Podcasts about naturalis biodiversity center

Ype wordt in deze aflevering Gerbrand Bakker en Botte wordt Ionica Smeets. Eén oorbel en één been. Eén appel en één zak chips. Vier puddingbroodjes. Drie nepmicrofoons. Vijf tandartsen. En nul Engelsedropjes met roze spikkels. Afijn, lenteverhalen overal, veel plezier met deze aflevering!ShownotesEisinga PlanetariumDamn Honey - Moedig VoorwaartsBoekpresentatie van Aaf Brandt Corstius in Den Haag, met Botte en Ype!De sponsor van deze aflevering is Naturalis Biodiversity Center. Leer de kudde Triceratopsen kennen en bestel nu je tickets via naturalis.nl/triceratops. Met de code AMATEUR20 krijg je korting!Wil je ons steunen? Word dan Vriend van de Show, dan krijg je afleveringen eerder en heb je toegang tot extra exclusieve Vrienden-afleveringen. Alvast dank!Zie het privacybeleid op https://art19.com/privacy en de privacyverklaring van Californië op https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

De sponsor van deze aflevering is Naturalis Biodiversity Center!Verder zat er deze week in de aflevering:Chris en Charlot bespreken hun derde relatietherapie bootcamp. Dit keer hebben ze het over de huishoud battle. Want geef toe, wie ruziet er ook niet dagelijks over de kleine dingen rondom het huishouden?Hoe is het bij ons verdeeld en is dat eigenlijk wel eerlijk? En wat betekent: "mental load"? Doe zelf de huishoud battle via deze link deze is opgesteld door de Volkskrant. Maar let op: Chris en Charlot stellen zich niet aansprakelijk voor de eventuele ruzie(s) die deze "battle" veroorzaakt ;-) Mocht jij nou ook een leuk verhaal of interessante vraag voor ons hebben? Gebruik ons telefoonnummer via: 06 30 54 84 67Veel luister plezier!De Ooievaar kwam langs:Kom snel kijken naar de Triceratops kudde in Naturalis!Bestel nu je tickets via naturalis.nl/triceratops.De tentoonstelling is tot en met 31 augustus 2025 te zien, dus wees er snel bijMaak gebruik van de kortingscode KINDERACHTIG20Zie het privacybeleid op https://art19.com/privacy en de privacyverklaring van Californië op https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Aaron Rookus is er! Filmregisseur en -auteur, van wie binnenkort de film De Idylle gaat draaien in de Nederlandse filmhuizen. Dikke vette aanrader, daarover alles in deze aflevering. Verder: Nigtevecht en in het nu leven, Händel en Puccini, de toverbal en de Engelse drop, het Mandela-effect en de blote kont, het showbizzmannetje en de zwabber op de set, en per ongeluk voor jezelf zorgen. Veel plezier!ShownotesTrailer De Idylle op YouTubeZaadbalkanker info op Thuisarts.nlHow To with John Wilson op HBO maxDe sponsor van deze aflevering is Naturalis Biodiversity Center. Leer de kudde Triceratopsen kennen en bestel nu je tickets via naturalis.nl/triceratops. Met de code AMATEUR20 krijg je korting!Wil je ons steunen? Word dan Vriend van de Show, dan krijg je afleveringen eerder en heb je toegang tot extra afleveringen. Alvast dank!Zie het privacybeleid op https://art19.com/privacy en de privacyverklaring van Californië op https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

De sponsor van deze aflevering is Naturalis Biodiversity Center! Verder zat er deze week in de aflevering:Wat was toch het mislukte valentijnscadeau van Chris? Hoe gaan we om met de peuterpubertijd en wie is er aan het winnen? En wat was ons plan rondom de opvoeding van Sara? Kleine hint... die was er niet. Het gênante ouderverhaal van deze week van "oppas" Jolien.Mocht jij nou ook een leuk verhaal of interessante vraag voor ons hebben? Gebruik ons telefoonnummer via: 06 30 54 84 67Veel luister plezier!De Ooievaar kwam langs:Kom snel kijken naar de Triceratops kudde in Naturalis! Bestel nu je tickets via naturalis.nl/triceratops. De tentoonstelling is tot en met 31 augustus 2025 te zien, dus wees er snel bijMaak gebruik van de kortingscode KINDERACHTIG20Zie het privacybeleid op https://art19.com/privacy en de privacyverklaring van Californië op https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Ga voor de shownotes en het transcript naar damnhoney.nl/aflevering-220DAMN, HONEY wordt gemaakt door Marie Lotte Hagen en Nydia van VoorthuizenIn deze aflevering hoor je advertenties van Naturalis Biodiversity Center en Theater Rotterdam:Leer de kudde van Naturalis Biodiversity Center kennen en bestel nu je tickets via naturalis.nl/triceratops. Maak gebruik van de kortingscode DAMNHONEY20De voorstelling (sur)render van Theater Rotterdam is van 19 februari t/m 12 april op tournee door het hele land. Info en kaarten op tr.nl/surrendereditwerk: Daniël van de Poppe jingles: Lucas de Gier website: Liesbeth Smit DAMN, HONEY is onderdeel van Dag & Nacht Media. Heb je interesse om te adverteren in deze podcast? Neem dan contact op met Dag en Nacht Media via adverteren@dagennacht.nlZie het privacybeleid op https://art19.com/privacy en de privacyverklaring van Californië op https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Acteur Eelco Smits is te gast! Hij speelt bij ITA, en is in deze tijd te zien als David in de voorstelling Giovanni's Room. Daar speelt hij een homoseksuele man, een rol die hij vaker heeft. Eelco heeft twee boskatten, in een almaar slinkend huisje, en daar moet iets op worden gevonden. Hij zat ooit op een terrasje met Jude Law en zag hoe die met zijn bekendheid om gaat. Dat lijkt Eelco ook wel wat. En we beantwoorden een handjevol theezakjesvragen met hem. Heerlijk neurotiserend. Kortom: veel plezier!ShownotesGiovanni's Room bij ITADe Idylle van Aaron Rookus (volgende week meer!)Popdorian op SpotifyKiri Mioki op InstaDe sponsor van deze aflevering is Naturalis Biodiversity Center. Leer de kudde Triceratopsen kennen en bestel nu je tickets via naturalis.nl/triceratops. Met de code AMATEUR20 krijg je korting!Wil je ons steunen? Word dan Vriend van de Show, dan krijg je afleveringen eerder en heb je toegang tot extra afleveringen. Alvast dank!Zie het privacybeleid op https://art19.com/privacy en de privacyverklaring van Californië op https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Hoewel het voortschrijdende verlies van biodiversiteit hem aan hart gaat en zorgen baart, zag Koos Biesmeijer meer ‘sense of urgency' bij de afgelopen Biodiversiteits COP16 in Cali. Bedrijven en overheden realiseren zich in toenemende mate dat de economie voor 100% afhankelijk is van biodiversiteit want “op een dode planeet is er helemaal geen economie”. Met Koos spreken we over de relatie tussen klimaatverandering en biodiversiteitsverlies, het komen en gaan van soorten en de gevolgen daarvan voor fruit-, chocolade- en koffieoogsten, bijen met en zonder angel en hoe Naturalis buiten haar comfortzone treedt en samenwerkingsverbanden aan gaat met bedrijven zoals BNP Paribas om samen de biodiversiteit te helpen. En hoe zit het nou met de ‘red wedding' van de bijen, de darrenslacht? Shownotes - LinkedIn-profiel Koos Biesmeijer - Koos Biesmeijer op website Naturalis - Website Naturalis algemeen - Opleiding “Toekomst voor Biodiversiteit” Disclaimer De standpunten, gedachten en meningen in deze podcast zijn die van de spreker en vertegenwoordigen niet de standpunten, gedachten en meningen van BNP Paribas. BNP Paribas heeft geen controle over en/of is niet verantwoordelijk voor de kwaliteit, volledigheid en nauwkeurigheid van de informatie die door sprekers wordt verstrekt. De informatie die hier wordt gepresenteerd is enkel voor algemene informatiedoeleinden en mag niet worden beschouwd als professioneel advies. BNP Paribas onderschrijft, beveelt of keurt geen specifieke mening, organisatie, product of dienst goed waarnaar in deze podcast wordt verwezen.

Wouter van Noort, journalist bij NRC, kijkt, leest, luistert en vraagt zoveel mogelijk over technologie, klimaatverandering, nieuwe manieren van leven, spiritualiteit, bewustzijn, zingeving en systeemtransformatie. En hij slaagt er ook nog in om deze zaken onderling te verbinden. In het Naturalis Biodiversity Center in Leiden spraken we met Wouter over de risico's van een "carbon tunnel visie", onze worsteling met zingeving anno 2024 en de relatie daarvan met biodiversiteitsverlies. En over welke technologische, juridische of natuurlijke oplossingen kunnen helpen bij natuurherstel? Shownotes ⁠LinkedIn profiel Wouter van Noort⁠ ⁠abonneer je op zijn nieuwsbrief Future Affairs⁠ Disclaimer De standpunten, gedachten en meningen in deze podcast zijn die van de spreker en vertegenwoordigen niet de standpunten, gedachten en meningen van BNP Paribas. BNP Paribas heeft geen controle over en/of is niet verantwoordelijk voor de kwaliteit, volledigheid en nauwkeurigheid van de informatie die door sprekers wordt verstrekt. De informatie die hier wordt gepresenteerd is enkel voor algemene informatiedoeleinden en mag niet worden beschouwd als professioneel advies. BNP Paribas onderschrijft, beveelt of keurt geen specifieke mening, organisatie, product of dienst goed waarnaar in deze podcast wordt verwezen.

Hier, op de open oceaan, is het wel meer dan 2000 meter diep. Sardientjes en ansjovissen zwemmen hier dagelijks in grote scholen rond. Dicht op elkaar, want dat maakt ze minder kwetsbaar voor roofdieren. Mocht er dan toch een hongerige blauwe haai in de buurt komen, dan hebben de vissen een bijzondere truc: de grote school is een enorme bal geworden, een soort glitterende tornado. Dat noemen ze een baitball. Een laatste poging van de visjes om niet opgegeten te worden. Zal het werken?Met Expeditie Oceaan leer je meer over de oceaan. En dat is belangrijk, want hoe meer we weten over de oceaan, hoe beter we deze kunnen beschermen. Want dat is hard nodig. Ook Albert Heijn zet zich in om de wereld beter achter te laten. Kom je ook in actie? Praktische tips en meer informatie over de oceaan vind je op https://www.ah.nl/oceaan.De podcast-afleveringen bevatten 8D-audio en komen daarom het best tot hun recht als je ze beluistert met een koptelefoon. Let op: in situaties waar je je aandacht nodig hebt kun je beter geen koptelefoon opzetten, zoals in het verkeer.De podcast Expeditie Oceaan is een productie van audio agency Airborne. In samenwerking met Studio Freek, Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Lumen Loyalty en Dentsu.

Het is heerlijk op het strand: het zand is nog warm van een dag zomerzon. Freek neemt ons mee langs de branding van de Noordzee. Hoewel de mensen al naar huis zijn, is het toch nog druk. Allerlei soorten vogels vliegen voorbij en ook het zand zit boordevol leven. We komen ook een zeester tegen: een bijzonder dier met superkrachten. En kijk daar eens... wat fonkelt daar nou in de zee? Met Expeditie Oceaan leer je meer over de oceaan. En dat is belangrijk, want hoe meer we weten over de oceaan, hoe beter we deze kunnen beschermen. Want dat is hard nodig. Ook Albert Heijn zet zich in om de wereld beter achter te laten. Kom in actie! Ben je heerlijk een dagje naar het strand geweest? Laat dan geen rotzooi achter. Je bent helemaal goed bezig als je dingen meepakt die anderen hebben laten slingeren. Meer praktische tips en informatie over de oceaan vind je op https://www.ah.nl/oceaan.De podcast-afleveringen bevatten 8D-audio en komen daarom het best tot hun recht als je ze beluistert met een koptelefoon. Let op: in situaties waar je je aandacht nodig hebt kun je beter geen koptelefoon opzetten, zoals in het verkeer.De podcast Expeditie Oceaan is een productie van audio agency Airborne. In samenwerking met Studio Freek, Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Lumen Loyalty en Dentsu.

We bevinden ons aan de tropische rotskust. Wat een uitzicht! Freek maakt kennis met de heremietkreeft: dé held van dit gebied. Dit zijn onderwaterklussers die allerlei gereedschap meedragen waarmee ze voedsel kunnen vangen. Het zijn ook nog eens super-duurzame dieren. Ze wonen namelijk in slakkenhuisjes die andere dieren hebben achtergelaten. Zit het huisje na een tijdje te krap? Dan ruilen ze gewoon met elkaar. En Freek komt hier nog meer bijzondere dieren tegen...Met Expeditie Oceaan leer je meer over de oceaan. En dat is belangrijk, want hoe meer we weten over de oceaan, hoe beter we deze kunnen beschermen. Want dat is hard nodig. Ook Albert Heijn zet zich in om de wereld beter achter te laten. Kom in actie! Wil jij ook duurzaam bezig zijn? Douche dan minder lang en maak etensrestjes de volgende dag op. Meer praktische tips en informatie over de oceaan vind je op https://www.ah.nl/oceaan.De podcast-afleveringen bevatten 8D-audio en komen daarom het best tot hun recht als je ze beluistert met een koptelefoon. Let op: in situaties waar je je aandacht nodig hebt kun je beter geen koptelefoon opzetten, zoals in het verkeer.De podcast Expeditie Oceaan is een productie van audio agency Airborne. In samenwerking met Studio Freek, Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Lumen Loyalty en Dentsu.

Wat kriebelt daar toch? O, wacht het is een zeegrasveld! Deze bijzondere planten zijn belangrijk voor de kust, want hun wortels houden de zeebodem goed vast en beschermen ze tegen de harde golfslag. Dieren vinden het erg fijn hier: er leven zo'n duizend verschillende soorten. Zoals groene zeeschildpadden, die dol zijn op al dat zeegras en het liefste alles op zouden eten. Gelukkig zwemmen er bij deze zeegrasvelden ook tijgerhaaien rond en daar zijn de schildpadden doodsbang voor. Daar blijven ze liever bij uit de buurt. Zo zijn de haaien dus een soort politieagenten die meehelpen om het zeegras te beschermen. Met Expeditie Oceaan leer je meer over de oceaan. En dat is belangrijk, want hoe meer we weten over de oceaan, hoe beter we deze kunnen beschermen. Want dat is hard nodig. Ook Albert Heijn zet zich in om de wereld beter achter te laten. Kom in actie! Plastic in zeewater is niet lekker, maar een zwevend plastic zakje ziet er voor een zeeschildpad wel uit als een smakelijke kwal. Daarom kunnen we het beste zo min mogelijk plastic gebruiken, dan kan het ook niet in de oceaan terechtkomen. Neem jij al je eigen boodschappentas mee naar de winkel? Meer praktische tips en informatie over de oceaan vind je op https://www.ah.nl/oceaan.De podcast-afleveringen bevatten 8D-audio en komen daarom het best tot hun recht als je ze beluistert met een koptelefoon. Let op: in situaties waar je je aandacht nodig hebt kun je beter geen koptelefoon opzetten, zoals in het verkeer.De podcast Expeditie Oceaan is een productie van audio agency Airborne. In samenwerking met Studio Freek, Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Lumen Loyalty en Dentsu.

