Podcasts about Natural history

Today's featured poet is Charise Hoge (0:03:35) whose latest collection, Inheritance of Flowers, came out this spring from Kelsay Books. Reflecting on her grandmother's legacy as a southern flower shop owner, Charise speaks with Ann about ancestry, belonging, and our internal connections with nature that are sustaining even in times of upheaval and hibernation.In the Ask Randi segment, Dr. Randi Eckel (0:29:27) dives into New Jersey's game-changing Bill S1029, which was just passed by the State Senate. This bill tackles the sale of invasive plants and creates an Invasive Species Council—huge wins for our native ecosystems. But this bill is not law yet. The New Jersey State Assembly still needs to pass Bill A4137 to seal the deal. So now is the moment to act: Call or email your State Assembly member and urge them to support A4137 or reach out to NPSNJ Advocacy with questions. Your voice can help protect the landscapes we love! Plus, Randi answers a listener question about living native Christmas trees—sharing her top picks for outdoor planting after the holiday season.Kim then talks with Ken Chaya (0:43:43) celebrated artist and New York-based urban naturalist. Ken shares why Central Park has become one of the premier birding spots in the United States. With its unique geography and rich canopy of over 20,000 trees, the park is a vital oasis for migratory birds—and a paradise for birders. Ken was instrumental in creating the Central Park Entire App, is the past President of the Linnaean Society and teaches at the New York Botanical Garden, where he helped design the Urban Naturalist Certificate Program. Most recently, he led a four-week deep dive into The Natural History of Birds for NPSNJ.Kim and Ann close the episode in conversation with the remarkable Mélina Mangal (1:11:32)—author of children's books that explore our deep connections between nature and culture. Her latest works, Birds Sing Their Words and Trees Stand Tall, are lyrical board books for young readers, published by Free Spirit Publishing. Mélina is also a school library teacher in Minneapolis, where she champions the joy of reading every day. Together, we discuss book censorship, the vital role of storytelling, and why the freedom to read and access information is essential to the health of our democracy.  Announcement from The WildStory: We will take a short hiatus this summer—offering regenerative time for gardening, writing, family, and more. We will be back with a new episode in September!

******Support the channel******Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thedissenterPayPal: paypal.me/thedissenterPayPal Subscription 1 Dollar: https://tinyurl.com/yb3acuuyPayPal Subscription 3 Dollars: https://tinyurl.com/ybn6bg9lPayPal Subscription 5 Dollars: https://tinyurl.com/ycmr9gpzPayPal Subscription 10 Dollars: https://tinyurl.com/y9r3fc9m ******Follow me on******Website: https://www.thedissenter.net/The Dissenter Goodreads list: https://shorturl.at/7BMoBFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/thedissenteryt/Twitter: https://x.com/TheDissenterYT This show is sponsored by Enlites, Learning & Development done differently. Check the website here: http://enlites.com/ Dr. Laura Betzig is a Ph.D. in anthropology at Northwestern University; she's held research and teaching positions at Northwestern, the University of California, and the University of Michigan Museum of Natural History.  Her latest book is The Badge of Lost Innocence: A History of the West. In this episode, we focus on The Badge of Lost Innocence. We first discuss how to understand human history as natural history, hunter-gatherer societies, and celibates and sterile castes in Neolithic societies. We then delve into the Roman empire, and talk about the role of eunuchs, emperors and their concubines, and the lives of slaves. We also talk about Medieval Europe, the roles of unmarried and celibate people in the Holy Roman Empire, what happened to bastards, Women's rooms in royal estates, the role of the Church, and the crusades. We discuss Magna Carta and the parliament in England, and how unmarried women were treated in England. We then explore the decline in promiscuity, and people writing against celibacy, as well as colonization and migration. Finally, we discuss what all of this tells us about the history of inequality, and the social role of monogamy.--A HUGE THANK YOU TO MY PATRONS/SUPPORTERS: PER HELGE LARSEN, JERRY MULLER, BERNARDO SEIXAS, ADAM KESSEL, MATTHEW WHITINGBIRD, ARNAUD WOLFF, TIM HOLLOSY, HENRIK AHLENIUS, FILIP FORS CONNOLLY, ROBERT WINDHAGER, RUI INACIO, ZOOP, MARCO NEVES, COLIN HOLBROOK, PHIL KAVANAGH, SAMUEL ANDREEFF, FRANCIS FORDE, TIAGO NUNES, FERGAL CUSSEN, HAL HERZOG, NUNO MACHADO, JONATHAN LEIBRANT, JOÃO LINHARES, STANTON T, SAMUEL CORREA, ERIK HAINES, MARK SMITH, JOÃO EIRA, TOM HUMMEL, SARDUS FRANCE, DAVID SLOAN WILSON, YACILA DEZA-ARAUJO, ROMAIN ROCH, DIEGO LONDOÑO CORREA, YANICK PUNTER, CHARLOTTE BLEASE, NICOLE BARBARO, ADAM HUNT, PAWEL OSTASZEWSKI, NELLEKE BAK, GUY MADISON, GARY G HELLMANN, SAIMA AFZAL, ADRIAN JAEGGI, PAULO TOLENTINO, JOÃO BARBOSA, JULIAN PRICE, HEDIN BRØNNER, DOUGLAS FRY, FRANCA BORTOLOTTI, GABRIEL PONS CORTÈS, URSULA LITZCKE, SCOTT, ZACHARY FISH, TIM DUFFY, SUNNY SMITH, JON WISMAN, WILLIAM BUCKNER, PAUL-GEORGE ARNAUD, LUKE GLOWACKI, GEORGIOS THEOPHANOUS, CHRIS WILLIAMSON, PETER WOLOSZYN, DAVID WILLIAMS, DIOGO COSTA, ALEX CHAU, AMAURI MARTÍNEZ, CORALIE CHEVALLIER, BANGALORE ATHEISTS, LARRY D. LEE JR., OLD HERRINGBONE, MICHAEL BAILEY, DAN SPERBER, ROBERT GRESSIS, JEFF MCMAHAN, JAKE ZUEHL, BARNABAS RADICS, MARK CAMPBELL, TOMAS DAUBNER, LUKE NISSEN, KIMBERLY JOHNSON, JESSICA NOWICKI, LINDA BRANDIN, GEORGE CHORIATIS, VALENTIN STEINMANN, ALEXANDER HUBBARD, BR, JONAS HERTNER, URSULA GOODENOUGH, DAVID PINSOF, SEAN NELSON, MIKE LAVIGNE, JOS KNECHT, LUCY, MANVIR SINGH, PETRA WEIMANN, CAROLA FEEST, MAURO JÚNIOR, 航 豊川, TONY BARRETT, NIKOLAI VISHNEVSKY, STEVEN GANGESTAD, TED FARRIS, AND ROBINROSWELL!A SPECIAL THANKS TO MY PRODUCERS, YZAR WEHBE, JIM FRANK, ŁUKASZ STAFINIAK, TOM VANEGDOM, BERNARD HUGUENEY, CURTIS DIXON, BENEDIKT MUELLER, THOMAS TRUMBLE, KATHRINE AND PATRICK TOBIN, JONCARLO MONTENEGRO, NICK GOLDEN, CHRISTINE GLASS, IGOR NIKIFOROVSKI, PER KRAULIS, AND BENJAMIN GELBART!AND TO MY EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS, MATTHEW LAVENDER, SERGIU CODREANU, ROSEY, AND GREGORY HASTINGS!

Guina Hammond is the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society's program manager of sustainable communities. She is also deeply involved in her hometown of Philadelphia as a certified organic landcare professional, PHS Tree Tender, Penn State Master Gardener, and planning team member for the Mid-Atlantic Woody & Perennial Plant Conference.  In addition to that incredible list of accomplishments, Guina is a down-to-earth plant lover at heart who desires to bring gardening to the doorstep of your everyday neighbor. As the founding member of the Chester Avenue Community Garden, a PHS-supported garden, she has grown award-winning produce for the past 38 years. CP Guest Host Abra Lee is in conversation with Guina this week to learn and share more. Enjoy! Cultivating Place now has a donate button! We thank you so much for listening over the years and we hope you'll support Cultivating Place. We can't thank you enough for making it possible for this young program to grow even more of these types of conversations. The show is available as a podcast on SoundCloud and iTunes. To read more and for many more photos, please visit www.cultivatingplace.com.

As the summer gardening season rolls into full-throated song, the idea of who has access to the work, joy, and benefits of this practice also comes into view—and feeds what Occupational Therapist and author Jill Mays calls that "green thing inside of us all." As an occupational therapist by career and calling, over the course of her professional life, it became increasingly clear to Jill how many of the occupational therapy goals she set for her diverse clients were well met by the variety of activities, sensory stimulations, and social, mental, and physical benefits of gardening—preferably outside and in the company of others. After several years of developing gardening programs in her now-home town of Truro, MA, Jill has documented the journey of her work, research, and garden program designs for a wide range of special needs in her new book: Nurturing Nature, A Guide to Gardening for Special Needs. Cultivating Place now has a donate button! We thank you so much for listening over the years and we hope you'll support Cultivating Place. We can't thank you enough for making it possible for this young program to grow even more of these types of conversations. The show is available as a podcast on SoundCloud and iTunes. To read more and for many more photos, please visit www.cultivatingplace.com.

