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Enjoy this special preview of the upcoming podcast Leaf it to Us, hosted by Nora Spurling and Dr. Aly Baumgartner. In this pilot episode, they discuss the fascinating phenomenon of sex-changing trees! The first season of Leaf it to Us is in the works, and we're excited to hear your feedback for this pilot episode. Please reach out to us and let us know what you think! You can contact us and find more from Common Descent here: https://linktr.ee/common_descent The Intro and Outro music is “Late Bloomer” by Devours. Find more from Devours at http://devours.bandcamp.com
After you've listened to the Leaf it to Us pilot episode, enjoy this follow-up discussion where Nora, Aly, and David share their thoughts about that first episode and the upcoming season of the new podcast. You can contact us – and find more from Common Descent – here: https://linktr.ee/common_descent The Intro and Outro music is “Late Bloomer” by Devours. Find more from Devours at http://devours.bandcamp.com
We were shocked and grieved to learn of the death of our friend and colleague Günter Bechly this week. Gunter was a world-class paleontologist and an inspiration to many for his learned insight into the fossil record and his brave rejection of Darwinian dogma. Over the next two Fridays, we're sharing a two-part interview originally recorded in 2018 with host Sarah Chaffee. In this exchange, Gunter spotlights some problems the fossil record poses for Darwinism and, specifically, the theory's idea of universal common ancestry. Bechly was a proponent of Darwinism until he discovered, well into his career, what he sees as significant scientific reasons to doubt the evolutionary story. This is Part 1 of a two-part conversation. Source
Welcome to Spotlight 2024! In this series, we're sitting down with our fellow paleo-podcasters to discuss Science Communication. It's the final episode! And we're thrilled to be joined by Kallie, Gabriel, and Blake from PBS Eons and their podcast, Eons: Surviving Deep Time! Find Eons here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/eons-surviving-deep-time/id1610360633 https://www.youtube.com/@eons Find Kallie online at @fossil_librarian and www.kallielmoore.com Kallie's book, Tales of the Prehistoric World: https://neonsquidbooks.com/books/tales-of-the-prehistoric-world/ Why Dinosaurs? https://www.whydinosaurs.com/ Find Gabriel online at @PaleoParadox and @CosplayForScience Find Cosplay for Science at www.cosplayforscience.com Find Blake online as @WesternDigs Connect with Common Descent: https://linktr.ee/common_descent Join us on Patreon to support the podcast and enjoy bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/commondescentpodcast Got a topic you want to hear about? Submit your episode request here: https://commondescentpodcast.com/request-a-topic/ We're an Audible Affiliate Partner! Use this link for a 30-day free trial to Audible: https://www.audibletrial.com/CommonDescent The Intro and Outro music is “On the Origin of Species” by Protodome. More music like this at http://ocremix.org.
David Moscato and Will Harris invited us to join them on the Common Descent podcast earlier this year. We had a great discussion ranging from dinosaurs to science communication in general.Connect with Common Descent: https://linktr.ee/common_descentJoin us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Welcome to Spotlight 2024! In this series, we're sitting down with our fellow paleo-podcasters to discuss Science Communication. This time, we're hanging out with Amy and Meaghan from Weird & Dead! Find Weird & Dead here: www.weirdanddead.com www.patreon.com/WeirdandDeadPodcast More from Amy and Meaghan: www.meaghanwetherell.com www.geopetalfabric.com https://dinosaurtrips.com/all-women-jurassic-coast/ Connect with Common Descent: https://linktr.ee/common_descent Join us on Patreon to support the podcast and enjoy bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/commondescentpodcast Got a topic you want to hear about? Submit your episode request here: https://commondescentpodcast.com/request-a-topic/ We're an Audible Affiliate Partner! Use this link for a 30-day free trial to Audible: https://www.audibletrial.com/CommonDescent The Intro and Outro music is “On the Origin of Species” by Protodome. More music like this at http://ocremix.org.
Welcome ... to Spookulative Evolution. October is Spook-E Season on Common Descent! Each episode, we pick monsters from fiction and fable and ponder how they – or something like them – could evolve here on Earth, pulling inspiration from real-world species across our planet's history. This year's theme is Tiny Monsters. This episode, there's trouble afoot. How could biological processes generate ornery little fiends with gruesome headgear? Our creatures to create this time: Redcaps. Join the Common Descent Discord server for more Spook-E discussion! https://discord.gg/CwPBxdh9Ev Join us on Patreon to support the podcast and enjoy bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/commondescentpodcast More ways to connect with us: https://linktr.ee/common_descent Got a topic you want to hear about? Submit your episode request here: https://commondescentpodcast.com/request-a-topic/ We're an Audible Affiliate Partner! Use this link for a 30-day free trial to Audible: https://www.audibletrial.com/CommonDescent The Intro and Outro music is “On the Origin of Species” by Protodome. More music like this at http://ocremix.org.
Welcome ... to Spookulative Evolution. October is Spook-E Season on Common Descent! Each episode, we pick monsters from fiction and fable and ponder how they – or something like them – could evolve here on Earth, pulling inspiration from real-world species across our planet's history. This year's theme is Tiny Monsters. This episode, things heat up a bit. What selective pressures might lead to the evolution of skittering creatures with a fondness for fire? Our creatures to create this time: the mythical Salamanders. Join the Common Descent Discord server for more Spook-E discussion! https://discord.gg/CwPBxdh9Ev Join us on Patreon to support the podcast and enjoy bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/commondescentpodcast More ways to connect with us: https://linktr.ee/common_descent Got a topic you want to hear about? Submit your episode request here: https://commondescentpodcast.com/request-a-topic/ We're an Audible Affiliate Partner! Use this link for a 30-day free trial to Audible: https://www.audibletrial.com/CommonDescent The Intro and Outro music is “On the Origin of Species” by Protodome. More music like this at http://ocremix.org.
Welcome ... to Spookulative Evolution. October is Spook-E Season on Common Descent! Each episode, we pick monsters from fiction and fable and ponder how they – or something like them – could evolve here on Earth, pulling inspiration from real-world species across our planet's history. This year's theme is Tiny Monsters. This episode, we explore a favorite of fanciful fables. How might natural selection produce diminutive humanoids with a knack for mischief and mayhem? Our creatures to create this time: Fairies. Join the Common Descent Discord server for more Spook-E discussion! https://discord.gg/CwPBxdh9Ev Join us on Patreon to support the podcast and enjoy bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/commondescentpodcast More ways to connect with us: https://linktr.ee/common_descent Got a topic you want to hear about? Submit your episode request here: https://commondescentpodcast.com/request-a-topic/ We're an Audible Affiliate Partner! Use this link for a 30-day free trial to Audible: https://www.audibletrial.com/CommonDescent The Intro and Outro music is “On the Origin of Species” by Protodome. More music like this at http://ocremix.org
Welcome ... to Spookulative Evolution. October is Spook-E Season on Common Descent! Each episode, we pick monsters from fiction and fable and ponder how they – or something like them – could evolve here on Earth, pulling inspiration from real-world species across our planet's history. This year's theme is Tiny Monsters. This episode, we've chosen a modern classic. How might we evolve adorable fluffy critters that transform into dangerous troublemakers? Our creatures to create this time: Gremlins. Join the Common Descent Discord server for more Spook-E discussion! https://discord.gg/CwPBxdh9Ev Join us on Patreon to support the podcast and enjoy bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/commondescentpodcast More ways to connect with us: https://linktr.ee/common_descent Got a topic you want to hear about? Submit your episode request here: https://commondescentpodcast.com/request-a-topic/ We're an Audible Affiliate Partner! Use this link for a 30-day free trial to Audible: https://www.audibletrial.com/CommonDescent The Intro and Outro music is “On the Origin of Species” by Protodome. More music like this at http://ocremix.org.
Welcome to Spotlight 2024! In this series, we're sitting down with our fellow paleo-podcasters to discuss Science Communication. This episode, we're joined by one of the longest-running paleo-podcast hosts around: Dave Marshall from Palaeocast! Find Palaeocast here: https://www.palaeocast.com/ Connect with Common Descent: https://linktr.ee/common_descent Join us on Patreon to support the podcast and enjoy bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/commondescentpodcast Got a topic you want to hear about? Submit your episode request here: https://commondescentpodcast.com/request-a-topic/ We're an Audible Affiliate Partner! Use this link for a 30-day free trial to Audible: https://www.audibletrial.com/CommonDescent The Intro and Outro music is “On the Origin of Species” by Protodome. More music like this at http://ocremix.org.
Welcome to Spotlight 2024! In this series, we're sitting down with our fellow paleo-podcasters to discuss Science Communication. This episode, we chat with Gavin, Fia, and Mike, hosts of I Wish You Were Dead! Find I Wish You Were Dead in these places: https://open.spotify.com/show/4lMCmCwK9y9xThOMVUcHiM https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbKAuMrj_7PUI0GqU9QQnhg https://www.facebook.com/IWishYouWereDeadPodcast www.twitter.com/DeadPodcast_ Connect with Common Descent: https://linktr.ee/common_descent Join us on Patreon to support the podcast and enjoy bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/commondescentpodcast Got a topic you want to hear about? Submit your episode request here: https://commondescentpodcast.com/request-a-topic/ We're an Audible Affiliate Partner! Use this link for a 30-day free trial to Audible: https://www.audibletrial.com/CommonDescent The Intro and Outro music is “On the Origin of Species” by Protodome. More music like this at http://ocremix.org.
