Specimens

Love science and conservation? Want to discover new ways to protect our species? Elle Kaye chats with guests who work within the science genre, but whose job titles may need a little unpacking. Strap in for entomology, taxidermy, diaphonization, pet remains, human pathology and all those that work with specimens. In episode 032 Elle chats with Dr. Allison Shultz about how she became Assistant Curator of Ornithology at NHMLA. We discuss her research in colouration and plumeology, and she gives us an education in why birds look the way that they are and what are the genes that make up colours. We discuss plumage evolution and micro-structure, as well as the role, form and function of feathers. Dr. Allison also discusses her role at the museum and the types of specimens and study-skins she works with. Dr. Allison Shultz Socials

https://www.allisonshultz.com

https://www.instagram.com/ajshultz622

https://www.Instagram.com/tauraco.designs

https://twitter.com/ajshultz622

Profiles NHMLA

https://nhm.org/person/shultz-allison

https://nhm.org/stories/our-bird-curators-new-perch

La Brea Tar Pits Museum

https://tarpits.org/

Natural History Museum of Los Angeles

https://nhm.org/

San Diego Zoo (live cams link, because, well, live cams)

https://zoo.sandiegozoo.org/live-cams

Great Frigate Bird

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_frigatebird

Structural Colour Article

https://nhm.org/stories/how-and-why-colorful-feathers

Turacin

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turacin

Museum of Vertabrate Zoology

https://mvz.berkeley.edu/

"Meet the Scientist" by (NHMLA) video interview with Dr. Allison Shultz

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9i7i6KBEB8E

Articles/Research on Coloration

https://www.allisonshultz.com/research

Leucism

https://www.audubon.org/news/why-bird-half-white

Elle Kaye socials

www.instagram.com/ellekayetaxidermy

Podcast socials

www.instagram.com/specimenspod

www.twitter.com/specimenspod

www.patreon.com/specimenspod

www.ellekayetaxidermy.co.uk/product-page/specimenspodmerch

Artwork © 2021 Madison Erin Mayfield

www.instagram.com/madisonerinmayfield

https://twitter.com/MEMIllustration

Music

Giraffes - Harrison Amer via premiumbeat.com

Researched, edited and produced by Elle Kaye

Concept/Title © 2020 Elle Kaye

Love science and conservation? Want to discover new ways to protect our species? Elle Kaye chats with guests who work within the science genre, but whose job titles may need a little unpacking. Strap in for entomology, taxidermy, diaphonization, pet remains, human pathology and all those that work with specimens.

In episode 031 Elle chats with Tom about how he became head over heels for the natural world. He shares how at a hard time in his life, he found solace in nature and discovery and how this helped him to heal. We discuss his filmmaking projects and their conservational objectives, and his science communication plans for the future.

Tom's Socials

https://www.tomhanner.com/

https://www.instagram.com/tom.hanner/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv-VfEa8b3oYV5-ov-u57xA

Tom's Films

https://vimeo.com/user99652098

BBC Earth

https://www.bbcearth.com/

BBC Natural History Unit

https://www.bbcstudios.com/case-studies/natural-world/

Elle Kaye socials

www.instagram.com/ellekayetaxidermy

Podcast socials

www.instagram.com/specimenspod

www.twitter.com/specimenspod

www.patreon.com/specimenspod

www.ellekayetaxidermy.co.uk/product-page/specimenspodmerch

Artwork © 2021 Madison Erin Mayfield

www.instagram.com/madisonerinmayfield

https://twitter.com/MEMIllustration

Music

Giraffes - Harrison Amer via premiumbeat.com

Researched, edited and produced by Elle Kaye

Concept/Title © 2020 Elle Kaye

Love science and conservation? Want to discover new ways to protect our species? Elle Kaye chats with guests who work within the science genre, but whose job titles may need a little unpacking. Strap in for entomology, taxidermy, diaphonization, pet remains, human pathology and all those that work with specimens.