Langs subtropische en tropische kusten vind je mangroven. Dat zijn moerasbossen die ontstaan in rustige stukken kustzee, zoals in lagunes en baaien. Andere bomen zouden hier doodgaan, maar mangrovebomen houden juist van zout water en hitte. En deze bossen zijn weer erg geliefd bij allerlei dieren. Zo chillen zeekoeien graag tussen de wortels, nadat zij zich hebben volgegeten met zeegras. Het verteren van zo'n buik vol met groenten, maakt de nodige gassen vrij. En daardoor borrelt er regelmatig een flinke wind in het water.Met Expeditie Oceaan leer je meer over de oceaan. En dat is belangrijk, want hoe meer we weten over de oceaan, hoe beter we deze kunnen beschermen. Want dat is hard nodig. Ook Albert Heijn zet zich in om de wereld beter achter te laten. Kom je ook in actie? Praktische tips en meer informatie over de oceaan vind je op https://www.ah.nl/oceaan.De podcast-afleveringen bevatten 8D-audio en komen daarom het best tot hun recht als je ze beluistert met een koptelefoon. Let op: in situaties waar je je aandacht nodig hebt kun je beter geen koptelefoon opzetten, zoals in het verkeer.De podcast Expeditie Oceaan is een productie van audio agency Airborne. In samenwerking met Studio Freek, Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Lumen Loyalty en Dentsu.

Het koraalrif is een fantastische, kleurrijke plek. Wist je dat koralen geen stenen of planten zijn, maar dieren? In hun eentje zijn de koraalpoliepen slechts een paar millimeter groot, maar samen vormen ze een enorm dier. Onderwater kun je horen hoeveel geluid ze maken: het rif bruist van het leven. Je vindt er onder meer papegaaivissen, garnalen, zeesterren en krabbetjes. Maar ook anemoonvissen voelen zich hier erg thuis. Denk maar niet dat je makkelijk bij hen in de buurt komt. Anemoonvissen verdedigen hun stek namelijk fel tegen indringers.Met Expeditie Oceaan leer je meer over de oceaan. En dat is belangrijk, want hoe meer we weten over de oceaan, hoe beter we deze kunnen beschermen. Want dat is hard nodig. Ook Albert Heijn zet zich in om de wereld beter achter te laten. Kom in actie! Door CO₂-uitstoot wordt zeewater warmer en zuurder. Daarvan raakt koraal gestresst en verliest het zijn kleur. Om dit te voorkomen, kun je bijvoorbeeld groenten en fruit uit het seizoen uit Nederland eten. Zo komt er minder CO₂ in de lucht en dus in onze oceaan. Meer praktische tips en informatie over de oceaan vind je op https://www.ah.nl/oceaan.De podcast-afleveringen bevatten 8D-audio en komen daarom het best tot hun recht als je ze beluistert met een koptelefoon. Let op: in situaties waar je je aandacht nodig hebt kun je beter geen koptelefoon opzetten, zoals in het verkeer.De podcast Expeditie Oceaan is een productie van audio agency Airborne. In samenwerking met Studio Freek, Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Lumen Loyalty en Dentsu.

We zijn op de open oceaan, in de verre omtrek is geen land te bekennen. Hier leven blauwe vinvissen, het grootste dier dat op aarde bestaat. Het zingen, roepen en gekwebbel van deze enorme zeedieren is op honderden kilometers afstand te horen. Tenminste, als je een andere blauwe vinvis bent. Gelukkig heeft Freek een apparaatje meegenomen waarmee we ze kunnen horen. Duik mee de diepte in en luister mee naar dit bijzondere onderwaterconcert.Met Expeditie Oceaan leer je meer over de oceaan. En dat is belangrijk, want hoe meer we weten over de oceaan, hoe beter we deze kunnen beschermen. Want dat is hard nodig. Ook Albert Heijn zet zich in om de wereld beter achter te laten. Kom in actie! Breng ook jouw klasgenoten in de ban van de oceaan en doe jouw spreekbeurt of werkstuk over 'planeet water'. Op natuurwijzer.naturalis.nl vind je alle informatie voor een prachtige presentatie. Praktische tips en informatie over de oceaan vind je ook op https://www.ah.nl/oceaan De podcast-afleveringen bevatten 8D-audio en komen daarom het best tot hun recht als je ze beluistert met een koptelefoon. Let op: in situaties waar je je aandacht nodig hebt kun je beter geen koptelefoon opzetten, zoals in het verkeer.De podcast Expeditie Oceaan is een productie van audio agency Airborne. In samenwerking met Studio Freek, Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Lumen Loyalty en Dentsu.

We dobberen lekker rond op de open oceaan. Het wateroppervlak is glad en stil: dieren zijn hier nauwelijks. Dat heeft te maken met de hoeveelheid zuurstof in het warmere water. Minder zuurstof betekent minder voedingsstoffen en dus ook minder dieren die daarvan kunnen leven. Toch zijn we niet alleen. Portugese oorlogsschepen dobberen hier ook heerlijk op de waterspiegel. Dat zijn kwallen met superlange tentakels van soms wel vijftig meter. Ze zijn supersloom, maar gewapend met zwaar zenuwgif. Wat gebeurt er als een vis tegen zo'n tentakel aanzwemt?Met Expeditie Oceaan leer je meer over de oceaan. En dat is belangrijk, want hoe meer we weten over de oceaan, hoe beter we deze kunnen beschermen. Want dat is hard nodig. Ook Albert Heijn zet zich in om de wereld beter achter te laten. Kom in actie! Een oceaan vol plastic is gevaarlijker dan alle roofdieren bij elkaar. Dieren happen vaak in plastic zakjes in plaats van voedsel. Wil jij in actie komen en een hele dag proberen om geen plastic afval te maken? Gebruik dan een broodtrommel en koop producten zonder plastic verpakking! Meer praktische tips en informatie over de oceaan vind je op https://www.ah.nl/oceaan De podcast-afleveringen bevatten 8D-audio en komen daarom het best tot hun recht als je ze beluistert met een koptelefoon. Let op: in situaties waar je je aandacht nodig hebt kun je beter geen koptelefoon opzetten, zoals in het verkeer.De podcast Expeditie Oceaan is een productie van audio agency Airborne. In samenwerking met Studio Freek, Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Lumen Loyalty en Dentsu.

We dalen meer dan 1000 meter af naar de diepzeebodem. Het is hier aardedonker. In de buurt van een vulkanische schoorsteen is het water kokend heet. En toch kunnen in dit extreme klimaat dieren leven. Neem de ijzerslakken. De ijzerdeeltjes die vrijkomen uit de schoorsteen slaan zij op in hun lijf. Zo krijgen ze een uitwendig skelet van ijzer: een natuurlijk harnas. En dat is niet eens hun enige bizarre eigenschap...Met Expeditie Oceaan leer je meer over de oceaan. En dat is belangrijk, want hoe meer we weten over de oceaan, hoe beter we deze kunnen beschermen. Want dat is hard nodig. Ook Albert Heijn zet zich in om de wereld beter achter te laten.Kom in actie! In de diepzee delven diepzeemijnbouwers zeldzame materialen, zoals koper en kobalt. Dat wordt in batterijen van onze smartphones en andere apparaten verwerkt. De steenklonten worden losgewoeld en opgezogen. Helaas komen daarbij ook dieren in de slang van de reuzenstofzuiger terecht. Zelfs de ijzerslak kan zich hier niet tegen wapenen. Jij kan helpen door je apparaten niet weg te gooien, maar door ze te laten repareren of te recyclen. Meer praktische tips en informatie over de oceaan vind je op https://www.ah.nl/oceaanDe podcast-afleveringen bevatten 8D-audio en komen daarom het best tot hun recht als je ze beluistert met een koptelefoon. Let op: in situaties waar je je aandacht nodig hebt kun je beter geen koptelefoon opzetten, zoals in het verkeer.De podcast Expeditie Oceaan is een productie van audio agency Airborne. In samenwerking met Studio Freek, Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Lumen Loyalty en Dentsu.

We zijn op de Zuidpool, een continent bedekt met ijs, waar het soms wel 60 graden onder nul is en waar het flink waait. Hier, midden op een ijsschots, komen we een kolonie keizerspinguïns tegen. Ze duiken geregeld in het ijskoude water, op zoek naar voedsel. Wanneer het broedseizoen aanbreekt, balanceren de mannetjes maandenlang een ei op hun voeten. Logisch dat ze dan lekker dicht tegen elkaar aankruipen. Maar helemaal veilig zijn ze nooit. Stap in de boot bij Freek en ontdek welke dieren graag een keizerspinguïn als ontbijt hebben.Met Expeditie Oceaan leer je meer over de oceaan. En dat is belangrijk, want hoe meer we weten over de oceaan, hoe beter we deze kunnen beschermen. Want dat is hard nodig. Ook Albert Heijn zet zich in om de wereld beter achter te laten. Kom je ook in actie? Praktische tips en meer informatie over de oceaan vind je op https://www.ah.nl/oceaan.De podcast-afleveringen bevatten 8D-audio en komen daarom het best tot hun recht als je ze beluistert met een koptelefoon. Let op: in situaties waar je je aandacht nodig hebt kun je beter geen koptelefoon opzetten, zoals in het verkeer.De podcast Expeditie Oceaan is een productie van audio agency Airborne. In samenwerking met Studio Freek, Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Lumen Loyalty en Dentsu.

Wat een rust in de Poolzee. We horen alleen het gekraak van ijs. De zee is spiegelglad en ziet er zwart uit. Maar verderop is het roze: krill. Dit zijn een soort halfdoorzichtige garnalen, niet veel groter dan een paperclip. Superbelangrijk voor de oceaan, want zij vormen de basis voor bijna alle voedselketens hier. Ook grote roofdieren lusten graag krill, zoals bultruggen. Met een enorme hap eten zij wel honderden kilo's krill in één keer. En ‘s nachts gebeurt er op deze plek iets heel bijzonders… Met Expeditie Oceaan leer je meer over de oceaan. En dat is belangrijk, want hoe meer we weten over de oceaan, hoe beter we deze kunnen beschermen. Dat is hard nodig. Ook Albert Heijn zet zich in om de wereld beter achter te laten. Samen met leveranciers werken zij aan het terugdringen van de CO₂-uitstoot om klimaatverandering tegen te gaan. Zo gebruikt Albert Heijn 100% groene stroom van Nederlandse windmolens en liggen er duizenden zonnepanelen op distributiecentra en winkels. Wil je ook in actie komen? Praktische tips en informatie vind je op https://www.ah.nl/oceaan.De podcast-afleveringen bevatten 8D-audio en komen daarom het best tot hun recht als je ze beluistert met een koptelefoon. Let op: in situaties waar je je aandacht nodig hebt kun je beter geen koptelefoon opzetten, zoals in het verkeer.De podcast Expeditie Oceaan is een productie van audio agency Airborne. In samenwerking met Studio Freek, Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Lumen Loyalty en Dentsu.

We varen in de Arctische Oceaan: de kleinste en ondiepste van alle oceanen. Het is hier lente, maar nog steeds erg koud. De zoogdieren die hier leven, hebben een centimeters-dikke speklaag onder hun huid om warm te blijven. We zien een grote kolonie walrussen met enorme slagtanden, die ze ook als wapen gebruiken. Mannetjes vechten met elkaar om een territorium te veroveren. De grootste bazen krijgen de beste plekken en de meeste vrouwtjes. Met Expeditie Oceaan leer je meer over de oceaan. En dat is belangrijk, want hoe meer we weten over de oceaan, hoe beter we deze kunnen beschermen. Want dat is hard nodig. Ook Albert Heijn zet zich in om de wereld beter achter te laten.Kom in actie! Als jij een dikke trui aantrekt blijf je, net als de ijsbeer en de walrus, lekker warm en kan de verwarming bij jou thuis een paar graden lager. Meer praktische tips en informatie over de oceaan vind je op https://www.ah.nl/oceaan.De podcast-afleveringen bevatten 8D-audio en komen daarom het best tot hun recht als je ze beluistert met een koptelefoon. Let op: in situaties waar je je aandacht nodig hebt kun je beter geen koptelefoon opzetten, zoals in het verkeer.De podcast Expeditie Oceaan is een productie van audio agency Airborne. In samenwerking met Studio Freek, Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Lumen Loyalty en Dentsu.

We bevinden ons nu 4000 meter diep in de oceaan, vlak boven de zeebodem. Het water is inktzwart en ijskoud. Op deze diepte kunnen zonnestralen niet komen. Daarom maken de dieren die hier leven hun eigen licht. Zo proberen ze een partner te vinden, of roofdieren af te schrikken. En dan zijn er nog de diepzeehengelvissen, zij gebruiken hun licht juist om op andere dieren te jagen. Zo'n lampje wekt namelijk de nieuwsgierigheid van andere vissen. Alleen weten ze niet dat zo'n diepzeehengelvis ook een angstaanjagende bek vol grote tanden heeft… Met Expeditie Oceaan leer je meer over de oceaan. En dat is belangrijk, want hoe meer we weten over de oceaan, hoe beter we deze kunnen beschermen. Want dat is hard nodig. Ook Albert Heijn zet zich in om de wereld beter achter te laten. Kom je ook in actie? Praktische tips en meer informatie over de oceaan vind je op https://www.ah.nl/oceaan.De podcast-afleveringen bevatten 8D-audio en komen daarom het best tot hun recht als je ze beluistert met een koptelefoon. Let op: in situaties waar je je aandacht nodig hebt kun je beter geen koptelefoon opzetten, zoals in het verkeer.De podcast Expeditie Oceaan is een productie van audio agency Airborne. In samenwerking met Studio Freek, Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Lumen Loyalty en Dentsu.

Wanneer je meer dan 200 meter afdaalt in de oceaan, beland je in de schemerzone. Daar is geen verschil meer tussen dag en nacht. Om de kleine beetjes licht die er nog zijn op te vangen, hebben de dieren hier vaak grotere ogen. De reuzeninktvis heeft de allergrootste. Daarmee kan hij zijn grootste vijand in de gaten houden: de potvis.Daal af met Freek naar de diepzee en ervaar iets heel bijzonders zodra het boven water langzaam donker wordt...Met Expeditie Oceaan leer je meer over de oceaan. En dat is belangrijk, want hoe meer we weten over de oceaan, hoe beter we deze kunnen beschermen. Want dat is hard nodig. Ook Albert Heijn zet zich in om de wereld beter achter te laten. Kom je ook in actie? Praktische tips en meer informatie over de oceaan vind je op https://www.ah.nl/oceaan.De podcast-afleveringen bevatten 8D-audio en komen daarom het best tot hun recht als je ze beluistert met een koptelefoon. Let op: in situaties waar je je aandacht nodig hebt kun je beter geen koptelefoon opzetten, zoals in het verkeer.De podcast Expeditie Oceaan is een productie van audio agency Airborne. In samenwerking met Studio Freek, Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Lumen Loyalty en Dentsu.

