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Australia's unique wildlife is facing an escalating extinction crisis, driven primarily by climate change and compounded by habitat loss. 34 new species of plants and animals have been added to the government's threatened species list this February, including the lemuroid ringtail possum - native to north Queensland's Wet Tropics region. Researchers say urgent climate action and stronger environmental protections are critical to prevent further irreversible loss of Australia's signature biodiversity.
Reading the Bible and rabbinic literature to reimagine the bonds between animals. Moving beyond debates about the ethics of animal consumption to focus on animals' intimate lives, Beth A. Berkowitz examines the contribution of religious traditions and sacred texts to contemporary conversations about animals in What Animals Teach us About Families: Kinship and Species in the Bible and Rabbinic Literature (U California Press, 2026). Reading the four "animal family" laws of the Bible alongside their rabbinic interpretations from ancient times to today, she examines the bonds that animals form with each other and reimagines family to include new forms of life and alternative modes of kinship. Humanitarian politics—and biblical law—tend to take for granted that human interests supersede animal interests and that our moral obligation extends only to avoiding unnecessary suffering, but necessity is determined by humans. What Animals Teach Us About Families looks at animal emotions, animal agency, family diversity, and human response to reconsider the obligations and opportunities the animal family presents. New books in late antiquity is presented by Ancient Jew Review Beth A. Berkowitz is Professor and Ingeborg Rennert Chair of Jewish Studies, Department of Religion, Barnard College Michael Motia teaches in Classics and Religious Studies at UMass Boston Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network
Reading the Bible and rabbinic literature to reimagine the bonds between animals. Moving beyond debates about the ethics of animal consumption to focus on animals' intimate lives, Beth A. Berkowitz examines the contribution of religious traditions and sacred texts to contemporary conversations about animals in What Animals Teach us About Families: Kinship and Species in the Bible and Rabbinic Literature (U California Press, 2026). Reading the four "animal family" laws of the Bible alongside their rabbinic interpretations from ancient times to today, she examines the bonds that animals form with each other and reimagines family to include new forms of life and alternative modes of kinship. Humanitarian politics—and biblical law—tend to take for granted that human interests supersede animal interests and that our moral obligation extends only to avoiding unnecessary suffering, but necessity is determined by humans. What Animals Teach Us About Families looks at animal emotions, animal agency, family diversity, and human response to reconsider the obligations and opportunities the animal family presents. New books in late antiquity is presented by Ancient Jew Review Beth A. Berkowitz is Professor and Ingeborg Rennert Chair of Jewish Studies, Department of Religion, Barnard College Michael Motia teaches in Classics and Religious Studies at UMass Boston Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/jewish-studies
Four elm trees in a quiet square in Rathmines could help bring back Ireland's native elm.Experts believe the trees in Kenilworth Square may be resistant to Dutch elm disease, the fungus that has destroyed most elms across Ireland over the past 50 years.If confirmed, these rare survivors could provide the genetic key to restoring the native wych elm nationwide.Joining Seán to discuss is Arboriculturist Joe McConville.
Reading the Bible and rabbinic literature to reimagine the bonds between animals. Moving beyond debates about the ethics of animal consumption to focus on animals' intimate lives, Beth A. Berkowitz examines the contribution of religious traditions and sacred texts to contemporary conversations about animals in What Animals Teach us About Families: Kinship and Species in the Bible and Rabbinic Literature (U California Press, 2026). Reading the four "animal family" laws of the Bible alongside their rabbinic interpretations from ancient times to today, she examines the bonds that animals form with each other and reimagines family to include new forms of life and alternative modes of kinship. Humanitarian politics—and biblical law—tend to take for granted that human interests supersede animal interests and that our moral obligation extends only to avoiding unnecessary suffering, but necessity is determined by humans. What Animals Teach Us About Families looks at animal emotions, animal agency, family diversity, and human response to reconsider the obligations and opportunities the animal family presents. New books in late antiquity is presented by Ancient Jew Review Beth A. Berkowitz is Professor and Ingeborg Rennert Chair of Jewish Studies, Department of Religion, Barnard College Michael Motia teaches in Classics and Religious Studies at UMass Boston Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/christian-studies
Reading the Bible and rabbinic literature to reimagine the bonds between animals. Moving beyond debates about the ethics of animal consumption to focus on animals' intimate lives, Beth A. Berkowitz examines the contribution of religious traditions and sacred texts to contemporary conversations about animals in What Animals Teach us About Families: Kinship and Species in the Bible and Rabbinic Literature (U California Press, 2026). Reading the four "animal family" laws of the Bible alongside their rabbinic interpretations from ancient times to today, she examines the bonds that animals form with each other and reimagines family to include new forms of life and alternative modes of kinship. Humanitarian politics—and biblical law—tend to take for granted that human interests supersede animal interests and that our moral obligation extends only to avoiding unnecessary suffering, but necessity is determined by humans. What Animals Teach Us About Families looks at animal emotions, animal agency, family diversity, and human response to reconsider the obligations and opportunities the animal family presents. New books in late antiquity is presented by Ancient Jew Review Beth A. Berkowitz is Professor and Ingeborg Rennert Chair of Jewish Studies, Department of Religion, Barnard College Michael Motia teaches in Classics and Religious Studies at UMass Boston Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/animal-studies
Four elm trees in a quiet square in Rathmines could help bring back Ireland's native elm.Experts believe the trees in Kenilworth Square may be resistant to Dutch elm disease, the fungus that has destroyed most elms across Ireland over the past 50 years.If confirmed, these rare survivors could provide the genetic key to restoring the native wych elm nationwide.Joining Seán to discuss is Arboriculturist Joe McConville.
