nuances of environmental topics from palm oil expansion to the zoo debate to the wildlife trade. She also releases her work as fine art pieces, most recently after a successful exhibition in October 2022 in support of leopard conservation with Dolce&Gabbana. This work strives to forge links between the fashion, artistic and conservation worlds with more collaborative releases to follow. In 2021, Celina placed in the prestigious 57th Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition as a highly commended finalist in the photojournalism category. She sits on the judging panel of the same competition hosted by the Natural History Museum of London in 2023.
Celina is a TEDx speaker and serves on the board and council of numerous international NGOs such as Panthera, Rewriting Extinction, Reserva Youth Land Trust, Girls Who Click and more. In 2021, Celina was a highly commended finalist in the prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition and currently sits on its 2023 judging panel. She has a BSc in Biological Sciences and MRes in Tropical Forest Ecology from Imperial College London.
Celina's social links
Website: celinachien.com
Instagram: @celinaxchien
Twitter: @celinaxchien
Panthera Exhibition + Press for 'Leopard Honouring the Muse': A Celina Chien X Dolce&Gabbana Photographic Exhibition
https://panthera.org/leopard-honouring-muse
https://celinachien.sumupstore.com/product/honouring-the-muse-a-visual-companion
Reserva: The Youth Land Trust
https://reservaylt.org/
Girls who Click
https://girlswhoclick.org/
Outside reading + watching on Celina:
'In Conservation with...' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDIx65y0bVc
Wildlife Photographer of the Year - https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/wildlife-photographer-of-the-year-nature-through-a-different-lens.html
TEDx Talk - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRFP5SuaOB0
Women of STEM Interview - https://women-of-stem.medium.com/provoking-conservation-action-with-photography-celina-chien-19a02bd8d1bf
Article in Wild Lens Magazine - https://www.thewildlensmagazine.com/past-issues
Elle Kaye socials
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Podcast socials
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www.twitter.com/ellektaxidermy
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www.ellekayetaxidermy.co.uk/product-page/specimenspodmerch
Artwork © 2021 Madison Erin Mayfield
www.instagram.com/madisonerinmayfield
https://twitter.com/MEMIllustration
Music
Giraffes - Harrison Amer via premiumbeat.com
Researched, edited and produced by Elle Kaye
Concept/Title © 2020 Elle Kaye
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Love science and conservation? Want to discover new ways to protect our species? Elle Kaye chats with guests who work within the science genre, but whose job titles may need a little unpacking. Strap in for entomology, taxidermy, diaphonization, pet remains, human pathology and all those that work with specimens.
In episode 040 Elle chats with Ben Rothery, natural history author and illustrator. He shares his journey of discovery, from growing up in South Africa to opening his art and plant haven 'Hidden Planet' in London. Ben discusses the pitfalls and postives of working across two genres - art and science - and how he copes with Imposter Syndrome.
Ben social links
https://linktr.ee/brillustrations
Videos on Bens work
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBbyH4OZnSU&ab_channel=ImageCentreOfficial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqtRJIpq8yY&ab_channel=benrothery
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xa4qduYIQSk&ab_channel=HyperFocusFilmsJohn Audubon
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_James_Audubon
National Audubon Society
https://www.audubon.org/
Drypoint
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drypoint
Materials
https://www.faber-castell.co.uk/products/castell-9000
Penguin Roundhouse
https://www.penguin.co.uk/
https://www.penguin.co.uk/authors/136755/ben-rothery
Ladybird Publishing
https://www.penguin.co.uk/ladybird
John Lewis
https://www.benrotheryillustrator.co.uk/pages/john-lewis-partners
Natural History Museum London
https://www.nhm.ac.uk/
Hidden Planet Hackney, London
https://www.instagram.com/hiddenplanetshop/?hl=en
Into the red BTO
https://www.bto.org/our-science/publications/bto-books-and-guides/red
WWF
https://www.wwf.org.uk/
Pangolin
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pangolin
Elle Kaye socials
www.instagram.com/ellekayetaxidermy
www.twitter.com/ellektaxidermy
Podcast socials
www.instagram.com/specimenspod
www.twitter.com/ellektaxidermy
www.patreon.com/specimenspod
www.ellekayetaxidermy.co.uk/product-page/specimenspodmerch
Artwork © 2021 Madison Erin Mayfield
www.instagram.com/madisonerinmayfield
https://twitter.com/MEMIllustration
Music
Giraffes - Harrison Amer via premiumbeat.com
Researched, edited and produced by Elle Kaye
Concept/Title © 2020 Elle Kaye
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Love science and conservation? Want to discover new ways to protect our species? Elle Kaye chats with guests who work within the science genre, but whose job titles may need a little unpacking. Strap in for entomology, taxidermy, diaphonization, pet remains, human pathology and all those that work with specimens.