Samen met Freek zweven we boven een kelpwoud. Kelp is geen echte plant met wortels en bladeren, maar het lijkt er wel op. Het is een soort alg, een zeewier. En kelpstengels kunnen wel 40 meter lang worden. Een kelpwoud zit vol leven. Hier vind je bijvoorbeeld een harig zeezoogdier: zeeotters. Schattige, pluizige dieren die ontzettend goed kunnen jagen. Ga met Freek mee op expeditie en ontdek waarom zij zo belangrijk zijn voor het kelpwoud. En... hoe ze aan die paarse tanden komen.Met Expeditie Oceaan leer je meer over de oceaan. En dat is belangrijk, want hoe meer we weten over de oceaan, hoe beter we deze kunnen beschermen. Want dat is hard nodig. Ook Albert Heijn zet zich in om de wereld beter achter te laten. Kom je ook in actie? Praktische tips en meer informatie over de oceaan vind je op https://www.ah.nl/oceaan.De podcast-afleveringen bevatten 8D-audio en komen daarom het best tot hun recht als je ze beluistert met een koptelefoon. Let op: in situaties waar je je aandacht nodig hebt kun je beter geen koptelefoon opzetten, zoals in het verkeer.De podcast Expeditie Oceaan is een productie van audio agency Airborne. In samenwerking met Studio Freek, Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Lumen Loyalty en Dentsu.

De oceaan! Wat een magische plek. Gek eigenlijk dat onze planeet aarde heet en geen water, want het grootste deel van het aardoppervlak is bedekt met oceaanwater. Er is meer dan genoeg plek voor allerlei levensvormen. Van piepklein tot reuzegroot, van alledaags tot buitenaards. Maar de oceaanbewoners hebben het moeilijk. Ga mee op expeditie met Freek Vonk en ontdek hoe dat komt.Met Expeditie Oceaan leer je meer over de oceaan. En dat is belangrijk, want hoe meer we weten over de oceaan, hoe beter we deze kunnen beschermen. Want dat is hard nodig. Ook Albert Heijn zet zich in om de wereld beter achter te laten. Kom je ook in actie? Praktische tips en meer informatie over de oceaan vind je op https://www.ah.nl/oceaan.De podcast-afleveringen bevatten 8D-audio en komen daarom het best tot hun recht als je ze beluistert met een koptelefoon. Let op: in situaties waar je je aandacht nodig hebt kun je beter geen koptelefoon opzetten, zoals in het verkeer.De podcast Expeditie Oceaan is een productie van audio agency Airborne. In samenwerking met Studio Freek, Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Lumen Loyalty en Dentsu.Met Expeditie Oceaan leer je meer over de oceaan. En dat is belangrijk, want hoe meer we weten over de oceaan, hoe beter we deze kunnen beschermen. Want dat is hard nodig. Ook Albert Heijn zet zich in om de wereld beter achter te laten. Kom je ook in actie? Praktische tips en meer informatie over de oceaan vind je op https://www.ah.nl/oceaan.De podcast-afleveringen bevatten 8D-audio en komen daarom het best tot hun recht als je ze beluistert met een koptelefoon. Let op: in situaties waar je je aandacht nodig hebt kun je beter geen koptelefoon opzetten, zoals in het verkeer.De podcast Expeditie Oceaan is een productie van audio agency Airborne. In samenwerking met Studio Freek, Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Lumen Loyalty en Dentsu.

Susanne in her own words:   “I think we have become dangerously complacent about referring to how we are disconnected from nature.    Actually, we are inescapably connected to nature.    For every single breath we rely on plants doing the photosynthetic work that also yields oxygen for us to breath, and half of that work is done by ocean dwelling microscopic plants.     When you start looking into agricultural products you see how dependent these outputs are on rain cycles and aquifers. Marine bioprospecting is a frontier of hope in finding non-addictive treatments for chronic pain and novel chemicals for treating cancer.     The deeper you dive the more connections you find between people and wild species.    Perhaps I am more aware of the reliance we have on wild species because of my research on wildlife trade at Naturalis Biodiversity Center. Seeing the work of my academic peers who also look at supply chains feeding markets for products derived from wild species shows that wildlife trade spans both the earth and the phylogenetic tree of life far beyond the niche of wildlife trade that I work on (edible orchids).    The problem is we are connected to nature, but we loose sight of that connection.   This is coupled with barriers in being able to commune with nature including public wildlife areas being difficult to reach by public transport, terrain presenting physical challenges, and social challenges to people being allowed to feel comfortable, safe, and welcome in outdoor spaces.     Biodiversity and ecological illiteracy are additional limitations.    So when I write about people outdoors or wildlife it feels more like introducing the reader to an entity—a landscape or a species— that they might consume in products they buy or forage, and that they might see when they are out and about.     I love being out in wilderness. But I am particularly interested in nature that is easier to find—wild species hidden in products that appear on supermarket shelves, wildlife that inhabits cities, creeps along canal paths, or inhabits shorelines where you can find it without needing a boat or dive gear.”     New episodes of the Tough Girl Podcast go live every Tuesday at 7am UK time - Hit the subscribe button so you don't miss out.    You can support the mission to increase the amount of female role models in the media by signing up as a patron. Visit www.patreon.com/toughgirlpodcast and subscribe - every patron makes a difference. Thank you for your support.   Show notes Who Susanne is in her own words What she does Loving the outdoors, nature and wildlife Studying and her progress as a scientist Doing biology, chemistry, geography, physics and English literature Choosing a degree as a teenager Volunteering in the mental health service while at university Moving to London Working in mental health and substance misuse support services Always having more interest in plants Doing taxonomy studies on the side Getting into more detail about taxonomy Doing an 8-month journey around England, Wales, and Scotland in a campervan Realising that knowing things about plants could be a job Getting a Master's degree in Ethnobotany Interviewing people about the plants they use for homebrew Recognising how people connect with wild landscapes Making her own homebrew How she enjoys outdoor swimming Having a dog around her Moving to Bournemouth Swimming at high altitude in Bhutan Learning and understanding how the body works Attending a big science conference in Bhutan - The International Society of Ethnobiology (ISE) Hiking in Bumthang Valley Her book: Wild Waters: A wildlife and water lover's companion to the aquatic world Meeting and working with Alice Goodridge Continuing swimming all throughout the year Her plans for 2022 and 2023 Planning to finish her PhD next year Having a sister with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Looking after her niece along with her mom and dad Doing a PhD on the International Trade in orchids Final words of advice   Social Media   Website: https://susannemasters.com    Instagram: @mastersmiss    Twitter: @Ethnobotanica    

Voor aflevering 36 gaat Radio Horzelnest te water om het leven van sponzen onder de loep te nemen. Als gids op deze onderwaterreis hebben we prof. dr. Nicole de Voogd te gast. Nicole de Voogd is een spongioloog, oftewel een specialist op het gebied van sponzen, en verbonden aan onze universiteit als bijzonder hoogleraar ‘Global change and marine ecosystems'. Daarnaast is zij senior-onderzoek aan Naturalis Biodiversity Center. Vanaf haar zestiende maakt zij al duiktochten. En sinds 1997 gaat Nicole op wetenschappelijke duikexpedities naar onder meer Taiwan, Saudi-Arabië, Indonesië, Singapore en Vietnam. In 2005 promoveerde zij met het proefschrift getiteld: ‘Indonesian sponges, biodiversity and mariculture potential', aan de Universiteit van Amsterdam. In haar wetenschappelijke loopbaan ontdekte en beschreef Nicole ruim tachtig nieuwe sponssoorten voor de wetenschap. Ook gaat Nicole's interesse uit naar de eigenschap van sponzen om stoffen aan te maken die mogelijk bruikbaar zijn voor medicijnen tegen ernstige ziekten, zoals kanker. In deze aflevering staan we stil bij het bijzondere en bizarre leven van sponzen. We hopen dat u na deze aflevering met enig ontzag zal kijken naar deze oudste meercellige dieren en hun betekenis voor het zeeleven. Timestamps: 00:00-08:19 – Inleiding & zoetwatersponzen in de Leidse gracht 08:19-14:16 – Wat is een spons? 14:16-20:54 – De anatomie en fylogenie van sponzen 20:54-31:43 – Habitat, voortplanting en totipotente cellen 31:43-41:40 – De (geschiedenis van de) nutstoepassingen van sponzen en medicinale eigenschappen 41:40-46:35 – Het microbioom van sponzen 46:35-55:32 – Op sponzenexpeditie 55:32-58:15 – De concurrentie tussen sponzen en koralen 58:15-01:04:06 - Vervolgonderzoek en onbekende sponzen in Burgers' Zoo

Voor de laatste aflevering van het 2021 mochten we een boom opzetten met emeritushoogleraar Pieter Baas, een botanicus gespecialiseerd in systematische en ecologische houtanatomie. In 1962 begon hij hier aan de Leidse universiteit met zijn de studie biologie en promoveerde later cum laude met zijn proefschrift getiteld: ‘Comparative anatomy of Ilex, Nemopanthus, Sphenostemon, Phelline, and Oncotheca'. In 1987 kreeg hij een aanstelling als bijzonder hoogleraar systematische plantenanatomie. Drie jaar later, in 1991 werd hij benoemd tot hoogleraar systematische plantkunde. Tot 2005 was hij wetenschappelijk directeur van het Nationaal Herbarium. En voor zijn plantkundige werk ontving hij meerdere accolades en medailles, waaronder de gouden medaille van de Linnean Society in Londen en Ridder in de Orde van de Nederlandse Leeuw. Tegenwoordig is hij nog steeds werkzaam als erelid in het Nationaal Herbarium Nederland dat inmiddels onder is gebracht in Naturalis Biodiversity Center. Naast een indrukwekkende wetenschappelijke loopbaan met bijhorende publicatielijst, brak hij ook in bestuurlijke zin meermaals een lans voor de botanie. Hout, in al zijn anatomische diversiteit, is een architectonisch wonder van de evolutie. Een team van de knapste architecten en bouwkundig ingenieurs zouden gezamenlijk niet in staat zijn zo'n wonderbaarlijk bouwmateriaal te bedenken als hout. In deze aflevering vertelt Pieter Baas over boombiologie, houttechnologie, houtanatomie, houtherkenning en het belang van houtcollecties. Timestamps: 00:00-05:45 – Introductie en professor Baas' favoriete boom 05:45-11:09 – Het oudste houtmonster uit de collectie van het Rijksherbarium 11:09-17:22 – Ontdekking van het xylarium van Mogami Tokunai en Siebold 17:22-25:00 – Houtmonsterverzamelingen vandaag de dag 25:00-30:12 – De werkpraktijk van een moderne houtanatoom 30:12-33:56 – Forensische houtherkenning en de handel in illegaal hout 33:56-48:38 – Houtanatomie en wat is hout? 48:38-57:52 – Ecologische houtanatomie 57:52-01:04:38 – Professor Baas' visie op de klimaattop doelstellingen om ontbossing tegen te gaan

Today I'm chatting with Senior Preparator, Becky Desjardins, from the Naturalis Biodiversity Center in the Netherlands. Among other accolades, this museum earned the prestigious award of the European Museum of the Year Award (EMYA) in 2021. Becky may have one of the most interesting, and definitely the most unusual, jobs of anyone I've had on the show. After majoring in Geology, Becky began her 20-year career traveling from Boston to the swamps of North Carolina to the Netherlands. She has an infectious imagination and passion for science that is unmatched. Becky has the unique ability to collect scientific information and data, break it down, and present it as an engaging story with endless possibilities. We have a fun conversation where we talk a lot about scientific collections, but also roller derby, the difference between life/work balance in the US vs. the Netherlands, why Becky has dead birds in her freezer, eco-restoration camping, what museum collections tell us about climate change, and how Becky thinks they are going to save the world.

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In aflevering 29 schuift bij ons aan schrijver, bioloog en paleontoloog Jelle Reumer. Met hem gaan we in gesprek over zijn boek Natura morte: een korte reis langs paleontologische topstukken (Historische Uitgeverij 2018). Voor dit boek ging hij langs verschillende natuurhistorische musea om telkens één topstuk uit de collectie te bespreken. Met enkele van deze belangwekkende stukken als gids(fossiel) maakt Jelle ons wegwijs in de geschiedenis van de geologie en paleontologie. Ook maken we kennis met illustere natuurgeleerden zoals Johann Jakob Scheuchzer, Leonardo Davinci, Georges Cuvier en Charles Lyell. En gaan we van fossiele spitsmuizen op Mallorca naar klatergouden iguanodons in het Museum voor Natuurwetenschappen in Brussel. Jelle is emeritus hoogleraar vertebratenpaleontologie aan de Universiteit Utrecht, oud-directeur van het Natuurhistorisch Museum Rotterdam, gastmedewerker bij Naturalis Biodiversity Center en als columnist schrijft hij een wekelijks dierenrubriek voor de krant Trouw getiteld ‘Jelle's weekdier'. Timestamps: 00:00-05:20 – Introductie 05:20-10:23 – Vertebraten paleontologie 10:32-14:20 – Eilandevolutie 14:20-31:18 – Wat is een fossiel? 31:18-37:06 – De mammoetschedel van Heukelum en de hoornpit van de oeros 37:06-50:13 – De ontwikkeling van de geologie en paleontologie bij Buffon, Cuvier en Lyell 50:13-01-03:30 – De Leidse Piet van Eugène Dubois 01:03:30-01:14:31 – De Maastrichtse mosasaurussen 01:14:31-01:24:28 – De iguanodons van het KBIN 01:24:28-01:32:26 – Fossielen uit de steengroeve in Winterswijk

Dr. Nadina Galle is joined by Prof. Menno Schilthuizen, an evolutionary biologist at the Naturalis Biodiversity Center in Leiden, bestselling author of Darwin Comes to Town, and co-founder and co-director of Taxon Expeditions, which trains citizen scientists to document biodiversity in some of the world's most biodiverse places. We discuss how urban life is accelerating and changing the evolution of animals, plants, and insects, why citizen scientists are the key to documenting biodiversity on a global scale, how AI-powered apps can track urban evolution, and Menno's hope for the future of merging nature, ecology, and technology. Follow Nadina and the Internet of Nature Podcast on all social platforms: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/internetofnature_ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nadinagalle/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/earthtonadina Produced by Studio Noord Gestoord.