In the mid-to-late 20th Century, dinosaurs received a major makeover in their scientific and popular image. This episode, Riley Black takes us through the timeline of the Dinosaur Renaissance. We discuss some of the big scientific milestones and the various players which brought dinosaurs into their modern era, and we'll explore the early signs and lingering notes of this historic shift. In the news: sleepy jellyfish, fast mammals, bird beaks, and dinosaur diets. Find Riley in these places: https://rileyblack.net/ https://bsky.app/profile/restingdinoface.bsky.social https://us.macmillan.com/author/rileyblack Time markers: Intro & Announcements: 00:00:00 News: 00:07:30 Main discussion, Part 1: 00:53:30 Main discussion, Part 2: 01:43:30 Patron question: 02:56:25 Check out our website for this episode's blog post and more: http://commondescentpodcast.com/ Join us on Patreon to support the podcast and enjoy bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/commondescentpodcast Got a topic you want to hear about? Submit your episode request here: https://commondescentpodcast.com/request-a-topic/ Lots more ways to connect with us: https://linktr.ee/common_descent The Intro and Outro music is “On the Origin of Species” by Protodome. More music like this at http://ocremix.org Musical Interludes are "Professor Umlaut" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
Welcome ... to Pok-É! This year is the 30th anniversary of the Pokémon franchise, so we're picking some of our favorite Legendary Pokémon and speculating upon how they – or something like them – might evolve in real life, pulling inspiration from species throughout our planet's history! This episode, we confront the Renegade Pokémon. From what ancestors might we get a many-limbed monster from a parallel world? Our creature to create this time: Giratina. Join the Common Descent Discord server for more Pok-É discussion! https://discord.gg/CwPBxdh9Ev Join us on Patreon to support the podcast and enjoy bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/commondescentpodcast More ways to connect with us: https://linktr.ee/common_descent The Intro and Outro music is “On the Origin of Species” by Protodome. More music like this at http://ocremix.org.
Chinese conservationists have worked hard to protect the critically endangered Chinese alligator, creating new habitats for them after significant alterations made most of their Yangtze River home unsuitable. Thanks to the power of GPS technology, we now have some fascinating insights into how they are using the wetlands they are being reintroduced to, and it's mixed news. We follow that chat up with two new species of sand swimming skinks from Madagascar, and some big news from Tom about a brand new mammal. Become a Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/herphighlights Merch: https://www.redbubble.com/people/herphighlights/shop Full reference list available here: http://www.herphighlights.podbean.com Main Paper References: Li M, Sun K, Wang Z, Zhang C, Gao Y, Zhang S, Tu G, Wu X, Pan T. 2025. Extremely limited spatial and temporal utilization for wild Chinese alligator (Alligator sinensis). Biology Letters 21:20250513. DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2025.0513. Species of the Bi-Week: Miralles A, Schmidt R, Rakotoarison A, Delaunay A, Freiwald A, Rahagalala NA, Rakotomanga S, Razafimanafo D, Ratsoavina FM, Crottini A, Raselimanana AP, Glaw F, Vences M. 2025. Integrative taxonomy of Madagascar's sand-swimming skinks (Scincidae: Voeltzkowia , Grandidierina) and preliminary evidence for an overlooked inland belt of white sand patches across the island's west. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 205:zlaf147. DOI: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaf147. Other Mentioned Papers/Studies: Sun K, Li M, Wang Z, Sun S, Yang J, Wu X, Pan T. 2025. Habitat Integrity Challenges for the Chinese Alligator Amid Land Occupation by Human: Pathways for Protection. Ecology and Evolution 15:e71113. DOI: 10.1002/ece3.71113. Other Links/Mentions: Wild London (~37 minutes in for Aesculapian snakes) - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002hzg7 Editing and Music: Intro/outro – Treehouse by Ed Nelson Species Bi-week theme – Michael Timothy Other Music – The Passion HiFi, https://www.thepassionhifi.com
Many people think that faith is strictly a religious matter and concerns unprovable issues such as angels, heaven and, of course, belief in the creation story. They further feel that belief in evolution is more reasonable, since it is based upon hard and proven facts. But is this true?Faith is what we add to the evidences we have in order to provide our worldview. The less evidence there is, the more faith we need. Evolutionary scientists often admit that they, too, interpret the world in the context of their faith. Their faith is that everything and everyone got here by means of evolution.Prof. L. H. Matthews, a well‑recognized evolutionist, was honored by being asked to write a new introduction for the 1971 edition of Darwin's Origin of Species. In his introduction—speaking of evolution—he admitted, "Most biologists accept it as though it were a proven fact, . . . although this conviction rests upon circumstantial evidence, it forms a satisfactory faith on which to base our interpretation of nature."You see, this is nothing more than what Bible‑believing Christians do when they understand the world in the context of their faith. As Christians, we should not be intimidated into thinking that the faith of the evolutionist is somehow superior to ours for understanding the world!Hebrews 11:3"Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.”Prayer: Lord, the devil is not called the "Accuser" for nothing. He even tries to make the faith You have given me into a sin! Rather than being intimidated because I believe Your Word, I ask that You would give me a bold faith which does not shrink from speaking Your truth in love. Amen.Image: Human evolution gallery at Natural History Museum, Matt Brown, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1232/29?v=20251111