In episode 039 Elle chats with Arachnologist Tea Francis. Tea is a science communicator, Arachnologist and spider advocate. Her work includes working actively with contacts in the field of arachnology and taxonomy - which is her main area of interest. She works with a handful of museums and labs both within the UK & elsewher. In her advocacy she teaches through her Patreon, where she also shares her macro photography and resources for spider care. She is also an illustrator, multimedia artist and taxidermist.
Tea Social Links
https://linktr.ee/Scienteafic
https://twitter.com/tea_francis
https://www.patreon.com/scienteafic
https://www.instagram.com/scienteaficc
ICUN Redlist
https://www.iucnredlist.org/
Tring Museum
https://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit/tring.html
Anthropomorphism
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthropomorphism
Pelican Spider
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archaeidae
Poecilotheria Metallica
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poecilotheria_metallica
Imposter Syndrome
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impostor_syndrome
Elle Kaye socials
www.instagram.com/ellekayetaxidermy
www.twitter.com/ellektaxidermy
Podcast socials
www.instagram.com/specimenspod
www.twitter.com/ellektaxidermy
www.patreon.com/specimenspod
www.ellekayetaxidermy.co.uk/product-page/specimenspodmerch
Artwork © 2021 Madison Erin Mayfield
www.instagram.com/madisonerinmayfield
https://twitter.com/MEMIllustration
Music
Giraffes - Harrison Amer via premiumbeat.com
Researched, edited and produced by Elle Kaye
Concept/Title © 2020 Elle Kaye
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Love science and conservation? Want to discover new ways to protect our species? Elle Kaye chats with guests who work within the science genre, but whose job titles may need a little unpacking. Strap in for entomology, taxidermy, diaphonization, pet remains, human pathology and all those that work with specimens.
In episode 038 Elle chats with Archaeology Researcher Aoife Sutton. Aoife is a doctoral researcher in archaeology at the University of Bradford. Her work looks at themes surrounding 18-19th century anatomical fluid preserved specimens in Britain - including death, dying and ethics. Aoife runs a blog called Pathological Bodies Project where she writes about many death related topics, including history of medicine, archaeology and bereavement. She has worked on death related projects - including the Dying 2 Talk project and the Continuing Bonds project. Aoife is also a trustee of Undercliffe Cemetery in Bradford and has observed work in modern death industry settings.
TW: Death/Dying
Aoife Socials:
https://pathologicalbodiesproject.home.blog/
https://twitter.com/pathbodies
https://www.instagram.com/pathologicalbodiesproject/
Dying to Talk project
https://www.linkedin.com/in/aoife-sutton-8249971b7/?originalSubdomain=uk
https://continuingbonds.live/what-is-dying-to-talk/
The Feminine Macabre
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=237726661507630
Aoife features in Vol IIII due out Autumn 2022
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Podcast socials
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www.ellekayetaxidermy.co.uk/product-page/specimenspodmerch
Artwork © 2021 Madison Erin Mayfield
www.instagram.com/madisonerinmayfield
https://twitter.com/MEMIllustration
Music
Giraffes - Harrison Amer via premiumbeat.com
Researched, edited and produced by Elle Kaye
Concept/Title © 2020 Elle Kaye
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Love science and conservation? Want to discover new ways to protect our species? Elle Kaye chats with guests who work within the science genre, but whose job titles may need a little unpacking. Strap in for entomology, taxidermy, diaphonization, pet remains, human pathology and all those that work with specimens.
In episode 037 Elle chats with self-proclaimed 'nature boy' and half of Flock Together, Nadeem Perera. Nadeem shares when he started paying attention to nature, and how it developed to become the foundation of what he does today. We discuss the ethos of Flock Together, and who this community he has helped built represents.