Welcome to Spotlight 2024! In this series, we're sitting down with our fellow paleo-podcasters to discuss Science Communication. This episode, another returning guest: Meredith Johnson, host of Origin Stories, the Leakey Foundation podcast! Find Origin Stories here: https://leakeyfoundation.org/learn/originstories/ Connect with Common Descent: https://linktr.ee/common_descent Join us on Patreon to support the podcast and enjoy bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/commondescentpodcast Got a topic you want to hear about? Submit your episode request here: https://commondescentpodcast.com/request-a-topic/ We're an Audible Affiliate Partner! Use this link for a 30-day free trial to Audible: https://www.audibletrial.com/CommonDescent The Intro and Outro music is “On the Origin of Species” by Protodome. More music like this at http://ocremix.org.
Welcome to Spotlight 2024! In this series, we're sitting down with our fellow paleo-podcasters to discuss Science Communication. Joining us for this episode is Travis Holland, host of Fossils and Fiction! Find Travis and Fossils and Fiction in these places: fossilsfiction.co travisholland.com.au https://researchoutput.csu.edu.au/en/persons/tholla05csueduau Connect with Common Descent: https://linktr.ee/common_descent Join us on Patreon to support the podcast and enjoy bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/commondescentpodcast Got a topic you want to hear about? Submit your episode request here: https://commondescentpodcast.com/request-a-topic/ We're an Audible Affiliate Partner! Use this link for a 30-day free trial to Audible: https://www.audibletrial.com/CommonDescent The Intro and Outro music is “On the Origin of Species” by Protodome. More music like this at http://ocremix.org.
Welcome to Spotlight 2024! In this series, we're sitting down with our fellow paleo-podcasters to discuss Science Communication. Returning to the podcast for this episode are Sabrina and Garret, hosts of I Know Dino! Find I Know Dino at these places: https://iknowdino.com https://www.patreon.com/join/iknowdino https://pod.link/960976813 Connect with Common Descent: https://linktr.ee/common_descent Join us on Patreon to support the podcast and enjoy bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/commondescentpodcast Got a topic you want to hear about? Submit your episode request here: https://commondescentpodcast.com/request-a-topic/ We're an Audible Affiliate Partner! Use this link for a 30-day free trial to Audible: https://www.audibletrial.com/CommonDescent The Intro and Outro music is “On the Origin of Species” by Protodome. More music like this at http://ocremix.org.
*God vs the Globalists: Here at RSR we are against Global Governance because God "hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation." *Sal Cordova: is a molecular bio physics researcher. He recently published a paper on Structural Bioinformatics through Oxford University Press which relates to today's topic. Sal also published a peer-reviewed reference chapter critical of evolutionary theory through Springer-Nature. That book can be found on secular University Library shelves. He is also presently a PhD student in Bio-molecular engineering, he holds 5 science degrees including Masters in Biology and Applied Physics from Johns Hopkins University, with Undergrads in Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, and Computer Science. Previously He was a Senior Engineer and Scientist in the Aerospace and Defense Industry working for MITRE (Massachusetts Institute of Technology Research and Engineering) and Fort Belvoir Army Night Vision Labs. He is graduate of Dulles Aviation Flight school and is a licensed pilot. Prior to all this he studied concert level classical piano. *Missing the Orchard for the Tree: Darwin's "tree of life" has been dealt a fatal blow, (another one actually) in that there is no path of descent back to a common ancestor for proteins. The evidence is in! Families of proteins are grouped together because of their homology as shown by bioinformatic tools. Listen in as Sal describes the irreducibly sophisticated actions observed among the "protein orchards", to the chagrin of "Satanist" AronRa, who's arguments died long ago in his debate with Bob Enyart.
*God vs the Globalists: Here at RSR we are against Global Governance because God "hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation." *Sal Cordova: is a molecular bio physics researcher. He recently published a paper on Structural Bioinformatics through Oxford University Press which relates to today's topic. Sal also published a peer-reviewed reference chapter critical of evolutionary theory through Springer-Nature. That book can be found on secular University Library shelves. He is also presently a PhD student in Bio-molecular engineering, he holds 5 science degrees including Masters in Biology and Applied Physics from Johns Hopkins University, with Undergrads in Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, and Computer Science. Previously He was a Senior Engineer and Scientist in the Aerospace and Defense Industry working for MITRE (Massachusetts Institute of Technology Research and Engineering) and Fort Belvoir Army Night Vision Labs. He is graduate of Dulles Aviation Flight school and is a licensed pilot. Prior to all this he studied concert level classical piano. *Missing the Orchard for the Tree: Darwin's "tree of life" has been dealt a fatal blow, (another one actually) in that there is no path of descent back to a common ancestor for proteins. The evidence is in! Families of proteins are grouped together because of their homology as shown by bioinformatic tools. Listen in as Sal describes the irreducibly sophisticated actions observed among the "protein orchards", to the chagrin of "Satanist" AronRa, who's arguments died long ago in his debate with Bob Enyart.
Welcome to Spotlight 2024! In this series, we're sitting down with our fellow paleo-podcasters to discuss Science Communication. This episode, we're joined by Dylan Wilmeth, host of Bedrock: Earth's Earliest History! Find Dylan's podcast here: https://www.bedrockpodcast.com/ Connect with Common Descent: https://linktr.ee/common_descent Join us on Patreon to support the podcast and enjoy bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/commondescentpodcast Got a topic you want to hear about? Submit your episode request here: https://commondescentpodcast.com/request-a-topic/ We're an Audible Affiliate Partner! Use this link for a 30-day free trial to Audible: https://www.audibletrial.com/CommonDescent The Intro and Outro music is “On the Origin of Species” by Protodome. More music like this at http://ocremix.org.
Welcome to Spotlight 2024! In this series, we're sitting down with our fellow paleo-podcasters to discuss Science Communication. It's episode two, and our guests are the hosts of Palaeo After Dark: James, Amanda, and Curtis! Find Palaeo After Dark at their website: www.palaeoafterdark.com Connect with Common Descent: https://linktr.ee/common_descent Join us on Patreon to support the podcast and enjoy bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/commondescentpodcast Got a topic you want to hear about? Submit your episode request here: https://commondescentpodcast.com/request-a-topic/ We're an Audible Affiliate Partner! Use this link for a 30-day free trial to Audible: https://www.audibletrial.com/CommonDescent The Intro and Outro music is “On the Origin of Species” by Protodome. More music like this at http://ocremix.org.
Welcome to Spotlight 2024! In this series, we're sitting down with our fellow paleo-podcasters to discuss Science Communication. In this first episode, our guest is Adele Pentland, host of Pals in Palaeo! Find Adele and Pals in Palaeo in these places: https://adelepentland.com/ https://palsinpalaeo.com/ https://www.instagram.com/palsinpalaeo/ https://www.instagram.com/palaeodel/ Connect with Common Descent: https://linktr.ee/common_descent Join us on Patreon to support the podcast and enjoy bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/commondescentpodcast Got a topic you want to hear about? Submit your episode request here: https://commondescentpodcast.com/request-a-topic/ We're an Audible Affiliate Partner! Use this link for a 30-day free trial to Audible: https://www.audibletrial.com/CommonDescent The Intro and Outro music is “On the Origin of Species” by Protodome. More music like this at http://ocremix.org.
This week on There's No Place Like Terra: The Destiny team sees their future…sort of. Meanwhile Grace speculates on space plants & drug use, and Nixie gives us the history of fonts. theresnoplacelikterra@gmail.com | patreon.com/theresnoplaceliketerra
Happy New Year! It's time again for our annual answering-your-questions marathon episode! Thanks to all our askers for a great set of questions! And as always, a huge thanks to all of you who have supported the podcast this year, whether you're a top-tier Patron or a newcomer who's just a couple episodes in. You make Common Descent possible. Now sit back and enjoy several hours of us rambling about whatever you asked about. Check out our website for blog posts and more: http://commondescentpodcast.com/ Join us on Patreon to support the podcast and enjoy bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/commondescentpodcast Got a topic you want to hear about? Submit your episode request here: https://commondescentpodcast.com/request-a-topic/ We're an Audible Affiliate Partner! Use this link for a 30-day free trial to Audible: https://www.audibletrial.com/CommonDescent Lots more ways to connect with us: https://linktr.ee/common_descent The Intro and Outro music is “On the Origin of Species” by Protodome. More music like this at http://ocremix.org.
How did pterosaurs as big as giraffes get up in the air? Did flying insects evolve from shrimp? What organs disappeared to help make birds airborn? David and Will, paleontologists and hosts of the podcast Common Descent help answer some of life‘s most interesting questions about the evolution of flight! Let's talk about it shall we? Common Descent Website: commondescentpodcast.com Patreon: patreon.com/commondescentpodcast Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dr. Jenkins sits down with David Moscato from the Gray Fossil Site and Museum, to talk about snake paleontology. They discuss a wide range of topics including what the fossil record tells us about the evolution of snakes, legs on snakes, titanaboa, and much more. David also discusses his interest in and the importance of communicating science. They discuss his podcast called Common Descent which we encourage everyone to check out, available wherever you get your podcasts.Connect with David at Gray Fossil Site & Museum, and listen to Common Descent.Connect with Chris on Facebook, Instagram or at The Orianne Society.Shop Snake Talk merch.
