Pokescience

Maddison, Dr. Ray, and Chelsea sit down with Joi Spears who works in Veterinary Parasitology. She studies parasites and most recently studied parasites in primate poop. We'll be talking to her about the implications of parasites in the Pokemon games, the importance in the real world, and just how mind breaking they can be.

Our discord Link:

https://discord.gg/7AJKk7G4q9

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Welcome to "Through the Ultra Wormhole"! This new miniseries is all about non-native species. We're going to learn all about them, how they arrived in their new homes, what kinds of conflicts can arise, and what each of us can do. One thing is for sure, they didn't get there through a wormhole.

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Welcome back to PokeCollege the PikaScience episodes made for those of us who are no longer a 10 year trainer!

This time Maddison, Brittany, and Kirsten reflect on several interviews looking at the complexities of both asexual and sexual reproduction. Ray and Ceci lend a hand with interviewing some of our esteemed guests. We're going to answer the most important question "Where did that Egg come from?"

Thank you to:

Maurine Neiman of University of Iowa

Anthony Barley of Arizona State

Rene Martin of American Museum of Natural History

Robert Denton of Marian University

Here is our Discord:

https://discord.gg/7AJKk7G4q9

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Welcome to the first episode of PokEnomics an entire miniseries on economics and the Pokemon world. Join PokEnomics host Anirudh as he helps us look at various economic issues in our world with through the Pokemon World.

This time we are looking at Stadiums. Who pays for them in our world? How do they work in the Pokemon world? How are they funded in the Pokemon world?

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This month Maddison and Lyla are looking at arachnids. Spiders, Scorpions, Ticks, and Mites (and maybe even Camel Spiders and Whip Scorpions).

Which do you like better: The Happy or The Sad Spinarak

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Ray, Chelsea, and Kirsten sit down again with Max Reynolds of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and discuss evolutionary theory. This time they are taking your questions and giving out their best answers. Let's find out how trading evolution works, why some Pokemon have baby forms and others don't, how blastoise makes water, and so much more.

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Hey everyone! We are taking this week and next week off! We'll be back in May. We have several episodes recorded already and a few more we are working on now. We just want to give everyone some time to catch up and give our cast and crew some R&R.

~Maddison

Dr. Ray, (Dr.) Kirsten, and Maddison sit down with Austin Wadle of Duke University and talk all about biogeochemistry. What is this interesting field? How does it connect to our everyday lives? How might it explain mega evolution and dynamaxing? You'll have to listen to find out!

We are going to be off May 1st and will return May 8th with lots of surprises.

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Chelsea, Maddison, and new cast member Kirsten join Maricela Abarca curatorial assistant in the dept. of invertebrate zoology & geology at the CA Academy of Sciences in San Francisco. We are going to talk fossils, prehistoric time periods, de-extinctions, and fossilized poop.

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This month's "Lyla's Lessons" looks at the one animal Lyla wants most as a pet, snakes. We're going to find out how they are different from legless lizards, how they have a huge plethora of adaptations, and how gross Sandaconda is.

Please submit your evolutionary questions for our next Q&A!

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