TW: Death/Dying and Human Remains

In episode 030 Elle chats with Cat about her work caring for anatomical and pathological museum collections for nearly twenty years. She discusses the transition between working in Edinburgh City Mortuary and moving to England to further train in wet tissue collections to returning to Scotland to work with pathology specimens in Surgeons' Hall in Edinburgh. We also discuss shifts in perceptions around death and dying, and what that has meant for Cat.

Cat Socials

https://thesewanderingbones.wordpress.com/contents/

https://twitter.com/AnatomicalCat

https://www.instagram.com/anatomicalcat/

Surgeons Hall

https://museum.rcsed.ac.uk/

Hunterian Museum Glasgow

https://www.gla.ac.uk/hunterian/

Alder Hay Scandal

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alder_Hey_organs_scandal

Authors Cat Mentions

Ian Rankin - https://www.ianrankin.net/

Michael Sappol -https://press.princeton.edu/books/paperback/9780691118758/a-traffic-of-dead-bodies

William Burke Murderer

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burke_and_Hare_murders

Charles Anderson

https://surgeonshallmuseums.wordpress.com/2014/07/17/the-tibia-of-charles-anderson/

Robert Liston

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Liston

The Lister Project

https://museum.rcsed.ac.uk/news-and-events/news/2014/december/the-lister-project-update

Cat Research

https://surgeonshallmuseums.wordpress.com/2020/02/28/put-a-lid-on-it/?fbclid=IwAR21mWizyElx7EZmlfvRUG8o-RCGzHPT_LTYhLPDF55DrUDoOvT1GYMieE0

https://surgeonshallmuseums.wordpress.com/2019/02/22/a-few-words-about-formaldehyde/

Elle Kaye socials

www.instagram.com/ellekayetaxidermy

Podcast socials

www.instagram.com/specimenspod

www.twitter.com/specimenspod

www.patreon.com/specimenspod

www.ellekayetaxidermy.co.uk/product-page/specimenspodmerch

Artwork © 2021 Madison Erin Mayfield

www.instagram.com/madisonerinmayfield

https://twitter.com/MEMIllustration

Music

Giraffes - Harrison Amer via premiumbeat.com

Researched, edited and produced by Elle Kaye

Concept/Title © 2020 Elle Kaye

Love science and conservation? Want to discover new ways to protect our species? Elle Kaye chats with guests who work within the science genre, but whose job titles may need a little unpacking. Strap in for entomology, taxidermy, diaphonization, pet remains, human pathology and all those that work with specimens.

In episode 028 Elle chats with Kristi about her journey to becoming a bird educator. She discusses the moment she fell in love with birds, and how this became the foundation for everything that she now does. Kristi talks about her word as a 'Bird Mentor' and what that means for participants to her courses. We talk about the For Love of Birds festival which Kristi hosts, which brings together some of the most influential voices in the avian world.

Kristi Socials

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristi-dranginis-76b0908b/

https://twitter.com/birdmentor

https://www.instagram.com/birdmentor/

For The Love of Birds Festival Tickets

https://www.fortheloveofbirdsfestival.com/for-the-love-of-birds-festival-registration?affiliate_id=3492995

Bird Mentor

https://birdmentor.com/project/2-the-bird-mentor-team/

https://birdmentor.com/

EBird

https://ebird.org/home

Cedar Waxwing

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cedar_waxwing

John Young Book

https://www.amazon.co.uk/What-Robin-Knows-Secrets-Natural/dp/054400230X

Tom Brown Jr Tracker & Survivalist

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Brown_Jr

Elle Kaye socials

www.instagram.com/ellekayetaxidermy

Podcast socials

www.instagram.com/specimenspod

www.twitter.com/specimenspod

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Merch

www.ellekayetaxidermy.co.uk/product-page/specimenspodmerch

Artwork © 2021 Madison Erin Mayfield

www.instagram.com/madisonerinmayfield

https://twitter.com/MEMIllustration

Music

Giraffes - Harrison Amer via premiumbeat.com

Researched, edited and produced by Elle Kaye

Concept/Title © 2020 Elle Kaye

Love science and conservation? Want to discover new ways to protect our species? Elle Kaye chats with guests who work within the science genre, but whose job titles may need a little unpacking. Strap in for entomology, taxidermy, diaphonization, pet remains, human pathology and all those that work with specimens.