For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Sinotyrannus, links from David and Will, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Sinotyrannus-Episode-437/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.Dinosaur of the day Sinotyrannus, an early tyrannosauroid that was large, had big hands, and was likely covered in feathers.Interview with David Moscato and Will Harris, paleontologists, science communicators, and the podcasters behind Common Descent, which is all about the fascinating diversity of life, past and present. They also have a patreon at patreon.com/commondescentpodcastIn dinosaur news this week:The oldest “long-necked” dinosaur was identified from new material in Southern BrazilTwo titanosaurs in Gondwana had injuries in their tailsDifferent dinosaur groups may have independently evolved pneumaticity (hollow bones) You can dig up real dinosaur bones this summer with Colorado Northwestern Community College! Join them for a two week immersive field paleontology experience digging up dinosaur bones from the Jurassic period in Northwest Colorado. There are two scheduled digs: May 27–June 11 and July 1–July 16. There are also two concurrent immersive lab techniques programs available. Get all the details and register online at cncc.edu/dinodigSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
When you hear the word “extinction,” chances are you probably think of the extinction of the dinosaurs and a big rock. But did you know that there were other factors at play that lead to that extinction including volcanos and sea-level rise? We talked with David Mascato and Will Harris of the Common Descent podcast about dinosaurs (of course), K-Pg misconceptions, and what an asteroid-included change in climate then can teach us about climate change now. This episode was produced by Shane M Hanlon and mixed by Collin Warren. Artwork by Irene Crisologo.
Today's video explains a principle found in evolutionary biology that accounts for the majority of success I've had with appointment booking in my business.It's called common descent. If you understand it, you have a massive advantage over your competitors, and acquiring clients will be a lot easier.If you don't, you'll forever be at the mercy of people that do.Warning: this video was very hard to make and articulate, due to the complicated and advanced nature of the ideas. Bare with my line of thought as I explain in the vid :)The video is linked in the comments if you want to check it out.I hope you find it helpful. If you do, consider subscribing :)Thanks,Charlie
Today's ID the Future from the vault continues the audio adaptation of Nickell John Romjue's fascinating novella, I, Charles Darwin. In this episode, Romjue's Darwin explores what we've learned about the fossil record since Darwin's time on Earth — and it's not what he expects. Part 1 of the audio series is here. To learn more and to purchase the book, visit www.icharlesdarwin.com. Source
Today's ID the Future wraps up a debate over evolution and intelligent design between Lehigh University biologist Michael Behe and Benedictine College theologian Michael Ramage. Both Behe and Ramage are Catholic, and they carry on their conversation in the context of Catholic thinking about nature and creation, in particular the work of Thomas Aquinas and contemporary Thomist philosophers. Ramage seeks to integrate his Thomistic/personalist framework with modern evolutionary theory's commitment to macroevolution and common descent. Behe doesn't discount the possibility of common descent but lays out a case that any evolution beyond the level of genus (for instance, the separate families containing cats and dogs) cannot be achieved through mindless Darwinian mechanisms and, instead, would require the contributions of a Read More › Source
Welcome to the Juras-Sick Park-Cast podcast, the Jurassic Park podcast about Michael Crichton's 1990 novel Jurassic Park, and also not about that, too. Find the episode webpage at: Episode 20 - When Dinosaurs Ruled The Earth In this episode, my terrific guests David and Will from The Common Descent podcast, who chat with me about: The Common Descent Podcast, "Spook"lative evolution, Croc Month, Snake Month, Dinosaur Walk Museum, Pigeon Forge Tennessee, Jurassic Park III, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Jurassic World: Dominion, Star Wars prequels, fan reception, audience reception, monster movies, Godzilla, Crocodiles in Jurassic Park, crocodile gizzard stones, archosaurs, dinosaur cousins, nesting, infant rearing, archosaurs chewing, allogator courtship practices, mating dances, Prehistoric Planet, carnotaurus mating dance, snakes, Clever Girl, velociraptors, Robert Muldoon, velociraptors opening doors, forked tongues, phylogenetic deductions in Jurassic Park's dinosaurs, Mike Bowman, healthy Mesozoic ecosystems, conservation attempts, equilibrium, complexities of ecosystems, and a lot more! Plus dinosaur news about: Reappraisal and new material of the holotype of Draconyx loureiroi provide insights on the tempo and modo of evolution of thumb-spiked dinosaurs Insights into paleoecology of the Bajo Barreal formation(upper Cretaceous), Patagonia, Argentina Featuring the music of Snale snalerock.bandcamp.com/releases Intro: Sacrifice to the Inhuman Creature. Outro: Latebloomer. The Text: This week's text is When Dinosaurs Ruled The Earth, spanning from pages 87 – 92. The group enters the Visitor Center and Donald Gennaro presents the tasks set out for the consultants during their inspection of Hammond's island. Malcolm's mathematical principles reveal that they needn't concern themselves with escaped dinosaurs. Hammond and Malcolm have a tiff, just before Tim and Lex arrive for the tour. Discussions surround: Costa Rican infant mortality rates, the Aswan Dam and Nile Delta, zoos, Contrivances of plot, Chaos Theory, Hubris, Crichton tropes, Hammond's god complex, Due Diligence, and Kids on Helicopters, and more! Side effects: Cotton mouth and dry eyes. And the muchies... Find it on iTunes, on Spotify (click here!) or on Podbean (click here). Thank you! The Jura-Sick Park-cast is a part of the Spring Chickens banner of amateur intellectual properties including the Spring Chickens funny pages, Tomb of the Undead graphic novel, the Second Lapse graphic novelettes, The Infantry, and the worst of it all, the King St. Capers. You can find links to all that baggage in the show notes, or by visiting the schickens.blogpost.com or finding us on Facebook, at Facebook.com/SpringChickenCapers or me, I'm on twitter at @RogersRyan22 or email me at ryansrogers-at-gmail.com. Thank you, dearly, for tuning in to the Juras-Sick Park-Cast, the Jurassic Park podcast where we talk about the novel Jurassic Park, and also not that, too. Until next time! #JurassicPark #MichaelCrichton
This episode begins a two-part arc that may just be my favourite plotline in Stargate Universe. Running from the drone ships, Destiny finds a planet populated by a settlement of humans. These humans claim to be the descendants of the crew of Destiny, their civilisation founded 2,000 years ago. This episode covers a lot of ground and has a very interesting structure. Let's dig into Stargate Universe "Common Ground." ----more---- Transcript Welcome to Nerd Heaven I'm Adam David Collings, the author of Jewel of The Stars And I am a Nerd. This is episode 88 of the podcast Today, we're talking about the Stargate Universe episode “Common Descent” And if you'd like to check out my original science fiction books, head on over to AdamDavidCollings.com/books The description on Gateworld reads Destiny comes upon a colony of humans who claim that their civilization was founded two thousand years earlier ... by Destiny's own crew. This episode was written by Robert C. Cooper. It was directed by Peter DeLuise And it first aired on the 18th of April 2011. We're really in the home stretch of Stargate Universe now. This episode and next episode form a little two-part arc, and then the final two episodes round off the season arc. I'll warn you in advance that I may be doing a lot of gushing over these next two podcasts. I love this episode and the next one. Remember the CO2 scrubbers that were failing back in the pilot episode Air? Well, some of them on one of the decks are failing, resulting in headaches and nausea for the crew who sleep in that section. I like how TJ immediately reports the unusually high number of people with similar symptoms all in the same area. There could be a cause which presents a bigger problem than just the medical one. Fortunately, Brody is already onto it. They're still allowing Destiny to follow its own predetermined course, for the most part. They can control the ship if they have to, but the rest of the time they let it do its thing. It's just dropped out of FTL and there are two planets with stargates in range. One of them looks promising. Destiny is still helping them find the supplies they need. When Eli meets Chloe and Camille in the observation deck, Chloe talks about how she hopes they find some of the purple fruit they discovered recently. Interesting that you'd expect to find the same fruit on multiple planets. I wouldn't expect that to be likely. Voyager did the same kind of the with Leola root being common to many planets in the delta quadrant. Anyway, like most edible plant life in this part of the universe, they tasted terrible, but Chloe and Camille share a knowing look. Apparently, they were good for something else. But they're not gonna let on what that was to Eli. That's when Chloe spots something out the window. Drones. Our old friends. We haven't seen them in a while, but last time we did, they nearly destroyed the ship. As they come into range, they open fire immediately. So that's not good. One would assume the crew have been practising operating the ship in a combat situation since last time. They seem to be doing a decent job flying and shooting. Greer is actually getting pretty good at it. Scott detects the command ship. It's on an intercept course. They're keeping distance between them, but they won't be able to keep it up until it's time to jump. That'll burn out the engines. Young and his crew had assumed they were out of drone space, and Rush still believes this, so it seems the drones are actively pursuing Destiny. They may have tracked us using the re-programmed drone that got the crew out of their last encounter. They destroy it, but that'll only help after they make their next jump, assuming that really is how they were tracking us. Rush thinks the damage they'll suffer from jumping early is a greater risk than the damage they'll suffer from the next attack. Which just goes to show how bad an idea it really is to jump early. Something you only do in the most dire of circumstances. This episode is our first indication that the drone problem really is going to be a bigger issue than just that two-parter in the middle of the season. As the command ship comes into range, we see a huge swarm of drones. They're not gonna make it. Except they do. Rush boosts the shields and they make it until the timer runs out. They jump. As Eli says, they're lucky they're still alive. There's a lot of repair work to do. Destiny is not going to be able to survive continual attacks like that one. So let's hope the drones no longer have the ability to track Destiny. They must have been travelling for quite some time, because Destiny wants to drop out of FTL again, near a planet. This presents a bit of a dilemma. Young is inclined to override Destiny and keep going. Just to be sure they can get far away from those drones. And I get that. When you're being chased by something scary, the last thing you want to do is stop running and stand still. But that's a very emotional response. It's actually Brody who is looking at this a little more logically. They need lime for the CO2 scrubbers. It's safe to assume Destiny has found some on this planet, which is why it wants to stop. They've dealt with the worse of the repairs. And as Rush says, if they don't stop soon, they're gonna have trouble breathing. There are no drones immediately on sensors. The planet seems relatively inhabitable. At least this time they're not searching for lime in a dessert. Space exploration has always been an important part of the Stargate franchise. But you know one of the big things I like about SGU, there really is a sense of going where no one has gone before. In SG-1 and Atlantis, they were travelling to planets populated by humans, who had been placed there by the Goa'uld, or the Ancients. But here, in Stargate Universe, we're in the deep distant reaches, where no human, or any other race known to humans, has ever been. Not even the ancients. There's a real sense of wonder I get from that. But it's a spine-tingling, cold almost scary kind of wonder. It's hard to describe, but I think it's cool. However, as I say that, who should run out of the forest, but two human beings. At least, they look human, And they understand and speak English. But even more surprising, the young woman says “I know you. You're Matthew Scott.” Okay. When Scott demands to know how they know our names, the male says “You're the ancestors.” They claim that their civilisation was founded 2,000 years ago by the crew of Destiny. They have historical Kino footage, which is how they recognised Scott and Greer. The logical conclusion here is that the ancestors were the alternate timeline crew from Twin Destinies. The time anomaly sent Destiny itself back a few hours, but the wormhole itself may have sent the crew back thousands of years. So why didn't they arrive on Earth in the first century? We know the wormhole was connected to Earth because Telford made it through. Remember that when a stargate gets impacted by a solar flair, not only does it travel through time, it also loops back on itself, so you come back out the source gate, not the destination. And since there was no Destiny there 2,000 years ago, Rush theorises that it simply connected to a nearby gate in the network. A gate that had already been placed by a seed ship far in advance of Destiny. 