Explain It To Me!

Explain It To Me!

By Stephen StrandSociety & CultureScience
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Explain It To Me! episodes

  • Ice Age!

    I speak with an Ice Age Expert from the Royal Alberta Museum. We talk about Ice Age Paleontology and whether or not if we are currently in an Ice Age.

    43 min
  • Ornithology!

    I speak with an Ornithologist from the Royal Alberta Museum, and we talk about birds! Bird is the word!

    35 min
  • Dinosaurs!

    I speak with Dr. Henderson from the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology about dinosaurs, fossils, the accuracy of Jurassic Park, and what would a dinosaur taste like?

    Here is a link to one of the papers Dr. Henderson co-authored: Maniraptoran pelvic musculature highlights evolutionary patterns in theropod locomotion on the line to birds [PeerJ]

    53 min
  • Reiki!

    I speak with Andrea Zemrau again, but this time it is about Reiki, Sound Healing, Crystals, and Vibrational Colour Therapy.

    43 min
  • Periodontics!

    I speak with Dr. Piepgrass about what a periodontist does, gum disease, gum grafting, and sedation.

    33 min
  • Wetlands

    I speak with Environmental Consultant Andrea Zemrau about wetlands and wetland conservation. Did you know that over 70 percent of wetlands in Southern Alberta have been lost?

    38 min
  • Carcinisation

    I talk with Julia Grochowski and Carcinisation, which is the evolution of crustaceans into crabs!

    See link for the article on Carcinisation: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/285324538Evolutionofcrabs-historyanddeconstructionofaprimeexampleofconvergence/fulltext/5ca74aff92851c64bd513608/Evolution-of-crabs-history-and-deconstruction-of-a-prime-example-of-convergence.pdf?origin=publicationdetail

    34 min

About Explain It To Me!

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I speak with people who are experts in their field, and get them to explain things to me in the simplest way possible.