In this episode, we speak with Assistant Professor of Environmental Humanities at the University of Copenhagen, Katy Overstreet. Katy is coordinator for the Landscapes, Senses, and Ecological Research Cluster as well as a core-member of the Centre for Sustainable Futures – both located at the University of Copenhagen. Katy's core fields of research include multispecies ethnography, environmental anthropology, feminist STS, and agrarian political economy, and she has written on themes such as farm animal welfare, foodways, bioindustrialisation, technoscience, trans-species sensory worlds, and care. Her main ethnographic fieldsites include the midwestern dairy worlds of the United States, and various sites in Denmark including pig farms, an insect farm, and a former brown coal mine. Across these sites, Katy has worked with a lot of different co-species social formations and technoscientifically modulated ways of living and dying in agriculture, and in today's episode, she will speak to some of these, focusing on the relations between microbes, cows, and humans in raw milk consumption, production, and politics. The basis for our conversation is a talk that Katy gave on the day before we recorded the podcast as part of the BSAS seminar series. Her talk was titled ‘Digestive belonging: a microbial ethnography of raw milk in America's Dairyland'. In the podcast, Katy unravels the notion of ‘digestive belonging' in this ethnographic context, connecting it to farmlife, microbes, social landscapes, pasteurization politics, and rural nostalgia among other things. We further discuss different modes of care in animal farming practices, the cultivation of trans-species sensing, and the idea of ‘positive animal welfare'. The podcast was recorded in October 2025 when Katy was in Bergen to give a presentation as part of the Bergen Social Anthropology Seminar series. Resources: Katy Overstreet's research profile Articles mentioned, authored by Katy: Digestive Belonging: A Microbial Ethnography of Raw Milk in America's Dairyland (2026) Be the boar: sex, sows, and courtship on a Danish pig farm (2022) How to Taste Like a Cow: Cultivating Shared Sense in Wisconsin Dairy Worlds (2021) EU funded Cost Action project LIFT aimed at ‘Lifting farm animal lives' that Katy participates in: here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network
In this episode, we speak with Assistant Professor of Environmental Humanities at the University of Copenhagen, Katy Overstreet. Katy is coordinator for the Landscapes, Senses, and Ecological Research Cluster as well as a core-member of the Centre for Sustainable Futures – both located at the University of Copenhagen. Katy's core fields of research include multispecies ethnography, environmental anthropology, feminist STS, and agrarian political economy, and she has written on themes such as farm animal welfare, foodways, bioindustrialisation, technoscience, trans-species sensory worlds, and care. Her main ethnographic fieldsites include the midwestern dairy worlds of the United States, and various sites in Denmark including pig farms, an insect farm, and a former brown coal mine. Across these sites, Katy has worked with a lot of different co-species social formations and technoscientifically modulated ways of living and dying in agriculture, and in today's episode, she will speak to some of these, focusing on the relations between microbes, cows, and humans in raw milk consumption, production, and politics. The basis for our conversation is a talk that Katy gave on the day before we recorded the podcast as part of the BSAS seminar series. Her talk was titled ‘Digestive belonging: a microbial ethnography of raw milk in America's Dairyland'. In the podcast, Katy unravels the notion of ‘digestive belonging' in this ethnographic context, connecting it to farmlife, microbes, social landscapes, pasteurization politics, and rural nostalgia among other things. We further discuss different modes of care in animal farming practices, the cultivation of trans-species sensing, and the idea of ‘positive animal welfare'. The podcast was recorded in October 2025 when Katy was in Bergen to give a presentation as part of the Bergen Social Anthropology Seminar series. Resources: Katy Overstreet's research profile Articles mentioned, authored by Katy: Digestive Belonging: A Microbial Ethnography of Raw Milk in America's Dairyland (2026) Be the boar: sex, sows, and courtship on a Danish pig farm (2022) How to Taste Like a Cow: Cultivating Shared Sense in Wisconsin Dairy Worlds (2021) EU funded Cost Action project LIFT aimed at ‘Lifting farm animal lives' that Katy participates in: here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/food
In this episode, we speak with Assistant Professor of Environmental Humanities at the University of Copenhagen, Katy Overstreet. Katy is coordinator for the Landscapes, Senses, and Ecological Research Cluster as well as a core-member of the Centre for Sustainable Futures – both located at the University of Copenhagen. Katy's core fields of research include multispecies ethnography, environmental anthropology, feminist STS, and agrarian political economy, and she has written on themes such as farm animal welfare, foodways, bioindustrialisation, technoscience, trans-species sensory worlds, and care. Her main ethnographic fieldsites include the midwestern dairy worlds of the United States, and various sites in Denmark including pig farms, an insect farm, and a former brown coal mine. Across these sites, Katy has worked with a lot of different co-species social formations and technoscientifically modulated ways of living and dying in agriculture, and in today's episode, she will speak to some of these, focusing on the relations between microbes, cows, and humans in raw milk consumption, production, and politics. The basis for our conversation is a talk that Katy gave on the day before we recorded the podcast as part of the BSAS seminar series. Her talk was titled ‘Digestive belonging: a microbial ethnography of raw milk in America's Dairyland'. In the podcast, Katy unravels the notion of ‘digestive belonging' in this ethnographic context, connecting it to farmlife, microbes, social landscapes, pasteurization politics, and rural nostalgia among other things. We further discuss different modes of care in animal farming practices, the cultivation of trans-species sensing, and the idea of ‘positive animal welfare'. The podcast was recorded in October 2025 when Katy was in Bergen to give a presentation as part of the Bergen Social Anthropology Seminar series. Resources: Katy Overstreet's research profile Articles mentioned, authored by Katy: Digestive Belonging: A Microbial Ethnography of Raw Milk in America's Dairyland (2026) Be the boar: sex, sows, and courtship on a Danish pig farm (2022) How to Taste Like a Cow: Cultivating Shared Sense in Wisconsin Dairy Worlds (2021) EU funded Cost Action project LIFT aimed at ‘Lifting farm animal lives' that Katy participates in: here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/american-studies