Nadeem's socials
instagram.com/birdnerdeem
Flock Together
https://www.flocktogether.world/
instagram.com/flocktogether.world
linktr.ee/flocktogether.world
Join FT
https://mailchi.mp/41a0999a5b31/jointheflock
FT Book
amazon.co.uk/flock-together-outsiders-connecting-people/dp/1856754782
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Nadeem-Perera/e/B09RN8ZZL7/ref=aufs_dp_fta_dsk
Press
https://www.redbull.com/gb-en/theredbulletin/flock-together-birding
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/dec/31/birdwatching-is-not-just-a-white-thing-flock-together-london
https://www.standard.co.uk/escapist/flock-together-bird-watching-ollie-olanipekun-nadeeem-perera-b1015910.html
https://www.timeout.com/london/news/london-birdwatching-group-flock-together-is-bringing-out-a-book-062022
https://inews.co.uk/news/flock-together-twitchers-of-colour-shaking-up-birdwatching-1718471
Elle Kaye socials
www.instagram.com/ellekayetaxidermy
www.twitter.com/ellektaxidermy
Podcast socials
www.instagram.com/specimenspod
www.twitter.com/ellektaxidermy
www.patreon.com/specimenspod
www.ellekayetaxidermy.co.uk/product-page/specimenspodmerch
Artwork © 2021 Madison Erin Mayfield
www.instagram.com/madisonerinmayfield
https://twitter.com/MEMIllustration
Music
Giraffes - Harrison Amer via premiumbeat.com
Researched, edited and produced by Elle Kaye
Concept/Title © 2020 Elle Kaye
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Love science and conservation? Want to discover new ways to protect our species? Elle Kaye chats with guests who work within the science genre, but whose job titles may need a little unpacking. Strap in for entomology, taxidermy, diaphonization, pet remains, human pathology and all those that work with specimens.
In episode 036 Elle chats with internationally-recognised visual artist Claire Morgan about her work. Claire speaks about her multi-faceted practice; drawing, the use of taxidermy and 3D sculpture using natural and organic materials. She also shares her approach to these large-scale works, and how she finds patterns and rhythms through the installation of these pieces. Claire speaks about being an artist, Imposters Syndrome, and how working close to nature can reflect thoughts on life and death.
TW: Death/Dying/Taxidermy/Dead Animals
Claire Morgan socials
www.claire-morgan.co.uk
www.instagram.com/clairemorganstudio
www.twitter.com/clairemorganstu
Previous exhibits
https://galerie-karsten-greve.com/en/artists/detail/claire-morgan?tab=start&cHash=7206c8f2b002243a6da6d7a434cb19ea
https://www.mutualart.com/Artist/Claire-Morgan/DC6FC94876E4EB50/Exhibitions
Current exhibs
https://dortmunder-u.de/programm/?cat=43
https://www.goodplanet.org/fr/domaine/vivant/
Nick Knight
https://www.instagram.com/nick_knight/
Alexander McQueen
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_McQueen
Press + features
https://www.horniman.ac.uk/story/about-the-art-claire-morgan/
https://claire-morgan.co.uk/press-2/
https://saywho.co.uk/interviews/claire-morgan/
Film + talk
https://claire-morgan.co.uk/films/
https://youtu.be/c_fm9ZVjc-c
Elle Kaye socials
www.instagram.com/ellekayetaxidermy
www.twitter.com/ellektaxidermy
Podcast socials
www.instagram.com/specimenspod
www.twitter.com/ellektaxidermy
www.patreon.com/specimenspod
www.ellekayetaxidermy.co.uk/product-page/specimenspodmerch
Artwork © 2021 Madison Erin Mayfield
www.instagram.com/madisonerinmayfield
https://twitter.com/MEMIllustration
Music
Giraffes - Harrison Amer via premiumbeat.com
Researched, edited and produced by Elle Kaye
Concept/Title © 2020 Elle Kaye
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Love science and conservation? Want to discover new ways to protect our species? Elle Kaye chats with guests who work within the science genre, but whose job titles may need a little unpacking. Strap in for entomology, taxidermy, diaphonization, pet remains, human pathology and all those that work with specimens.