In episode 028 Elle chats with Kaylan about his journey to becoming a medicinal plant scientist. From growing up in Pretoria in South Africa, and committing to Biochemistry, to moving to pursue study in Medicinal Plants in Stellenbosch. Kaylan talks about the uses of Sceletium, the plant at the centre of his study, and how it has traditionally been used as a mood elevator. We talk about sustainable practises for obtaining this endemic plant, and the Indigenous People who contribute to science through sharing their knowledge and traditions.

Kaylan Socials

https://twitter.com/Plant_Detective

https://www.instagram.com/sceletium.sci.guy/

Kaylan Reddy Research and Scientific Articles/Press

https://fbip.co.za/news/reddy-wants-to-revolutionise-chemo-genetics/#:~:text=Kaylan%20Reddy%20is%20a%2024%20year%20old%20first,interests%20were%20biochemistry.%20He%20grew%20up%20in%20Pretoria.

https://www.sun.ac.za/english/Lists/news/DispForm.aspx?ID=8577

https://www.britishcouncil.org.za/famelab/finalists

Fees Must Fall

ttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FeesMustFall

https://fundiconnect.co.za/fees-must-fall-south-africas-2015-student-protest/

Medicinal Plants Course

http://www.sun.ac.za/english/faculty/science/botany-zoology/about-us

Khoi and San Indigenous People and Traditional Medicine

http://www.scielo.org.za/scielo.php?pid=S0259-94222017000300062&script=sci_arttext&tlng=es

https://www.hindawi.com/journals/ecam/2013/617459/

Medical overview for Sceletium

https://www.webmd.com/vitamins/ai/ingredientmono-1259/sceletium

Elle Kaye socials

www.instagram.com/ellekayetaxidermy

Podcast socials

www.instagram.com/specimenspod

www.twitter.com/specimenspod

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www.ellekayetaxidermy.co.uk/product-page/specimenspodmerch

Artwork © 2021 Madison Erin Mayfield

www.instagram.com/madisonerinmayfield

https://twitter.com/MEMIllustration

Music

Giraffes - Harrison Amer via premiumbeat.com

Researched, edited and produced by Elle Kaye

Concept/Title © 2020 Elle Kaye

Love science and conservation? Want to discover new ways to protect our species? Elle Kaye chats with guests who work within the science genre, but whose job titles may need a little unpacking. Strap in for entomology, taxidermy, diaphonization, pet remains, human pathology and all those that work with specimens.

In episode 027 Elle chats with Mariana about growing up in Uruguay and entering the world of conservation there, before moving to the US to pursue her education in the subject. She discusses moving into the field of Palaeontology and her role at the Yale Peabody Museum, and shares what specimens are housed at one of the oldest natural history establishments in the world. Mariana also talks about her new role as a science-communicator, and the methods she uses to get the word out.

Mariana Socials

https://www.marianadigiacomo.com/

https://twitter.com/MarianaDGiacomo

https://www.instagram.com/marudigi/?hl=en

Media

https://news.yale.edu/2021/02/22/peabody-renovation-offers-unique-view-iconic-dinosaur-mural

https://www.nhregister.com/news/article/Amid-Peabody-Museum-s-renovation-dinosaur-16434688.php

https://paleopolicypodcast.com/2020/09/30/episode-5-the-role-of-a-museum-curator-dr-mariana-di-giacomo/

