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Animals and plants that are poisonous or venomous have always fascinated us because of their danger. But what if I were to tell you that YOU were poisonous all along? Let's talk about the weirdness of poisons and venoms.
Palaeocast Gaming Network video Gavin made about the new Pokemon Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIgFW91jPXc
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!
Palaeocast Gaming Network video Gavin made about the new Pokemon Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIgFW91jPXc
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
Palaeocast Gaming Network video Gavin made about the new Pokemon Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIgFW91jPXc
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/
Palaeocast Gaming Network video Gavin made about the new Pokemon Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIgFW91jPXc
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
Palaeocast Gaming Network video Gavin made about the new Pokemon Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIgFW91jPXc
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!
Palaeocast Gaming Network video Gavin made about the new Pokemon Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIgFW91jPXc
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
Palaeocast Gaming Network video Gavin made about the new Pokemon Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIgFW91jPXc
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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Palaeocast Gaming Network video Gavin made about the new Pokemon Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIgFW91jPXc
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!
Palaeocast Gaming Network video Gavin made about the new Pokemon Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIgFW91jPXc
In this particularly gross episode, Gavin talks to Fia about parasites and the various disgusting, albeit very interesting, lifestyles that they live.
Palaeocast Gaming Network video Gavin made about the new Pokemon Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIgFW91jPXc
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