Listen below or click here for full show notes Main Mission, Part 1 (with an appropriate sound effect) Star Trek: Starfleet AcademySeason 1, episode 5“Series Acclimation Mil”Written by Kristen Beyer & Tawny NewsomeDirected by Larry Teng Subspace Chatter Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’s Shocking New Status Quo For Klingons, Explained By The Showrunners [Exclusive] New Star Trek Comic Reveals The Dark History Of The Klingons Before ‘Starfleet Academy' – TrekMovie.com Action Figure Insider » NACELLE LAUNCHES STAR TREK BUILD-A-BRIDGE COLLECTIBLE PLAYSET TO CELEBRATE 60 YEARS OF THE ICONIC FRANCHISE How I Built the Star Trek LCARS control panel of my dreams | The VergeNicole de Boer To Return As Dax For ‘Star Trek Online: Corruption' – TrekMovie.com Star Trek Online’s Next Season Is ‘Corruption,’ With Full Suite Of Chimeran-Themed Missions | MMORPG.com Here are links to 84 additional stories.broken out by series, movies and other categories. CLASSIC TV SERIES (in order of premiere) Star Trek: The Original Series (1966 – 1969) [3 seasons] The Beloved Sci-Fi Author Behind One Of Star Trek’s Best Episodes Hated Hollywood 7 Things I Learned Watching Star Trek's First Episode for the First Time 60 Years Later – ComicBook.com Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987 – 1994) [7 seasons] The Sci-Fi Horror Legend Who Turned Down Star Trek’s Picard Jonathan Frakes On Why Star Trek: The Next Generation’s Cast Had Reputation For Being ‘A–holes’ On Set, And Why Guest Stars Struggled So Much 36 Years Ago, Star Trek Delivered a Surprising Character Return (And Gave Birth to an Iconic Meme) – ComicBook.com Star Trek: TNG’s Uniforms Were Changed For Patrick Stewart’s Health (And Fear Of A Lawsuit) Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993 – 1999) [7 seasons] ‘Star Trek: Deep Space Nine' Used Its Most Iconic Episode To Say Something Much Darker No Star Trek Villain Has Ever Topped ‘Deep Space Nine's Most Sinister Enemy Star Trek: Voyager (1995 – 2001) [7 seasons] The Best Moment in the Worst Episode of ‘Star Trek: Voyager,’ 30 Years Later STREAMING SERIES AND MOVIES (in order of premiere) Star Trek: Picard (2020 – 2023) [3 seasons] TNG Cast Reunion On Star Trek: Picard Season 3 Set Rejuvenated Patrick Stewart How Star Trek: TNG's Returning Cast Revitalized an “Exhausted” Patrick Stewart for Picard Season 3 – ComicBook.com Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022 – present) [4th season yet to premier, 5th/final season filming] Star Trek’s Jonathan Frakes Shared His Reaction To That ‘Riker’ Reference In Strange New Worlds’ Lower Decks Crossover That Almost Ruined The Scene Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Jess Bush Reflects On Final Season And Spoiler-y Photos Star Trek: Section 31 “streaming event movie” (2025) [movie] Star Trek Nominated For Five Worst Of 2025 Awards | GIANT FREAKIN ROBOT Star Trek: Starfleet Academy [2026 – present] [renewed for second season] Star Trek Has Updated The Worst Writing Trope In The Stupidest Possible Way Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Episode 4 Review – Vox in Excelso | Den of Geek Star Trek's Controversial New Series Hits Major Streaming Setback After Divisive Response NickALive!: Star Trek: Starfleet Academy | Classes Begin for the New Cadets (S1, E2) ‘Star Trek’ Legend Robert Picardo on Why the ‘Starfleet Academy’ Cadets Talk Like Modern Kids This trio of ‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’ cadets weren’t Trekkies before the show, but they are now (interview) | Space Star Trek: Starfleet Academy 1×04 review: “Vox in Excelso” – The Geekiary Starfleet Academy just reimagined Klingons as polyamorous refugees Star Trek ‘Starfleet Academy’ Gets Demolished By Fans For Woke Storylines | OutKick Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Honors Captain Riker In Episode 4 ‘Starfleet Academy’ Decides There Are Some Things Worth Keeping the Same Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Episode 4 – ‘Vox in Excelso' Review – IGN Should you give ‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy' the old college try? Divisive Star Trek TV Show Defies the Backlash To Re-Enter Paramount+ Streaming Charts (but There's a Catch) Holly Hunter Reveals the Challenge of New ‘Star Trek' Role – Parade New Star Trek Spinoff Is Two For Two On Ruining Beloved Alien Races Despite Being Review-Bombed, New Star Trek Series Bounces Back on Streaming Star Trek Just Changed Klingon Lore Permanently With a Cool Canon Update – ComicBook.com Starfleet Academy Mangled Star Trek's Most Important Quote About Freedom, Just Like ChatGPT Would Have Stephen Colbert’s ‘Starfleet Academy’ Role Is Driving Me Nuts Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Episode 5: Series Acclimation Mil – Parade Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Finally Solved the Klingon Problem Starfleet Academy Is About to Solve a 23-Year-Old Enterprise Mistake Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Pays Homage to Deep Space Nine and the Siskos – TV Guide Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Episode 5 – Avery Brooks’ Deep Space Nine Captain Sisko Cameo Explained Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Honors Deep Space Nine, Sisko “Star Trek: Starfleet Academy” DP Philip Lanyon on Balancing Franchise Legacy With a Youthful Visual Approach – The Credits Star Trek Just Featured Deep Space Nine Star Avery Brooks in a Sisko-Themed Episode — Even if It’s Not the Full Return Fans Had Hoped For – IGN Star Trek: Starfleet Academy's Deep Space Nine Episode Didn’t Confirm Sisko’s Fate. Tawny Newsome Told Me The Reason Why | Cinemablend Recap/Review: ‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy' Gets Celestial In “Series Acclimation Mil” – TrekMovie.com ‘Starfleet Academy' brings Avery Brooks back to ‘Star Trek' for an emotional ‘Deep Space Nine' epilogue: ‘That's his voice' ‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’s Illa Dax Explained: Deep Space Nine Connection, Species, & More DS9 characters return in Starfleet Academy (& Star Trek actor explains mind-blowing cameo) ‘Starfleet Academy' Gets Major Paramount+ Win After Tapping Into Classic Star Trek DNA Tawny Newsome Shares Moment Avery Brooks “Handed Kerrice The Reins” For ‘Starfleet Academy' – TrekMovie.com How Many People Live On Star Trek: The Next Generation’s USS Enterprise? – AOL I've Struggled To Explain How Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Feels Like