In de laatste aflevering van dit academisch jaar staat het boek: ‘Guns, Germs & Steel – The Fates of Human Societies' (1997) centraal van de Amerikaanse fysioloog, evolutiebioloog, biogeograaf en milieuwetenschapper Jared Diamond. Voor de bespreking van deze klassieker uit de biologiebibliotheek hebben we Rutger Vos opnieuw bereid bevonden bij ons aan te schuiven. Rutger is evolutiebioloog en bio-informaticus en is werkzaam als universitair docent bij het Instituut voor Biologie en als onderzoeker bij Naturalis Biodiversity Center. Vorige keer bespraken we The Selfish Gene van Richard Dawkins met Rutger. Ditmaal staat Diamond op het menu! Naast zijn wetenschappelijke werk kreeg Diamond vooral bekendheid door een reeks populairwetenschappelijke boeken. Van zijn hand verschenen onder meer The Third Chimpansee (1992), Collapse (2004) en The World until Yesterday (2012). Maar vandaag richten we ons dus op Guns, Germs & Steel dat in 1998 werd bekroond met de Pullitzer Prize. Het boek begint in Papoea Nieuw-Guinea waar Diamond jarenlang ornithologisch onderzoek heeft gedaan. Hier wordt hij geconfronteerd met een vraag van een jonge charismatische Papoea-politicus Yali: Hoe kan het toch dat vrijwel alle cargo (denk aan levensmiddelen, goederen en technologie) afkomstig is uit de Westerse wereld, en niet omgekeerd? Waarom was zijn eigen land qua technologische ontwikkeling tot twee eeuwen terug nog in de steentijd, terwijl andere samenlevingen dit stadium allang gepasseerd waren. Kortom, waarom is de macht en welvaart in de wereld zo ongelijk verdeeld? In ongeveer vierhonderd pagina's probeert Diamond een coherent antwoord te formuleren op Yali's vraag. In zijn boek komt hij tot de conclusie dat het politieke en culturele overwicht dat de West-Europese beschaving heeft verworven, het onvermijdelijke uitvloeisel is van geografische en ecologische omstandigheden. In deze aflevering behandelen enkele thema's uit het boek. We beginnen met een samenvatting voor de luisteraars die het boek niet hebben gelezen. Vervolgens gaan we dieper in op plant- en dierdomesticatie en de invloed van zoönose ziektes op de totstandkoming van globale welvaartsverschillen. Afsluitend stellen we de vraag: hoe staat het nu met Guns, Germs & Steel 24 jaar na dato? Timestamps: 00:00-02:45 – Introductie 02:45-09:00 – Algemene indruk van het boek en Rutgers onderzoek 09:00-27:15 – Synopsis en duiding van de titel Guns, Germs & Steel 27:15-43:37 – Domesticatie van planten 43:37-01:12:24 – Domesticatie van dieren 01:12:24-01:24:27 – Zoönosen en andere germs 01:24:27-01:52:09 – Kritiek op Guns, Germs & Steel

As the coronavirus pandemic begins to recede  … millions of disposable masks and gloves that kept people safe are beginning to surface as trash. And are not so safe for wildlife. Two Dutch researchers -- biologists Liselotte Rambonnet  and Auke-Florian Hiemstra -- tell us how wildlife and domestic animals are getting entangled in, and ingesting the refuse -- and it's happening all over the globe. “It's really an enormous problem. And actually billions and billions of people are actually using these masks and gloves. And if just one percent of those lose their face masks, it's already quite an environmental disaster.” (14) Plus Alice Volpitta, Blue Water Baltimore Harbor Waterkeeper, updates us on the health of local streams. Links: The Effects of COVID-19 Litter on Animal Life paper, research overview, report sightings of pandemic trash and wildlife at CovidLitter.com, Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Blue Water Baltimore, BWB volunteering, Herring Run Nursery for native plants. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, we will find out from three different perspectives how the Nxt's current exhibition was formed and how it works to communicate the goals of the Nxt museum to strive for conversation, community and innovation. More info ►► https://agoradigital.art/podcast-belonging-2-exploring-shifting-proximities/ Multimedia artist Heleen Blanken talks about her work Habitat as part of the Shifting Proximities exhibition at Nxt Museum, represented by the Curator of the show, Bogomir Doringer, and Co-founder, Natasha Greenhalgh. Habitat is a data-driven installation by Heleen Blanken with software developer NAIVI and sound artist Stijn van Beek, presented for the first time at Nxt Museum. The work translates 3D scans of organic artefacts from Leiden's Naturalis Biodiversity Center into a game-like, meditative environment. About the artist Heleen Blanken lives and works in Amsterdam. She is working across media cinematography, photography and installation art. She holds a Bachelor in Fine Art from the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam. The Nxt Museum: Shifting Proximities - group show until 30 June 2021 United Visual Artists Heleen Blanken Thijs Biersteker The Algorithmic Justice League Yuxi Cao (James) Roelof Knol Marshmallow Laser Feast Lucy McRae & Dr Niels Wouters Belonging podcast is hosted, curated and edited by Natasha Waddell, Agora Museum Contributor. About @AgoraDigitalArt Agora Digital Art is a certified social enterprise. We are building one of the most dynamic creative hubs in London. We champion artists who have something to say. We bring diverse communities and artists together. With your generous support, we will build the best digital network. ►► Donate via Paypal #NxtMuseum #NatashaGreenhalgh #MuseumCuration #NatashaWaddell #DigitalCurator #WomenInDigitalArt #AgoraDigitalArt #DigitalArt #NewMediaArt

Aflevering twaalf van Radio Horzelnest staat geheel in het teken van een klassieker uit de biologiebibliotheek: ‘The Selfish Gene' (1976) van de Britse etholoog en evolutiebioloog Richard Dawkins. Hiervoor hebben we uitgenodigd evolutiebioloog en bio-informaticus dr. Rutger Vos. Rutger is werkzaam als universitair docent bij het Instituut voor Biologie en als onderzoeker bij Naturalis Biodiversity Center. Overigens heeft ook Dawkins een indirecte band met Leiden, hij studeerde en promoveerde aan de Universiteit van Oxford onder de Nederlandse etholoog en Nobelprijswinnaar Niko Tinbergen, alumnus en later ook hoogleraar aan de Universiteit Leiden. In 1976 vestigde Dawkins zijn naam als populairwetenschappelijk schrijver met ‘The Selfish Gene'. Op de omslag van de eerste uitgave uit 1976 prijkt een Monty-Python-achtige tekening van de bevriende bioloog Desmond Morris, waarop we een landschap zien met enkele fantasmagorische levensvormen. In dit boek doet Dawkins iets opmerkelijks. Volgens hem heeft een wetenschapper de mogelijkheid om naast het aanleveren van nieuwe feiten of hypothesen, een nieuwe manier van kijken te introduceren. Dawkins wenst een genetisch perspectief te openen op het leven, en specifiek de biologie van zelfzuchtigheid en altruïsme; sterk beïnvloed door het werk van biologen, zoals Bill Hamilton, Bob Trivers, Ronald Fischer, John Maynard-Smith en George Williams. De centrale boodschap van dit boek bleek voor menigeen lastig te verhapstukken. De mens is geen kers op de kosmische taart, eindpunt van de evolutie, of auteur van zijn eigen leven maar evenals andere organismen is hij een waggelende wegwerprobot die zijn leven in de waagschaal legt voor van het overleven van zijn genen. Met Rutger Vos gaan we in gesprek over enkele thema's die ter sprake komen in ‘The Selfish Gene' waaronder zelfzuchtig & altruïstisch gedrag, kin-selectie & groepsselectie, evolutionair stabiele strategieën, universeel darwinisme en natuurlijk memen. Veel luisterplezier!

Birds do it, bees do it, but humans may not do it for much longer. At least not for having children. Relying on sex to reproduce could be supplanted by making babies in the lab, where parents-to-be can select genomes that will ensure ideal physical and behavioral traits. Men hoping to be fathers should act sooner rather than later. These same advancements in biotechnology could allow women to fertilize their own eggs, making the need for male sperm obsolete.  Meanwhile, some animals already reproduce asexually. Find out how female African bees can opt to shut out male bees intent on expanding the hive.  Will engineering our offspring have a down side? Sex creates vital genetic diversity, as demonstrated by evolution of wild animals in urban areas. Find out how birds, rodents and insects use sex in the city to adapt and thrive. Guests: Menno Schilthuizen  – Biologist and ecologist, at the Naturalis Biodiversity Center and Leiden University in The Netherlands. His New York Times op-ed, “Evolution is Happening Faster Than We Thought,” is here. Matthew Webster – Evolutionary biologist, Uppsala University, Sweden Hank Greely – Law professor and ethicist, Stanford University, who specializes in the ethical, legal and social implications of biomedical technologies. His book is “The End of Sex and The Future of Reproduction.” Originally aired September 19, 2016 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Birds do it, bees do it, but humans may not do it for much longer.  At least not for having children. Relying on sex to reproduce could be supplanted by making babies in the lab, where parents-to-be can select genomes that will ensure ideal physical and behavioral traits. Men hoping to be fathers should act sooner rather than later. These same advancements in biotechnology could allow women to fertilize their own eggs, making the need for male sperm obsolete.  Meanwhile, some animals already reproduce asexually. Find out how female African bees can opt to shut out male bees intent on expanding the hive.   Will engineering our offspring have a down side? Sex creates vital genetic diversity, as demonstrated by evolution of wild animals in urban areas. Find out how birds, rodents and insects use sex in the city to adapt and thrive. Guests: Menno Schilthuizen  – Biologist and ecologist, at the Naturalis Biodiversity Center and Leiden University in The Netherlands. His New York Times op-ed, “Evolution is Happening Faster Than We Thought,” is here. Matthew Webster –  Evolutionary biologist, Uppsala University, Sweden Hank Greely – Law professor and ethicist, Stanford University, who specializes in the ethical, legal and social implications of biomedical technologies. His book is “The End of Sex and The Future of Reproduction.” Originally aired September 19, 2016

Join Dr. Quave as she chats with Dr. Tinde van Andel, an ethnobotanist that studies the traditional uses of crops and medicinal plants from Africa to South America. She shares the incredible story of how enslaved African women hid special rice varieties and other crop seeds in their hair braids in their escape from plantations to the forest, where thriving Maroon communities were established and persist today in Suriname. Prof. van Andel explains how her team and collaborators used interdisciplinary tools from the examination of historic records, herbarium samples, ethnobotanical interviews and genomics approaches to unravel this fascinating history of this important African crop.       *** ABOUT OUR GUEST Professor Tinde van Andel (1967) is a Dutch ethnobotanist, working for Naturalis Biodiversity Center in the Netherlands and affiliated to Wageningen and Leiden University. Her research includes wild plants used for food and medicine, traditional rice cultivation in the Guianas, and historical collections of useful plants buried in treasure rooms of herbaria and libraries. Listening to the stories behind useful plants helps her to discover people’s unwritten history. By documenting traditional knowledge on wild food plants and local crop landraces she tries to understand how people have survived on hunter-gathering and self-sufficient agriculture in the past centuries.   *** LINKS TO MORE RESOURCES Information on Dr. van Andel and links to her publications: https://www.naturalis.nl/en/tinde-van-andel  https://scholar.google.nl/citations?user=wtp_JswAAAAJ&hl=nl&authuser=1      Information on the Maroons: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maroons    Video showing how the Maroon ancestors hid rice grains in their hair: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4H1IbY6PGIk    *** ABOUT FOODIE PHARMACOLOGY  Now in Season 2 with more than sixty episodes! Tune in to explore the food-medicine continuum with Dr. Cassandra Quave as she meets with award-winning authors, chefs, scientists, farmers and experts on the connections between food and health. New episodes release every Monday! Like the show? Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts and share your favorite episodes with your friends!    *** PODCAST DESCRIPTION: Have you ever wondered where your food comes from? Not just where it’s grown today, but where it originally popped up in the world? Have you ever bit into a delicious ripe fruit and wondered, hey – why is it this color? What’s responsible for this amazing flavor? Is this good for my health? Could it even be medicinal? Foodie Pharmacology is a science podcast built for the food curious, the flavor connoisseurs, chefs, science geeks, plant lovers and adventurous taste experimenters out in the world! Join American ethnobotanist Dr. Cassandra Quave on this adventure through history, medicine, cuisine and molecules as she explores the amazing pharmacology of our foods.  *** SUBSCRIBE TO THE SHOW:  Subscribe to Foodie Pharmacology on Apple Podcasts for audio and the TeachEthnobotany YouTube Channel to see full video of new episodes. You can also find more than 50 episodes of the show at https://foodiepharmacology.com/ Follow us on Twitter and Instagram at @foodiepharma or on Facebook at "Foodie Pharmacology with Cassandra Quave"  *** PODCAST REVIEWS:  “You are what you eat — and what you listen to. Dr. Quave combines science with food, culture and history in this enjoyable, educational podcast.”--Carol on Facebook Page Reviews  “We have needed this podcast for a long time. Dr. Quave's willingness to share her knowledge of plant usage and history make these podcasts interesting and helpful. The interviews from around the world are always loaded with information. Waiting on a new episode every week.”--Alan on Apple Podcasts Reviews  “Great podcast about favorite foods! If you love food, you will love this podcast! Dr. Quave makes the science behind the food approachable and easy to understand. Love it!”--Liz on Apple Podcasts Reviews  “Dr Quave is amazingly informative. I could listen to her talk all day. And thanks to these podcasts I can! Thank you!”-- Wendy on Facebook Page Reviews  “Fascinating and entertaining! Dr. Quave is not just one of the foremost experts on the subject, she is also an incredibly gifted teacher and storyteller. I highly recommend Foodie Pharmacology to anyone with any interest in the subject.”-- John on Facebook Page Reviews  “Dr. Quave is a brilliant scientist and storyteller, which makes this program both entertaining and accessible!”-- Ernest on Facebook Page Reviews  “Dr. Quave is my go to source for all things Ethnobotany. Her new podcast is a great way to learn about plants and their many uses, ranging from food to medicine and so much more. I can’t wait for the newest episode!”--Paul on Apple Podcasts Reviews

In this episode we dive into The Expanse season 4 and its many layers.As humans travels farther than ever before, to a new world - new evolutionary opportunities arise. And pitfalls. Evolutionary biologist Rutger Vos, from Leiden University and Naturalis Biodiversity Center, both in The Netherlands, joins Gil Kidron yet again to break down the evolutionary opportunities and pitfalls that await organisms that move to new habitats. In our own world, new environments sometimes open up either because they suddenly appear - like volcanic islands rising up from the ocean floor - or because key innovations in the evolution of a lineage make the environment accessible. For example, when a lineage evolves the ability to fly and the skies open up. In The Expanse, a whole universe of different planets has suddenly opened up. What might that mean for humans if they radiate outward into this vast space? And what about the organisms they might bring along? What do bats have to do with it? And jellyfish in the Mediterranean? Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/gotacademy Or give a one-time support through PayPal:https://www.paypal.me/gotacademy Got Academy on social media: ▸ YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqBYWvKcQCk5JbRQbO05X0w ▸ Twitter https://twitter.com/GOT_Academy ▸ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/gotacademy/ Rutger Vos on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rvosa

