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- BB100 - Read broadly and carry a big horn with Dr. Doug Emlen
In a very special episode #100, we talk to Dr. Doug Emlen, Professor of Biology at the University of Montana and author of the new book Animal Weapons, about animals that don't back down from a fight (unless it makes evolutionary sense to do so), and Doug shares all his tips on how to tell the story of evolution to everyone when you're used to writing for academics.
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53 min - BB99 - Getting Down to Monkey Business with Dr. Alexander Georgiev
The birds and the bees may do it, but how about different monkeys and apes? Dr. Alexander Georgiev talks about his work on reproductive behaviours and costs in chimpanzees and Rhesus macaques, and how different their sexual practices are.
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37 min - BB98 - Here Comes Caribou -bou with Jean Polfus
Jean Polfus is a PhD Candidate at the University of Manitoba, and joins us from the edge of the Arctic to talk about her research on caribou ecology and evolution. We also discuss the role of traditional knowledge and native peoples in studying northern ecology, and how science needs more art.
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39 min - BB97 - Changing the World With Your Video Camera with Rob Nelson
Rob Nelson, Director of Untamed Science, explains how he went from marine biology to science & nature filmography, and how he's trying to help more people come to love the natural world through YouTube.
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33 min - BB96 - Shedding Light on Urban Biodiversity & Anti-science Politics with Dr. Travis Longcore
Dr. Travis Longcore, Assistant Professor of Architecture, Spatial Sciences, and Biological Sciences at the University of Southern California, speaks to us about his work with habitat conservation in Los Angeles, how we're lighting up the night in the worst possible way, and why he felt compelled to speak out against the Occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge.
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41 min - BB95 - It Takes A Manor to Raise a Meerkat with Dr. Kirsty MacLeod
Dr. Kirsty MacLeod is a Post-doctoral Research Associate at the University of Cambridge (and soon to be at Penn State), and shares why her research is largely possible because a colony of meerkats developed an addiction to boiled eggs, and why a threatened New Zealand bird is getting a free lunch.
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39 min - BB94 - Rallying for Rails with Auriel Fournier!
Auriel Fournier is a PhD candidate at the University of Arkansas studying rail ecology & migration. She tells us why she loves rails, how she learned to fix a flooded out ATV, and why unpaid internships in biology are harming our future.
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33 min - BB 93 - Behind The Scenes at Elsevier with Dr. Sheba Agarwal-Jans #AltActober
Dr. Sheba Agarwal-Jans went from submitting & reviewing papers as a post-doctoral fellow to managing multiple journals as a publisher for Elsevier. She joins us for the last instalment of #AltActober to share her journey and provide some insights into how mega-publishers function.
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46 min - BB92 - Reaching out and Teaching with Dr. Stephanie Kadison #AltActober
Dr. Stephanie Kadison went from being a post-doctoral researcher to a specialist high school teacher without any prior teaching experience. Find out how she fell in love with teaching in this week's #AltActober episode!
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31 min - BB 91 - Putting Brains to Many Good Uses with Dr. Kelley Remole
Dr. Kelley Remole, Director of Neuroscience Outreach at Columbia University, talks about her #AltActober experience working as an educator & administrator after finishing her PhD.
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A group of biologists talks everything science and biology related in a weekly roundtable format.