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Get the gist of what it is that biologists do. Hosted by Dr Bethany Nichols (Bee), a Computational Plant Scientist from the UK. Every episode, Bee sits down with a biologist from a different field and uses fun pop culture analogies to describe their work or research. For more content, head to Twitter (www.twitter.com/biologistofit) or Instagram (www.instagram.com/biologistofit). You can also find Bee on Twitter or Instagram @DrBeeNichols.

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    • Aug 23, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 38m AVG DURATION
    • 5 EPISODES


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    Bats, birds and Sherlock Holmes (Natalie Sabin)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2022 79:28


    After two weeks away on a wonderful little holiday, I'm back with an interview with Ecological Consultant, Natalie Sabin! In this episode, Nat and I discuss the coolest bat facts, how ecologists consult on building work, how she is the Dr Watson of her consultancy, the infamous HS2 rail and why bat poo loves a cobweb. You can find Nat on Twitter (www.twitter.com/natsabin) and her podcast Across the Ages (https://linktr.ee/AcrossTheAges). You can find this podcast on YouTube (just look for The Biologist of It). For more on what I talked about in today's episode, head to Twitter (www.twitter.com/biologistofit) or Instagram (www.instagram.com/biologistofit). You can also find me on Twitter or Instagram @DrBeeNichols. Thank you for listening!

    Minisode 2: The Green Revolution and Feeding One Billion (Norman Borlaug)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2022 21:04


    In today's episode we're meeting Norman Ernest Borlaug, the man who fed one billion people (and won a Nobel Prize doing it)! You can find this podcast on your favourite streaming platform (www.anchor.com/biologistofit) or on Youtube (www.youtube.com/c/thebiologistofit). For more on what I talked about in today's episode, head to Twitter (www.twitter.com/biologistofit) or Instagram (www.instagram.com/biologistofit).

    Urban Horticulture and The Martian (Vikram Baliga)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2022 51:21


    Happy Tuesday! In this episode I'm joined by The Plant Prof himself, Vikram Baliga from Texas Tech University. Vikram is a Horticulturist working as a lecturer and greenhouse and gardens manager and he's using Mark Watney (Space Pirate) from Andy Weir's "The Martian" to explain his work and research. This episode ended up covering a huge range of topics, from hydroponics, to plant sweat, food deserts, accessible lecturing, Bristlecone Pines and a whole lot more. You can find Vikram on Twitter and TikTok as @ThePlantProf and on his podcast "Planthropology" (https://www.planthropologypod.com). If you'd like to know more about anything I've talked about today, you can find The Biologist of It on Instagram and Twitter @biologistofit or me as @DrBeeNichols. Thank you for listening, see you next week!

    Minisode 1: Tree frogs and women's rights (Bertha Lutz)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2022 14:45


    Hello! Today we're taking a look at the life of tree frog specialist and internationally renowned feminist, Bertha Lutz! For more on what I talked about in today's episode, head to Twitter (www.twitter.com/biologistofit) or Instagram (www.instagram.com/biologistofit). You can also find me on Twitter or Instagram @DrBeeNichols. Thank you for listening!

    Computational Plant Science and Edward Scissorhands (an introduction)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2022 27:33


    Welcome to The Biologist of It! The podcast where we get to the gist of what biologists do using popular culture. In the very first episode, I'll be using Edward Scissorhands to describe the work I do as a Computational Plant Scientist. If you'd prefer to watch the episode, you can find it over on Youtube. To learn more about anything I talked about in the episode, head to Twitter or Instagram (@biologistofit)! Thanks for listening, Bee

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