The Expanse season 4 has been out on Amazon Prime since December 13, and it is the best season of this scifi story, rife with historical elements, such as Mars collapsing after reaching a truce with Earth in the same vein that the USSR collapsed after the end of the cold war, the expansion out to the American west or Age of exploration elements, all the way to compelling scientific questions such as new bioms and the sounds guns make in space. Scientist and histoty buff Rutger Vos, an evolutionary biologist from Leiden University and Naturalis Biodiversity Center, both in The Netherlands, joins Gil Kidron to celebrate this season, its writing, acting, production value and pace, and complain a bit about the final two episodes. Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/gotacademy Or give a one-time support through PayPal:https://www.paypal.me/gotacademy Got Academy on social media: ▸ YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqBYWvKcQCk5JbRQbO05X0w ▸ Twitter https://twitter.com/GOT_Academy ▸ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/gotacademy/

The Expanse is a political story about a society set 200 years in the future, led by humans who are making the same sort of calculations leaders today make - weighing options, trying to figure out what other people will do in all kinds of situations. Dr. Rutger Vos, an evolutionary biologist from Leiden University and Naturalis Biodiversity Center, both in The Netherlands, joins Gil Kidron to talk about game theory, the thinking behind it and its applications in all walks of life, including when dealing with a trans-planetary conflict with several factions, and the sub-factions within them. The conflict between, Earth, Mars and the Belt is shaped by the decisions, assumptions and misjudgments of its leaders, and exploring game theory through this Amazon Prime show is a great way to learn more about The expanse and game theory. Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/gotacademy Got Academy on social media: ▸ YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqBYWvKcQCk5JbRQbO05X0w ▸ Twitter https://twitter.com/GOT_Academy ▸ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/gotacademy/

The King (2019) is a Netflix movie adapting a play from William Shakespeare's Henriad, about Henry V of England, who united the realm and went to successful wars in France. Rutger Vos, an evolutionary biologist from Leiden University and Naturalis Biodiversity Center, both in The Netherlands, joins Gil Kidron to talk about the political relevance of The King in the UK's shattered politics in the age of Brexit, as the union is breaking apart at the seams. We go into detail about the actual historical context of the 100 years war that fostered national sentiments on both sides of the English channel, leaving an old world of warrior kings behind, to be later replaced by rich royal courts, all powerful monarchs and world explorations. We also discuss the historical figures and the context in which the plays were written, some 200 years later. Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/gotacademy You can listen to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Play and more. Got Academy on social media: ▸ YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqBYWvKcQCk5JbRQbO05X0w ▸ Twitter https://twitter.com/GOT_Academy ▸ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/gotacademy/ Rutger Vos on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rvosa

TESTO DELL'ARTICOLO ➜ http://www.bastabugie.it/it/articoli.php?id=5856LA SOLUZIONE CHE IL SINODO SULL'AMAZZONIA NON DARA' MAI: TORNIAMO A CELEBRARE LE 4 TEMPORA PER I ''PROBLEMI ECOLOGICI'' E LA MANCANZA DI VOCAZIONI di Luisella ScrosatiSi fa un gran parlare, in questi giorni di Sinodo, di una maggiore attenzione all'armonia con la creazione, che i popoli indigeni delle foreste amazzoniche avrebbero particolarmente custodito. È probabilmente in questa prospettiva che si sono svolte quelle para-liturgie dal sapore decisamente pagano, ma che - pare - non si sappia bene chi le abbia proposte e quale significato volessero trasmettere. Mentre attendiamo che dalla Sala Stampa vaticana arrivino informazioni chiare e concordi, non possiamo non far notare che il gesto di prostrarsi a terra di fronte a delle statue o davanti ad una pianta, olezzi tanto di idolatria, sia che si tratti della "classica" idolatria" del paganesimo, che della moderna idolatria ecologista.Fatto sta che l'antico Rito romano prevedeva, all'inizio delle quattro stagioni, tre giorni di digiuno ed astinenza (mercoledì, venerdì e sabato), giorni che prevedevano un formulario della Messa proprio, che viene mantenuto ancora oggi nella Forma Straordinaria del Rito Romano. Dalla Chiesa universale salivano a Dio digiuni e preghiere, per poter ricevere il frutto della terra e la grazia di numerose vocazioni.L'origine di questi giorni liturgici risale almeno al V secolo, quando li si chiamava con il nome di jejunium primi, quarti, septimi, decimi mensis. In realtà vi sono attestazioni di una pratica precedente, al punto che san Leone Magno non esitava a definirle di "istituzione apostolica".Secondo alcuni liturgisti si tratterebbe di una versione cristiana di un'osservanza ebraica; secondo altri, di una cristianizzazione delle romane feriae messis, vindemiales, sementivae, che il genio evangelizzatore avrebbe non semplicemente preso e riportato nei riti cristiani, ma purificato della loro paganità ed elevato al culto dell'unico Creatore di tutte le cose.LA RIFORMA LITURGICALa riforma liturgica ha poi abolito tali formulari, lasciando libertà ai parroci, come attesta un Benedizionale del 1992, "il mercoledì, il venerdì e il sabato dopo la III domenica di Avvento (Inverno), dopo la III domenica di Quaresima (Primavera), dopo la domenica della SS. Trinità (Estate), dopo la III domenica di settembre (Autunno)" di usare "qualche formulario particolare di preghiera dei fedeli e anche, nelle ferie del Tempo Ordinario, il formulario delle Messe per varie necessità". Si tratta di una minimalizzazione impressionante di una antichissima tradizione liturgica. Risultato? Praticamente nessuno lo fa e quasi nessun fedele sa cosa siano le Quattro Tempora.In realtà, il passaggio verso la "dimenticanza" è stato più sottile. Secondo quanto riporta Bugnini, il Consilium incaricato di riformare la liturgia avrebbe delegato la celebrazione delle Quattro Tempora alle Conferenze episcopali, perché potessero fissarne i giorni in armonia con le stagioni. E Paolo VI, sempre secondo Bugnini, si era tanto raccomandato che le Conferenze Episcopali fissassero effettivamente tali giorni, dedicandoli anche alla preghiera per ottenere da Dio vocazioni sacerdotali, conformemente alla prassi tradizionale delle Quattro Tempora.Qualche cosa non deve aver funzionato, se oggi ci ritroviamo in questa situazione.I giorni delle Quattro Tempora hanno una duplice valenza, oggi più che mai necessaria. Anzitutto, in essi si domanda al Creatore di benedire i frutti della terra che si stanno per raccogliere o della semina che si sta per effettuare; lo si ringrazia della sua Provvidenza e si fa penitenza, perché il nostro peccato non sia la causa dei giusti castighi che ci potrebbero raggiungere attraverso la terra. Nelle menti cristiane non dovrebbe infatti mai cessare il ricordo che la terra fu colpita dalla maledizione a causa del peccato dei nostri Progenitori. Un ricordo che aiuta a capire le cause più profonde della "ribellione" della creazione, anche oggi.Le Quattro Tempora celebrano dunque la dipendenza dell'uomo dal suo Creatore e la necessità di non violare le leggi che Dio stesso ha posto nella natura, inclusa la natura umana; una dipendenza riconosciuta con gioia e vissuta con senso di fiducioso abbandono. E nel contempo, nella loro dimensione penitenziale, esse nutrono la consapevolezza che ogni sconvolgimento che colpisce la terra ha la sua causa, prossima o remota, nel peccato di noi uomini, e non solo nei "peccati ecologici".PREGHIERA PER LE VOCAZIONI SACERDOTALIIn secondo luogo, nelle Quattro Tempora si digiuna e si prega per implorare da Dio il dono di numerose e sante vocazioni sacerdotali. Questo significato si è sovrapposto al precedente, a motivo dell'uso della Chiesa di Roma di ordinare i sacerdoti nella veglia del sabato delle Tempora invernali. È così che la Chiesa per secoli ha affrontato il problema della mancanza di vocazioni, pregando il Padrone della messe e digiunando.Sarà un caso che questo Sinodo - ma il problema non riguarda solo l'Amazzonia - lamenti proprio le due calamità che le Quattro Tempora affrontavano con spirito di fede? Sarà un caso che, abolite le Quattro Tempora, ai "problemi ecologici" e alla mancanza di vocazioni si cerchi di far fronte con soluzioni troppo umane, al limite (e spesso oltre il limite) della fede cattolica?Lasciateci almeno la libertà di lamentare questi continui cortocircuiti in una gerarchia che sembra non sapere più dove andare: prima si aboliscono di fatto quei riti secolari (si pensi anche alle Rogazioni, anch'esse sparite) che educano il popolo di Dio alla giusta relazione con la creazione e al giusto modo di affrontare i problemi della fame, delle calamità, delle malattie, della carenza di vocazioni; e poi ci si dice che bisogna inventarsi qualcosa per recuperare il rapporto con la Terra e risolvere il problema della mancanza dei sacerdoti.E non si può tacere che se si pensa di affrontare queste questioni con riti di fertilità e adorazione della "Madre Terra" da una parte, e con la creazione di un clero non continente dall'altra, siamo fuori strada. E non di poco.Nota di BastaBugie: Marinellys Tremamunno nell'articolo seguente dal titolo "L'Amazzonia non è il polmone verde, né un paradiso" svela i tanti falsi miti sull'Amazzonia. Che non è affatto "vergine". Non è "indigena". Non è "il polmone verde" del mondo. Ed è tutt'altro che un paradiso: viverci è praticamente un inferno.Ecco l'articolo pubblicato su La Nuova Bussola Quotidiana il 18-10-2019:Più di 180 vescovi si trovano in Vaticano per partecipare all'Assemblea Speciale del Sinodo per la regione Panamazzonica sul tema "Amazzonia: nuovi cammini per la Chiesa e per una ecologia integrale". [...]Il grande pubblico ha visto bruciare le foreste amazzoniche per tutta la scorsa estate, nonostante i roghi siano presenti ogni anno nella stagione secca, tra luglio e settembre. Eppure, si sono sentiti risuonare ovunque grida d'allarme: dai più noti influencers green fino alla protesta massiva sui social, con tante immagini false e vecchie, sfociate in una grande crisi internazionale discussa perfino tra i Paesi del G7. Ma non è la prima volta che l'Amazzonia è motivo di dibattito e spesso, curiosamente, le persone che si proclamano difensori di quest'immenso territorio non hanno mai messo piede nella regione o semplicemente ci sono stati solo qualche volta da turisti.In questo contesto, è sempre più difficile distinguere i fatti dalle fake news. Per questo motivo da La Nuova BQ puntiamo la lente di ingrandimento su questo vasto territorio sudamericano, per sfatare ogni mito amazzonico e contribuire a una vera compressione del Sinodo.1) L'AMAZZONIA NON È SOLO IL BRASILEL'opinione pubblica internazionale ha segnalato spesso il Presidente del Brasile Jair Bolsonaro come l'unico piromane distruttore dell'Amazzonia. Falso! Sebbene nell'immaginario comune si tenda ad associare la foresta amazzonica con il Brasile, questo paradiso naturale è talmente vasto da coinvolgere nove paesi sudamericani: Colombia, Perù, Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia, Guyana, Guyana Francese, Suriname e il già citato Brasile. Così, mentre tutti puntano il dito contro Bolsonaro, passano inosservati i socialisti Evo Morales (Bolivia) e Nicolas Maduro (Venezuela). Il primo ha legalizzato gli incendi delle zone amazzoniche, provocando un vero ecocidio; il secondo, porta avanti la distruzione dell'"Arco Minero del Orinoco" attraverso il sostegno dell'attività mineraria illegale.2) L'AMAZZONIA NON È IL POLMONE DEL NOSTRO PIANETANell'Instrumentum Laboris dell'Assemblea speciale del sinodo dei vescovi per la regione Panamazzonica, Papa Francesco cita i bacini dell'Amazzonia e del Congo come il "polmone del pianeta" (cf. LS 38). Ma cosa si intende per "polmone del pianeta"? Se l'implicazione è riferita alla produzione di ossigeno, è sbagliata! La foresta amazzonica produce appena il 6% dell'ossigeno del pianeta, secondo la rivista Science. Informazione che è stata ampiamente confermata da numerosi scienziati, perché nelle foreste antiche come quella amazzonica le piante hanno smesso di crescere e, nel bilancio CO2/O2, tendono a un maggiore consumo di ossigeno e di conseguenza non aiutano all'ossigenazione dell'atmosfera.3) L'AMAZZONIA NON È VERGINELe aree della foresta con una lussureggiante vegetazione sono viste come simboli di ecosistemi vergini e non toccate da mani umane. Tuttavia, gli abitanti hanno selezionato e piantato specie arboree utili per le loro esigenze, cambiando per sempre le caratteristiche della foresta pluviale amazzonica. Quindi, "l'Amazzonia non è così incontaminata e intatta come sembra", ha confermato alla BBC lo scienziato Hans ter Steege, ecologo del Naturalis Biodiversity Center e dell'Università di Amsterdam.

In this Science in Movies podcast Gil Kidron welcomes again Dr. Rutger Vos, an evolutionary biologist from Leiden University and Naturalis Biodiversity Center, both in The Netherlands - this time to talk about how global epidemics (known as pandemics) have been portrayed in movies. We talk about Outbreak (1993), starring Dustin Hoffman, Rene Russo, Morgan Freeman, Cuba Gooding Jr., Kevin Spacey, Donald Sutherland and Patrick Dempsey; Contagion (2011) directed by Steven Soderbergh and starring Marion Cotillard, Bryan Cranston, Matt Damon, Laurence Fishburne, Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Winsle; Philadelphia (1993), starring Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington; and Black Death (2010), starring Sean Bean, Eddie Redmayne, and Carice van Houten.  We discuss the scientific aspects of this epidemics, fact-check their movie versions, how they have affected society in the past or will affect us in the future, and how the depiction of pandemics has evolved in the past few decades.   To become a friend of the show: https://patreon.com/gotacademy For a one-time donation: https://www.paypal.me/gotacademy Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/GOT_Academy Rutger Vos on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rvosa

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Dinosaur of the day Polacanthus, an ankylosaur that was described in the 1800s, but no one is sure who named it.In dinosaur news this week:After decades of being classified as Massospondylus, “grey skull” has a new name, Ngwevu intlokoMission Jurassic in North Wyoming could hold over 100 dinosaurs in one square mileA group of juvenile hadrosaurs was found at Pipestone Creek, near the Philip J. Currie MuseumThe Scottish government is working on better protecting the fossils on the Isle of Skye in ScotlandIn India, a group of scientists are pushing for a bill that will designate and safeguard fossil sitesIn Romania, new dinosaur nests have been found, most likely from a hadrosaur like TelmatosaurusThe Natural History Museum in London has digitized their holotype of MantellisaurusThe Central Museum of Mongolian Dinosaurs recently opened a new exhibition hall, themed Paleozoic EraDinosaur Park in Laurel, Maryland has an open house this summer, on September 7Trix the T.rex is back in Leiden, at the updated Naturalis Biodiversity Center in the NetherlandsA new project called “On the Trail of Dinosaurs,” will bring the Dinosaur Tracks from the Australian Dampier Peninsula to lifechildren visiting the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences regularly try to help the injured sauropod, giving it hugs and Band-Aids.South Dakota rancher Kenny Brown recently retired and bequeathed his 1,330 acre ranch to the School of MinesPLOS One blog has a list of events for National Fossil Day in the US (October 16)On August 29, the US Postal Service is issuing four new T. rex stamps, with a holographsNickelodeon has a new animated series coming out September 14, LEGO Jurassic World: Legend of Isla NubarTo get access to lots of patron only content check out https://www.patreon.com/iknowdinoFor links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Polacanthus, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Polacanthus-Episode-248/

De wereldwijde verontwaardiging over de aangestoken bosbranden in het Amazonewoud neemt steeds verder toe. Onder andere de Franse president Macron dreigt het landbouwakkoord tussen de EU en Zuid-Amerika op te zeggen. En begin deze maand was er het verontrustende bericht van het Braziliaanse Ruimtevaartorganisatie dat de jaarlijkse ontbossing opnieuw een versnelling hoger gaat. Hoe ernstig zijn de nieuwsberichten over bosbranden en ontbossingen? En welke waarde heeft het regenwoud (met haar onschatbare rijkdom aan planten en dieren) precies voor de wereld? We vragen het aan Hans ter Steege, hoogleraar in bosdiversiteit en boomeigenschappen aan de Vu Amsterdam en het Naturalis Biodiversity Center. Ter Steege heeft een grote expertise op het gebied van het Amazonewoud.