2,00 years ahead of it in fact. That's not too unbelievable. I mean, we know that Destiny will just plod along at sublight until it reaches a star to recharge, if necessary. If that ever happened in the past, Destiny could easily have fallen back a few thousand years behind its furthest seed ships. Eli seems to be the only one who sees this as super cool. As he says “Don't you at least want to know how they survived and developed as a society?” I know I sure as heck would. Chloe rekons Eli played too much Sim City as a kid, but I'm with Eli. Chloe, Young, TJ and the rest have no poetry in their souls. I'd want to know every little thing about this society's history. But Rush has to remind everyone why they came to this planet in the first place. They need lime. Jason and Eli can probably help them find it. The crew are subjected to some hero-worship, which has got to be a little uncomfortable, if flattering. Jason and Ellie don't understand how their ancestors can be here alive, but they mention their testament said that Destiny might return someday. The other Eli probably theorised about what had happened, and his words may have taken on sacred, almost religious importance. This planet is not where they first established their civilisation. That was on a planet called Novus. This group came here as part of an expedition to try to find other viable worlds. But one day something happened and they couldn't dial Novus anymore. They think it was likely destroyed in an earthquake. And with no other gates in range, they were stuck here. That was 30 years ago. These settlers have tents, radios and soccer balls. But no permanent buildings, it seems. You'd think that over the course of a generation they'd build some houses. Camille is chuffed that the leader of this tribe has the same name as her father. It's nice to know that their descendants have finally managed to find palatable food and drink. Eli wants to get his hands on the testament. How cool would it be to just sit down in a nice library for a few days and just read through it all. I'd be up for that in heartbeat. We learn that Novus had a population of millions, and it was pretty advanced technologically. But it was facing some kind of natural disaster. There was a lot of political tension around the issue, as you can imagine, but it turns out there were two countries on the planet, each with a different political philosophy. Tenara believed in the testament, which some of them wrote. The name means “The land of the Young” in ancient. The other group blamed alternate Eli for what happened. They thought Rush was still on board Destiny and would one day come and rescue them. He became a saviour figure. They broke off and formed a country of their own. Futura. Brody was one of them. He came up with the name. They have some of the old footage on a data port compatible with Destiny. The original Kinos that first housed that footage are viewed like the Dead Sea Scrolls. Which makes perfect sense to me. Rush seems to lack the enthusiasm everyone else has for all of this. But then, he doesn't have any descendants down there. His counterpart never made it to Novus. When Jason and Ellie meet Rush on the bridge, they bow their heads, but apparently, it's not in reverence. Some of their descendants have come to believe that Rush was a demon who would drag their souls down to hell. And when Park remarks on how some things get twisted and exaggerated, Volker says “and some don't” which I found amusing. But many Futurans worship Rush like a god, which I'm sure Rush would be thrilled about. We're treated to some footage of Eli showing where they're going to break ground building their town. He also explains the history of how the planet got the name Novus. The settlers have helped the crew get the supplies they need and now they have a request. “Take us home to Novus.” They know the gate won't dial, but they don't know exactly what happened to their world. What state is it currently in? These guys were sent out to create a colony, but with the expectation of help and support from the homeworld. Since they were cut off, they've had to make do on their own, and they're barely surviving. Goodness, that all sounds familiar. Seems the Destiny crew have a lot in common with their descendants. Eli and Camille feel they have a moral duty to help these people, which I would agree with. But Young points out they can't take that many people on Destiny. Eli has figured out the location of the planet. The trip will only be about a week. But with that many people on board, the lime they got here will be running out by the time they get there. If they can't secure more lime on Novus, they're finished. And that's not a risk Rush wants to take. The people of Novus might be advanced enough to help them get Destiny back into a fully working condition, or, they could all be dead. The theory, 30 years ago, was that a rogue black hole was approaching the system. The tidal forces could rip it all apart. But that process could have taken hundreds of years. And all of this was happening in the early eighties. Crazy. While I was a pre-school kid here on Earth, the Novans were looking for a new homeworld. And there's another problem. The drones. In all the excitement, we'd kind of forgotten about them, hadn't we? That's actually how this episode started. The last thing they need right now is a drain on their resources. So… what's the alternative? Say “no thanks” and let their descendants, possibly their only remaining living descendants, just slowly die on this planet? Young has a good compromise. The planet is close. They go there and investigate the planet and see what's up. Maybe they can repair the gate and then the settlers can get there without the ship. It seems a reasonable first step to me. Another clip from the Kino footage shows TJ giving birth to the first baby born on Novus. I love how Eli practically has tears in his eyes as he says it. It seems those versions of TJ and Young got back together and started a family. They had a boy, by the way. Then there's a big jump ahead. The town is well established. There are wooden structures that don't look too dissimilar from what you might see in an American frontier town in a western. It seems Eli has a child too. His only regret is that his mother will never know how they turned out, or get to meet her grandson. A much older Young is giving a speech. This is the time when the Futurans broke off and formed their own country. Young seems pretty magnanimous about it all. But he talks about how the early days were hard, but it brought them closer together. They've build a life they can all be very proud of. Eli still thinks Young's plan isn't enough. They should be taking everyone on board now. He hoped showing Young the footage would convince him of that. So what are they going to do if they reach Novus and the gate can't be repaired, or there's nothing there to go back to? Will they return here and help these people find some other home? Will they at least go back and tell them what they've learned? It seems Young is offering no promises on that front. And that, I think, is what is really bothering Eli and Camille. The leader of this world sadly observes that the Futurans were wrong at all. Destiny didn't come back to help them. If they'd known this sooner, they could have avoided generations of conflict over the question. And that's when the drones appear. Not just in orbit, but flying through the atmosphere of this world. That's a problem. Because if they leave the settlers here, they'll die. There's only one option now. They all evacuate through the gate, as the drones blow the settlement to pieces. Destiny is also under attack. Young allows the settlers to evacuate. Good thing he has a heart after all. Rush doesn't know how the drones found them. Scott and Greer manage to destroy the drones, but the gate has a big chunk out of it. They're not getting off this planet that way. Young has no choice. Destiny jumps. Eli, Scott, Greer and Camille are stranded on the planet with the remaining settlers. Ellie asks an uncomfortable question. Why would the drones come here? And that's our fault. Destiny brought them here. So …. Rather than bringing salvation, Destiny's return has brought destruction and ruin. Boy were those Futurans wrong. Eli and Rush have both come to the same conclusion. The drones are tracking Destiny via the gates. An active Stargate is a massive subspace event. The drones can detect that event. There are other settlements on the planet. Jason and Ellie run off to warn them, but it's probably already too late. This means that as long as they don't use the gate, they should be able to hide. They'll have to use the shuttle to get supplies from planets. Young agrees with Rush that it's too dangerous to risk going back for everyone else. But…..if they don't use the gate, then the drones shouldn't be able to track them. I'd be buying a little time to get the drones off the scent and then going back, personally. Eli may have found a way to get a signal out to Destiny. Stargates have a transmitter. They communicate updates with one another and send status to destiny. So far, all Eli can do is turn it on and off, but that's all they need to tap out an SOS. I kinda wish they'd all give Brody a break. Yeah, I don't think Futura is the greatest name, but do they have to keep mocking him for that? The answer, by the way, is no. They don't. It's getting a bit old and I'm kind of annoyed on Brody's behalf. I think this is possibly meant to be funny? I'm not sure. But it reminds me of the kind of humour you sometimes see in old DC comics, where everyone makes fun of Aqua Man because he's the butt of all their jokes. And similar nonsense between Superman and Batman. I hate that kind of humour, and really don't understand why people find it funny. If you do, then great. But it does nothing for me. Anyway, they're overjoyed when they see that shuttle in the sky. As they near the planet, speculation is rife. As usual, Eli is the voice of optimism. Their descendants have to be there. We passed down all our knowledge to them. But, as TJ points out, they passed down some of their disagreements too. The shuttle descents toward Novus. There are no radio signals, which is odd, given they were advanced. They're passing through a layer of particulate matter. Dust and Ash. That's ominous. It's very cold down there. A nuclear winter? They see a huge modern city. But it's completely deserted. It seems the ash came from a supervolcano and it produced conditions similar to a nuclear winter. There's nobody alive down there. So….where did they go? Are they all dead? We'll have to tune in next time to find out. This episode had a pretty unusual structure. It actually covered a lot of ground. First it raised the issue of the CO2, but very quickly became an episode all about the drone attacks. But then it transitioned, almost into an entirely different episode about finding their descendants. Only to have it all come together with the drones, and the CO2 being important elements of the climax. Then, we make it all the way to Novus before the episode ends. In my memory of earlier watches, this was all covered over a series of several episodes, not just one. But … as unusual as it may feel, this structure works for the episode. It's a thrilling ride. And I can't wait to delve into the next one with you. That'll be called Epilogue. Until then, have a great two weeks. Live long and prosper. Make it so.