Consider the humble insect. These tiny, multi-legged creatures of infinite variety are all around us. They're also more vital to life on Earth than we humans realize. Author Peter Kuper explores the world of insects and the scientists who study them in his new illustrated book, Insectopolis. Book critic Joan Baum has this review.

In the final part of our Man eater episodes, we finish things off with the Mfuwe man eating lion, and a killer croc who would claim the lives of children in the Zambezi River. UPDATE: It is with complete heartbreak that (a day after this episode was recorded) Morris the celebrity alligator that I mention in this episode passed away in his home in Mosca, Colorado at the Colorado Gator Reptile Park on Mothers Day. Rest In Peace sweet boy. Dedication: Morris the Movie star Alligator CREDITS & LINKS MUSIC COURTESY OF:

It started with a little hole at the base of an Eastern White Cedar (Thuja occidentalis) tree, and a couple of seeds. Who had collected and consumed the contents of the seeds? What about the feathers? And the boney remnants of bill?Join me as I go deep down a Deer Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus) hole. To learn more : Mammal Tracks and Sign by Mark Elbroch and Casey McFarland. Stackpole Books, 2019.Natural History of Canadian Mammals by Donna Naughton. Canadian Museum of Nature and University of Toronto Press, 2012.Bird Feathers by David Scott and Casey McFarland. Stackpole Books, 2010.Animal Skulls by Mark Elbroch. Stackpole Books, 2006.

Hosts Spencer Neuharth, Ryan Callaghan, and Randall Williams touch on a primal fight against a primate, talk with Okaloosa County's Natural Resources Chief Alex Fogg about creating the world's largest artificial reef, get another round of turkey reports from the crew, cheer on Seth in 1-Minute Fishing, play show-and-tell, and hear from Duncan Murdock, a paleontologist from the University of Oxford Museum of Natural History about the newly uncovered dinosaur highway in England. Watch the live stream on the MeatEater Podcast Network YouTube channel. Connect with The MeatEater Podcast Network MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTubeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Colin Patterson of the British Museum of Natural History challenged evolutionary claims when biochemical comparisons among species didn't match expected evolutionary relationships. Though not a creationist, Patterson's findings highlighted major flaws in evolutionary theory. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1232/29

This second week of May, we welcome gardener and plantswoman Holly Shimizu. Her four decades of work in some of America's notable public gardens have tracked and traced some of the most impactful changes in public garden standards, expectations, and accountability in that same time frame. From her visionary leadership roles at the National Herb Garden, the Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, and the US Botanic Garden to her current board position at the American Horticultural Society, Holly's garden life is a beautiful public-garden journey that benefits us all. Enjoy! Cultivating Place now has a donate button! We thank you so much for listening over the years and we hope you'll support Cultivating Place. We can't thank you enough for making it possible for this young program to grow even more of these types of conversations. The show is available as a podcast on SoundCloud and iTunes. To read more and for many more photos, please visit www.cultivatingplace.com.

Geologist Walter Alvarez was working away on some limestone samples in Gubbio, Italy, when he became intrigued by an odd layer of rock. He was looking at the K-T boundary. Underneath it, there are dinosaur fossils. Above it, there are none. And Walter was about to stumble on the reason why.In this final episode of our science series, we pair a rock sample from the K-T boundary with a unique portrait by Carmen Lomas Garza to tell the story of the dinosaur extinction -- how it happened, why it happened, and who figured it out.With Kirk Johnson, director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, and Taína Caragol, curator of painting and sculpture and Latino art and history at the National Portrait Gallery.See the portraits we discussed:Walter Alvarez, by Carmen Lomas GarzaLuis Alvarez, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

This week's show is with Arthur Haines. Arthur is a Maine hunting, fishing, and recreation guide, forager, ancestral skills mentor, author, public speaker, and botanical researcher.  He grew up in the western mountains of Maine, a rural area that was home to swift streams known for their trout fishing. He spent most of his childhood in the Sandy River Valley hiking, tracking, and foraging. Arthur now runs the Delta Institute of Natural History in Canton, Maine, where he teaches human ecology, focusing on the values of foraging, wildcrafting medicine, and primitive living skills.  He continues to spend a great deal of his free time practicing his skills as a modern hunter-gatherer.  In 2017, he authored “A New Path”, a comprehensive work on nature connection and rewilding, detailing how to incorporate ancestral practices into modern living.  As a research botanist for the Native Plant Trust, he completed an inclusive flora of the New England region titled “Flora Novae Angliae” and has authored over twenty publications in peer-reviewed journals and books, including naming species of plants new to science.  His series of YouTube videos has inspired thousands of people interested in foraging wild edible and medicinal plants. In this show, Lian and Arthur explore if our attempts to control and shape our children are not only unnecessary, but a wound to their sovereignty? In this evocative and deeply human conversation, Lian is joined once again by Arthur Haines to explore what it means to parent in a way that honours the innate wholeness of the child. Together, they journey through the emotional and practical landscape of ancestral child rearing… touching on everything from physical punishment and coercive control, to co-sleeping, mixed age play, and the essential power of physical touch. Arthur offers stories from his own family alongside insights drawn from hunter gatherer societies, where sovereignty is not earned… it is assumed. Throughout the conversation, they reflect on how so many of our cultural norms – even well intentioned ones – can fracture the nervous systems of both child and parent. This episode is a remembrance, an invitation, and a reclamation… calling us back to a more natural, compassionate, and connected way of raising the next generation. We'd love to know what YOU think about this week's show. Let's carry on the conversation… please leave a comment wherever you are listening or in any of our other spaces to engage. What you'll learn from this episode: The illusion of control in modern parenting can fracture trust and deplete both parent and child… offering sovereignty instead creates a foundation of mutual respect and deep connection. Physical punishment, even when socially normalised, models domination, damages cognitive development, and teaches children that love and harm can coexist. Returning to ancestral patterns, including co-sleeping, mixed age community, touch-based communication, and high indulgence of infants, supports emotional resilience and deepens parent child bonds. Resources and stuff spoken about: Visit Arthur's Website See Arthur's books Find out more about Arthur's Apprenticeship Program - for people excited to pursue a rewilding lifestyle Join Arthur on Facebook Join UNIO, the Academy of Sacred Union. This is for the old souls in this new world… Discover your kin & unite with your soul's calling to truly live your myth. Be Mythical Join our mailing list for soul stirring goodness: https://www.bemythical.com/moonly Discover your kin & unite with your soul's calling to truly live your myth: https://www.bemythical.com/unio Go Deeper: https://www.bemythical.com/godeeper Follow us: Facebook Instagram TikTok YouTube Thank you for listening! There's a fresh episode released each week here and on most podcast platforms - and video too on YouTube. If you subscribe then you'll get each new episode delivered to your device every week automagically. (that way you'll never miss a show).

Join Niki Tudge as she chats and chuckles with Frania Shelley-Grielen about her book, Behavior Matters for Cats and Dogs, winner of the Dog Writers of America's "Best Behavior Book 2024" and the Dogwise "Best Book of 2024.”Niki and Frania discussed both the cat and dog sections of the book and snippets from the chapters on aggression, dog bite prevention, and some of the individual cat and dog skills.Frania Shelley-Grielen is a professional animal behaviorist, dog trainer, and educator who holds a Masters Degrees in Animal Behavior from Hunter College and a Masters Degree in Urban Planning from New York University, complimenting her insight into behavior with an in-depth understanding of the built environment. She is a licensed Pet Care Technician Instructor, a registered therapy dog handler, a certified Doggone safe Bite Safety Instructor, and a professional member of the Pet Professional Guild and the Association of Pet Dog Trainers. Frania specializes in behavior modification work and training with cats, dogs, and birds and humane management for urban wildlife.Frania is the author of Cats and Dogs: Living With and Looking at Companion Animals From Their Point of View. She founded AnimalBehaviorist.us in 2009 to share her work on how welfare-based, science-focused strategies and solutions from the canine and feline point of view are more effective and make everyone happier, including the humans. Frania also taught the ASPCA's Fundamentals of Dog Care course for the Houlton Institute where she is on the zoology faculty. She has worked on research projects at the Wildlife Conservation Society, the American Museum of Natural History, and the ASPCA in NYC. Frania presents and consults in the metropolitan New York area, nationally and internationally. She lives in New York City with her family and cats and dogs.

Dr. Jingchun Li is an Associate Professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Colorado Boulder, and she is the Curator of Invertebrates at CU Boulder's Museum of Natural History. She is also a Packard Foundation Fellow and a National Geographic Explorer. Jingchun studies how different species interact with each other and how that has influenced their evolution. Her work focuses mostly on mollusks like clams, scallops, cockles, snails, octopus, and squid. For example, she has recently been examining giant clams that use symbiotic algae to become photosynthetic. As a museum curator, Jingchuin manages the museum's collection of nearly one million invertebrates. She is responsible for developing the collection, good stewardship, documenting relevant details about each specimen, and making specimens available to scientists and the public. Some of Jingchun's hobbies include rock climbing at a local gym with her lab members, spending time with her kids, watching musicals, reading, and playing board games like Setters of Catan. Jingchun completed her B.S. in Biological Sciences at Capital Normal University in China and was awarded her PhD in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from the University of Michigan. Next, Jingchun conducted postdoctoral research at Harvard University with support from an NSF Ocean Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowship. Afterwards, she joined the faculty at the University of Colorado Boulder. In our interview, Jingchun shares insights and stories from her life and science.