In our Inaugural The Expanse podcast we take a look at the reality presented to us in The Expanse's year 2350 solar system. The evolution of human societies, cultures, languages, political establishments, media and religion. Dr Rutger Vos, evolutionary biologist from Leiden University and Naturalis Biodiversity Center, both in The Netherlands, joins Gil Kidron yet again, to dip our toes in everything The Expanse has to offer, with more yet to come.  Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/gotacademy Where to listen to the podcast: ▸ Apple Podcasts https://apple.co/2Z4cWbF ▸ Spotify https://spoti.fi/30M0zRJ Got Academy on social media: ▸ YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqBYWvKcQCk5JbRQbO05X0w ▸ Twitter https://twitter.com/GOT_Academy ▸ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/gotacademy/ Rutger Vos on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rvosa

In this Science in Movies podcast Gil Kidron again welcomes Dr. Rutger Vos, an evolutionary biologist from Leiden University and Naturalis Biodiversity Center, both in The Netherlands - this time to talk about natural disasters on an unprecedented scale: asteroids, sudden climate change, and the eruption of a supervolcano. We break down the science, fact check it and review the way movies portrayed these disasters at the time they were made. The movies are Armageddon (1998), The Day After Tomorrow (2004) and Supervolcano (2005).   To become a friend of the show: https://patreon.com/gotacademy For a one-time donation: https://www.paypal.me/gotacademy Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/GOT_Academy Rutger Vos on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rvosa  

HBO's Chernobyl mini-series has been a smash hit with audiences and critics alike, lauded for its brutal realism, historical accuracy, cinematography and great acting. In this podcast, Gil Kidron and Dr. Rutger Vos, an evolutionary biologist from Leiden University and Naturalis Biodiversity Center, both in The Netherlands, break down the main political messages in Chernobyl, the depiction of the USSR in light of the (mis)handling of the disaster, relate it to current politics and geopolitics in the age of climate change, and talk about the state of nature in and around Chernobyl today. Support us on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/gotacademy Where to listen to the podcast: ▸ Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/il/podcast/hbos-chernobyl-scientific-political-analysis-mocking/id1458014104?i=1000441030291 ▸ Spotify https://open.spotify.com/episode/1GDF1QpSBilvN3z97BSw1x ▸ Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/got-academy/e/61801051?autoplay=true Got Academy on social media: ▸ YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqBYWvKcQCk5JbRQbO05X0w ▸ Twitter https://twitter.com/GOT_Academy ▸ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/gotacademy/ Rutger Vos on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rvosa

We launch our new series of podcast episodes - science in movies! With Dr. Rutger Vos, an evolutionary biologist from Leiden University and Naturalis Biodiversity Center, both in The Netherlands. In our inaugural science podcast episode we talk about the evolution of humans from apes, and how this theme is portrayed in movies. Our movies of choice: the original Planet of the Apes (1968), 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) and Altered States (1980). What do these movies say about how we view ourselves? Our predecessors? Our evolution? And what do they say about the scientific thought when they were made.   To become a friend of the show: https://patreon.com/gotacademy For a one-time donation: https://www.paypal.me/gotacademy Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/GOT_Academy Rutger Vos on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rvosa

Een migratiecrisis dreigt; niet op land of op zee, maar onder water. Klimaatverandering heeft dramatische gevolgen voor het onderwaterleven in de grote oceanen die ruim 70 procent van het aardoppervlak beslaan. En de mens op het vasteland blijft natuurlijk niet bespaard. Over onze wereldzeeën: klimaatonderzoeker Erik van Sebille van de Universiteit Utrecht en Katja Peijnenburg, oceaanwetenschapper verbonden aan Naturalis Biodiversity Center en de Universiteit van Amsterdam.

Het is erg mooi nieuws uit de dino-wereld. Wetenschappers hebben in het zuid-oosten van Engeland (East-Sussex) tientallen gedetailleerde voe..euh pootafdrukken gevonden van verschillende dinosauriërs. Bij sommige pootafdrukken kun je er de afdruk van de schubben zelfs nog in zien. En dat is natuurlijk erg fascinerend, aangezien de afdrukken al meer dan honderd miljoen jaar oud zijn. Hoe uniek is deze vondst? Wat kunnen we er uit afleiden? En hoe komt het dat we deze dino-sporen vandaag nog kunnen zien ondanks die miljoenen jaren? We vragen het aan Anne Schulp, paleontoloog bij het Naturalis Biodiversity Center, die overigens eerder ook al zelf pootafdrukken van dino's heeft gevonden.

"Hyper-alarmerend." "Een van de meest verontrustende studies die ik ooit gelezen heb."Het zijn enkele commentaren die wetenschappers aan de Amerikaanse krant Washington Post gaven als reactie op een nieuw alarmerend insecten-onderzoek uit het Wetenschappelijk tijdschrift PNAS. De auteurs uit deze studie hadden in de jaren ‘70 de biodiversiteit gemeten in El Yuenque, een beschermd tropisch regenwoud op het Caraïbische eiland Puerto Rico. Nu, veertig jaar later, onderzochten ze hetzelfde gebied nog eens verschillende malen op dezelfde manier als toen. Daarbij stelden ze vast dat de biomassa van de gevangen insecten en andere geleedpotigen tien tot zestig keer kleiner was geworden. Ook bij een aantal dieren die insecten eten (hagedissen, vogels, kikkers) was er een scherpe daling merkbaar. Een duidelijke oorzaak voor de neergang vonden ze niet. Wel steeg de temperatuur in het gebied over de jaren heen met gemiddeld twee graden Celsius. Het doet de onderzoekers besluiten dat klimaatopwarming waarschijnlijk de oorzaak van de insectenafname is. Koos Biesmeijer is wetenschappelijk directeur van het Naturalis Biodiversity Center en doet ook onderzoek naar insecten in regenwouden. We vragen hem hoe klimaatopwarming voor een vermindering in het aantal insecten kan zorgen en of dit ook in Nederland gebeurt. Biesmeijer is ook betrokken bij de totstandkoming van het Deltaplan Biodiversiteitsherstel, een plan dat het insectenbestand in Nederland moet herstellen en waar talloze verschillende maatschappelijke spelers zijn bij betrokken. We vragen hem hoe het met dit plan (dat normaal gesproken in juli had moeten verschijnen) gesteld is.

Ook al hebben kinderen op dit moment vakantie, hun nieuwsgierigheid staat nooit uit. Als bewijs hiervoor nodigen we deze week elke dag een onderzoeker uit die ooit al met vragen van kinderen werd geconfronteerd. Want achter een antwoord op een kindervraag zit meer dan je zou denken. Dino's zijn momenteel erg geliefd bij kinderen. Het is daarom weinig verbazend dat Nederlandse paleontologen regelmatig iets aan kinderen moeten uitleggen. Een tijdje geleden zetten het Naturalis Biodiversity Center vijftig leuke kindervragen over dino's op de website van natuurinformatie.nl. Met paleontoloog Jelle Reumer (Universiteit Utrecht) proberen we misschien wel de allerleukste van deze vragen te beantwoorden: hoe kun je aan de resten van een dino zien of het een mannetje of een vrouwtje was? En nu we dan toch bezig zijn: hoe werden de dino-kindjes gemaakt?

Menno Schilthuizen is a senior research scientist at Naturalis Biodiversity Center in the Netherlands and a professor of evolutionary biology at Leiden University. Menno is one of a growing number of “urban ecologists” studying how our manmade environments are accelerating and changing the evolution of the animals and plants around us. In his new book,... The post 33. Darwin Comes to Town: How the Urban Jungle Drives Evolution – biologist Menno Schilthuizen appeared first on 15 Minutes With Chuck - podcast.

Menno Schilthuizen is a senior research scientist at Naturalis Biodiversity Center in the Netherlands and a professor of evolutionary biology at Leiden University. Menno is one of a growing number of “urban ecologists” studying how our manmade environments are accelerating and changing the evolution of the animals and plants around us. In his new book,... The post 33. Darwin Comes to Town: How the Urban Jungle Drives Evolution – biologist Menno Schilthuizen appeared first on Your Online Coffee Break podcast.

Birds do it, bees do it, but humans may not do it for much longer. At least not for having children. Relying on sex to reproduce could be supplanted by making babies in the lab, where parents-to-be can select genomes that will ensure ideal physical and behavioral traits. Men hoping to be fathers should act sooner rather than later. These same advancements in biotechnology could allow women to fertilize their own eggs, making the need for male sperm obsolete.  Meanwhile, some animals already reproduce asexually. Find out how female African bees can opt to shut out male bees intent on expanding the hive.  Will engineering our offspring have a down side? Sex creates vital genetic diversity, as demonstrated by evolution of wild animals in urban areas. Find out how birds, rodents and insects use sex in the city to adapt and thrive. Guests: Menno Schilthuizen  – Biologist and ecologist, at the Naturalis Biodiversity Center and Leiden University in The Netherlands.  His New York Times op-ed, “Evolution is Happening Faster Than We Thought,” is here. Matthew Webster – Evolutionary biologist, Uppsala University, Sweden Hank Greely – Law professor and ethicist, Stanford University, who specializes in the ethical, legal and social implications of biomedical technologies. His book is “The End of Sex and The Future of Reproduction.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

ENCORE  Birds do it, bees do it, but humans may not do it for much longer.  At least not for having children.  Relying on sex to reproduce could be supplanted by making babies in the lab, where parents-to-be can select genomes that will ensure ideal physical and behavioral traits. Men hoping to be fathers should act sooner rather than later.  These same advancements in biotechnology could allow women to fertilize their own eggs, making the need for male sperm obsolete.  Meanwhile, some animals already reproduce asexually.  Find out how female African bees can opt to shut out male bees intent on expanding the hive.   Will engineering our offspring have a down side?  Sex creates vital genetic diversity, as demonstrated by evolution of wild animals in urban areas.  Find out how birds, rodents and insects use sex in the city to adapt and thrive. Guests: Menno Schilthuizen  – Biologist and ecologist, at the Naturalis Biodiversity Center and Leiden University in The Netherlands.   His New York Times op-ed, “Evolution is Happening Faster Than We Thought,” is here. Matthew Webster –  Evolutionary biologist, Uppsala University, Sweden Hank Greely – Law professor and ethicist, Stanford University, who specializes in the ethical, legal and social implications of biomedical technologies.  His book is “The End of Sex and The Future of Reproduction.”