When you hear the word “extinction,” chances are you probably think of the extinction of the dinosaurs and a big rock. But did you know that there were other factors at play that lead to that extinction including volcanos and sea-level rise? We talked with David Mascato and Will Harris of the Common Descent podcast about dinosaurs (of course), K-Pg misconceptions, and what an asteroid-included change in climate then can teach us about climate change now.This episode was produced by Shane M Hanlon and mixed by Collin Warren. Artwork by Karen Romano Young.
In a slightly more standalone episode of Stargate Universe, we go hunting for an alien creature that has taken two Destiny crewmembers. Varro and his Lucian Alliance people want to join, as they have much more experience with this, but can they be trusted? And what's going on with Greer? ----more---- Transcript Welcome to Nerd Heaven I'm Adam David Collings, the author of Jewel of The Stars And I am a Nerd. This is episode 87 of the podcast Today, we're talking about the Stargate Universe episode “The Hunt” And if you'd like to check out my original science fiction books, head on over to AdamDavidCollings.com/books The description on Gateworld reads “The crew organise a desperate rescue mission after a predatory creature attacks an offworld team and takes two people captive.” This episode was written by Joseph Mallozzi and Paul Mullie It was directed by Andy Mikita And it first aired on the 3rd of May 2012. We're on an alien planet. One of those nicely forested Canada planets we visited so often in SG-1. They spot animals that they refer to as space deer. Greer points out they'll look ever better roasting on a spit. Park is shocked. “You're kidding, right?” she says with a look of amazement on her face. Greer gives an amusing response. “Well, how would you cook them?” Turns out Park is a vegetarian. Nothing wrong with that, at all. But I'm a little surprised at her shock. They're on a spaceship, stranded far from Earth. No way to get supplies. They've been scrounging for anything they can find to eat on planets they visit, that might have nutritional value to keep them alive. And Park is shocked that a non vegetarian would consider eating these animals? Her surprise shocks me. Most of what they've eaten in the last two seasons has been extremely unpalatable vegetables. They probably haven't had access to much protein. It makes sense. Park does raise a legitimate point. What if these creatures are intelligent? I was actually thinking about that myself before she said it. You better make sure they're not sapient beings. Exactly how you do that is up for discussion. But you can get a pretty decent level of accuracy just by observing their behaviour. As Scott says, he saw one of them eat their own vomit. Not proof, by any means, but certainly one piece of evidence. They look pretty cool up close. The CGI is a little dated by today's standards, but still very artistic, and certainly a lot more than they could have done in the early days of SG-1. But before Greer can make the shot, the animals run away, spooked by something. That's when they hear the roar. They're not on another T-Rex planet, are they? Something jumps out and attacks them. We see the encounter from the point of view of the creature. Then we cut to credits. When we come back out, we're looking at Kino footage, which still seems to be shot from the creature's point of view, which is really weird and hard to explain. There's a trope often used in horror or sci-fi and fantasy. It's the idea of ‘hide the monster'. And it can work sometimes. But I think I've said before, that this annoys and frustrates me in situations where the characters can see the creature, but it's artificially hidden from us, the audience. That REALLY bugs me. Plenty of the away team have been injured from the attack, and two are missing =- TJ and Reynolds. Scott wants to go down and find them, but Young is going himself, and leaving Scott in charge on Destiny., Young is a little concerned that Greer hesitated when he had the animal in his sights. He didn't take the shot. If it's just a moment of indecision, then that happens. It's cool. But if there is a bigger problem, Greer needs to figure out what it is and fix it. Greer gives a very compliant “Yes, sir.” Eli and Brody are exploring new parts of the ship. Rush wants them to take a cautious approach. Not looking inside boxes. Fair enough, I guess. But at some point, somebody needs to look in the box or you'll never know what's inside. Brody thinks that Eli is afraid of Rush. Eli denies it, but when they reach Rush, he goes all quiet and awkward. And after last week's episode, this feels wrong. Eli is really upset with Rush right now. When we last saw him, he'd just sacrifice Ginn to save Rush's life. Eli stood up to Rush and spoke in a very affirmative and almost aggressive way. At this point, I think Eli is done being intimidated by Rush, and has had enough of his crap. Anyway, they find a room filled with slots in the wall. They look kind of like Borg regeneration alcoves. Eli calls them stasis pods. It makes sense that a long-range ship like Destiny would have them, but they're empty. And there's a lot of them. Rush wants to check the computers for information before spending any time studying these pods. He wants to move on, to Eli's dismay. Rush is basically cataloguing. Exploring the ship, see what you find, note it, and move on. Come back later to do detailed examinations of the things you noted. And that's a valid way to explore. Possibly even a wise way. It keeps you on task, without getting distracted by each new shiny thing. But when you find something significant like this, it's hard to just walk away. And it seems that Rush's approach and attitude is being significantly influenced by the recent tragedy. He jumped in head first because he wanted to be with Perry, and got trapped in the computer. Greer is letting his guilt over not firing cause him to make poor and rash decisions. Yes, they need to hurry, but as Young points out, they need to hurry in the right direction. There's no point running ahead if you're going the wrong way. Young is concerned that Greer hasn't had enough time to recuperate after his surgery. It seems in the last few episodes, we've really been delving into Greer's flaws. Varro wants to volunteer to help with the rescue. The Lucian Alliance people have been hunting most of their lives. They could do this more efficiently and effectively than Young and his team. Scott agrees and sends them down. Volker goes to the sick bay to see how Park is doing. The other patient, a loud-mouthed guy, is being really self-absorbed. Volker admits that he's here to express concern for both of them, but Park clearly has more of his attention right now. And loud-mouth doesn't help matters with his attitude. I wonder, does Volker have some feelings for Park? It's entirely possible that this is just concern driven by friendship and working closely together, of course. That's completely normal and appropriate. But stories have a tendency to focus more on romantic feelings, so I'm just wondering. We've seen Park and Greer have a physical relationship in the past. Is it still going on? I'm not sure. TJ and Reynolds are still alive. They're in a cave. The fact that they're still alive is a good sign, but not as good as Reynolds is hoping. The creature is saving them for later. To eat. But that, at least, buys them time to be rescued. Once Rush is out of the way, Eli decides to hell with what Rush thinks. He's gonna go look at the stasis pods. Brody decides to go with him. When TJ looks out of the cave mouth to see where they are, we get our first real glimpse of the monster. We don't see it fully, just a quick shot. We see a tail and the back end of a large muscled body. And that's fine. I'm cool with that. That's enough. Just show us little half glimpses at the start and fully reveal the monster at the end. I'm fine with that. But we should have seen this glimpse, at least, at the beginning. So Chloe comes to see how Volker is doing. She tries, subtly at first, to suggest maybe he should tell Park how he feels about her. When that doesn't work, because subtly rarely works on us blokes, she asks outright. “Does she know how you feel?” Volker denies anything beyond friendship between them, but his awkwardness pretty much confirms that feeling that he does have. And has no idea what to do with it. He's a nerd like me. I totally get it. Eli is really starting to vent about his issues with Rush now. This is what I was talking about at the beginning of the episode. These are the feelings I'm expecting him to have. He's tired of Rush taking charge of everything and cutting the others out of decisions and even knowledge. Rush WAS lead scientist on Icarus, but this is personal. This is about what Eli had to do to save Rush. This is about Rush keeping the bridge secret for so long. He confirms that he doesn't want to be head scientist, but he does want more of a say. And that's when Brody accidentally gets locked into one of the stasis pods. As Eli tries to free him, he activates the pod, putting Body into cryogenic suspension. That's not good. But Eli doesn't know is that Rush already knows they're there. He was watching. And he's the one who activated the pod. He's screwing with them. Varro learned to hunt as a child. But he also learned to respect nature. Those two things seem to go together. But Greer sees nothing to respect in this creature. He calls it a monster. Varro points out that animals don't know hate, only fear and hunger. Which is true. So what exactly is a monster? Really, that's just a word we use to demonise a creature. And I can totally understand doing that. If an animal killed someone I love, I'd totally demonise it. I'd be filled with hate for this creature, which had acted out of fear and hunger. Anyway, the creature ambushes them. It's a pretty frantic scene. Several of them were badly injured. Varro has determined this creature is very intelligent. It's been hunting them while they've been hunting it. And Greer is still acting rashly. He is really not himself. James has noticed that Greer is freezing under pressure. It happens to people, but not to Greer. He shares that he thinks he died. He woke up after the surgery and there was nothing. Couldn't see, couldn't hear. For the first time, he's experiencing fear. James thinks it was just Greer's brain waking from the heavy sedation a little ahead of his body. Greer thinks it was something darker. Death. Maybe hell. Young can't go on, because of his injuries. He'll only slow them down. He knows this. Varro knows he knows this. He doesn't want to give up on his people, but he's a CO. He knows the right call here. So he chooses to trust Varro. Interesting that young doesn't say “Bring them back.” He says “bring her back.” Despite everything, Young still has very close personal feelings for TJ. He had pushed those feelings aside, refusing to acknowledge them, out of respect for his wife (although that doesn't make up for his past unfaithfulness), but she still obviously means a great deal to him. More than just one of his crew. I do wonder, if now that his wife has asked him for a