An exhibition at The Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies in Alberta celebrates the work of the Indigenous Group of Seven, influential Indigenous artists who, over a period of decades, pushed a new definition of Native art in Canada. We'll also highlight exhibitions honoring contemporary and up-and-coming Native American artists including the University of Tennessee, Knoxville's McClung Museum of Natural History & Culture exhibition, "Homelands: Connecting to Mounds through Native Art", and the Institute of American Indian Art's annual showcase of work by the visual arts graduating class. GUESTS Joseph Sánchez, artist, former curator for IAIA's Museum of Contemporary Native Arts, member of the Indigenous Group of Seven, and co-curator of “The Ancestors Are Talking” exhibit at The Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies Kayla Wanatee (Meskwaki Tribe), multi-disciplinary artist and a spring 2025 IAIA Bachelor's of Fine Arts graduate Kassidy Plyler (Catawba), artist and cultural public programs specialist for the Catawba Nation

'River of Grass' profiles a range of figures who interact with the Everglades in the past and present, including a Miccosukee educator, a python hunter, and the pioneering environmentalist Marjory Stoneman Douglas. Filmmaker Sasha Wortzel will attend the film's New York premiere at the Margaret Mead Film Festival at the American Museum of Natural History. 

This week on Cultivating Place we welcome May, with all of her floral and plant profusion, revisiting a conversation we loved with Kristin Currin and Andrew Merritt of Humble Roots Nursery in Oregon's Columbia River Gorge. Acclaimed for their native plant passions, knowledge, and integrity, Kristin and Drew are the authors of the Pacific Northwest Native Plant Primer - one of a series of such primers from around the country steering us as gardeners toward beautiful ecological gardens and place based relationships. Cheers to May and our gardens' weaving us back into the wonder of the world. Humble Roots is a native plant nursery acclaimed for its efforts in sustainability and promoting native plant passion, knowledge, and ethics across the wider eco-regions of the Pacific Northwest. The Pacific Northwest Native Plant Primer, 225 plants for an Earth Friendly Garden (Timber Press, 2023), or one of its relations might be just the inspiration we all need to get us planting in the right direction this spring and summer! Cultivating Place now has a donate button! We thank you so much for listening over the years and we hope you'll support Cultivating Place. We can't thank you enough for making it possible for this young program to grow even more of these types of conversations. The show is available as a podcast on SoundCloud and iTunes. To read more and for many more photos, please visit www.cultivatingplace.com.

“Practice teaches us to have faith in the process,” says Andrea Barrett, National Book Award winning author. In this episode of Emerging Form, we speak with her about her newest book, Dust and Light: On the Art of Fact in Fiction. It's one of the most metaphor-rich, process-curious shows we've had yet. We explore the joys of rabbit holes, the importance of not knowing what we are looking for, the inevitability of false starts (and how to let go of the work we've done), why we shouldn't worry about writing unreadable first drafts, how to develop the muscle of intuition, and the questionable wisdom of how we teach creative writing.Andrea Barrett is the author of the National Book Award-winning Ship Fever, Voyage of the Narwhal, Servants of the Map, Natural History, and other works of fiction. She has received a MacArthur Fellowship, a Guggenheim Award, an Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, an NEA Fellowship, and the Rea Award for the Short Story, and been a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. She lives in the Adirondacks. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit emergingform.substack.com/subscribe

Sonia Winner is the CEO of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. In July 2018, she became the 10th director of the Museum in its more than 100-year history, dating back to 1920. Since then, she has spearheaded a $150 million reinvention of the institution—reimagining its campus and exhibits to highlight the interconnectedness of life on Earth.Under her leadership, the Museum continues its century-long legacy as one of the nation's top natural history institutions, stewarding over 12,000 acres of protected ecosystems and housing more than 5 million artifacts and specimens. It is supported by a nearly 60-member Board of Directors, 140 staff members, and approximately $282 million in assets.Before joining CMNH, Sonia built an impressive career in higher education and philanthropy. At Columbia University, she led record-breaking fundraising efforts, helping to secure $6.1 billion for the university. Prior to that, she held leadership roles at Case Western Reserve University, serving as associate dean of both the Weatherhead School of Management and the School of Law. A lawyer by training, she also served as Director of the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law at Cleveland State University.This was an amazing conversation! Sonia's passion for this work shines through as we explore the transformative power of museums, cultivating childhood curiosity, the Museum's rich history and legacy, her personal journey to leading a major cultural institution, the ambitious centennial project aimed at revitalizing the museum experience, the overall business of museums, and so much more.00:00:00 – The Magic of Museums and Childhood Curiosity  00:06:59 – Personal Reflections on Museums and Nature  00:09:07 – Sonia's Journey to the Museum Leadership  00:16:42 – Understanding the Cleveland Museum of Natural History  00:17:02 – The Museum's Legacy and Community Impact  00:19:56 – Honoring History While Embracing Change  00:25:50 – The Centennial Project and Its Vision  00:31:52 – The Business of Museums: Challenges and Opportunities  00:35:15 – Balancing Accessibility and Sustainability in Museums  00:36:28 – Creating Memorable Visitor Experiences  00:37:38 – Dinosaurs: The Gateway to Natural History  00:40:45 – The Role of Museums in Scientific Literacy  00:45:22 – Trust in Museums: A Reflection of Society  00:47:41 – Understanding the Value of Local Museums  00:50:04 – Personal Stories and the Impact of Museums  00:52:03 – The Future of Museums: Programming and Community Engagement  00:53:13 – Leadership Lessons in the Museum Sector  00:56:43 – Women in Leadership: Challenges and Opportunities  00:57:27 – Hidden Gem -----LINKS:https://www.cmnh.org/https://www.linkedin.com/in/sonia-winner-2699123/-----SPONSOR:Roundstone InsuranceRoundstone Insurance is proud to sponsor Lay of The Land. Founder and CEO, Michael Schroeder, has committed full-year support for the podcast, recognizing its alignment with the company's passion for entrepreneurship, innovation, and community leadership.Headquartered in Rocky River, Ohio, Roundstone was founded in 2005 with a vision to deliver better healthcare outcomes at a more affordable cost. To bring that vision to life, the company pioneered the group medical captive model — a self-funded health insurance solution that provides small and mid-sized businesses with greater control and significant savings.Over the past two decades, Roundstone has grown rapidly, creating nearly 200 jobs in Northeast Ohio. The company works closely with employers and benefits advisors to navigate the complexities of commercial health insurance and build custom plans that prioritize employee well-being over shareholder returns. By focusing on aligned incentives and better health outcomes, Roundstone is helping businesses save thousands in Per Employee Per Year healthcare costs.Roundstone Insurance — Built for entrepreneurs. Backed by innovation. Committed to Cleveland.-----Stay up to date by signing up for Lay of The Land's weekly newsletter — sign up here.Past guests include Justin Bibb (Mayor of Cleveland), Pat Conway (Great Lakes Brewing), Steve Potash (OverDrive), Umberto P. Fedeli (The Fedeli Group), Lila Mills (Signal Cleveland), Stewart Kohl (The Riverside Company), Mitch Kroll (Findaway — Acquired by Spotify), and over 200 other Cleveland Entrepreneurs.Connect with Jeffrey Stern on LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffreypstern/Follow Lay of The Land on X @podlayofthelandhttps://www.jeffreys.page/

Send us a textWhat up with the small intestine and the large intestine? Join Cosmo and me—and our friend Franck Carbonero, microbiologist at Washington State University—to break down how we break down food.You'll hear:how the intestines differ in size and functionall about your gut bacteriathe journey food takes through your digestive tractResources you can use:American Museum of Natural History's microbiology resourcesFrontiers for Young Minds' explainer on fermentationNational Geographic Kids' info on the human digestive systemSound effects courtesy Zapsplat As always, submit burning questions at askdruniverse.wsu.edu. Who knows where your questions will take us next.

It's time for our special edition of Kindred's Book Club!In this season's Book Club we are featuring Slippery Beast: A True Crime Natural History, with Eels, by Ellen Ruppel Shell.Author Ellen Ruppel Shell is professor emeritus at Boston University, in the department of science journalism. Ellen has published many articles, reviews, and essays which have appeared in the New York Times, The Guardian, LA Times, Washington Post, and spent years as a contributing editor and correspondent for The Atlantic. Ellen is the author of 5 books, including our feature Slippery Beast: A True Crime Natural History, with Eels. Yes you read that right!  We are talking all about EELS! But hold on, don't think you know this animal, unless you really do, because boy are they just full of surprises. In Ellen's book Slippery Beast we are taken on a journey that is as surprising as the animal itself.  We go from Freud and his short lived quest to understanding this species to the dark underworld of the LARGEST illegally traded species today. Eels are the most heavily trafficked animal in the world. That's more than rhino horn, elephant tusk, pangolin scales, or turtles. Crazy right?  Wait til you hear more!Lots of Love.Time Stamps:Introduction: 00:16Interview: 8:07Show Note Links:https://ellenshell.com/