TNG And Other Older Shows, But Tawny Newsome Nailed It | Cinemablend STAR TREK: STARFLEET ACADEMY Cast Tease What Fans Can Expect In Season 2 ‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’s Nahla Ake Controversy Is Actually Genius Starfleet Academy actor was ‘the last piece of this puzzle’ bringing back beloved DS9 character 27 Years Later, One Star Trek Underdog Finally Got Some Closure Exclusive Sneak Peek Teases Major Danger Ahead in ‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’ ‘Star Trek’ understood the division we keep falling for Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Episode 6 Review – Return to the Miyazaki! – IGN Star Trek writer honors Avery Brooks’ DS9 request in Starfleet Academy Star Trek Finally Made the Perfect Borg Replacement Canon After 30 Years – ComicBook.com Jonathan Frakes Enjoys Riker and Troi’s Romance Recreated In Star Trek: Starfleet Academy THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES (in order of premiere) Star Trek: Generations (1994) Inside the Lost ‘Star Trek: Generations’ Movie Fans Never Got to See | Woman’s World Star Trek: First Contact (1996) The Best Star Trek Movie Only Happened Because One Man Saved Picard’s Greatest Foe | GIANT FREAKIN ROBOT OTHER MEDIAStar Trek books, audio books Best Star Trek: Khan characters ranked Star Trek video games/board games “Star Trek: Voyager – Across the Unknown | New Video and Switch 2 Demo Details” – Games Press Star Trek Voyager: Across The Unknown Features Canon-Breaking Choices Star Trek toys/collectibles/other merchandise ‘Starfleet Academy' Canonizes Starships From ‘Star Trek Online' Game – TrekMovie.com Star Trek Comics/graphic novels/magazines Star Trek: The Last Starship #5 review Star Trek Voyager Homecoming #5: Preaching to the Choir – Comic Watch Star Trek: Voyager – Homecoming #5 – Comic Book Review Star Trek Officially Ends One of Its Most Cursed Romances After 25 Years MISCELLANEOUS Franchise-wide/Miscellaneous 7 Most Rewatchable Star Trek Episodes Of All Time, Ranked (#1 Will Never Be Matched) Star Trek nominations continue to materialize during awards season ‘Starfleet Academy’ Sneakily Brought Some More ‘Star Trek Online’ Ships to TV Star Trek needs to go back to 20+ episode seasons — and there’s never been a better time | Space 19 Critically-Panned Sci-Fi Movies That Are Actually Worth Your Time Every Star Trek Show’s Flagship, Ranked Worst To Best – ComicBook.com 15 Most Powerful Star Trek Characters, Ranked A Rightful Honor: The Importance of ‘Star Trek”s Impact – The Fairfield Mirror Actor Watch Jonathan Frakes’ Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction? Is a 6-Season Sci-Fi Gem Another Star Trek actor will team up with Jessica Chastain (but on the small screen) William Shatner Brilliantly Defends Modern STAR TREK Against Elon Musk Why This New ‘Star Trek' Star Avoided Watching the Franchise – Parade ‘Star Trek’ legend George Takei talks Nimoy’s directing, the future of exploration, and his sad plastic umbrella (interview) | Space Main Mission, Part 2 (with an appropriate sound effect) Star Trek: Starfleet AcademySeason 1, Episode 6“Come, Let’s Away”Written by Kenneth Lin & Kiley Rossetter.Directed by Lary Teng End Of Show It’s about time to refill the dilithium chamber and get on out of here. Find Clinton at Comedy4Cast Find Chuck and Kreg at Technorama Podcast If you liked the show, please be sure to tell a friend about it. And subscribe, so you’ll never miss an episode. We’d love to hear from you. 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This Valentine's Day, it's the greatest love story ever told as two aliens try to sex humanity out of existence! Those chains of love sure are cruel in Species 2!Find us on Instagram @videodropboxpodcastJosh: @queerbaitmixtapeJoe: @something_of_borisTheme music by Jason Mitchell: @jasonlynnmitchell
In this episode, we speak with Assistant Professor of Environmental Humanities at the University of Copenhagen, Katy Overstreet. Katy is coordinator for the Landscapes, Senses, and Ecological Research Cluster as well as a core-member of the Centre for Sustainable Futures – both located at the University of Copenhagen. Katy's core fields of research include multispecies ethnography, environmental anthropology, feminist STS, and agrarian political economy, and she has written on themes such as farm animal welfare, foodways, bioindustrialisation, technoscience, trans-species sensory worlds, and care. Her main ethnographic fieldsites include the midwestern dairy worlds of the United States, and various sites in Denmark including pig farms, an insect farm, and a former brown coal mine. Across these sites, Katy has worked with a lot of different co-species social formations and technoscientifically modulated ways of living and dying in agriculture, and in today's episode, she will speak to some of these, focusing on the relations between microbes, cows, and humans in raw milk consumption, production, and politics. The basis for our conversation is a talk that Katy gave on the day before we recorded the podcast as part of the BSAS seminar series. Her talk was titled ‘Digestive belonging: a microbial ethnography of raw milk in America's Dairyland'. In the podcast, Katy unravels the notion of ‘digestive belonging' in this ethnographic context, connecting it to farmlife, microbes, social landscapes, pasteurization politics, and rural nostalgia among other things. We further discuss different modes of care in animal farming practices, the cultivation of trans-species sensing, and the idea of ‘positive animal welfare'. The podcast was recorded in October 2025 when Katy was in Bergen to give a presentation as part of the Bergen Social Anthropology Seminar series. Resources: Katy Overstreet's research profile Articles mentioned, authored by Katy: Digestive Belonging: A Microbial Ethnography of Raw Milk in America's Dairyland (2026) Be the boar: sex, sows, and courtship on a Danish pig farm (2022) How to Taste Like a Cow: Cultivating Shared Sense in Wisconsin Dairy Worlds (2021) EU funded Cost Action project LIFT aimed at ‘Lifting farm animal lives' that Katy participates in: here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/animal-studies
Laura Walter, of the Tall Grass Prairie Center, joins us to discuss the new species she is trying to grow at her facility. Also, which species is no one else growing that she has available for new growers. We also talk about hemiparasites and more. hokseynativeseeds.com (for backyard pollinator mixes, CRP mixes, hunting mixes, and more!)