divorce, whether he is reconsidering the possibility of something happening with TJ. But she seemed to be tired of being toyed with, and with all she's gone through this season, it's hardly the time to try to start something. Volker comes in to see PArk again. She asks him if he was watching her sleep. His response is so awkward that I think his feelings are probably pretty obvious to Park now. Rush has some work for Park. She's going crazy just laying there. Rush has noticed Volker's interest in Park. But he believes nothing could ever happen with them. Not because she's so attractive, and he's not, but because Volker isn't the romantic type. He's the good friend type. And that's just life. We all have our pre-destined roles (which does not actually sound like Rush at all). Volker is destined to live the single life and pursue science. I think he might be using a little reverse psychology here. See, Rush does sometimes like to help others, but he does it in a very Rush way. Varro has set a trap for the creature, which they know is stalking them as much as they're stalking it. This is when Greer decides to speak up with what's on his mind. Greer has never liked any of the Lucian Alliance. Varro has been one of the good ones for quite a while, but not good enough for Greer. He doesn't trust Varro, and he's concerned about what may be starting to happen between him and TJ. Varro doesn't deny it, he simply says “why don't we let her decide that.” When the creature attacks, Greer is still not thinking well. He yells out “I'm right here.” He's being driven by all sorts of emotion. They blow up the creature. They can now hike to the lair without further threat. And that's when two of the hunters get taken by creatures. There are more of them. The way this is done is pretty good. You see them just kind of disappear into the brushes, really quickly, like they've been snatched by something. Why didn't they use that effect at the start of the episode, instead of the monster-POV allowing the characters to get a good look at the monster, while hiding it from us. The effect used here would have been much better. It's creepy. It's very effective. IT evokes fear, not only of the power of this creature, but of its unknown nature. Reynolds is pretty scared. The creature is too strong to kill. And he can't stand the thought of being eaten alive. When the time comes, if he doesn't have the guts to do it himself, he asks TJ to kill him. TJ has some harsh words for him, which he seems to take onboard. She managed to make radio contact with Varro and Greer. That could greatly improve their odds of rescuing them. With nobody else to turn to, Eli asks Chloe to help with Brody. He can't tell Rush. He wants to solve this without Rush. Chloe may still have some residual alien knowledge. That might be helpful. They've found the lair, but Varro is hesitant to go with Greer. He doesn't think Greer is up for it. He's no coward, but he's second-guessing himself, and they don't have time for him to work through whatever issues he's working through. Varro has a point. But Greer will never accept that because he doesn't trust Varro. So Varro has little choice but to go along with Greer's plan. We get a really good look at the creature when it enters the lair. I think this is one of the babies. Anyway, it looks good. I like it. When Greer arrives, TJ tells him not to shoot. She thinks the creature is recognising intelligence in TJ for using the fire. Greer has the shot. He second-guessed himself last time, and now he's being told not to shoot. This is not going to be helpful with the things he's trying to work through. TJ and Reynoldfsd leave the lair. The creature allows them. Greer bets that the creature is smart enough to know he can kill it, but is choosing not to. It's a bet he's making with his life. The bet pays off. All three of them are able to leave unharmed, without harming the creature. I have to wonder, just how intelligent is this thing? Is it a sapient being like us? There is no sign of civilisation. It lives like an animal. Hunting prey. It doesn't build anything. No evidence that it has tried to develop technology. But then, it doesn't have the tools in its body like we do. It's a good reminder that intelligent alien life won't necessarily look like us. Which is actually the caution that Park raised at the start of the episode. So Rush finally lets Brodgy out of the stasis pod. Seems this was more than just him playing a joke on Eli and Brody. He was testing the pod to see how it worked, and has evidently decided they shouldn't use them. So…he's conducted human experimentation without the consent of knowledge of his test subject. That's a new low for Rush, I think. And nobody will ever know because it'll all be blamed on a mistake by Eli. But in the end, Rush has achieved what he wanted with those two. They are now much more cautious, which is what he wanted them to be. Greer has put in a good word for Varro, who is now a free man, allowed to roam the ship again. That's the thing about Greer, he's not one to trust, but if you prove yourself to him, he'll back you up. A romantic moment was about to happen between Varro and TJ, and it was very much mutual. But they're interrupted by somebody at the door. It's Young, inviting Varro to lend his expertise to tonight's dinner. After Young leaves, TJ looks really troubled, emotionally. I'm not quite sure what's going through her head. Is she torn between Varro and Young? Or is it just about Varro, wondering if she should pursue him or not. I'm really not sure. So Volker has finally worked up the courage to tell Park how he feels. He walks into the sick bay, flower in hand, and he sees Greer there with her, practically lying on top of her. It seems there is still very much something going on between those two. He walks sadly away. He can't compete with a strong, brave tough guy like Greer. I really feel for Volker. I know how he's feeling in that moment. I've been there. It's the feeling of ‘how could anyone possibly love me? I'm just a nerd. I'm nothing. No one could ever want me.' I remember feeling those things deeply. And yet, by some miracle, it worked out for me. I'm married to a wonderful woman and we love each other deeply. There is always hope. Of course, the odds are much harder for someone like Volker, on a spaceship with a very small sample of human beings. The episode ends with the crew enjoying some tasty alien venison at Becker's Barbecue. Airman Becker, being the ship's official chef. I really enjoyed this episode. It's mostly a standalone, after a whole lot of episodes that have followed directly one from another, but it still has a lot of connective tissue. But the standalone elements were very entertaining. Next time, we'll look at the first of two episodes that delve into what happened when the alternate timeline crew went through that wormhole in Twin Destinies. I'll see you then for Common Descent. Only 4 more episodes left of Stargate Universe. We better enjoy every minute of it, because it'll be over before we know it. Have a great two weeks Live long and prosper Make it so
From the vault: German paleontologist Günter Bechly is co-author (with Stephen C. Meyer) of the chapter titled "The Fossil Record and Universal Common Ancestry" in the book Theistic Evolution: A Scientific, Philosophical, and Theological Critique. Source
From the vault: German paleontologist Günter Bechly is co-author (with Stephen C. Meyer) of the chapter titled “The Fossil Record and Universal Common Ancestry” in the book Theistic Evolution: A Scientific, Philosophical, and Theological Critique. In this second conversation with Sarah Chaffee on this topic, Bechly moves on from the Cambrian explosion to discuss “life's second ‘big bang.’” He then touches on other biological explosions, including the Avalon explosion, the Triassic explosion, the origin of flowering plants, and the origin of placental mammals. “There's no reasonable way,” Bechly concludes, “to get from bacteria to mammals via evolutionary processes.” Source
Today's ID the Future from the vault spotlights some problems the fossil record poses for Darwinism and, specifically, the theory's idea of universal common ancestry. Source
Today's ID the Future from the vault spotlights some problems the fossil record poses for Darwinism and, specifically, the theory's idea of universal common ancestry. Source
Today's ID the Future from the vault spotlights some problems the fossil record poses for Darwinism and, specifically, the theory's idea of universal common ancestry. The guest is distinguished German paleontologist Günter Bechly, who was a proponent of Darwinism until he discovered, well into his career, what he sees as significant scientific reasons to doubt the evolutionary story. The occasion for his conversation with host Sarah Chaffee is an essay he and Stephen Meyer contributed to Theistic Evolution: A Scientific, Philosophical, and Theological Critique, an anthology from Crossway books. Source
On this ID the Future from the vault, paleontologist Günter Bechly and host Andrew McDiarmid discuss Bechly's article “Ape-Man Waves Goodbye to Darwinian Gradualism.” Bechly touches on the oldest australopithecine fossil skull ever found, from 3.8 million years ago. The researchers behind the find are confident of its age but puzzled because the discovery undercuts one of the best examples of alleged gradual transition between two hominid species, and it also doesn't fit well with common theories of phylogenetic relationship. The evidence poses a significant problem for the Darwinian mechanistic paradigm, but can be readily explained with an intelligent design approach. Source
Paleoartist Rob Soto has created some fantastic artwork for the podcast over the years. Most recently, for our Five Year Anniversary celebration, he produced our Five Year logo and a series of movie-poster-style depictions of famous fossil localities, all now available on our merch store! In this special episode, we continue our Five Year celebration by sitting down with Rob to discuss his background in art and the process of creating the Art of Common Descent. Find Rob online: https://linktr.ee/RaptorRobb You can check out Rob's art and other merchandise on our Zazzle store: http://zazzle.com/common_descent Join us on Patreon to support the podcast and enjoy bonus content! https://www.patreon.com/commondescentpodcast Or make a one-time donation via PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/4c68u4hp Join the Common Descent Discord server! https://discord.gg/CwPBxdh9Ev Follow and Support us on: Twitter: https://twitter.com/CommonDescentPC Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/commondescentpodcast Instagram: @commondescentpodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCePRXHEnZmTGum2r1l2mduw PodBean: https://commondescentpodcast.podbean.com/ iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-common-descent-podcast/id1207586509?mt=2 You can email us at commondescentpodcast(at)gmail.com Or send us physical mail at: The Common Descent Podcast 1735 W State of Franklin Rd. Ste 5 #165 Johnson City, TN 37604 The Intro and Outro music is “On the Origin of Species” by Protodome. More music like this at http://ocremix.org.