In episode 035 Elle chats with Dr. Michelle Taylor about her work as Director of Marine Biology at Essex University in the United Kingdom and President of the Deep-Sea Biology Society. She discusses her journey into marine biology, and where around the world her research and exploration has taken her. She shares details about her research in deep-sea corals deep-sea ecosystems, what drives their biodiversity and how we can limit human impacts in vulnerable habitats such as coral reefs.
Dr. Michelle Taylor socials
https://twitter.com/Dr_MTaylor
https://taylorlab.science/
https://www.instagram.com/dr_mtaylor/
Dr. Michelle Taylor’s research
https://taylorlab.science/publications/
https://www.essex.ac.uk/people/taylo51908/michelle-taylor
Reef Doctor Madagascar
https://www.reefdoctor.org/
DSBOC
https://dsbsoc.org/
Resources
https://dsbsoc.org/deep-sea-resources/
International Seabed Authority
https://www.isa.org.jm/
Nautilus Camera
https://nautiluslive.org/
E.O Wilson
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._O._Wilson
Additional links/videos
https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?ref=watch_permalink&v=10155175070021819
https://www.facebook.com/uniofessex/videos/10155162616986819/
Shackleton's Discovery
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/ernest-shackleton-ship-discovery-antarctic-explorer-history-180979702/
Greenland Shark Discovery
https://www.livescience.com/rare-greenland-shark-uk-stranding
Elle Kaye socials
www.instagram.com/ellekayetaxidermy
www.twitter.com/ellektaxidermy
Podcast socials
www.instagram.com/specimenspod
www.twitter.com/ellektaxidermy
www.patreon.com/specimenspod
www.ellekayetaxidermy.co.uk/product-page/specimenspodmerch
Artwork © 2021 Madison Erin Mayfield
www.instagram.com/madisonerinmayfield
https://twitter.com/MEMIllustration
Music
Giraffes - Harrison Amer via premiumbeat.com
Researched, edited and produced by Elle Kaye
Concept/Title © 2020 Elle Kaye
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Love science and conservation? Want to discover new ways to protect our species? Elle Kaye chats with guests who work within the science genre, but whose job titles may need a little unpacking. Strap in for entomology, taxidermy, diaphonization, pet remains, human pathology and all those that work with specimens. In episode 034 Elle chats with Dr. Ryan Terrill about his work as an ornithological postdoctoral researcher and the work he does at the Moore Lab of Zoology in California. We discuss the primary focus of his research in molt and character evolution through feather replacement in birds; and the biogeography and natural history of the birds of the New World tropics. Ryan Terrill Socials
https://twitter.com/enicurus
http://www.ryansterrill.com/
https://www.instagram.com/terrilldactyl_
Research
Simultaneous Wing Molt as a Catalyst for the Evolution of Flightlessness in Birds: https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/711416
Feather growth rate increases with latitude in four species of widespread resident Neotropical birds: http://www.ryansterrill.com/uploads/1/0/3/7/103769142/auk-17-176_crx.pdf
Threshold models improve estimates of molt parameters in datasets with small sample sizes: https://academic.oup.com/auk/article-abstract/138/3/ukab038/6304580?redirectedFrom=fulltext
Evolution of breeding plumages in birds: A multiple-step pathway to seasonal dichromatism in New World warblers (Aves: Parulidae): https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ece3.6606
Moore Lab of Zoology
https://moorelab.oxy.edu/
https://www.instagram.com/mlzbirds/?hl=en
https://twitter.com/oxymlz?lang=en
Birding in California
https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/newsletter/2022-05-12/la-tr-best-secret-birding-spot-southern-california-the-wild
Ryan Terrill Profile Oxy
https://moorelab.oxy.edu/person/ryan-terrill
Further Reading
Non-breeding changes in at-sea distribution and abundance of the threatened marbled murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus) in a portion of its range exhibiting long-term breeding season declines: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35446906/
A Matter of Timing: Can Birds Keep Up With Earlier and Earlier Springs?:
https://www.audubon.org/magazine/spring-2022/a-matter-timing-can-birds-keep-earlier-and
Birding Organisations California
https://ca.audubon.org/
https://www.labirders.org/about.html
https://www.instagram.com/fbc.la/
https://www.laaudubon.org/
Elle Kaye socials
www.instagram.com/ellekayetaxidermy
Podcast socials
www.instagram.com/specimenspod
www.twitter.com/specimenspod
www.patreon.com/specimenspod
www.ellekayetaxidermy.co.uk/product-page/specimenspodmerch
Artwork © 2021 Madison Erin Mayfield
www.instagram.com/madisonerinmayfield
https://twitter.com/MEMIllustration
Music
Giraffes - Harrison Amer via premiumbeat.com
Researched, edited and produced by Elle Kaye
Concept/Title © 2020 Elle Kaye
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Love science and conservation? Want to discover new ways to protect our species? Elle Kaye chats with guests who work within the science genre, but whose job titles may need a little unpacking. Strap in for entomology, taxidermy, diaphonization, pet remains, human pathology and all those that work with specimens.