1957 erschien das Buch über die „Nasenschreitlinge“ oder „Naslinge“ (Rhinogradentia). Herausgeber war Prof. Harald Stümpke, der damit die Forschungsergebnisse des schwedischen Biologen Einar Petterson-Skämtwist veröffentlichte. Skämtwist hatte die Naslinge bereits 1941 auf der Flucht aus japanischer Kriegsgefangenschaft auf der pazifischen Inselgruppe Hi-Iay-Islands entdeckt. Nur dort kam diese Tierart vor. Ein missglückter Atomwaffentest führte 1945 zum Untergang der Inselgruppe, der Naslinge und aller weiteren Forschungsergebnisse. Wir haben uns die Informationen über die Rhinogradentia noch einmal genau angeschaut. Ihr könnt dreimal das Spiel „Der Brand“ von Magnificum gewinnen. Dafür schickt eure Gewinnspielmail mit dem genannten Betreff bis zum 12.05.2025, 23:59 Uhr an: info(at)hoaxilla(dot)com. Wie man uns unterstützen kann, könnt ihr hier nachlesen. Zum HOAXILLA Merchandise geht es hier QUELLEN Story der Woche: Die Jellybean-Raupe Thema der Woche: Rhinogradentia in der dt. wikpedia Das Buch "Bau und Leben der Rhinogradentia" in der dt. wikpedia Die engl. Fassung des Buches zur Leihe im Archive.org Gerolf Steiner in der dt. wikipedia Das Nasobēm in der dt. wikipedia SPIEGEL Archiv 1962: Schneuzender Schniefling Blendung mit der Maus Die Schweinsnasen-Spitzmausratte in der dt. wikipedia Prof. Joe Cain: In My Tribe: What the Snouters (and Other Jokes) Reveal About Tribes in Science Weitere Informationen und Materialien zum Paper von Prof. Joe Cain Jahresausgabe von Natural History, 1967 (April mit Artikel von Stümpke ab S. 250) Die Steinlaus in der dt. wikipedia Dt. Ärzteblatt: Rückkehr der Steinlaus BMJ: Tara C Smith: Zombie infections: epidemiology, treatment, and prevention

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Juliet Sargeant is an award-winning English garden designer who blends beauty with purpose in every space she creates. Juliet's unique background in medicine, science, and psychology gives her designs a whole new depth, focusing on wellbeing and connection. You might recognize her name from that time in 2016 when she made history as the first Black Woman garden designer to display at the Chelsea Flower Show, and her design - Modern Slavery Garden, won a Gold Medal and the People's Choice Prize.  This Earth Day week, we're celebrating Juliet's design background and digging in to her new book “Start With Soil: Simple Steps for a Thriving Garden” which publishes on May 1st from Frances Lincoln. Enjoy! Cultivating Place now has a donate button! We thank you so much for listening over the years and we hope you'll support Cultivating Place. We can't thank you enough for making it possible for this young program to grow even more of these types of conversations. The show is available as a podcast on SoundCloud and iTunes. To read more and for many more photos, please visit www.cultivatingplace.com.

Women and men of all ages and all cultures and all backgrounds in all societies have tried for all time to define love … and to study and deconstruct and analyze love.Great artists, writers, poets, musicians, playwrights, and authors have all had their say. And in 1994, acclaimed author poet and naturalist Diane Ackerman had hers.In this 1994 interview Diane Ackerman talks about her book A Natural History of Love.Get your copy of A Natural History of Love by Diane AckermanAs an Amazon Associate, Now I've Heard Everything earns from qualifying purchases.You may also enjoy my interviews with Erich Segal, and Shere Hite For more vintage interviews with celebrities, leaders, and influencers, subscribe to Now I've Heard Everything on Spotify, Apple Podcasts. and now on YouTubePhoto by #love #romance #attraction # Realtorelationships

In another Zachless episode, Kevin is joined by Missy Fryer, Al  and special guest Jamie Flanagan from CareStack for a candid discussion about their practice's transition to the CareStack dental software platform. They move beyond the hype to share their specific experiences, highlighting the intuitive interface, the power of the real-time dashboard, the efficiency gains from Voice Stack's AI call logging, and the stress reduction from using Care Revenue for insurance management. Discover how consolidating multiple functions into one cloud-based system improved transparency, streamlined workflows, enhanced cash flow, and even made onboarding new team members easier. Some links from the show: CareStack 3D Dentists Cleveland Museum of Natural History: https://www.cmnh.org/ Cleveland Museum of Art: https://www.clevelandart.org/ Great Lakes Science Center: https://greatscience.com/ A Christmas Story House: https://www.achristmasstoryhouse.com/ Minnesota Renaissance Festival: https://www.renaissancefest.com/ If you decide to look in to CareStack, be sure to let them know that you heard about them on the podcast! Join the Very Dental Facebook group using the password "Timmerman," Hornbrook" or "McWethy," "Papa Randy" or "Lipscomb!" Very Clinical is brought to you by Zirc Dental Products, Inc., your trusted partner in dental efficiency and organization. The Very Clinical Corner segment features Kate Reinert, LDA, an experienced dental professional passionate about helping practices achieve clinical excellence.  Connect with Kate Reinert on LinkedIn: Kate Reinert, LDA  Book a call with Kate: Reserve a Call  Ready to upscale your team? Explore Zirc's solutions today: zirc.com  

In this holy season of spring in the Northern Hemisphere, with the earth reviving herself in greenery and flowers, birds, bees, and butterflies all around us, I am so pleased to be in conversation today with a gardener who will represent another gardener -one in the here now and one from more than a century ago, whose words resonate into the present. I believe in the future, so beautifully. John Stempien is the emeritus director of the Liberty Hyde Bailey Museum in South Haven, Michigan. He joins us today to share more about his garden life path, following in the footsteps of the great garden life path sown, grown, and walked on by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Jr, avid and reverent gardener, often considered to be the "father of modern [Western] horticulture” Cultivating Place now has a donate button! We thank you so much for listening over the years and we hope you'll support Cultivating Place. We can't thank you enough for making it possible for this young program to grow even more of these types of conversations. The show is available as a podcast on SoundCloud and iTunes. To read more and for many more photos, please visit www.cultivatingplace.com.

Join Niki Tudge and Judy Luther as they chat and chuckle with Frania Shelley-Grielen about behavior matters for cats and dogs.Frania Shelley-Grielen is a professional animal behaviorist, dog trainer, and educator who holds a Masters Degrees in Animal Behavior from Hunter College and a Masters Degree in Urban Planning from New York University, complimenting her insight into behavior with an in-depth understanding of the built environment. She is a licensed Pet Care Technician Instructor, a registered therapy dog handler, a certified Doggone safe Bite Safety Instructor, and a professional member of the Pet Professional Guild and the Association of Pet Dog Trainers. Frania specializes in behavior modification work and training with cats, dogs, and birds and humane management for urban wildlife.Frania is the author of Cats and Dogs: Living With and Looking at Companion Animals From Their Point of View. She founded AnimalBehaviorist.us in 2009 to share her work on how welfare-based, science-focused strategies and solutions from the canine and feline point of view are more effective and make everyone happier, including the humans. Frania also taught the ASPCA's Fundamentals of Dog Care course for the Houlton Institute where she is on the zoology faculty. She has worked on research projects at the Wildlife Conservation Society, the American Museum of Natural History, and the ASPCA in NYC. Frania presents and consults in the metropolitan New York area, nationally and internationally. She lives in New York City with her family and cats and dogs.

Sophie Lutterlough (1910-2009) was an American entomologist who spent 40 years working at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. She started out as the museum’s first woman elevator operator, and eventually became an entomologist. For Further Reading: Smithsonian Institute Archives: Sophie Lutterlough’s Career at the National Museum of Natural History Penn State Center for Pollinator Research: Sophie Lutterlough Using Data Science to Uncover the Work of Women in Science Sophie Lutterlough Obituary Sophie Lutterlough: The One Woman Information Bureau This month, we’re talking about cultivators — women who nurtured, cross-pollinated, experimented, or went to great lengths to better understand and protect the natural world. History classes can get a bad rap, and sometimes for good reason. When we were students, we couldn’t help wondering... where were all the ladies at? Why were so many incredible stories missing from the typical curriculum? Enter, Womanica. On this Wonder Media Network podcast we explore the lives of inspiring women in history you may not know about, but definitely should. Every weekday, listeners explore the trials, tragedies, and triumphs of groundbreaking women throughout history who have dramatically shaped the world around us. In each 5 minute episode, we’ll dive into the story behind one woman listeners may or may not know–but definitely should. These diverse women from across space and time are grouped into easily accessible and engaging monthly themes like Educators, Villains, Indigenous Storytellers, Activists, and many more. Womanica is hosted by WMN co-founder and award-winning journalist Jenny Kaplan. The bite-sized episodes pack painstakingly researched content into fun, entertaining, and addictive daily adventures. Womanica was created by Liz Kaplan and Jenny Kaplan, executive produced by Jenny Kaplan, and produced by Grace Lynch, Maddy Foley, Brittany Martinez, Edie Allard, Carmen Borca-Carrillo, Taylor Williamson, Sara Schleede, Paloma Moreno Jimenez, Luci Jones, Abbey Delk, Adrien Behn, Alyia Yates, Vanessa Handy, Melia Agudelo, and Joia Putnoi. Special thanks to Shira Atkins. Original theme music composed by Brittany Martinez. Follow Wonder Media Network: Website Instagram Twitter See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We have portraits of people in our galleries. But what if you're a natural science museum? How do you portray a dinosaur? We talk with Kirk Johnson, Sant Director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, about the ways our portrayals of dinosaurs have evolved, from sluggish and lizard-like to warm-blooded, colorful and spry. Then Matthew Carrano, curator of dinosauria, explains how the museum put T. rex into a striking new pose. The trick, he says, is to convey how cool dinosaurs were, without making them seem alien.We also tie in a couple portraits from the National Portrait Gallery's collection: an image of the first person to describe an American dinosaur, and a photograph of the first person to give them the Hollywood treatment.See the portraits we discussed:Joseph Leidy, by Frederick GutekunstSteven Spielberg, by Gregory HeislerThe Nation's T. rex, the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural HistoryAlso recommended:Visions of Lost Worlds: The Paleoart of Jay Matternes, by Matthew T. Carrano and Kirk R. Johnson