On today's ID the Future, philosopher of biology Paul Nelson discusses his chapter in a recent Harvest House anthology edited by host Casey Luskin, The Comprehensive Guide to Science and Faith. Nelson says the theory of universal common descent, a key component of modern evolutionary theory, has generated multiple predictions that have failed. The prediction he discusses here is that there would turn out to be a single universal genetic code, since that's what we should expect if all life on earth is descended from the last universal common ancestor (LUCA). Findings over the past three decades have proven that prediction spectacularly wrong. How does the theory of universal common descent shrug off this contrary empirical finding? The trick for Read More › Source
On today's ID the Future, philosopher of biology Paul Nelson discusses his chapter in a recent Harvest House anthology edited by host Casey Luskin, The Comprehensive Guide to Science and Faith. Nelson says the theory of universal common descent, a key component of modern evolutionary theory, has generated multiple predictions that have failed. The prediction […]
On this ID the Future, geologist Casey Luskin discusses biogeography and the problems it poses for the idea of universal common descent. To make it work, evolutionists have to propose, for instance, that old world monkeys rafted across the Atlantic from Africa to South America on a natural raft. Really? That's some raft. And how did the monkeys not starve to death? Or die of thirst? They couldn't drink salty ocean water, after all. And talk about a genetic bottleneck! That's just one of several problems Luskin raises with the idea that all species gradually evolved from a universal common ancestor. In his conversation with host Emily Reeves, he also touches on the problem of convergence, as when two creatures Read More › Source
Geologist Casey Luskin discusses biogeography and the problems it poses for the idea of universal common descent. To make it work, evolutionists have to propose, for instance, that old world monkeys rafted across the Atlantic from Africa to South America on a natural raft. Really? That's some raft. And how did the monkeys not starve […]
Today's ID the Future spotlights The Comprehensive Guide to Science and Faith, and specifically, an essay in the new anthology by biologist Jonathan Wells, “Is Darwinism a Theory in Crisis?” As Wells and host Casey Luskin note, the essay title alludes to philosopher of science Thomas Kuhn's influential 1962 book The Structure of Scientific Revolutions. Kuhn argued there that if one studies the history of scientific revolutions, one finds that when the scientific evidence has begun to turn against a dominant scientific paradigm—when its days are numbered— its adherents do not simply concede defeat. Instead they use all their institutional power to suppress dissent and punish proponents of any competing paradigm. This is the period of crisis, which can last Read More › Source
Today's ID the Future spotlights a new book, The Comprehensive Guide to Science and Faith: Exploring the Ultimate Questions about Life and the Cosmos, and specifically a chapter by biologist Jonathan Wells titled “What are the Top Scientific Problems with Evolution?” Wells is the guest, and the host is geologist and Center for Science and Culture associate director Casey Luskin, who co-edited the anthology from Harvest House Publishers. In this episode the first problem that Wells highlights concerns homology and convergence. A second problem involves fossils. Darwin anticipated “innumerable transitions” in the fossil record, but such a rainbow of transitional forms has never been found. Not even close. Another problem, molecular phylogenies. Another: the lack of observational evidence that natural Read More › Source
On this ID the Future, ID biologist Michael Behe continues fielding tough questions from philosophers Pat Flynn and Jim Madden. Here in Part 3 of 3, Behe responds to the claim that some designs in biology are bad designs and to criticisms leveled at ID from some Thomists. Also in the mix, the issue of academic pressure to distance oneself from ID, even before those involved understand what the theory of intelligent design actually is. Madden also asks Behe what reforms he’d pursue if he suddenly found himself in charge of the National Academy of Sciences. Tune in to hear Behe's response, and much more. This three-part series is borrowed, with permission, from Flynn's podcast, which can be found on his Read More › Source
Today’s ID the Future again features Rice University synthetic organic chemist James Tour and intelligent design pioneer William Dembski. Here in Part 2 they discuss information theory, probability theory, the origin of life, evolution, the multiverse hypothesis, and Dembski’s contributions to the theory of intelligent design. Their conversation is borrowed, with permission, from Dr. Tour’s Science & Faith podcast. Source
On today’s ID the Future, Rob Crowther continues his conversation with Casey Luskin, the intelligent design proponent who previously worked for Discovery Institute’s Center for Science and Culture and has now returned. As Luskin explains, he left to pursue a PhD in geology at the University of Johannesburg in South Africa. The two discuss the wild conspiracy theories circulated by opponents of intelligent design when Luskin stepped away from Discovery Institute five years ago. Luskin also tells about an upcoming book he’s been working on with William Dembski, another intelligent design proponent who stepped away from day-to-day ID work and is now putting a foot back in the ID waters. Also on tap in today’s conversation, Luskin and Dembski’s upcoming appearance Read More › Source
Pokemon Silver Nuzlocke 02. (Season -09 episode -02). Hello hello, ha ha, hello, good to see you. Welcome to the sophomore episode of the Silver Nuzlocke. Join me and Georgette as we explore the routes between New Bark Town and Violet City, filling out the party with fresh-faced new pokemon. I think It's a good episode. I certainly had fun editing it. There was a recommends section towards the end there. In it I recommended the Common Descent podcast: https://commondescentpodcast.podbean.com/ Each episode comes with a supplementary blog-post which can be read here: https://commondescentpodcast.wordpress.com/ and these blog posts are actually just good to read on their own too. So if podcasts aren't really your thing just check out the blog I guess. Music in the ep was: The theme from the movie 'Who Am I?' sung by Jackie Chan Closer by The Wiggles Needlecraft Murder Case by Hose Eyvah Memleket by Hazrolu Bager Emin : https://open.spotify.com/track/0PeIou5udWEq51ivVeN1Fs?si=ZCJg4spnSjOs8hRUs20mRg And The Globglogabgalab from the film Strawinsky and the Mysterious House : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLljd8pfiFg Thank you all.
Have you ever wanted to know more about snakes and alligators? In this extra special episode, the paleontologists of the Common Descent Podcast talk to us about all things paleontology! David tells us all about snakes. Will talks to us all about alligators and crocodiles. And they both talk to us about finding fossils, analyzing fossils, and hosting a podcast! So grab your paleontology hats and get ready to learn about reptiles and paleontology!! And check out the Common Descent Podcast at https://commondescentpodcast.wordpress.com/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
00:00:00 - This week Ryan is joined by Will Harris and David Moscato (@DMos150) from the Common Descent podcast. First up, we learn about the paleontology research they both did as Masters students at East Tennessee State University working at their Gray Fossil Site. Long story short: Will did gators, David did snakes (and other lizards). 00:58:55 - This week Ryan is the sole beer drinker (rare in a group of paleontologists) and he's bringing the funk with a Swedish-brewed Funkstarter. He's bracketed on both sides by Will and David each having a Dr. Pepper. 01:07:48 - Next up, we chat about the fun and the challenges of paleontology podcasting. You can subscribe to their podcast, Common Descent, on Podbean, follow and like them on Facebook and Twitter, watch the Q&A Ryan participated in on Youtube, and even sign up to support them on Patreon! (Bonus: here's the mislabeled sloth tweet that so annoyed former guest Doc Sloth) 01:46:37 - PaleoPOWs are a lot like paleontology; sometimes they take a while. This time, Ryan reads an e-mail from Susan that brings up a very old discussion but also touches on the difficulties of trying to fit evolution into the curriculum when the focus is mainly "teaching to the test". Good, but frustrating, points. Thanks for writing in, Susan! More cool rewards await you if you decide to support us on Patreon! Music for this week's show: In the Hills f Tennessee - Jimmie Rodgers I'm a Pepper - Dr. Pepper Commercial Who Tells Your Story (feat. Common & Ingrid Michaelson) - The Roots
Humans’ and chimpanzees’ many similar features are presented as one of the strongest evidences for evolutionary theory. But do these traits tell the story of evolution from an ape-like ancestor? What about the alternative view of design inference? Dr. Randy Guliuzza offers a clear-cut solution to the common design vs. common descent debate. More...