In episode 033 Elle chats with Dr. Ben Garrod about his work: from primatology and evolutionary biology to broadcasting and lecturing. Ben discusses the objective behind his new children’s book series ‘Extinct’ and how he helps empower children about conservation. Ben discusses what it means to be a scientist and his thoughs on how the subject is intersectional and multi-faceted.
Dr. Ben Garrod Socials
www.twitter.com/ben_garrod
www.instagram.com/ben_garrod
www.bengarrod.co.uk
Dr. Jane Goodall Institute
https://janegoodall.org/
ZSL
https://www.zsl.org/
Royal Vet Collage
https://www.rvc.ac.uk/
Darwins Finches
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin%27s_finches
University of East Anglia
https://www.uea.ac.uk/
Norfolk Wildlife Trust
https://www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/home
Youth STEMM Awards
https://ysawards.co.uk/
Ben’s Books ‘EXTINCT’
https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/extinct
Ben’s TEDX Talk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEzAHZJnp5M
Elle Kaye socials
www.instagram.com/ellekayetaxidermy
Podcast socials
www.instagram.com/specimenspod
www.twitter.com/specimenspod
www.patreon.com/specimenspod
www.ellekayetaxidermy.co.uk/product-page/specimenspodmerch
Artwork © 2021 Madison Erin Mayfield
www.instagram.com/madisonerinmayfield
https://twitter.com/MEMIllustration
Music
Giraffes - Harrison Amer via premiumbeat.com
Researched, edited and produced by Elle Kaye
Concept/Title © 2020 Elle Kaye
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Love science and conservation? Want to discover new ways to protect our species? Elle Kaye chats with guests who work within the science genre, but whose job titles may need a little unpacking. Strap in for entomology, taxidermy, diaphonization, pet remains, human pathology and all those that work with specimens. In episode 032 Elle chats with Dr. Allison Shultz about how she became Assistant Curator of Ornithology at NHMLA. We discuss her research in colouration and plumeology, and she gives us an education in why birds look the way that they are and what are the genes that make up colours. We discuss plumage evolution and micro-structure, as well as the role, form and function of feathers. Dr. Allison also discusses her role at the museum and the types of specimens and study-skins she works with. Dr. Allison Shultz Socials
https://www.allisonshultz.com
https://www.instagram.com/ajshultz622
https://www.Instagram.com/tauraco.designs
https://twitter.com/ajshultz622
Profiles NHMLA
https://nhm.org/person/shultz-allison
https://nhm.org/stories/our-bird-curators-new-perch
La Brea Tar Pits Museum
https://tarpits.org/
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles
https://nhm.org/
San Diego Zoo (live cams link, because, well, live cams)
https://zoo.sandiegozoo.org/live-cams
Great Frigate Bird
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_frigatebird
Structural Colour Article
https://nhm.org/stories/how-and-why-colorful-feathers
Turacin
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turacin
Museum of Vertabrate Zoology
https://mvz.berkeley.edu/
“Meet the Scientist” by (NHMLA) video interview with Dr. Allison Shultz
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9i7i6KBEB8E
Articles/Research on Coloration
https://www.allisonshultz.com/research
Leucism
https://www.audubon.org/news/why-bird-half-white
Elle Kaye socials
www.instagram.com/ellekayetaxidermy
Podcast socials
www.instagram.com/specimenspod
www.twitter.com/specimenspod
www.patreon.com/specimenspod
www.ellekayetaxidermy.co.uk/product-page/specimenspodmerch
Artwork © 2021 Madison Erin Mayfield
www.instagram.com/madisonerinmayfield
https://twitter.com/MEMIllustration
Music
Giraffes - Harrison Amer via premiumbeat.com
Researched, edited and produced by Elle Kaye
Concept/Title © 2020 Elle Kaye
-
Love science and conservation? Want to discover new ways to protect our species? Elle Kaye chats with guests who work within the science genre, but whose job titles may need a little unpacking. Strap in for entomology, taxidermy, diaphonization, pet remains, human pathology and all those that work with specimens.
