Welcome back to Episode 2.5! Today we get into a few papers around the dogs of the sea. 

On today’s ep:

• Averill injures herself
• Bonnie goes to Wellington 
• What are seals’ whiskers for? 
• Diving physiology 
• Mum and pups 
• The dark side of seals

Papers:
Whiskers:

https://www.nature.com/articles/28303
Authors: Guido Dehnhardt, Björn Mauck & Horst Bleckmann 

Diving physiology:

https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3000306
Authors: J. Chris McKnight, Kimberley A. Bennett, Mathijs Bronkhorst, Debbie J. F. Russell, Steve Balfour, Ryan Milne, Matt Bivins, Simon E. W. Moss, Willy Colier, Ailsa J. Hall, Dave Thompson

Mum and pups:

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0376635711001197

Authors: Kym T. Collins, Paul D. McGreevy, Kathryn E. Wheatley, Robert G.Harcourt

Aggression:

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10164-007-0073-9

Authors: Nico De Bruyn, Cheryl A. Tosh, Marthán N. Bester 

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Greetings podcasters

Todays ep is something new we're trying out... 32 minutes and 47 seconds of pure Bonnie and Averill catch-up, no science. A long awaited debrief was afoot so we decided to do that in the podcast room and (after some heavy editing) share it with you all instead! 

On this weeks ep:

• Bonnie goes to Perth
• Averill goes to race day
• Other various ramblings

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Welcome back! 
Todays ep:

• Catch ups so long it’s basically the whole pod
• Sober Bonnie and Averill butchering the pronunciation of several words
• A lil jellyfish ✨background✨ and life cycle 
• Immortal jellyfish?
• Do jellies sleep
• Green fluorescent protein!!

Sources for the nerds:
Life cycles
Rebecca Helm Lab Blog -
https://jellybiologist.com

Immortality
L. Martell, S. Piraino, C. Gravili & F. Boero (2016) Life cycle, morphology and medusa ontogenesis of Turritopsis dohrnii (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa), Italian Journal of Zoology, 83:3, 390-399

Sleep
Nath, R. D., Bedbrook, C. N., Abrams, M. J., Basinger, T., Bois, J. S., Prober, D. A., Sternberg, P. W., Gradinaru, V., & Goentoro, L. (2017). The jellyfish cassiopea exhibits a sleep-like state. Current Biology, 27(19), 2984-2990

GFP
Chalfie, M. (1995), GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN. Photochemistry and Photobiology, 62: 651-656.

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It has been one hell of a break, but we are back baby! 

On today’s ep
Drunk Bonnie and Averill explaining why mantis shrimp are superior due to:

• Punching better than Mike Tyson 
• Deceit 
• Being trans
• Seeing circular light 

Today we get into several papers that talk about mantis shrimp and their incredible abilities. Enjoy this rambling, 3 margarita deep talk. 

Papers
Punching
https://www.nature.com/articles/428819a 

Deceit https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0003347205803823?dgcid=api_sd_search-api-endpoint

Sex reversal https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0218238 

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Welcome back to Episode 2.2!

On today’s ep:

• Bonnie’s age deterioration and half marathon training 
• Averill’s boring weeks 
• The many reasons dolphins are superior to humans - featuring sex and mirrors, combined? Maybe! (Unfortunately not) 

Today we get into a few papers around dolphins and their incredible abilities. 

Can they recognise themselves in a mirror? Do they have sex for pleasure, and what the hell does their clitoris look like? That + more!

Papers:
Self recognition:
https://www.pnas.org/content/98/10/5937
Authors: Diana Reiss and Lori Marino

Dolphin sex
https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5&q=Functional+Morphology+of+the+Dolphin+Clitoris&btnG=#d=gs_qabs&u=%23p%3Dv1VWyMrjuNYJ
Authors: Dara Orbach and Patricia Brennan

Auditory vigilance:
https://journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/209/18/3621/16107/Dolphin-continuous-auditory-vigilance-for-five
Authors: Authors: Sam Ridgway, Don Carder, James Finneran, Mandy Keogh, Tricia Kamolnick, Mark Todd, Allen Goldblatt

 Brofins:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-021-22668-1 
Authors: Stephanie L. King, Richard C. Connor, Michael Krützen and Simon J. Allen

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And just like that DOWN UNDA (the sea) is here! Welcome back to Episode 2.1.

On today’s ep:

- Averill’s a big girl now 

- Living tiny in a big house 

- The many reasons octopuses are everything and we are nothing 

Today we get into several papers that demonstrate a strong correlation between epicness and octopuses 

Many accounts of their intelligence, how do they do that with their skin? And can they get high when they take MDMA? 

Papers:

Skin stuff
https://www.nature.com/scitable/topicpage/cephalopod-camouflage-cells-and-organs-of-the-144048968/
Authors: Ryan Gilmore and Jacob L Krans 

MDMA:
https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(18)30991-6?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS0960982218309916%3Fshowall%3Dtrue
Authors: Eric Edsinger and Gül Dölen 

Harvard news article on tentacle suction sensors https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2020/10/octopus-suction-cups-hold-its-taste-and-touch-sensors/
Author: Juan Siliezar

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Welcome back, from a loooong break, to episode 10!

On today’s ep:
⁃Lockdown run down
⁃The podcast room’s hidden use
⁃Evolutionary arms race 
⁃Many many thoughts 

Today we discuss the evolutionary arms race between California ground squirrels and rattle snakes. Who wins? Will the race ever end? Is flagging just erect wagging? 

Also featuring how scientists make use of a taxidermed robot squirrel. 

Link to the papers for the nerds: 

https://www.pnas.org/content/104/36/14372

Authors: Aaron S. Rundus, Donald H. Owings, Sanjay S. Joshi, Erin Chinn, and Nicolas Giannini


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Allllrighty it’s another Sunday, science/Bonnie and Averill lovers! Welcome back to Episode 9.

On today’s ep:

- Boring weeks
- Why the long neck?  
- What wins - fighting or feeding?
- A small rap 

Today we get into two papers that discuss why giraffes have long necks. 

Is it to feed up high on trees or is it to club your make competitor with? We still don’t know, but the discussion along the way is fun. 

Link to the papers for all you needs:
Necks for sex:
https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1086/285955
Authors: Robert Simmons and Lue Sheepers 

Necks for eating (leaves not pussy):
https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/509940
Authors: Elissa Cameron and Johan du Toit

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Happy Sunday, science/Bonnie and Averill lovers! Welcome back to Episode 8.

On today’s ep:

- Turmoil to productivity 

- Cheb’s weight loss regimen  

- What is an orgasm? 

- Do rats have them? 

- A real life brainstorm 

This episode is where we discovered our natural sound effects... bless your earholes.

Today we get into a paper that reviews everything to do with the rat orgasm (like responses).

Turns out rat sex dungeons are a thing and toothbrushes have more than one use.  

Link to the paper for all those nerds out there: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5087696/ 
Authors: James G. Pfaus, Tina Scardochio, and Genaro A. Coria-Avila

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Happy Monday science/Bonnie and Averill lovers! Welcome back to Episode 7. 

On today’s ep:
- Averill’s Indoor Life
- Bonnie’s food revelations 
- Sounds Scientific goes to a conference 
- And brain dumps it here
- More math

Today we discuss all the things we learnt at the Association for Women In Science conference. 
 
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