Dive into an adventure with this listener-created lesson on pufferfish! Discover this amazing balloon-of-the-sea fish and how it inflates, along with how we can inflate our hearts with God's love.Here's our trail map:Are All Pufferfish Spikey?Why Do Porcupine Fish Have Spikes?How Do Puffers Puff Up?What Do Pufferfish Eat?Are all Pufferfish Poisonous?How Can We Inflate Our Hearts Full of God's Love?Episode Links:Order Eryn's book: The Nature of Rest: What the Bible and Creation Teach Us About Sabbath Living: https://www.amazon.com/Nature-Rest-Creation-Sabbath-Living/dp/0825448891Nat Theo Club Bonus Video: https://erynlynum.com/club-videosGet full lesson guides in the Nat Theo Club: https://erynlynum.com/clubFree Pufferfish Coloring Sheet: https://erynlynum.com/pufferfish-facts-for-kids/Plan Your Visit to the Family Adventure Days at the Creation Museum: CreationMuseum.org/family-daysJoin us at the Rocky Mountain Homeschool Conference! SAVE $30 USING CODE nattheo25*! https://rockymountainhomeschoolconference.com/Discover God's wild and wonderful world with the Kids Answers magazine by Answers in Genesis: GetAnswers.org/kids Ask your nature question: https://erynlynum.com/askOrder Eryn's book, Rooted in Wonder: Nurturing Your Family's Faith Through God's Creation: https://www.amazon.com/Rooted-Wonder-Nurturing-Familys-Creation/dp/0825447615Resources used for research:American Museum of Natural History: chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.amnh.org/content/download/109168/1987445/file/stepread-for-grade-4.pdfSeattle Aquarium: https://www.seattleaquarium.org/animal/pufferfish-and-porcupinefish/Scriptures Referenced in This Episode:“When you do things, do not let selfishness or pride be your guide. Instead, be humble and give more honor to others than to yourselves.” Philippians 2:3 (NCV)“Christ's love is greater than anyone can ever know, but I pray that you will be able to know that love. Then you can be filled with the fullness of God.” Ephesians 3:19 (NCV)Terms Learned in This Episode:Pufferfish: A family of fish called Tetraodontidae known for puffing up. Some have short, prickly bumps that appear when they puff up.Porcupinefish: A family of fish called Diodontidae. Like pufferfish, they also puff up. They have long spikes that are visible even when they are not puffed up, and that point out when they do puff up. Tetrodotoxin (TTX): A neurotoxin present in some pufferfish,...

This week we're traveling back to 1830s Germany (and Transylvania) with Nosferatu! Join us as we learn about the folklore of garlic, exhuming suspected vampires, plague ships, and more! Sources: Booseum: Vampires! Carnegie Museum of Natural History, available at https://carnegiemnh.org/booseum-vampires/#:~:text=Garlic%2C%20specifically%20the%20chemical%20compound,would%20%E2%80%9Ckill%E2%80%9D%20a%20vampire. Vampire Myths Originated With a Real Blood Disorder, available at https://www.queensu.ca/gazette/stories/vampire-myths-originated-real-blood-disorder Eater Video: How Garlic Became a Vampire Killer, and Other Allium Myths, available at https://www.eater.com/2016/11/14/13626258/garlic-vampire-repellent-allium-myths-forklore Riches, Christopher, and Jan Palmowski. "Transylvania." In A Dictionary of Contemporary World History. : Oxford University Press Everett-Heath, John. "Transylvania." In Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Place Names. : Oxford University Press "Transylvania." In World Encyclopedia.  Morby, John. "Transylvania, Princedom of." In Dynasties of the World. : Oxford University Press https://www.lonelyplanet.com/articles/ten-things-you-need-to-know-before-visiting-transylvania  Marek Polcyn and Elzbieta Gajda, "Buried with sickles: early modern interments from Drawsko, Poland," Antiquity 89, no. 348 (2015): 1373-87.  Saul Epstein and Sara Libby Robinson, "The Soul, Evil Spirits, and the Undead: Vampires, Death, and Burial in Jewish Folklore and Law," Preternature: Critical and Historical Studies of the Preternatural 1, no.2 (2012): 232-51. https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5325/preternature.1.2.0232  Agnes Murgoci, "The Vampire in Roumania," Folklore 37, no.4 (1926): 320-49. https://www.jstor.org/stable/1256143 David Canfield, "Making Nosferatu," Vanity Fair, available at https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/story/nosferatu-shot-list-awards-insider?srsltid=AfmBOoquAyo3_YpRnmKQTTsu1im1fEPuks-8FQHVSQt9fRc2VqYjc5U7 William Earl, "Bill Skarsgard's Nosferatu Transformation," Variety, available at https://variety.com/2025/artisans/news/bill-skarsgard-nosferatu-transformation-makeup-mustache-count-orlok-1236249285/ Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nosferatu_(2024_film) Meagan Navarro Review, Bloody Disgusting: https://bloody-disgusting.com/reviews/3847134/nosferatu-review-robert-eggers-macabre-masterpiece/ "GERMANY. Plague on a ship Public Health Reports (1896-1970), Vol. 16, No. 5 (February 1, 1901), p. 210 (1 page) https://www.jstor.org/stable/41457493 " Ainsley Hawthorne, "Plague Upon the Waters: How a Disease-Ridden Steamboat Spread Yellow Fever," CBC, available at https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/apocalypse-then-yellow-fever-1.5936980 Philippa Helliwell, "Plague Ahoy! Maritime Quarantine in the 18th Century," National Archives, available at https://blog.nationalarchives.gov.uk/plague-ahoy-maritime-quarantine-in-the-18th-century/  

Debbie Millman has written love letters before. Her 20 years of creating and hosting the popular podcast Design Matters is just one of them. Her many books, several of them established reference books in the design and branding worlds, are among others. I am guessing she's written a few to her wife the author Roxanne Gay, who contributed recipes to Debbie's newest book. While I enjoy all good love letters, Debbie's newest love letter in book form, (launching next week - April 15th) entitled Love Letter to a Garden, is one that definitely caught my eye and ear.  I am going to wager that gardeners, young and old, new and longstanding, all feel that quickening of their pulse with Spring, sap rising, bulbs blooming, the new season all a bright shining blank page of possibility. It is a distinctive and palpable kind of love. With April and the season's annual returning sense of rejuvenation, resurrection, and regeneration, Debbie Millman's new book - Love Letter to a Garden – captures that particular passion many of us will recognize of falling in love with gardening…every single season. Debbie has accomplished in one beautiful seed-like book so much of what I have hoped to capture in 10 years of Cultivating Place – the WONDER of what it means to identify as a Gardener in our world, the EVERYTHING that Gardens bring to our lives. I am so pleased to welcome Debbie to CP this week. Enjoy! Cultivating Place now has a donate button! We thank you so much for listening over the years and we hope you'll support Cultivating Place. We can't thank you enough for making it possible for this young program to grow even more of these types of conversations. The show is available as a podcast on SoundCloud and iTunes. To read more and for many more photos, please visit www.cultivatingplace.com.

Wednesday, April 9, 2025 – Week 15   Condolences to the Brimsek family and thank you John & Tobi for all your support.  We just shared an interview with our board member and John's son-in-law, Eric Moulton https://cureSYNGAP1.org/Stories    Trip Report, two crazy days.  Many takeaways.  Trials may be coming soon.  If there is a trail, sign up.  Every time. khuba@jcu.edu    Do the Frazier Study and do the follow-ups!  https://curesyngap1.org/eye2 Global as well.  Australia, UK, Canada, please help.   We are busy too!  DiMe announcement just came out https://www.linkedin.com/posts/curesyngap1_new-project-announcement-children-with-activity-7315615778366537728-c-gU    Census is 1,581!  https://curesyngap1.org/blog/syngap1-census-2025-update-q1/   Impact report has a webinar! https://cureSYNGAP1.org/Impact    Both featured in Newsletter #44 - https://cureSYNGAP1.org/NL44   Monday 4/14 we have a webinar - Natural History & Clinical Trial Readiness - with Dr. McKee https://cureSYNGAP1.org/Jill    We have one space available in Colorado on May 20, 2025, email Lauren@curesyngap1.org to sign up.   Other blog about the CB Roadshow, please join us there https://curesyngap1.org/blog/fueling-research-syngap1-combinedbrain-biorepository-roadshow/   And the Polish Community speaking out about ASO trials: https://curesyngap1.org/blog/aso-choice-for-hope-syngap1-voices-from-poland/   #Sprint4Syngap 2025 is in one month! Start or join a team and fundraise! https://curesyngap1.org/sprint25 look at these faces, $66,383 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IW7owIsdjss   Bowie - Our funding goes far: https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1078836 remember in July 2022 https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/960181    Also see this from CZI, featuring SYNGAP1 in Dr. Willsey's work https://www.czbiohub.org/life-science/unlocking-biology-autism/   PubMed is at 17 YTD, 324 in total (trending to 52+, but I'm not as confident) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=syngap1&filter=years.1998-2025&timeline=expanded&sort=date&sort_order=asc   VOLUNTEER  Join us: https://curesyngap1.org/volunteer-with-srf/   SOCIAL MATTERS - 3,996 LinkedIn.  https://www.linkedin.com/company/curesyngap1/ - 1,334 YouTube.  https://www.youtube.com/@CureSYNGAP1  - 11,391 Twitter https://twitter.com/cureSYNGAP1 - 46k Insta https://www.instagram.com/curesyngap1/    NEWLY DIAGNOSED? New families have resources here! https://syngap.fund/Resources    Podcasts, give all of these a five star review! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/syngap1-podcasts-by-srf/id6464522917   Episode 168 of #Syngap10  #Advocate #PatientAdvocacy #UnmetNeed #SYNGAP1 #SynGAP #SynGAProMMiS