Today we are going to explore The Himalayan Rabbit Breed. But first we are going to cover Rabbit Awareness Week which is from June 17th - 25th, 2017 This is the 11th year for Rabbit Awareness Week and the 2017 campaign is focusing on the importance of hay! #HoptoHay RAW is run by a collaboration of organizations: The Rabbit Welfare Association & Fund, The Blue Cross, PDSA, RSPCA, Wood Green, Burgess Pet Care and Agria Pet Insurance. This team pick a new theme each year and aim to provide information to both veterinary professionals and the general public about key aspects of rabbit care. Many veterinary clinics sign up to RAW and offer a range of events and promotions – you can visit the RAW website to see who has signed up and whats on offer. Rabbit Awareness Week (RAW) is an important week for rabbits. Over the past 11 years we have made it the biggest and best campaign about rabbit care and welfare in the UK! The UK is a nation of self-confessed pet lovers with recent research showing that rabbits are the 4th most popular pet in the UK with 0.8 million rabbits (PFMA Pet Population 2016 report). So we need to keep driving the messages about welfare for rabbits – especially for those pet owners who have got rabbits or are thinking about getting one! Every year Burgess Pet Care, together with its partners Agria Pet Insurance, RSPCA, PDSA, The Blue Cross, Rabbit Welfare Association and Fund (RWAF) and Wood Green The Animals Charity join forces to focus on a different aspect of rabbit care and welfare. During the RAW week thousands of vets and practices across the UK offer free health clinics for local rabbits and their owners. So it doesn't matter if your rabbits have never been to the vet before, it's the perfect opportunity to get them health checked by the experts! Hundreds of retailers and rescue centers will be running fun and educational events to also spread the word about how to get the most out of pet rabbits by keeping them happy and healthy. I feel that raising rabbit awareness should continue all year long and throughout many countries, so I urge you all to embrace RAW and continue it longer than just the suggested week. Together we aim to improve the lives of the UK's rabbits and stop them getting a RAW deal! http://www.rabbitawarenessweek.co.uk/ http://www.rabbitawareness.co.uk/ you can also support the podcast, and help keep the lights on, whenever you use Amazon through the link at Hare of the Rabbit on the support the podcast page. It will not cost you anything extra, and I can not see who purchased what. Although the Himalayan's name suggests that it originated in the Himalayas, it is unknown exactly where its origins lie. It strikes one strange that one of the very oldest rabbit breeds remains so unique today. Indeed, several of the earliest-developed breeds still seem one-of-a-kind. The Himalayan breed is even has a body type category all to itself! In the United States, there are several breeds with commercial, compact, or full-arch body type, but no other with cylindrical! The Himalayan is one of the oldest rabbit breeds we have today. They have been around for so long, we are not sure when they first appeared, or where they originated. Though some say they are indeed from the Himalayan mountain area, records of these rabbits are found is several regions of the old world. History Much of the history condensed from articles about the Himalayan Rabbit's History, written and compiled by Carl "Eli" Shepherd. The Himalayan’s first appearance happened so long ago that its record has been lost. Some say it did indeed come from the Himalayan mountain area in the middle east, but the truth is that there are timeworn writings of it occurring in many areas of the old world.  Himalayans may have come to America during the “Belgian Hare boom” around 1900. They were one of the earliest breeds recognized in the United States. 1857 seems to offer the earliest mention of white rabbits with black points called “Africans.” The description bears no resemblance to today’s Himalayans, other than color. The source of these Himalayan-pointed “African” rabbits was nowhere near China or Africa – they were sports from crosses of tame Silver-Gray rabbits with local wild English Silver-Gray warren rabbits and some unspecified black rabbits, possibly also sourced from the warrens as the Silver-Grays were known to throw recessive black offspring. The History of the Himalayan rabbit is very vague. There are many thoughts and theories of Himalayans. Actually there is no sound solid proof of where the Himalayan rabbit actually came from. There is little tangible evidence to indicate that it even came from the Himalayan Mountain area as many claim. Records indicate that this rabbit is known by over 20 names, which cause one writer to comment that "It is the most Christian rabbit having so many names." This rabbit is called, in various parts of the world, the Russian, the Chinese, the Egyptian, the Black Nose, and on and on. Himalayans are one of the oldest breeds of rabbit known throughout the world, dating back to ancient times in countries like China, Tibet, and Russia. It is one of the few breeds that was not man-made by crossing different breeds of rabbit. It is known as one of the oldest established breeds with a wider distribution throughout the world than any other rabbit. Himalayans, for the most part, will breed true to type and color. It is believed at some remote time in its history, that its ancestors were Silver rabbits in part. As in some litters of today, at birth, soon seem to be white slightly tinged all over with silver gray, and some are almost a solid gray. The Silver-gray or the Solid gray gradually leaves the baby rabbit and its coat becomes snow white, with its extremities, (nose, ears, feet & tail) gradually darkening until they reach a rich, velvety Black, Blue, Chocolate or Lilac. History of the Himalayans in the United States Around the turn of the century, or real early 1900's, Himalayans were shipped into the united States from England, along with what he called the "Belgian Hare Boom." Most breeders of other breeds also had some Himalayans. As at that time, Himalayan fur was the best of all rabbit furs. Back then, they were known as the Ermine fur of rabbits. This was before Rex and Satin fur came along. Many raised them for their valuable fur, as well as to show. Eventually, breeders began to raise them to show, and they also became popular as pets. The American Pet Stock Association recognized black Himalayans in 1912. Later, the American Rabbit and Cavy Association granted a charter to the American Himalayan Association in 1931. The club name was later changed to the current “American Himalayan Rabbit Association.” History of the Blue Variety. Let the records on Himalayans reveal that Black Himalayans are the only naturally occurring variety. Other Varieties (colors) have been created by crossbreeding other breeds of rabbits to create the desired variety or color. The 2nd Variety of Himalayans were Blues. There are no accurate records on who or how the first Blue Himalayans were developed. Breeders in England worked for many years to create Blue Himalayans with many problems to attempt to correct to achieve the true Himalayan type on Blues. Their progress on Blues is very vague. What we do know is Blue Himalayans were accepted at Tampa, Florida, on October 30th, 1962 by AHRA members. Only four AHRA members were present at this meeting. A motion by R. Hanson, that the Blue Himalayan be accepted by AHRA. Motion was seconded by Francis Riffle. And from that day on we have had Blue Himalayans as the second variety. Interest in Blue Himalayans was not very strong for many years. A few dedicated breeders kept Blues alive. Blues were very scarce and very seldom seen in many parts of the United States. It was reported that Don Lovejoy imported a pair of Blue Seniors and a Blue Junior Doe from England in 1963. No one seems to have any information on these imported blue Himalayans. A 1976 Himmie News stated that Diane Ford of California was to try for a Blue Himmie by crossing a Blue Havana doe. No records on how this venture turned out. Over the years there were several breeders who opposed the Blue variety very strongly. Especially one long time, well known breeder from Maryland. Lack of interest in Blues and a few breeders opposed to the Blue variety. A proposal was put to the AHRA membership to eliminate Blues as a variety of Himalayans in the early 1980's. This vote was very close. Blues survived only by a few votes. The Blue variety survived mainly due to the efforts of Ron Smelt of California. Due to Ron Smelt's efforts to save the Blue Variety, two additional varieties of Himalayans have been introduced by Ron Smelt of California. Which are Chocolate and Lilac marked Himalayans. History of the Chocolate & Lilac Himalayans By: Ron Smelt (A.H.R.A. Hall of Fame member). He started with showing and breeding Himalayans in 1976.  At that time only Black Himalayans were obtainable in his area. Some of the active show people were David Holland, Dorothy Bayliss and Leonard Weir and Diane Ford, who were in the process of getting out of the breed. He liked the Himalayan a lot and inherited the breed from Diane Ford. It was the perfect sized rabbit for him with the space he was able to give it. He liked the unique type and what he called an sophisticated look to the breed. He realized right away that England showed the Himalayan in four varieties. Black, Blue, Chocolate and Lilac. Here in the US only in Black and Blue. He thought it would not be unpleasant to have all four colors showing against each other in the US. He felt that with the four colors would create interest and as a result competition. During this time he also was told by the late Don Lovejoy, that the Himalayan was a dying breed. He did not want to except this and felt that his goal was to try and create interest in this breed and so the mission was set for him to do my part and find a way. He realized that this quest to have the Chocolate and Lilac Himalayans become excepted would be a long one. He felt that he needed support of others who were interested in the idea of having four colors in the standard. Several people he talked to felt that the only good Himalayan was a black Himalayan. A few persons supported him in his quest. Some only liked the Chocolates and did not care for the idea of Lilac Himalayans. The first few years were difficult ones. In the late 70's he corresponded with a Himalayan breeder Mr. Fred Nellis who lived in England. He told him how they got the Chocolate gene introduced into the Himalayans was with the use of the English Spot. English Spots from time to time produced Solid colored animals. An English Spot breeder by the name of Linda Bell of California called him up one day and said she had a chocolate doe for him. This was bred to a small black 3 1/2 lb. buck from Dorothy and George Bayliss. This cross produced all solid black offspring. They were bred together and the first Chocolate marked appeared. These then were bred to other black Himalayans and then mated to each other and the rabbits were beginning to look like Himalayans. Some of these early chocolates were rather large and lacked the refined look. Through line breeding a smaller, finer boned chocolate Himalayan developed. (In 1992 Chocolates Passed first ARBA Showing, Columbus, OH) The Chocolate Himalayan was then bred to the Blue Himalayan and from in-breeding the first Lilac Himalayan appeared. These lilacs were dark lilacs, you can tell the difference when you put them next to a blue. When presenting them to the Standards Committee, they did not like the color, it was too dark and too close to the blue. So what to do? He had reached a brick wall. He had locked in the dark Lilac color into his himmies. At the same time Judy Ball, a Mini Rex breeder, was also trying to get the Lilac Mini Rex accepted by the ARBA Standards Committee. The Standards Committee liked her color Mini Rex Lilacs. An idea went into his head to introduce this color liked by the Standards Committee into the Lilac Himalayans. He knew that he would be introducing a Non-Himalayan gene as well as Mini Rex fur into the Himalayans, and in line breeding and in-breeding this Rex gene would materialize some where down the road. He made a difficult decision and was afraid that his present dark Lilac Himalayans would not pass the Standards Committee since he was told the lighten them, and so he did. The first cross was his purchased Mini Rex Lilac Buck (from Judy Ball) bred to a Lilac Himalayan Doe. All the babies were Lilac, and to his surprise two of them were Himalayan marked, the rest solid. He lucked out again with the two Himalayan-marked Lilacs were buck and doe. They both turned out to be rather coarse and so lacked refinement. They produced lighter Himalayans, and the color he was looking for. The Lilacs became the 4th Himalayan color to be recognized. With selective breeding and culling refinement in the Lilac Himalayan returned, with an added bonus of better fur quality. Now the problem of the Non-Himmie gene and the rex gene will be floating around in some of these himmies, but he feels we can cull this out since there were only a few of these Lilacs passed on to other breeders. These past fifteen years of trying to have Chocolate Himalayans and Lilac Himalayans accepted into the ARBA Standards Committee have been fun with some heart-ache and lots of challenges and he is so glad to have been able to do it. As we have covered in some of the breeds where one breed is crossed to create another, The Himalayan also plays an important part in many other breed's history, especially the Californian's, which looks like a large, meaty version of it. The Californian was made by crossing Himalayans with New Zealands and a few other breeds (some Californian breeders say it is just Himalayan and New Zealand, while others say the Standard Chinchilla was mixed in too). The Californian was added to many other breeds (like Champagne d'Argents and some lines of Cinnamon) to improve body type, so Himalayan marked sports pop up sometimes. Overall Description Description and Standards Himalayans are long and snaky in body, the only rabbit breed with this body type, which is described as “sophisticated” by Mr. Smelt. They are mainly white, with color limited to the points – ears, nose, paws and tail. The eyes are red. They are small, weighing up to 4.5 pounds (2 kg) according to standards in the USA and UK. The Himalayan generally breeds true in type and color. But occasionally, some newborn Himalayan kits are tinged with silver, and others are nearly solid gray. Not to worry - the pigmentation eventually leaves the baby kit, and its coat turns snow white. At the same time, its points darken to nearly black (or blue, chocolate, or lilac). Body The Himalayan rabbit is medium-sized breed of rabbit easily mistaken for the Californian rabbit. The body is white with colored points, recognized colors are black, blue, chocolate and lilac. They are one of the oldest and calmest breeds. Adult Himalayans weigh 2 1/2 to 4 1/2 pounds (1 to 2 kg) with an ideal weight of 3 1/2 pounds. They are the only breed that is classified in shows as cylindrical. They are judged in a stretched-out position. They are posed stretched out, and their body is to be 3.5 head lengths. The Himalayan is posed with the body fully extended – stretched out as far as it will go while all four feet remain flat on the table. European Himalayans and American Himalayans have different poses. On most breeds, the top line of the body should be very round, but on a “Himie” it should be flat as possible. When looking at a posed Himalayan from above, the side body lines should be straight also, with little or no taper from the hindquarters to the shoulders.  Fur is a fly-back. All Himies are white with red eyes and colored markings on the points. Markings include an egg-shaped “smut” on the nose, colored “boots” on the feet, and colored ears and tail. The markings are black, blue, chocolate, or lilac, but the body is always pure white. The Himie color is found as a variety in a number of other breeds, such as Mini Rex and Netherland Dwarf. It’s called Californian in the Cal, Satin, and Rex, and pointed white in Jersey Woolies, lops, and angoras. The color can vary with the surrounding temperature: points become darker in colder climates and lighter in warmer ones. In fact, a rabbit can even develop a dark spot if it lies against a cold metal object such as a feed cup on a winter night. Color differences: The black color variety is the only one in the Himalayan that was not produced by crossbreeding. Other acceptable colors are blue, chocolate, and lilac. This breed is born solid white, but its colored markings develop with age. Coat A Himalayan rabbit’s fly-back fur is short, soft and doesn’t need much maintenance in order to keep its healthy sheen. Should you find your Himalayan rabbit is shedding more than usual (such as during spring), simply brush their fur 2-3 times per week or as required. Otherwise, a weekly brushing with spot-cleaning using a damp cloth should more than sufficient. Colors The Himalayan rabbit is well known for its markings, which are similar to the Himalayan cats'. The Himalayan rabbit’s body is always white with different colored markings. The markings include colored “boots”, an egg-shaped marking on its nose and a colored tail and ears. The markings can be black, blue, chocolate or lilac. This coloration is due to a heat-sensitive enzyme on the Himalayan’s body that creates a brown pigment melanin. This enzyme is active on the parts of the body where the Himalayan rabbit is discolored, such as their ears, nose, feet and tail.The markings change with age and environment. The colder weather may darken markings, enlarge markings, and also add markings around the eyes and genitals (vent smut). These markings are not a disqualification because it is not on the usable portion of the pelt. If the markings spread into the usable portion of the pelt, such as into the belly or on the pin bones, it is a disqualification. Warmer weather may lighten markings, shrink markings, and cause white hairs in markings (known as "frosting"). In extreme warm weather, a Himalayan may even develop light or white toenails. Chocolate and lilac Himalayans usually have bigger markings than blacks and blues, and are more likely to develop disqualifying markings, known as "smut". Himalayans may develop smut after just ten minutes of contact to cold objects. Baby Himalayans are especially sensitive to temperature. Most babies in the warmth of the nest will look the same as albino babies (because Himalayans can only produce eumelanin under a certain temperature and they cannot produce pheomelanin at all.) If a nest gets too cold or a baby falls out, they will get dark bands on their fur. This varies from looking to off-white to looking chinchilla-colored, and it causes confusion among many novice breeders. Because of their constantly changing colors, most Himalayan breeders do not look at markings as a factor when making breeding plans. A baby who was chilled in the nest box is often called "frosty," which is not to be confused with frosted pearl. Genetics Himalayans are known for having a double copy of the ch gene. They also have a black color, which