The wide-variety of organisms that formed on the North American continent, later evolved into the present myriad of life-forms that inhabit this corner of the world. During the mid-nineteenth century an English scientist put forth an explanation for our planet’s diversity of life—a fascinating theory of evolution that shook the Victorian Age to its core and still reverberates to this day. 1859 witnessed the seminal publication of «On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life» by Charles Robert Darwin. International Darwin Day is celebrated annually on February 12th (the birthday of Charles Darwin, 1809-82) to commemorate his foundational contributions to science, particularly the theory of evolution by natural selection, and to honor the "Father of Evolution" for transforming the understanding of life and the interconnectedness of species. Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/tWsDG18etmg which has accompanying visuals including maps, charts, timelines, photos, illustrations, and diagrams. On the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin at https://amzn.to/4qxDw8P Books about by Evolution available at https://amzn.to/4r9lFWN Books about by Charles Darwin at https://amzn.to/3ZtQ9a3 ENJOY Ad-Free content, Bonus episodes, and Extra materials when joining our growing community on https://patreon.com/markvinet SUPPORT this channel by purchasing any product on Amazon using this FREE entry LINK https://amzn.to/3POlrUD (Amazon gives us credit at NO extra charge to you). Mark Vinet's HISTORICAL JESUS podcast at https://parthenonpodcast.com/historical-jesus Mark's TIMELINE video channel: https://youtube.com/c/TIMELINE_MarkVinet Website: https://markvinet.com/podcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mark.vinet.9 X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/MarkVinet_HNA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/denarynovels Mark's books: https://amzn.to/3k8qrGM Audio credits: On the Origin of Species By Means of Natural Selection by Charles Darwin (Google Play).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Gage shares his best practices for attending Natural Products Expo West – the biggest trade show in the United States for the better-for-the-world product industry! Tune in to hear 10 tips for making the most of the show, based on Gage's ~15 years of experience attending Expo West as a brand, packaging, booth, and campaign designer who's helped some of the industry most beloved brands stand out at the show. Tune into the episode or read below for his top tips! You can also download a copy here for easy reference later. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eBpd7dVhxB-30-yPrvQ8Mn8nAar5oYOUx6fX1B3Wevc/edit?usp=sharing. See you at Expo West!1. Define Your Target ROIHave a clear goal and outcomes in mind because the event is what you make it.Rightsize your investment. There's no shame in starting small, like a shared booth, table at StartUp CPG, sampling out of a backpack, etc. Even big brands need to be cautious of their spending because it adds up fast. But if you want to make a big splash, be willing to spend the money on the right opportunity.Aim to have your agenda 60% planned, but 40% flexible, because you never know who might pop up with some exciting and unexpected.2. Plan AheadBook your accommodations early, because everything near the Convention Center fills up quickly and gets very expensive.Find the sessions you want to attend, people you want to meet, and booths you want to visit through the app and social media posts, but also decide what's non-negotiable and what's optional for you, because you will get exhausted/overwhelmed.Make dinner reservations, book event venues, and meeting rooms in advance because there are a ton of competing groups looking for limited time slots.Order all your materials, swag, outfits, etc., well ahead of time because shipping delays happen, and you don't want to be caught empty-handed or paying the steep price to rush reprint in Anaheim.3. Be Clear & CompellingHave your 5-second pitch and main talking points ready, because there are way too many people and not enough time to stumble or be vague.Bring the energy, passion, and vibes because that attracts people to your booth, lifts everyone's spirits, and makes you memorable.Ask lots of questions to get to know people and how you can help each other. It can reveal incredibly powerful information for you both.4. Crush Your BoothMake sure it's clear what you're selling and what makes it special, otherwise your booth is likely to be missed (unless you're drawing attention, see below).Be unique but authentic, have a compelling story or theme for the show, and be engaging and fun as people walk up.Have events or activities at your booth that attract a crowd, and bring enough samples/goodies to go around. Tip: people are drawn to anything that's more than a tiny bite on a toothpick or a generic tote bag.Have a method for politely exiting conversations, like handing them off to an associate or introducing them to another guest, so you can be available when that critical retailer, investor, broker, or press badge arrives.5. Draw AttentionApply for a Nexty, participate in the Pitch Slam, or partner on an innovation with another popular brand. Do things that will make you more visible.Send out press releases, make announcements on social media, and offer the press a unique and exciting story to draw them to your booth.Invite an industry rockstar or celebrity to your booth for a meet and greet.Host a happy hour with a prominent group, like B Corp.6. Connect With Your CommunityAttend events hosted by your membership communities (B Corp, 1% for the Planet, Regenerative Organic, Upcycled, Non-GMO, Fair Trade, Climate Neutral, Climate Collaborative, Naturally Network, Purpose Pledge, Startup CPG, Project Potluck, :INCLUDED, etc.)Post updates in your preferred social channel (pictures, top finds, great insights, events, selfies, etc), tag people, and comment on others' posts! Wear your affiliations (shirts, hats, pins, stickers, lanyards, badges, etc).7. Take Care of YourselfHydrate and eat real food, or at least snack your way to well-balanced meals or your stomach and energy levels will regret it later.Dress comfortably and in layers. You'll be walking a lot, in and out of buildings, and the weather can change quickly. Bonus: dress memorably.Rest your feet and your back whenever you can. They will be sore.Get full nights of sleep when you can, and take some downtime in between things to recharge your batteries and brain.8. Be Brave, Be ActiveMeet people! That's why you're going. Don't just hide in your hotel, your booth, or in your co-worker/friend group. Get out there.Attend happy hours, events, and dinners even if you worked the booth all day, because that's the time to make real human connections.Go talk to that hero, buyer, investor, press, celebrity, etc because that's why they're here, and why you're here.9. Don't Try to Do it AllThe show is way too big to see every booth. Decide what's most important. It can help to pick a theme to focus, like a category, certification, stage of business, etc.There are too many sessions, events, and happy hours. Pick a focus and try to limit your FOMO. Divide and conquer with your team if you can.If you've been going as long as I have, you'll wish you could spend time with all your friends, collaborators, clients, podcast guests, and more… but it's best to be at peace with what you can do instead of worrying about what you can't.10. Follow Through Take notes on business cards, in an app, or wherever works for you because you won't remember every conversation, idea, or to-do item.Digest what you learned, who you met, and how you want to follow up each evening before that information gets too foggy.Make social posts each day, because you'll be too burned out and busy to catch up on social media after the show.Follow up with people during and after the show to solidify that new connection.Links:Natural Products Expo West: https://www.expowest.com/en/home.html10 Tips to Crush Expo West Download: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eBpd7dVhxB-30-yPrvQ8Mn8nAar5oYOUx6fX1B3Wevc/edit?usp=sharing. See you at Expo West!