https://iknowdino.com/tag/mariana-di-giacomo/

https://aboutbone.com/conserving-bone/

Elle Kaye socials

www.instagram.com/ellekayetaxidermy

Podcast socials

www.instagram.com/specimenspod

www.twitter.com/specimenspod

www.patreon.com/specimenspod

www.ellekayetaxidermy.co.uk/product-page/specimenspodmerch

Artwork © 2021 Madison Erin Mayfield

www.instagram.com/madisonerinmayfield

https://twitter.com/MEMIllustration

Music

Giraffes - Harrison Amer via premiumbeat.com

Researched, edited and produced by Elle Kaye

Concept/Title © 2020 Elle Kaye

Love science and conservation? Want to discover new ways to protect our species? Elle Kaye chats with guests who work within the science genre, but whose job titles may need a little unpacking. Strap in for entomology, taxidermy, diaphonization, pet remains, human pathology and all those that work with specimens. In episode 026 Elle chats with Siobhan about her journey to becoming an Wikimedia editor and citizen scientist. Siobhan explains what her role entails and how she helps give visibility online to incredible people from the natural history world. Siobhan Leachman socials https://twitter.com/SiobhanLeachman https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5398-7721 Citizen science hubs https://scistarter.org/ https://www.zooniverse.org/ Smithsonian Transcription Center https://transcription.si.edu/ Te Papa National Museum https://www.tepapa.govt.nz/ Vernon Orlando Bailey - Naturalist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vernon_Orlando_Bailey Joseph Nelson Rose - Botanist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Nelson_Rose iNaturalist https://www.inaturalist.org/ Auckland Museum https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/about/natural-sciences Bionomia https://bionomia.net/ Wilmatte Porter Cockerell https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilmatte_Porter_Cockerell https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Dru_Alison_Cockerell Elle Kaye socials IG - www.instagram.com/ellekayetaxidermy Podcast socials IG - www.instagram.com/specimenspod Twitter - www.twitter.com/specimenspod Patreon - www.patreon.com/specimenspod Merch - www.ellekayetaxidermy.co.uk/product-page/specimenspodmerch Artwork © 2021 Madison Erin Mayfield IG - www.instagram.com/madisonerinmayfield Twitter - https://twitter.com/MEMIllustration Music Giraffes - Harrison Amer via premiumbeat.com Researched, edited and produced by Elle Kaye Concept/Title © 2020 Elle Kaye

Love science and conservation? Want to discover new ways to protect our species? Elle Kaye chats with guests who work within the science genre, but whose job titles may need a little unpacking. Strap in for entomology, taxidermy, diaphonization, pet remains, human pathology and all those that work with specimens. In episode 025 Elle chats with Dr. Tommy McElrath about his journey to becoming an entomologist and insect collections manager at the Natural History Survey in Illinois. Tommy explains what his role entails and how he helps to look after the seven million specimens in the collection. Tommy also shares his advice for how we can get more connected to insects in our own lives, and the importance of having collections like the INHS. Dr. Tommy McElrath's socials IG - https://www.instagram.com/inhsinsects Twitter - https://twitter.com/monotomidae Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/INHSInsects/ Bio https://www.inhs.illinois.edu/directory/show/tcm Research https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=RFZdChgAAAAJ&hl=en Elle Kaye socials IG - www.instagram.com/ellekayetaxidermy Podcast socials IG - www.instagram.com/specimenspod Twitter - www.twitter.com/specimenspod Patreon - www.patreon.com/specimenspod Merch - www.ellekayetaxidermy.co.uk/product-page/specimenspodmerch Artwork © 2021 Madison Erin Mayfield IG - www.instagram.com/madisonerinmayfield Twitter - https://twitter.com/MEMIllustration Music Giraffes - Harrison Amer via premiumbeat.com Researched, edited and produced by Elle Kaye Concept/Title © 2020 Elle Kaye