is probably caused by a double copy of the a (self) gene. Then there are the variations with the B gene (chocolate) and the D gene (dilute). A Himalayan with bb will show up as chocolate, a Himalayan with dd will show up as blue and a Himalayan with both bb and dd will show up as lilac. The Himalayan gene (ch) has been bred into many other breeds, they lack marking modifiers so they often show up with smaller, lighter markings. Things to Avoid: Rabbits with short, close coupled type, or an arch or taper in the top or side lines. Heavy hips, large bone, or large rabbits. Fat rabbits or animals with pot bellies are faulted. A dewlap is a disqualification. Full, bulldog type head, or pinched muzzle. Thick ears, ears shaped like spoons, or ears that are spread apart. Unmatched toenails are a disqualification. Fur that is long, harsh, uneven, or hutch stained is a fault. Eye stains are a minor fault. Smut (dark color) is a disqualification on any useable part of the pelt, and white spots in any marking is a disqualification. Markings that have stray white hairs, are not clean cut, are frosty, brassy, or are unequal. Himalayans commonly have an extra set of teats. Diet Like other rabbits, the Himalayan will benefit from a diet that consists of high-quality hay and Pellets and the rest of a healthy mix of fruits, vegetables, leafy greens and pellets. There are plenty types of pellets and hay available on the market, some with higher protein content than the other depending on your budget. Be aware of what kid of fruits, leafy greens and vegetables you have in your home as some are rabbit-safe and others are not. In fact, most leafy greens are unsafe as they can cause digestive issues, especially if you feed your rabbit a large amount of it. Feed your rabbit greens that are high in fiber and nutrients, such as romaine lettuce, and be aware of what kind of fruits you’re feeding (nothing that is too high in sugar). Health The Himalayan rabbit is not susceptible to any particular health issues like Wool block. They do require regular checking in a few places such as their ears (for mites), their coat and backsides (for flystrike) and their teeth (for overgrown teeth). Overgrown teeth can protrude into your rabbit’s face and jaw and be painful. Symptoms include a loss of appetite, droppings and overall less movement from your rabbit. When a rabbit’s coat is soiled with feces, urine or other unpleasantness, flies may like to call your rabbit’s bottom their home. They can lay their eggs and once the eggs have hatched, they will eat your rabbit’s flesh while they are alive in order to get the nutrients to grow. This is painful for your rabbit and can cause death. If you believe your rabbit may have contracted fly-strike, take them to your local veterinarian immediately for treatment. Temperament/behavior Himalayans are a unique breed. There is no other breed as gentle and easy to handle. Their gentle, loving nature puts them in a class unto itself. Their small size and weight allows for smaller cage space and lower feed bills than many other breeds of rabbit. These rabbits are remarkably docile and loving, making them a wonderful choice for 4-H projects or a child’s pet. The Himalayan rabbit is gentle and patient, making them the perfect pet for families with young children or seniors. Himalayans are known for their easy-going and docile temperament. This coupled with their small size makes them an excellent choice for children wanting to start raising and showing rabbits. This rabbit’s small size makes it ideal for smaller hands to carefully pick up. In fact, this breed of rabbit is not known to scratch or bite humans, making them the perfect pet for families with young children or seniors looking for a furry companion to add some color to their life. They are generally calm-natured animals who don’t mind being picked up, petted and handled and unlike other high-energy rabbits, Himalayans are not particularly active. Having said that, they do require plenty of time out of their enclosures not only to socialize and bond with their human family but also to stretch their legs and catch some sunshine. Rabbits are not impossible to litter train, however they are significantly more challenging than training, let’s say, a dog or a cat. They have the tendency to “go” anywhere they please. To remedy this requires plenty of patience…and lots of litter boxes. Place a few litter boxes around your home where you find your Himalayan tends to do the deed and with lots of hard work (and rewards!), you should be well on your way to litter-training your little rabbit. Make sure their enclosure is large enough so they can comfortably stretch out of their full size and although Himalayans are relatively small, they are long so make sure you purchase the correct enclosure size. uses Rabbits tend to be bred for one of four things: meat, fur, show, or pet use. Himalayans are popular both as show rabbits and as pets. They have fine bone and a skinny body, and, unlike many other breeds, were never raised primarily for meat. This breed's main purpose is for showing, but in its past, it was raised for its white pelt. Club The American Rabbit Breeders Association (ARBA) maintains the breed standard for all of the recognized rabbit and cavy breeds for it's international membership. Recognized breeds are eligible for Registration and Grand Champion recognition. The AMERICAN RABBIT BREEDERS ASSOCIATION, INC. is an organization dedicated to the promotion, development, and improvement of the domestic rabbit and cavy. The British Rabbit Council (BRC) is a British showing organization for rabbit breeders. Today, the BRC among other things investigates rabbit diseases, maintains a catalog of rabbit breeds, and sets rules for about 1,000 rabbit shows annually in the UK. Today all four varieties are recognized in both the UK and the USA. The Black variety, however remain a popular variety. Himalayans are easy to find in most areas and breeders are easily found online Have I Missed Anything about the Himalayan? If you know something about the breed standard, history or status of the Himalayan rabbit, please let me know. Do you have a story about the Himalayan Breed? What do you love about them? Do you have any tips or tricks up your sleeve for what might make this breed happiest? Perhaps you're a breeder of the Himalayan rabbit. Let me know, and maybe we can set up an interview? http://www.himalayanrabbit.com/breed_history.htm http://himalayanrabbit.com/ http://www.raising-rabbits.com/himalayan-rabbit.html http://rabbitbreeders.us/himalayan-rabbits http://www.thenaturetrail.com/rabbit-breeds/himalayan-rabbit-breed-information/ http://animal-world.com/encyclo/critters/rabbits/HimalayanRabbit.php http://ahra2001.tripod.com/history.html http://www.petguide.com/breeds/rabbit/himalayan-rabbit/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Himalayan_rabbit If you would like to support the podcast, you can support through Patreon for one dollar a month. Patreon is an established online platform that allows fans to provide regular financial support to creators. Plant of the Week:  Carrot Word of the Week:  Catnip A Rabbit Story http://www.sacred-texts.com/asia/tft/tft38.htm The voice of the wolf is a sign to the sheep. Tibetan Proverb. ONCE upon a time there were two neighbor families, one family composed of an old mother bear and her son and the other of an old mother rabbit and her son. The children kept the house while the two mothers went out to dig roots. The rabbit's claws were sharp and quick and she got the most. This made the old bear mad so she killed the rabbit and took the dead body and roots home, although she couldn't dig very many, as her claws were dull. The little rabbit waited and waited and could not understand why his mother didn't come home. Finally he slipped over to the old bear's house to see what he could discover. He peeped in and saw that the old bear was cooking his mother, and she and her son sat down and ate her all up. He felt dreadfully bad and began to think of revenge, and said to himself: "Some day I will get even with them." One day the old mother bear went out to carry water, and while she was gone the little rabbit heated an arrow red hot and shot the little bear in the ear and killed him. Then he took his mother's sack which the old bear had stolen with the roots in it and carried it away with him. As he went up the mountain he met a tiger and said to him, "There is a bear coming after me, Mr. Tiger, won't you save me and find a place for me to hide?" "All right, you crawl in my ear and that bear will never find you." The old mother bear returned, bringing her kang of water, and found her son dead. She said, "The young rabbit has done this. I shall follow him and kill him." So, going after the rabbit, she came upon the tiger and asked, "Have you seen a fellow with gray fur and long ears any-where? If you don't tell me the truth I will kill you." The tiger answered, "Don't talk to me that way, for I could kill you without very much trouble." And the old bear went on. The rabbit sat there in the tiger's ear eating some of the roots he had in his sack and the tiger could hear him munching away, and asked: "What are you eating?" "My own eye-ball," he answered. The tiger said, "Give me one, they seem very good." The rabbit handed him a root, the tiger ate and said, "That's very good. Let's take my eye-balls out and eat them, and if I am blind, since I saved you from this bear, you will take care of me and lead me around, will you not?" The rabbit said, "I will do that all right." So he dug out the tiger's two eye-balls and handed him some roots to eat in place of them. Then he went on leading the tiger, who now was blind, right up to the side of a big steep cliff, where he told him to lie down and go to sleep. Then he built a big fire on the other side of the tiger, who got so hot that when he moved away he fell over the cliff and killed himself. The rabbit now went to a shepherd and told him, "There is a dead tiger up there, you can go and cut him up." Then he went to the wolf and said, "The shepherd is gone and you can go kill some sheep." Then he went to the raven and said, "You can go and pick the little wolves' eyes out, as their mother is gone to kill a sheep." Now the rabbit had done so much harm he thought he had better run away. He went into a far country and I expect he still dwells there. News Campaign aims to put Hungarian rabbit, popular abroad, on local plates https://bbj.hu/economy/campaign-aims-to-put-hungarian-rabbit-popular-abroad-on-local-plates-_134133 Hungaryʼs government and rabbit farming professionals launched a national campaign to boost consumption of rabbit meat on Friday, Hungarian news agency MTI reported. István Nagy, state secretary at the Agriculture Ministry, said that while Hungary is Europeʼs biggest exporter of rabbit meat, it is on the bottom rung when it comes to domestic consumption of the healthy meat, which is low in cholesterol and fat, as well as being easy to prepare. Hungarians consume just 200-300 grams of rabbit meat per capita each year, while residents of Mediterranean countries eat more than 2 kg, he added. Róbert Juráskó, who heads the Rabbit Product Council, said healthy, easy to digest rabbit meat should be on Hungarian familiesʼ tables at least once a week. St. Louis Families Would Be Permitted 8 Chickens, Rabbits Under New Proposal http://www.riverfronttimes.com/newsblog/2017/06/12/st-louis-families-would-be-permitted-8-chickens-rabbits-under-new-proposal A bill introduced at the Board of Aldermen last week would allow St. Louis families to keep up to eight chickens or rabbits on a normal-sized city lot — a sizable increase to what's currently permitted. Under existing city ordinances, St. Louis residents are allowed no more than four pets total, and chickens and rabbits have no special classification. If you have three dogs and one chicken, for example, you've reached the cap. But the new bill, sponsored by Alderwoman Cara Spencer and Christine Ingrassia, carves out a framework for small farm animals, namely chickens and rabbits, that is separate from pets. It would also allow one Vietnamese potbelly pig per household, although other large farm animals and roosters both remain expressly prohibited. The new regulations are part of a broader effort to encourage urban farming within St. Louis. The alderwomen worked with the Missouri Coalition for the Environment, seeking to bring the city's ordinances that affect urban agriculture in line with best practices in other cities. The coalition's survey, which involved more than 850 people, found broad support for such reforms locally. An additional proposal from Ingrassia and Spencer would allow St. Louis residents to sell eggs, honey and produce from the property where they are grown, without costly business licenses. Says Ingrassia, "It's all about letting people have easier access to food, and to make the city more sustainable." Selling home-grown produce won't make anyone rich, she acknowledges. "But if you can make a few extra bucks, that's a good thing." Last year, a proposal to increase to six the number of chickens owned by city households couldn't attain passage at the Board of Aldermen. Spencer, for one, believes this year may be different. "With the new energy on the board and more progressives on it, we should be able to get this passed," she says. She urges all of those interested in the issue to contact their alderman or woman to seek their support.   Sharon J. Mixdorf (1962-2017) http://wcfcourier.com/lifestyles/announcements/obituaries/sharon-j-mixdorf/article_4729793d-e6d5-5a2d-bdc2-71b97dd76abb.html DENVER -- Sharon Jane Mixdorf, 55, of Denver, died at home Saturday, June 10, from complications of breast cancer. She was born June 6, 1962, in Marshfield, Wis., daughter of Stanley and Joan Welch Fait. On May 30, 1992, she married Eric Mixdorf in Marshfield. She graduated from Marshfield Columbus High School in 1980. Sharon lived in Marshfield, Waterloo and Denver and worked as a pet and dog groomer for 22 years, most recently at Brookside Veterinary Hospital in Cedar Falls. She was a member of the Bremer County Genealogical Society, Pet Pals, Iowa State Dutch Rabbit Club, Iowa State Rabbit Breeders Association, Collie Club of America, American English Spot Rabbit Club and was a life member of the American Rabbit Breeders Association and the American Dutch Rabbit Club. Sharon also was the director of the Upper Midwest Dutch Rabbit Club, the secretary of the Waterloo Area Rabbit Breeders Association, and was the Rabbit Show secretary at the National Cattle Congress Fair. Survived by: her husband; her mother of Marshfield; five sisters, Nancy (Leon) LeClair of Two Rivers, Wis., Linda (Dan) Neve of Marshfield, Mary Lou (Rich) Volk of Arpin, Wis., Patty (Jim) Shaw of Marshfield and Kathy (Tony) Kuhlka of Hewitt, Wis.; a brother, Michael (Gayle) Fait of Marshfield; two sisters-in-law, Pat Bitel and Brenda (Patrick) Wellner; four brothers-in-law, Darrell Gates of Pittsville, Wis., Richard (Kathy) Mixdorf, David (Rhonda) Mixdorf and Brian (Esther) Mixdorf; and numerous nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by: her father; and her twin sister, Karen Gates. Services: 2 p.m. Friday, June 16, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Waterloo, with burial in Garden of Memories. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, June 15, at Parrott & Wood Chapel of Memories, Waterloo. Memorials: may be directed to the family. Condolences may be left at www.overtonservice.com. Sharon enjoyed reading, camping, swimming, canoeing, rabbit shows and exotic animal swaps.   New Species of Cottontail Rabbit Identified: Sylvilagus parentum http://www.sci-news.com/biology/sylvilagus-parentum-suriname-lowland-forest-cottontail-04951.html new species of cottontail rabbit (genus Sylvilagus) has been described from the lowlands of western Suriname by Portland State University Professor Luis Ruedas. The Suriname lowland forest cottontail (Sylvilagus parentum). Image credit: UOL / IUCN. The Suriname lowland forest cottontail (Sylvilagus parentum). Image credit: UOL / IUCN. Prof. Ruedas made the discovery after studying rabbit specimens at the Naturalis Biodiversity Center in Leiden, the Netherlands. The specimens were collected in the 1980s by Dutch scientists during the fieldwork in Suriname. The researcher studied the anatomy of the specimens and determined they were larger and shaped differently than other rabbits throughout South America. He named the newfound species the Suriname lowland forest cottontail. The scientific name of the species, Sylvilagus parentum, honors Prof. Ruedas’ parents, Patricio Ruedas Younger and Paloma Martín Daza. “The rabbit discovery in South America could affect how animal species are identified as unique, which is an important step when determining if a species is endangered,” Prof. Ruedas said. “It could also lead to conservation efforts in Suriname, where environmental degradation is threatening the rabbit’s habitat.” Sylvilagus parentum is relatively large for a South American cottontail. The species measures 15.3 inches (39 cm) in head and body length and 10 inches (2.5 cm) in tail length. The length of the ears is about 2.4 inches (6 cm). The average mass is around 3.3 pounds (1.5 kg). The new species is described in a paper recently published in the online edition of the Journal of Mammalogy. _____ Luis A. Ruedas. A new species of cottontail rabbit (Lagomorpha: Leporidae: Sylvilagus) from Suriname, with comments on the taxonomy of allied taxa from northern South America. Journal of Mammalogy, published online May 17, 2017; doi: 10.1093/jmammal/gyx048   A new species of cottontail rabbit (Lagomorpha: Leporidae: Sylvilagus) from Suriname, with comments on the taxonomy of allied taxa from northern South America https://academic.oup.com/jmammal/article-abstract/doi/10.1093/jmammal/gyx048/3828752/A-new-species-of-cottontail-rabbit-Lagomorpha?redirectedFrom=fulltext Abstract Of the 19 currently recognized species of Sylvilagus Gray, 1867, 15 inhabit North America, and only 5 are recognized in South America: S. brasiliensis Linnaeus, 1758 (throughout most of the continent); S. varynaensis Durant and Guevara, 2001, restricted to the southern lowlands of Venezuela (states of Barinas, Portuguesa, and Guarico); S. andinus (Thomas, 1897) from the Andean páramos of Ecuador and potentially in a sporadic manner to the Colombian and Venezuelan páramos; and S. tapetillus Thomas, 1913, from the coastal plain in the region of Rio de Janeiro. In addition to these, putative subspecies of S. floridanus, primarily a North American taxon, nominally are recognized from the grassland plains areas of northwestern South America east of the Andes. While S. varynaensis and S. tapetillus are monotypic, S. brasiliensis contains at least 37 named taxa in synonymy, distributed in various habitats; S. andinus requires further study. As a result of the recent description of a neotype for S. brasiliensis, it is now possible to assess species limits and begin the process of illuminating formerly obscured biological diversity in South American cottontails. Here, I describe a new species of Sylvilagus from the lowlands of western Suriname, and excise S. sanctaemartaeHershkovitz, 1950 from synonymy with S. brasiliensis.