"In the morning (17th) we landed on Chatham Island, which, like the others, rises with a tame and rounded outline, broken here and there by scattered hillocks, the remains of former craters. Nothing could be less inviting than the first appearance. A broken field of black basaltic lava, thrown into the most rugged waves, and crossed by great fissures, is everywhere covered by stunted, sunburnt brushwood, which shows little signs of life. The dry and parched surface, being heated by the noonday sun, gave to the air a close and sultry feeling, like that from a stove: we fancied even that the bushes smelt unpleasantly." Chapter XVII - Voyage of the BeagleFrom Darwin and the Beagle, A. Moorehead 1969In this podcast Josh, Sarah and James talk about Darwin's visit to the Galapagos Island and how that experience ultimately contributed to Darwin rejecting the notion of the fixity of species and developing his theory of the evolution and the process to create new species. The Galapagos islands are a chain of volcanic islands that poke out of the Pacific ocean over 500 miles off the coast of Ecuador. Although many of the islands are relatively close to each other, Darwin was struck by how the plants, insects, birds and reptiles on each of the islands were distinctly different from the other islands.Bartolome Island, Galapagos Islands, Travel ChannelAlthough most people associate Darwin and his experience with the Galapagos finches in developing his theory of evolution, we make the argument that it was the Galapagos tortoises that first intrigued and befuddled Chuck and stimulated him to begin pondering "...that mystery of mysteries—the first appearance of new beings on this earth."In the Voyage Darwin writes-"I have not as yet noticed by far the most remarkable feature in the natural history of this archipelago; it is, that the different islands to a considerable extent are inhabited by a different set of beings. My attention was first called to this fact by the Vice-Governor, Mr. Lawson, declaring that the tortoises differed from the different islands, and that he could with certainty tell from which island any one was brought. I did not for some time pay sufficient attention to this statement, and I had already partially mingled together the collections from two of the islands. I never dreamed that islands, about fifty or sixty miles apart, and most of them in sight of each other, formed of precisely the same rocks, placed under a quite similar climate, rising to a nearly equal height, would have been differently tenanted; but we shall soon see that this is the case."DARWIN RIDING TORTOISE, HEROES SCULPTURE GARDEN, by MARJAN WOUDAwww.marjanwouda.co.ukJosh talks about Darwin's experiences with these cyclopean creatures, drinking from their bladder and riding them like a horse, and about recent efforts to determine how many different species of tortoises actually exist and the current conservation efforts to protect them.The image of Darwin riding a tortoise reminded us of the old sketch a friend of Darwin's made showing Charles Darwin riding a beetle.Sarah talked about the marine and terrestrial iguanas found on the islands and how Darwin would throw the marine iguana into the ocean for it to rapidly return to shore wherein Darwin picked it back up by the tail to fling it back in the ocean. Darwin repeated this "experiment" until he was convinced that although the marine iguanas were perfectly adapted to swimming in the oceans they preferred to stay on shore, where it was safe.Looking out to sea - https://www.flickr.com/photos/45325473@N04/page2We finished the conversation about the role of the Mockingbirds and Finches found on the Galapagos islands in convincing Darwin that different species of the same type of animal could be found on different islands, although the islands themselves were not remarkably different from each other in habitat and geology. In addition, these islands were not significantly different from volcanic islands of Cape Verde Darwin visited 3.5 years earlier off the coast of Africa, and yet the species found in each of these archipelagos were more closely related to their neighboring continents than they were to each other.Sarah told us about her recent guest appearance on The Common Descent which is an excellent podcast that discusses the diversity of life, past and present. Check it out!The opening and closing theme to Discovering Darwin is "May" by Jared C. Balogh.Interlude music Big Beats Alternative by Sunserarcher http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Sunsearcher/
To coincide with Episode 19 of Common Descent, this is a compilation of voices, more than a dozen paleontologists sharing their varied perspectives on the subject of diversity, inclusivity, and inspiration in their favorite field of science. Big thanks to all who participated! Find Michelle at Femmes of STEM: https://www.femmesofstem.com/ Follow and Support us on: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/commondescentpodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/CommonDescentPC Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/commondescentpodcast/ PodBean: https://commondescentpodcast.podbean.com/ iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-common-descent-podcast/id1207586509?mt=2 Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/common-descent/the-common-descent-podcast The Podcast music is “On the Origin of Species” by Protodome. More music like this at http://ocremix.org.
Alex and Nick discuss television procedural shows and how they work, from writing them to reinventing the genre itself. What kind of procedurals are there on TV? How do you juggle between the characters, the overall story, and the case-of-the-week? What are some common tips for writing a procedural? How does the structure evolve between episodic and serialized procedurals? The Paper Team solves the case... SHOWNOTES Content 1 - Defining TV procedurals (00:46) 2 - Writing TV procedurals: structure, case of the week, and reinventing the genre (03:22) Takeaways and Resources (28:29) Links Carol Mendelsohn "How Joss Whedon and the Buffy writers’ room broke episodes" - TV Calling "My Overkill" (2x01 - Scrubs) Colin Hay "The Art of the TV Episode" (PT20) "Subway" (6x07 - Homicide: Life on the Street) Andre Braugher Dancing Baby "Tracking the long career of half-forgotten TV auteur David E. Kelley" - Stephen Bowie/The A.V. Club Ann Donahue Steven Bochco Century City (TV Series) "When every Fox show becomes a procedural, it gets very boring" - Daniel Fienberg/THR Michelle King Robert King "Common Descent" (2x17 - Stargate Universe) "Should You Pay for TV Writing Education?" (PT19) Resources "How The Good Wife broke the rules for legal dramas, and then broke itself" - Noel Murray/The A.V. Club This episode brought to you by Tracking Board's Launch Pad Writing Competitions Use code PAPERTEAM to get $15 OFF when you enter a Launch Pad Competition Special thanks to Jason J. Cohn for helping us edit this episode. If you enjoyed this episode (and others), please consider leaving us an iTunes review at paperteam.co/itunes! :) You can find Paper Team on Twitter: Alex - @TVCalling Nick - @_njwatson If you have any questions, comments or feedback, you can e-mail us: ask@paperteam.co
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Award winning Canadian hip hop artist Baba Brinkman brings us his Rap Guide to Evolution, an hour of clever, witty and scientifically accurate rhymes that will have you seeing Darwin from a whole new perspective. Baba explores the history and current understanding of Darwin's theory, combining hilarious remixes of popular rap songs with clever lyrical storytelling that covers Natural Selection, Artificial Selection, Sexual Selection, Group Selection, Unity of Common Descent, and Evolutionary Psychology.
Award winning Canadian hip hop artist Baba Brinkman brings us his Rap Guide to Evolution, an hour of clever, witty and scientifically accurate rhymes that will have you seeing Darwin from a whole new perspective. Baba explores the history and current understanding of Darwin's theory, combining hilarious remixes of popular rap songs with clever lyrical storytelling that covers Natural Selection, Artificial Selection, Sexual Selection, Group Selection, Unity of Common Descent, and Evolutionary Psychology.
Award winning Canadian hip hop artist Baba Brinkman brings us his Rap Guide to Evolution, an hour of clever, witty and scientifically accurate rhymes that will have you seeing Darwin from a whole new perspective. Baba explores the history and current understanding of Darwin's theory, combining hilarious remixes of popular rap songs with clever lyrical storytelling that covers Natural Selection, Artificial Selection, Sexual Selection, Group Selection, Unity of Common Descent, and Evolutionary Psychology. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
Award winning Canadian hip hop artist Baba Brinkman brings us his Rap Guide to Evolution, an hour of clever, witty and scientifically accurate rhymes that will have you seeing Darwin from a whole new perspective. Baba explores the history and current understanding of Darwin's theory, combining hilarious remixes of popular rap songs with clever lyrical storytelling that covers Natural Selection, Artificial Selection, Sexual Selection, Group Selection, Unity of Common Descent, and Evolutionary Psychology. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
Award winning Canadian hip hop artist Baba Brinkman brings us his Rap Guide to Evolution, an hour of clever, witty and scientifically accurate rhymes that will have you seeing Darwin from a whole new perspective. Baba explores the history and current understanding of Darwin's theory, combining hilarious remixes of popular rap songs with clever lyrical storytelling that covers Natural Selection, Artificial Selection, Sexual Selection, Group Selection, Unity of Common Descent, and Evolutionary Psychology. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
Award winning Canadian hip hop artist Baba Brinkman brings us his Rap Guide to Evolution, an hour of clever, witty and scientifically accurate rhymes that will have you seeing Darwin from a whole new perspective. Baba explores the history and current understanding of Darwin's theory, combining hilarious remixes of popular rap songs with clever lyrical storytelling that covers Natural Selection, Artificial Selection, Sexual Selection, Group Selection, Unity of Common Descent, and Evolutionary Psychology. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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