with @eddylazzarin @DarenMatsuoka @ahall_research @rhhackettWelcome to web3 with a16z. I'm Robert Hackett.Today we're talking about one of the most familiar — and most misunderstood — mechanics in crypto: the airdrop.We'll explore the history of airdrops in and outside crypto, the challenges of incentive design, and learnings from airdrops to date. We'll also answer questions like how do you avoid Sybil attacks and professional airdrop farming? Should your drop be big or small, one-time or ongoing? And what happens when AI agents enter the mix? To break it all down, we're joined by:a16z crypto's Chief Technology Officer Eddy Lazzarin;a16z crypto Data Science Partner Daren Matsuoka; anda16z crypto Research Consultant Andrew Hall, who is also a Professor of Political Economics at Stanford's Graduate School of Business.Whether you're planning a token launch, looking for token rewards, or just curious why airdrops have become such a powerful mechanism in crypto — this episode is for you. Timestamps:(0:00) introduction(1:42) what is an airdrop?(6:27) tokens vs traditional equity(8:49) incentive design challenges(15:18) origins from credit cards to crypto(17:14) Optimism airdrop case study(23:09) NFT market learnings(28:32) Sybil resistance and verifying humanity(33:04) Uniswap airdrop and beyond(36:35) AI agents and the future of airdrops(40:33) connection to performance reviews(45:30) token vesting and volatility(49:08) experimentation vs. best practices(59:20) Batesian mimicryResources:Research into how airdrops can increase user retention [Optimism Collective forum; January 2025]Effects of Optimism airdrop 2 on governance participation [a16z crypto; June 2024]One From Many: Visa and the Rise of Chaordic Organization by Dee Hock [Berrett-Koehler Publishers; October 2005]How the '9-Box' talent review system can make or break your career [Forbes; March 2024]Batesian mimicry [American Museum of Natural History; July 2023]As a reminder, none of the content should be taken as investment, business, legal, or tax advice. Please see a16z.com/disclosures for more important information, including a link to a list of our investments.

Fluent Fiction - Hebrew: The Jurassic Courage: Talia's Museum Goof Turns into Glory Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/he/episode/2025-04-05-22-34-02-he Story Transcript:He: האביב הגיע והטבע כולו לבלב בצבעים חיים.En: Spring arrived and all of nature was blooming in vibrant colors.He: תלמידי הכיתה של טליה ואיתן יצאו לטיול מוזיאלי במוזיאון להיסטוריה טבעית.En: The class of Talia and Eitan went on a museum trip to the Museum of Natural History.He: המוזיאון היה גדול ומרשים, מלא בתצוגות המרהיבות של שלדי דינוזאורים ענקיים, מאובנים קדומים ודגמים צבעוניים של עולם החי.En: The museum was large and impressive, full of magnificent displays of giant dinosaur skeletons, ancient fossils, and colorful models of the living world.He: טליה פסעה במוזיאון בעיניים רחבות ומלאות התלהבות.En: Talia walked through the museum with wide eyes full of enthusiasm.He: היא מאוד רצתה להרשים את המורה ואת הכיתה בידע שלה.En: She really wanted to impress the teacher and the class with her knowledge.He: היא עצרה ליד תצוגת הדינוזאורים והחלה להסביר איך 'הברכיוזאורוס' היה מהגדולים בעולם.En: She stopped by the dinosaur exhibit and began explaining how the Brachiosaurus was one of the largest in the world.He: איתן, ידידה, עמד לידה.En: Eitan, her friend, stood beside her.He: למרות שהוא פחות התעניין, הוא התרגש מההתלהבות של טליה.En: Even though he was less interested, he was excited by Talia's enthusiasm.He: אך לפתע, כשכולם עמדו סביבה, טליה שגתה בפרט חשוב על הדינוזאור.En: But suddenly, when everyone was gathered around her, Talia made a mistake on an important detail about the dinosaur.He: "למעשה, הברכיוזאורוס חי בתקופת היורה," אמרה בבטחון, אך אחד התלמידים התפרץ: "זה לא נכון!En: "Actually, the Brachiosaurus lived during the Jurassic period," she said confidently, but one of the students interrupted: "That's not true!"He: " טליה נבוכה מאוד.En: Talia was very embarrassed.He: היא הרגישה שכל מה שניסתה להשיג התקלקל ברגע אחד.En: She felt that everything she tried to achieve fell apart in one moment.He: עם הלחץ והמבוכה, טליה עשתה החלטה אמיצה.En: With the pressure and embarrassment, Talia made a brave decision.He: היא חיפשה את עזרת מדריך המוזיאון.En: She sought the help of a museum guide.He: המדריך הסביר לה בעדינות שצדקה בשם הדינוזאור, אך טעתה בתקופה בה חי הברכיוזאורוס, והוא באמת חי בתקופת היורה.En: The guide gently explained to her that she was correct about the name of the dinosaur, but mistaken about the period in which the Brachiosaurus lived, and it indeed lived during the Jurassic period.He: טליה חזרה לכיתה נחשת עם המידע הנכון והחלה להסביר שוב.En: Talia returned to the class equipped with the correct information and began to explain again.He: "אני מצטערת על הבלבול," אמרה בחיוך, "אבל עכשיו בעצם למדנו משהו חדש ביחד.En: "I'm sorry for the confusion," she said with a smile, "but now we've actually learned something new together."He: " כולם היו מרותקים, והמורה ציינה את האומץ של טליה לבדוק ולוודא את המידע.En: Everyone was captivated, and the teacher noted Talia's courage to check and verify the information.He: בסוף היום, טליה הרגישה גאה ומשמעותית.En: By the end of the day, Talia felt proud and significant.He: היא הבינה שזה בסדר לטעות ושבקש עזרה זה דבר חיובי.En: She realized it's okay to make mistakes and that asking for help is a positive thing.He: היא חייכה לעצמה, ואיתן נתן לה נשיקה על הלחי, "ידעת שאני תמיד כאן כדי לתמוך בך.En: She smiled to herself, and Eitan gave her a kiss on the cheek, "You know I'm always here to support you."He: " זה היה רגע שבו טליה באמת הבינה, שתמיד כדאי להמשיך לנסות וללמוד.En: It was a moment when Talia truly understood that it's always worth continuing to try and learn.He: המוזיאון הזה היה רק ההתחלה עבור החלומות והשאיפות שלה.En: That museum was just the beginning for her dreams and aspirations. Vocabulary Words:blooming: לבלבvibrant: חייםimpressive: מרשיםmagnificent: המרהיבותskeletons: שלדיfossils: מאובניםmodels: דגמיםenthusiasm: התלהבותexhibit: תצוגתancient: קדומיםembarrassed: נבוכהconfidently: בבטחוןinterrupted: התפרץachieved: להשיגpressure: לחץdecision: החלטהguide: מדריךgently: בעדינותmistaken: טעתהJurassic: יורהapologies: מצטערתcaptivated: מרותקיםcourage: אומץverify: לוודאsignificant: משמעותיתaspirations: שאיפותrealized: הבינהsupport: לתמוךmoment: רגעcontinuing: להמשיךBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/fluent-fiction-hebrew--5818690/support.