…Brands for a Better World Episode Archive - http://brandsforabetterworld.com/Brands for a Better World on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/brand-for-a-better-world/Modern Species - https://modernspecies.com/Modern Species on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/modern-species/Gage Mitchell on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/gagemitchell/…Print Magazine Design Podcasts - https://www.printmag.com/categories/printcast/…Heritage Radio Network - https://heritageradionetwork.org/Heritage Radio Network on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/heritage-radio-network/posts/Heritage Radio Network on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/HeritageRadioNetworkHeritage Radio Network on X - https://x.com/Heritage_RadioHeritage Radio Network on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/heritage_radio/Heritage Radio Network on Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@heritage_radioChapters:03:00 Introduction to Expo West Best Practices05:23 Defining Goals and ROI for the Show08:21 Planning Ahead: Accommodations and Sessions10:42 Crafting a Clear and Compelling Message13:05 Maximizing Your Booth's Impact15:59 Drawing Attention and Engaging the Audience16:19 Connecting with Your Community20:40 Self-Care During the Event22:08 Being Brave and Active23:06 Managing Expectations and FOMO25:28 Following Through After the ShowSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
What are the "rules" of biodiversity? How do ecology and evolution interact? These are questions that biologist Hanna Kokko is a renowned expert on, and in this episode of "Weird Species" she shares her immense knowledge on these topics. And of course, she talks about her favorite species as well: Apus apus, the common swift, which is very much not a swallow! Want to know where exactly the difference lies? Then join us for this episode! Follow Senckenberg onFacebookInstagramTikTokLinkedInYouTube
Still hangin' with the legendary!!! …. luke. We're talking about Batman (still)… Tyler has unpopular opinions on the Jack Nicholson's Joker. Batman Returns, and what's appropriate for children to watch? Scary commercials and Childsplay. Natural Born Killers, true? Not really… But only kinda… Fargo, also not true. King of the Hill! The Last Boy Scout. Watching The Shining as a kid, watching Species with friends… And parents… The Shining Mini-Series and more unpopular opinions from Tyler. Anne the Bathroom Ghost, Kung Fu Hustle and… Um… A Kool-Aid factory… This episode was recorded 1-24-26 (and apologies for the crackly mics)Have a question or a comment? We'll talk about it on the show!The best way to get our attention is by finding us on Threads @OffAllDayPodcastDon't forget Tyler wrote a book! Check it out at www.OrdinarySun.comMusic by NoCopyrightSound633Pixabay.com/users/nocopyrightsound633-47610058 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Let's relax with more from this foundational classic, just in time for Darwin Day. This time, how one species begets more and more variety over thousands of generations, the role of extinction, and why "the tree of life" is a lovely symbol indeed. It's science! Help us stay ad-free and 100% listener-supported! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/boringbookspod Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/d5kcMsW Read "On the Origin of Species" at Project Gutenberg: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1228 Music: "Dream Colours," by Lee Rosevere, licensed under CC BY, https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com If you'd like to suggest a copyright-free reading for soft-spoken relaxation to help you overcome insomnia, anxiety and other sleep issues, connect on our website, https://www.boringbookspod.com.
Jeff Smith and Carson Odegard wrap the season with a clean, property-by-property breakdown—January numbers, year-over-year changes, species quirks, and the big themes (fog, late rains, road work, king tides) that moved the needle across CWA hunts. Expect straight talk on mallards and pintail, why Staten keeps trending up, and how Goose Lake quietly turned in one of its best mixed-bag years.January by the numbersStaten Island: 4.4 birds/hunter; GWT + specks led.Goose Lake (Tulare Basin): 4.2; teal-heavy, strong mixed bags.Quimby Island (Delta): 3.4; GWT + mallard.Sanborn Slough (Butte Sink): 3.4; deeper water pushed hooded mergansers & ring-necks.Grizzly Ranch (Suisun): 2.6; GWT + spoonies, up from December.Butte Creek Island Ranch: 2.6; flood/high water effects.Potrero (Suisun): 1.7.Denverton (Suisun): 1.5.Season takeawaysMallard softness: Big drop at Quimby (248 → 101 mallards) and a lighter mallard picture statewide.Goose gains where it counts: Staten goose harvest jumped (specks 231 vs. 146; snows 156 vs. 75).Species surprises: Goose Lake went from 0 → 33 redheads; Staten logged a long-tailed duck and Eurasian wigeon.Weather & work mattered: Long tule-fog stretches, night road work, king tides, and late rains reshuffled use patterns—good for some units, tough on others.Pintail reality check: A 3-bird limit didn't blow the doors off harvest totals—availability and conditions were the limiter.Quick stat stack (program-wide) 1600+ teal • 1040+ spoonies • 390+ mallards • 330+ specks.If you hunted with us—thank you. Keep an eye on calwaterfowl.org for spring turkey, pig hunts, and next season's applications.
Welcome ... to Pok-É! This year is the 30th anniversary of the Pokémon franchise, so we're picking some of our favorite Legendary Pokémon and speculating upon how they – or something like them – might evolve in real life, pulling inspiration from species throughout our planet's history! This episode, we set our sights on the Diving Pokémon. How might evolution produce a sea-dwelling bird with a knack for stirring up storms? Our creature to create this time: Lugia. Join the Common Descent Discord server for more Pok-É discussion! https://discord.gg/CwPBxdh9Ev Join us on Patreon to support the podcast and enjoy bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/commondescentpodcast More ways to connect with us: https://linktr.ee/common_descent The Intro and Outro music is “On the Origin of Species” by Protodome. More music like this at http://ocremix.org.