In episode 031 Elle chats with Tom about how he became head over heels for the natural world. He shares how at a hard time in his life, he found solace in nature and discovery and how this helped him to heal. We discuss his filmmaking projects and their conservational objectives, and his science communication plans for the future.
Tom's Socials
https://www.tomhanner.com/
https://www.instagram.com/tom.hanner/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv-VfEa8b3oYV5-ov-u57xA
Tom's Films
https://vimeo.com/user99652098
BBC Earth
https://www.bbcearth.com/
BBC Natural History Unit
https://www.bbcstudios.com/case-studies/natural-world/
Elle Kaye socials
www.instagram.com/ellekayetaxidermy
Podcast socials
www.instagram.com/specimenspod
www.twitter.com/specimenspod
www.patreon.com/specimenspod
www.ellekayetaxidermy.co.uk/product-page/specimenspodmerch
Artwork © 2021 Madison Erin Mayfield
www.instagram.com/madisonerinmayfield
https://twitter.com/MEMIllustration
Music
Giraffes - Harrison Amer via premiumbeat.com
Researched, edited and produced by Elle Kaye
Concept/Title © 2020 Elle Kaye
-
Love science and conservation? Want to discover new ways to protect our species? Elle Kaye chats with guests who work within the science genre, but whose job titles may need a little unpacking. Strap in for entomology, taxidermy, diaphonization, pet remains, human pathology and all those that work with specimens.
TW: Death/Dying and Human Remains
In episode 030 Elle chats with Cat about her work caring for anatomical and pathological museum collections for nearly twenty years. She discusses the transition between working in Edinburgh City Mortuary and moving to England to further train in wet tissue collections to returning to Scotland to work with pathology specimens in Surgeons’ Hall in Edinburgh. We also discuss shifts in perceptions around death and dying, and what that has meant for Cat.
Cat Socials
https://thesewanderingbones.wordpress.com/contents/
https://twitter.com/AnatomicalCat
https://www.instagram.com/anatomicalcat/
Surgeons Hall
https://museum.rcsed.ac.uk/
Hunterian Museum Glasgow
https://www.gla.ac.uk/hunterian/
Alder Hay Scandal
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alder_Hey_organs_scandal
Authors Cat Mentions
Ian Rankin - https://www.ianrankin.net/
Michael Sappol -https://press.princeton.edu/books/paperback/9780691118758/a-traffic-of-dead-bodies
William Burke Murderer
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burke_and_Hare_murders
Charles Anderson
https://surgeonshallmuseums.wordpress.com/2014/07/17/the-tibia-of-charles-anderson/
Robert Liston
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Liston
The Lister Project
https://museum.rcsed.ac.uk/news-and-events/news/2014/december/the-lister-project-update
Cat Research
https://surgeonshallmuseums.wordpress.com/2020/02/28/put-a-lid-on-it/?fbclid=IwAR21mWizyElx7EZmlfvRUG8o-RCGzHPT_LTYhLPDF55DrUDoOvT1GYMieE0
https://surgeonshallmuseums.wordpress.com/2019/02/22/a-few-words-about-formaldehyde/
Elle Kaye socials
www.instagram.com/ellekayetaxidermy
Podcast socials
www.instagram.com/specimenspod
www.twitter.com/specimenspod
www.patreon.com/specimenspod
www.ellekayetaxidermy.co.uk/product-page/specimenspodmerch
Artwork © 2021 Madison Erin Mayfield
www.instagram.com/madisonerinmayfield
https://twitter.com/MEMIllustration
Music
Giraffes - Harrison Amer via premiumbeat.com
Researched, edited and produced by Elle Kaye
Concept/Title © 2020 Elle Kaye
-
Love science and conservation? Want to discover new ways to protect our species? Elle Kaye chats with guests who work within the science genre, but whose job titles may need a little unpacking. Strap in for entomology, taxidermy, diaphonization, pet remains, human pathology and all those that work with specimens.