Fluent Fiction - Mandarin Chinese: Balancing Tradition and Tech at the Beijing Museum's Exhibit Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/zh/episode/2025-04-05-22-34-02-zh Story Transcript:Zh: 北京的自然历史博物馆内，春天的气息弥漫，外面樱花盛开。En: In the Beijing Museum of Natural History, the scent of spring permeates, and cherry blossoms are blooming outside.Zh: 博物馆里，李明正忙碌地走来走去。En: Inside the museum, Li Ming is busily walking back and forth.Zh: 他是一位充满热情的策展人，对文化传统充满敬意。En: He is an enthusiastic curator full of respect for cultural traditions.Zh: 他的任务是确保一个关于中国古代文物的重要展览顺利开幕。En: His task is to ensure the successful opening of an important exhibition on ancient Chinese artifacts.Zh: 清明节快到了，李明知道，尊重祖先和文化是这个展览的核心。En: With the Qingming Festival approaching, Li Ming knows that respecting ancestors and culture is the core of this exhibition.Zh: 但就在开幕前几天，送来的关键文物出现了问题，无法按时到达。En: However, just a few days before the opening, a problem arose with the crucial artifacts, and they could not arrive on time.Zh: 陈伟和张兰都是他的团队成员，他们也开始担心起来。En: Chen Wei and Zhang Lan, both members of his team, also began to worry.Zh: 陈伟走到李明身边，说：“李明，我们需要一个计划。En: Chen Wei approached Li Ming and said, "Li Ming, we need a plan.Zh: 我们不能迟疑了。En: We can't hesitate any longer."Zh: ”李明点点头，他知道展览不能取消，但也不能违背传统。En: Li Ming nodded, knowing that the exhibition could not be canceled, but traditions could not be compromised either.Zh: 于是，他决定让全队一起想办法。En: So, he decided to involve the entire team in brainstorming.Zh: 张兰提议，“我们可以利用现代技术，比如做一些互动展示。En: Zhang Lan suggested, "We can use modern technology, like creating some interactive displays."Zh: ”全队开始动脑筋，他们用心设计了一些创新的展览方案，比如利用投影技术展示这些文物的历史故事。En: The whole team began brainstorming, and they meticulously designed some innovative exhibition plans, such as using projection technology to showcase the historical stories of these artifacts.Zh: 李明和他的团队熬夜加班，用新的方式传达文化的深刻意义。En: Li Ming and his team worked overtime, using new methods to convey the profound meaning of culture.Zh: 在开幕当天，尽管部分文物还在路上，展览大厅里依然充满了活力。En: On the opening day, even though some artifacts were still on the way, the exhibition hall was filled with energy.Zh: 参观者被现代科技与古代历史的交融所吸引。En: Visitors were drawn to the fusion of modern technology and ancient history.Zh: 李明看着，感到欣慰。En: Li Ming watched and felt gratified.Zh: 他明白，现代的科技并不会削弱传统，反而可以更好地展示传统的魅力。En: He understood that modern technology does not weaken tradition but can instead better showcase its charm.Zh: 展览成功开幕，李明和团队欣喜不已。En: The exhibition successfully opened, and Li Ming and the team were overjoyed.Zh: 这次经历让他意识到，传统与创新是可以共存的。En: This experience made him realize that tradition and innovation can coexist.Zh: 他学会了在现代需求和传统尊重之间找到平衡。En: He learned how to find a balance between modern needs and respect for tradition.Zh: 在博物馆的外面，樱花在晚风中轻轻摇曳，李明在心中默默感谢这个充满挑战的春天。En: Outside the museum, the cherry blossoms gently swayed in the evening breeze, and Li Ming silently thanked this challenging spring in his heart. Vocabulary Words:permeates: 弥漫curator: 策展人artifacts: 文物exhibition: 展览Qingming Festival: 清明节approaching: 快到ancestors: 祖先core: 核心crucial: 关键hesitate: 迟疑canceled: 取消compromised: 违背brainstorming: 动脑筋interactive: 互动meticulously: 用心innovative: 创新projection: 投影showcase: 展示profound: 深刻gratified: 欣慰weaken: 削弱charm: 魅力overjoyed: 欣喜experience: 经历realize: 意识到coexist: 共存balance: 平衡needs: 需求respect: 尊重swayed: 摇曳

Dr. Mike Chamberlain is well known and respected expert in the field of wild turkey biology, and I had the unique privilege to spend 90 minutes with him getting my questions answered about this iconic American ground nester. This conversation was very interesting to me and I really can't imagine a better way to conclude turkey week. Enjoy!   Topics Covered: -What turkeys eat -The history of turkeys in America -Turkeys in the presence of american lions, cheetahs, and short faced bears -Citizen science opportunity of Wild Turkey DNA (click here to participate) -What turkey hunters do and don't do well -Habitat loss and degradation in the southeast -The future outlook for wild turkeys   Order Cat Trax Climbing Sticks   Follow Mike: @wildturkeydoc and @wildturkeydna Check out the First Gen Hunter Website Follow First Gen Hunter Instagram: @first.gen.hunter Facebook: @first.gen.hunter Follow Alex: @east2westhunts_alex  Follow East2West Hunts: @east2westhunts Follow Caleb: @calebleedrake  Follow Noel: @noelgandy   Support First Gen Hunter by shopping at the following partners:   East2West Hunts Use promo code: firstgen10 = 10% off any purchase Old Barn Taxidermy Tell Them The First Gen Hunter Podcast Sent You! My Medic use discount code firstgen15 at checkout to save 15% TideWe Use discount code: firstgen15 at checkout to save 15% Optics Planet Use discount code: fgh5 at checkout to save 5% 360 Sportsmen Use discount code: FIRSTGEN15 Camofire Black Ovis AlienGear Holsters FORLOH Fox River Socks Gunskins Tipton Gun Cleaning Accessories Outdoor Edge Kuiu Tactical Hunting Apparel    

You might remember Cultivating Place's first conversation with Iowa-based plantsman, Kelly D. Norris, back in 2021, in celebration of his book New Naturalism, designing and planting a resilient, ecologically vibrant home garden. And we're so pleased to get him back this week in conversation with CP Guest Host Ben Futa to talk more about this current moment in naturalistic design, and Kelly's newest and very useful book: Your Natural Garden, a practical guide to caring for an ecologically vibrant home garden, which published in January of this year. Kelly is one of the leading horticulturists of this generation, and in his practice, he explores the narrative of place through site-specific plantings and landscape interventions. An award-winning author and plantsman, his eponymous design studio works in public and private places across North America. The studio annually produces the New Naturalism Academy, a virtual school for enthusiastic designers, as a commitment to continuing education and lifelong learning. He's also the founder and curator of The Public Horticulture Company, an emerging ecological landscape startup based in Des Moines, Iowa. He is the former director of horticulture and education at the Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden, where for eight years, he directed efforts in design, curation, programming, garden, and facility management to nearly $20 million in capital projects. We're so pleased to share his plant-driven, utterly magic, paradigm shifting work with you all again. Cultivating Place now has a donate button! We thank you so much for listening over the years and we hope you'll support Cultivating Place. We can't thank you enough for making it possible for this young program to grow even more of these types of conversations. The show is available as a podcast on SoundCloud and iTunes. To read more and for many more photos, please visit www.cultivatingplace.com.

The story of how strawberries went from small forage item to one of the world’s most popular fruits – though they're technically not a true fruit – involves lots of crossbreeding experimentation, as you might expect, but also a bit of spy craft. Research: “A Transatlantic Tango: The Story of the Strawberry. Royal Horticultural Society. https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/grow-your-own/features/history-of-the-strawberry#:~:text=It%20is%20hard%20to%20believe,back%20on%20fortifications%20near%20Concepci%C3%B3n. Allen, Mike. “The 18th-Century Spy Who Gave Us Big Strawberries.” Atlas Obscura. Nov. 16, 2017. https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/big-strawberries-spy-chile-france Barnes, Monica. “Frezier, Amédée François (1682-1773).” American Museum of Natural History. January 2008. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/280567727_Frezier_Amedee_Francois_1682-1773 Darrow, George M. “The Strawberry: History, Breeding and Physiology.” New York. Holt, Rinehart and Winston. 1966. Accessed online: https://archive.org/details/strawberryhistor00darr/mode/1up The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. "strawberry". Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Jun. 2023, https://www.britannica.com/plant/strawberry Folta, K.M., Barbey, C.R. “The strawberry genome: a complicated past and promising future.” Hortic Res 6, 97 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41438-019-0181-z Grubinger, Vern. “History of the Strawberry.” University of Vermont. June 2012. https://www.uvm.edu/vtvegandberry/factsheets/strawberryhistory.html Hancock, J.F. “Strawberries.” Oxford University Press. 2000. Petruzzello, Melissa. "list of plants in the family Rosaceae". Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Mar. 2024, https://www.britannica.com/topic/list-of-plants-in-the-family-Rosaceae-2001612 Sevilla, Elisa, and Ana Sevilla. “STRAWBERRY.” New World Objects of Knowledge: A Cabinet of Curiosities, edited by Mark Thurner and Juan Pimentel, University of London Press, 2021, pp. 207–12. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctv1vbd275.34 “Strawberry Facts.” University of Florida Gulf Coast Research and Education Center. https://gcrec.ifas.ufl.edu/fruit-crops/strawberries/strawberry-facts/ Sytsma, Kenneth J.. "Rosaceae". Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Feb. 2025, https://www.britannica.com/plant/Rosaceae See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Send us a textBritish L.A.-based playwright Stephen Laughton came sat in-house in the Playwright's Spotlight before the West Coast Premiere of his play One Jewish Boy. In this interview, we discuss the differences in the London, New York, and Los Angeles markets, London gatekeepers and the draw of the London Fringe and its difference to the Edinburgh Fringe, taking advantage of Covid, and the responsibilities and how playwriting applies to the Astrophysics Team at the American Museum of Natural History. Mid conversation we accept a call from Stephen's director and give a live, on-air response. We follow it up with what makes a great hook and how that provides a good story, what British playwrights sound like, stealing from the best, and moving to L.A. to do theatre. Like most Brits, Stephen's a charmer and offers some great stories and insight. Enjoy!For tickets to One Jewish Boy at the Atwater Village Theater in Los Angeles through April 28th, visit - https://echotheatercompany.ludus.com/index.php?show_id=200474485.Stephen Laughton is an award-winning, critically acclaimed writer. He has work in various stages of development across film and theater in NYC, L.A., London, Cape Town, and Sydney. He has worked with major theaters and broadcasters including and is an associate artist in the Astrophysics team at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. Two major plays coming up in 2025 include: Giants, which explores the controversy that unfolded on the set of James Dean's last film, set to open at the Sydney Opera House; and Velocity, which examines mental health in the LGBTQ+ community and is set to open at the Hayden Planetarium in New York City.To watch the video format of this episode, visit - https://youtu.be/bSazK8h4ndkLinks to resources mentioned in this episode -American Museum of Natural History - https://www.amnh.orgNick Hern Books - https://www.nickhernbooks.co.ukWebsite and Socials for Stephen Laughton -https://www.adventuresinstenography.comWebsites and socials for James Elden, PMP, and Playwright's Spotlight -Punk Monkey Productions - www.punkmonkeyproductions.comPLAY Noir -www.playnoir.comPLAY Noir Anthology –www.punkmonkeyproductions.com/contact.htmlJames Elden -Twitter - @jameseldensauerIG - @alakardrakeFB - fb.com/jameseldensauerPunk Monkey Productions and PLAY Noir - Twitter - @punkmonkeyprods                  - @playnoirla IG - @punkmonkeyprods       - @playnoir_la FB - fb.com/playnoir        - fb.com/punkmonkeyproductionsPlaywright's Spotlight -Twitter - @wrightlightpod IG - @playwrights_spotlightPlaywriting services through Los Angeles Collegiate Playwrights Festivalwww.losangelescollegiateplaywrightsfestival.com/services.htmlSupport the show