Love science and conservation? Want to discover new ways to protect our species? Elle Kaye chats with guests who work within the science genre, but whose job titles may need a little unpacking. Strap in for entomology, taxidermy, diaphonization, pet remains, human pathology and all those that work with specimens. In episode 024 Elle chats with Dillon about his journey to becoming a wildlife and Evolutionary biologist. Dillon discusses how a growing up in Texas with a fear of critters was transformed by exposure to them, and ended up becoming his greatest passion. Now studying for his masters, Dillon shares how he successfully creates and holds down his incredible science communication, whilst working towards his qualification. Dillon's socials IG - https://www.instagram.com/dillonthebiologist Twitter - https://twitter.com/BiologistDillon YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdihyBzjnXQusxPerecOD0g Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/DillonTheBiologist Bio https://www.theaddictivebrain.com/fullscreen-page/comp-jk6g9xcw/094fc2a0-e005-46e8-9eba-e0f978e1aa5d/96/%3Fi%3D96%26p%3Dbyk49%26s%3Dstyle-jk6g9x7l Eat guest speaker https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USkStiVCpho Research https://tamuugr.wordpress.com/2018/12/17/dillon-jones-from-challenge-to-accomplishment/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QN3UUCWEDPA https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/58064/list/8/ https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/48499/ https://issuu.com/tamu_hur/docs/official_explorations_volume_8/8 Press https://www.mammalz.com/blog/2021/6/25/featured-creator-dillon-jones Environmental science site https://mongabay.org/ Learn adventurously server https://learnadventurously.com/ Elle Kaye socials IG - www.instagram.com/ellekayetaxidermy Podcast socials IG - www.instagram.com/specimenspod Twitter - www.twitter.com/specimenspod Patreon - www.patreon.com/specimenspod Merch - www.ellekayetaxidermy.co.uk/product-page/specimenspodmerch Artwork © 2021 Madison Erin Mayfield IG - www.instagram.com/madisonerinmayfield Twitter - https://twitter.com/MEMIllustration Music Giraffes - Harrison Amer via premiumbeat.com Researched, edited and produced by Elle Kaye Concept/Title © 2020 Elle Kaye

Love science and conservation? Want to discover new ways to protect our species? Elle Kaye chats with guests who work within the science genre, but whose job titles may need a little unpacking. Strap in for entomology, taxidermy, diaphonization, pet remains, human pathology and all those that work with specimens. In episode 023 Elle chats with Danielle about her journey to becoming a wildlife biologist. She discusses her work co-founding the Black Birders Week initiative and how her birding pursuits led to her being coined 'The Cemetery Birder'. Danielle also shares her advice for getting into cemetery birding, and her plans and dreams for her future as a birder and wildlife biologist. Danielle's socials IG - https://www.instagram.com/bellzisbirding Twitter - https://twitter.com/bellzisbirding Plateau Wildlife https://plateauwildlife.com/about-plateau/ Cemeteries https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/birding-in-cemeteries https://tucsonaudubon.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/VF-Fall2020-WEB.pdf ("Inspire Birders From Beyond the Grave Page 23 of pdf) Black Birders Week https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Birders_Week https://www.sciencenews.org/article/blackbirdersweek-birding-while-black-nature-enthusiasts https://www.forbes.com/sites/linhanhcat/2020/06/01/inaugural-black-birders-week/#72f3d32c30cb https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/03/us/black-birders-week-black-in-stem-christian-cooper-scn-trnd/index.html BlackAFinStem https://twitter.com/blackafinstem Birding communities in US Outdoor Afro https://outdoorafro.com/ Feminist Bird Club https://www.feministbirdclub.org/ Elle Kaye socials IG - www.instagram.com/ellekayetaxidermy Podcast socials IG - www.instagram.com/specimenspod Twitter - www.twitter.com/specimenspod Patreon - www.patreon.com/specimenspod Merch - www.ellekayetaxidermy.co.uk/product-page/specimenspodmerch Artwork © 2021 Madison Erin Mayfield IG - www.instagram.com/madisonerinmayfield Twitter - https://twitter.com/MEMIllustration Music Giraffes - Harrison Amer via premiumbeat.com Researched, edited and produced by Elle Kaye Concept/Title © 2020 Elle Kaye