In episode 028 Elle chats with Kristi about her journey to becoming a bird educator. She discusses the moment she fell in love with birds, and how this became the foundation for everything that she now does. Kristi talks about her word as a 'Bird Mentor' and what that means for participants to her courses. We talk about the For Love of Birds festival which Kristi hosts, which brings together some of the most influential voices in the avian world.
Kristi Socials
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristi-dranginis-76b0908b/
https://twitter.com/birdmentor
https://www.instagram.com/birdmentor/
For The Love of Birds Festival Tickets
https://www.fortheloveofbirdsfestival.com/for-the-love-of-birds-festival-registration?affiliate_id=3492995
Bird Mentor
https://birdmentor.com/project/2-the-bird-mentor-team/
https://birdmentor.com/
EBird
https://ebird.org/home
Cedar Waxwing
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cedar_waxwing
John Young Book
https://www.amazon.co.uk/What-Robin-Knows-Secrets-Natural/dp/054400230X
Tom Brown Jr Tracker & Survivalist
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Brown_Jr
Elle Kaye socials
www.instagram.com/ellekayetaxidermy
Podcast socials
www.instagram.com/specimenspod
www.twitter.com/specimenspod
www.patreon.com/specimenspod
Merch
www.ellekayetaxidermy.co.uk/product-page/specimenspodmerch
Artwork © 2021 Madison Erin Mayfield
www.instagram.com/madisonerinmayfield
https://twitter.com/MEMIllustration
Music
Giraffes - Harrison Amer via premiumbeat.com
Researched, edited and produced by Elle Kaye
Concept/Title © 2020 Elle Kaye
-
Love science and conservation? Want to discover new ways to protect our species? Elle Kaye chats with guests who work within the science genre, but whose job titles may need a little unpacking. Strap in for entomology, taxidermy, diaphonization, pet remains, human pathology and all those that work with specimens.
In episode 028 Elle chats with Kaylan about his journey to becoming a medicinal plant scientist. From growing up in Pretoria in South Africa, and committing to Biochemistry, to moving to pursue study in Medicinal Plants in Stellenbosch. Kaylan talks about the uses of Sceletium, the plant at the centre of his study, and how it has traditionally been used as a mood elevator. We talk about sustainable practises for obtaining this endemic plant, and the Indigenous People who contribute to science through sharing their knowledge and traditions.
Kaylan Socials
https://twitter.com/Plant_Detective
https://www.instagram.com/sceletium.sci.guy/
Kaylan Reddy Research and Scientific Articles/Press
https://fbip.co.za/news/reddy-wants-to-revolutionise-chemo-genetics/#:~:text=Kaylan%20Reddy%20is%20a%2024%20year%20old%20first,interests%20were%20biochemistry.%20He%20grew%20up%20in%20Pretoria.
https://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=8577
https://www.britishcouncil.org.za/famelab/finalists
Fees Must Fall
ttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FeesMustFall
https://fundiconnect.co.za/fees-must-fall-south-africas-2015-student-protest/
Medicinal Plants Course
http://www.sun.ac.za/english/faculty/science/botany-zoology/about-us
Khoi and San Indigenous People and Traditional Medicine
http://www.scielo.org.za/scielo.php?pid=S0259-94222017000300062&script=sci_arttext&tlng=es
https://www.hindawi.com/journals/ecam/2013/617459/
Medical overview for Sceletium
https://www.webmd.com/vitamins/ai/ingredientmono-1259/sceletium
Elle Kaye socials
www.instagram.com/ellekayetaxidermy
Podcast socials
www.instagram.com/specimenspod
www.twitter.com/specimenspod
www.patreon.com/specimenspod
www.ellekayetaxidermy.co.uk/product-page/specimenspodmerch
Artwork © 2021 Madison Erin Mayfield
www.instagram.com/madisonerinmayfield
https://twitter.com/MEMIllustration
Music
Giraffes - Harrison Amer via premiumbeat.com
Researched, edited and produced by Elle Kaye
Concept/Title © 2020 Elle Kaye
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