We're delighted to get to talk with Adrian Shine, who has worked for decades to raise awareness about Loch Ness and investigated the legendary creature said to inhabit the dark waters of that deep Scottish lake.  He's written a new book about Sea Monsters and their connection to the Loch Ness Mystery which releases April 1st, 2025. A Natural History of Sea Monsters (affiliate link)The Loch Ness CentreIn the intro you hear a clip of IN SEARCH OF from S01E20 - which features a young Adrian. Check out In Research Of's coverage with guest Daniel Loxton here.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/monstertalk--6267523/support.

This week on Cultivating Place, guest host Abra Lee is in conversation with a horticultural leader with big IDEAs. Mae Lin Plummer is the Director of the IDEA Center for Public Gardens in Denver Colorado. Mae Lin's journey into gardening started in her backyard in Charlotte, NC where she simply wanted "a pretty place to throw parties." That blossomed into a full-on plant obsession and a major career shift—from banking to horticulture. Mae Lin's passion is connecting people to the natural world through gardens. Her story is filled with joy, life lessons, and a deep love for how gardens can transform lives. Enjoy! Cultivating Place now has a donate button! We thank you so much for listening over the years and we hope you'll support Cultivating Place. We can't thank you enough for making it possible for this young program to grow even more of these types of conversations. The show is available as a podcast on SoundCloud and iTunes. To read more and for many more photos, please visit www.cultivatingplace.com.

In this episode Natasha Neary, Luke Resop, Steve Demarais, and Bronson Strickland discuss the MSU Deer Lab's recent analyses that disentangle the intricate relationship between buck movement and weather conditions. They use various metrics of deer activity, like movement rates and bedding percentages, and control for time of day and rut phase to isolate any additive effects of weather conditions. Does a cold front get bucks on their feet and cause them to be more active during daylight hours? Enjoy! Check out the MSU Deer Lab's online seminar series (here) and choose the Natural Resources option from the Categories drop down menu.  You will have to create an account to view the seminars.  The seminars are free unless you are seeking professional educational credits. Also, be sure to visit our YouTube channel (here)

Welp, he would sit in the blind for hours on end next to a nesting hen to collect intricate details about her every move and behavior. Listen in as we cover all aspects of his pioneering nest behavior work. Resources: DrDisturbance #WildTurkeyHistory (video series) Ideal Nesting Cover | Ep 121 Illumination in the Flatwoods, by Joe Hutto Little House in the Flatwoods | Ep 87 The Book of the Wild Turkey, by Lovett Williams You Need to Monitor Nesting Cover (video)   Donate to wild turkey research: UF Turkey Donation Fund , Auburn Turkey Donation Fund  Do you have a topic you'd like us to cover? Leave us a review or send us an email at wildturkeyscience@gmail.com!   Dr. Marcus Lashley @DrDisturbance, Publications Dr. Will Gulsby @dr_will_gulsby, Publications Turkeys for Tomorrow @turkeysfortomorrow  UF Game Lab @ufgamelab, YouTube   Please help us by taking our (QUICK) listener survey - Thank you!  Check out the NEW DrDisturbance YouTube channel! DrDisturbance YouTube Watch these podcasts on YouTube Leave a podcast rating for a chance to win free gear! Get a 10% discount  at Grounded Brand by using the code ‘TurkeyScience' at checkout! This podcast is made possible by Turkeys for Tomorrow, a grassroots organization dedicated to the wild turkey. To learn more about TFT, go to turkeysfortomorrow.org.    Music by Artlist.io Produced & edited by Charlotte Nowak

Welp, he would sit in the blind for hours on end next to a nesting hen to collect intricate details about her every move and behavior. Listen in as we cover all aspects of his pioneering nest behavior work. Resources: DrDisturbance #WildTurkeyHistory (video series) Ideal Nesting Cover | Ep 121 Illumination in the Flatwoods, by Joe Hutto Little House in the Flatwoods | Ep 87 The Book of the Wild Turkey, by Lovett Williams You Need to Monitor Nesting Cover (video)   Donate to wild turkey research: UF Turkey Donation Fund , Auburn Turkey Donation Fund  Do you have a topic you'd like us to cover? Leave us a review or send us an email at wildturkeyscience@gmail.com!   Dr. Marcus Lashley @DrDisturbance, Publications Dr. Will Gulsby @dr_will_gulsby, Publications Turkeys for Tomorrow @turkeysfortomorrow  UF Game Lab @ufgamelab, YouTube   Please help us by taking our (QUICK) listener survey - Thank you!  Check out the NEW DrDisturbance YouTube channel! DrDisturbance YouTube Watch these podcasts on YouTube Leave a podcast rating for a chance to win free gear! Get a 10% discount  at Grounded Brand by using the code ‘TurkeyScience' at checkout! This podcast is made possible by Turkeys for Tomorrow, a grassroots organization dedicated to the wild turkey. To learn more about TFT, go to turkeysfortomorrow.org.    Music by Artlist.io Produced & edited by Charlotte Nowak  

Happy Spring Equinox! To welcome Spring – especially this exact Spring in the US - practicing re-enchantment in our world seemed exactly the right focus. I think this is part of what Gardeners do: practice enchantment or love with the natural world we care for. We're in conversation this week with Brooke Williams: writer, naturalist, amateur conservation ecologist, thinker, observer, and walker. Based in the Great Salt Lake region of Utah with his wife, acclaimed writer Terry Tempest Williams, Brooke writes about evolution, consciousness, and his own adventures exploring both the inner and outer wilderness in our world. He is also a Gardener, and author most recently of Encountering Dragonfly, Notes on the Practice of Re-Enchantment. Dragonflies are of course among our favorite and most enchanting of companions in the garden – our built-in pest control for other insects such as mosquitos; predators who are not themselves pests in our lives. Squadrons of dragonflies patrolling the garden or wild lands in Summer are symbols everywhere of transformation and balance. For the ecological and symbolic importance of dragonflies to our human lives, I am so pleased to welcome Brooke to Cultivating Place. Cultivating Place now has a donate button! We thank you so much for listening over the years and we hope you'll support Cultivating Place. We can't thank you enough for making it possible for this young program to grow even more of these types of conversations. The show is available as a podcast on SoundCloud and iTunes. To read more and for many more photos, please visit www.cultivatingplace.com.

A billion-dollar spacecraft, a daring deep-space mission, and one of humanity's biggest questions: Where did we come from? NASA's OSIRIS-REx set out to collect a pristine sample from asteroid Bennu, a cosmic time capsule that may hold clues to the origins of life in our solar system. But the journey was anything but easy.Guests:Erica Jawin, postdoctoral research geologist in the Center for Earth and Planetary Studies at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum and member of the OSIRIS-REx missionTim McCoy, curator of meteorites at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History and deputy mission sample scientist for the OSIRIS-REx missionMike Moreau, deputy project manager in the Space Science Mission Operations Project at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center 

Oregon archaeologists have found evidence of human occupation in the state that dates back more than 18,000 years. University of Oregon students and faculty working at the Rimrock Draw Rockshelter in Harney County found stone tools and fragments of camel and bison teeth beneath a 15,000-year-old layer of volcanic ash. Radiocarbon dating of the tooth enamel revealed that the fragments were 18,250 years old. Due to their position in the ash, the tools are thought to be even older — making them some of the oldest evidence of human civilization in North America.Joining us with more details about the discovery is Pat O’Grady, a staff archaeologist at the University of Oregon Museum of Cultural and Natural History.

Huaxiazhoulong is one of the most complete ankylosaurs ever found (except for the head). Plus "Apex" the extremely expensive Stegosaurus is now on public display.For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Pawpawsaurus, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Pawpawsaurus-Episode-530/Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more.Dinosaur of the day Pawpawsaurus, an ankylosaur with a well preserved skull which preserved the first nodosaurid eyelids.In dinosaur news this week:The most expensive dinosaur ever sold at auction, the Stegosaurus "Apex", is now on display at the American Museum of Natural History.The new ankylosaur, Huaxiazhoulong shouwen, is nearly complete (from the shoulders back). This episode is brought to you by the Colorado Northwestern Community College. Join them for two weeks digging up dinosaur bones from the Jurassic Period in Northwest Colorado this summer. For details go to CNCC.edu/dinodigSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.