Trap Talk Reptile Network Presents Ep.732Trap Talk's GTP Species Series Chapter 2: Aru, Southern Mainland (Meraukes) And Cape York AustraliaJOIN TRAP TALK FAM HERE: https://bit.ly/311x4gxFOLLOW & SUPPORT THE GUEST: / molecularreptile / arboreal_obsession SUPPORT USARK: https://usark.org/MORPH MARKET STORE: https://www.morphmarket.com/stores/ex...SUBSCRIBE TO THE TRAP TALK NETWORK: https://bit.ly/39kZBkZSUBSCRIBE TO TRAP TALK CLIPS: / @traptalkclips SUBSCRIBE TO THE TRAP VLOGS:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKxL...SUPPORT USARK: https://usark.org/memberships/Follow On IG: The Trap Exotics https://bit.ly/3hthAZuTrap Talk Reptile Podcast
Right whale baby boom is giving scientists and conservationists a rare moment of hope, but it comes with a hard question: is this surge in newborn calves enough to save one of the most endangered whales on Earth? With only around 360 North Atlantic right whales left, every birth matters, and this episode breaks down why this moment is so important and why the clock is still ticking. North Atlantic right whale recovery has been painfully slow for decades due to ship strikes, fishing gear entanglement, and shifting ocean conditions. In this episode, we explore what led to 21 calves being born this season, how researchers track these whales, and why human activity remains the biggest threat to their survival, even during a year that feels hopeful. Whale conservation efforts are finally showing signs of progress through vessel slow-down zones, new fishing gear technology, and cross-border cooperation. One of the most emotional insights from this episode is that some female right whales are giving birth for the first time in years, a sign that protection efforts can work if they are strengthened and enforced. Listen to the full episode. Support Independent Podcasts: https://www.speakupforblue.com/patreon Help fund a new seagrass podcast: https://www.speakupforblue.com/seagrass Join the Undertow: https://www.speakupforblue.com/jointheundertow Connect with Speak Up For Blue Website: https://bit.ly/3fOF3Wf Instagram: https://bit.ly/3rIaJSG TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@speakupforblue Twitter: https://bit.ly/3rHZxpc YouTube: www.speakupforblue.com/youtube
In another installment of our appreciation of special effects artists, the crew look at three films featuring the work of Steve Johnson. Dead Heat, Species, and Return of the Living Dead 3 on this episode of Attack of the Killer Podcast! Listen & subscribe wherever you get your podcasts or go to http://www.aotkp.com Connect with the show: Become an Official Attacker: http://jointheattackers.com/ Visit our website: http://www.attackofthekillerpodcast.com/ Like us on https://www.facebook.com/attackofthekillerpodcast Follow us on https://twitter.com/AotKP Follow us on https://tiktok.com/@attackofthekiller Follow us on https://www.instagram.com/attackofthekillerpodcast/ Follow us on https://www.threads.net/@attackofthekillerpodcast Subscribe on https://www.youtube.com/attackofthekillerpodcast Join us on https://www.aotkp.com/discord Support the show at https://www.patreon.com/aotkp/posts Lastly, check out all the amazing shows at http://thepfpn.com
I resume this tenth season with Sebastiáo Salgado's EXODUS, a timely and urgent book which has the power remind us that we are all, in one way or another, migrants. Salgado travelled to more than 35 countries in order to document displacement, firsthand, travelling along with each of the populations he documented. This massive volume rhymes with my own words in which I declare I am Migrant. With text, Salgado's images and poetry, I invite you, dear listener, to witness the inequity, the obvious neglect that human beings on the move navigate. Migrants have been the subjects of abuses and injustices which have continued to escalate since last year and into 2026, regardless of the color of their skin, their nationality, their identity, even their tender age, or gender. Salgado asserted, as he concluded his opus: "We hold the key to humanity's future, but for that, we must understand the present. We cannot afford to look away."
Cozumel, an island just off of Mexico, is a great, quick birding spot AND has three endemic bird species! We enjoyed finding these interesting birds amongst the hustle and bustle of a popular tourist destination.Adventure begins at: 11:55 Show notes Spring Chirp The Great Backyard Bird Count BirdsCaribbean Christina Baal, Drawing 10,000 Birds; Instagram Cozumel Birding Tours eBird Trip Report Birds/Animals mentioned Cozumel Vireo Cozumel Wren Cozumel Emerald Intro Bird Call: Cozumel Wren (Recorded: Cozumel, Mexico November 2025) Outro Bird Call: Cozumel Wren (Recorded: Cozumel, Mexico November 2025) Support the showConnect with us at... IG: @Hannahgoesbirding and @ErikgoesbirdingFacebook: @HannahandErikGoBirdingEmail us at HannahandErikGoBirding@gmail.comWebsite: http://www.gobirdingpodcast.comVenmo: @hannahanderikgobirdingGet a discount at Buteo Books using code: BIRDNERDBOOKCLUB
Aaron McElroy, Reporter, visits exotic animal rescue centres, following the NSPCA warning against keeping exotic animals.
What if your gut symptoms aren't about what you're taking, but who you're feeding?Gut change doesn't start with a supplement aisle sweep. It starts with the small but mighty species running your internal ecosystem. In this episode, functional naturopath Dan Sippel joins us to unpack how keystone bacteria shape gut barrier integrity, immune tolerance and metabolic health, and why the right polyphenols, fibres and bile acids can stabilise a volatile gut without triggering flare-ups.We explore short-chain fatty acids, especially butyrate, as the microbiome's currency, influencing inflammation, insulin sensitivity and even brain signaling. Dan shares a laddered strategy for IBS- and SIBO-prone patients: start with low-aggravation polyphenols like pomegranate peel and green tea to lift Akkermansia and Bifidobacterium; introduce partially hydrolysed guar gum as tolerance improves; then progress to resistant starch once the gut lining calms. Along the way, we break down cross-feeding, when direct butyrate makes sense, and why single-strain probiotics only work when you know the strain's job.We also dive into bile acids as the missing link in many stuck cases, including constipation, fat maldigestion, hormone symptoms and perimenopause transitions. You'll learn how dysbiosis disrupts primary-to-secondary bile acid conversion and how to run a practical gut oil change using choleretics, ox bile or TUDCA. Plus, we cover iron repletion without microbiome damage, the role of sleep and melatonin in T-reg signaling, vagal tone support with L-theanine and kava, and a simple daily polyphenol five you can rotate with patients: cacao, blueberries, pomegranate, raw carrot and green tea.If you've cycled through fibres, probiotics and antimicrobials without lasting results, this conversation offers a sequence that sticks. Build the terrain first, protect keystone species, match fibres to the phase, and retest to prove progress as SCFAs rise and inflammation falls. Connect with Dan: The Functional NaturopathShownotes and references are available on the Designs for Health websiteRegister as a Designs for Health Practitioner and discover quality practitioner- only supplements at www.designsforhealth.com.au Follow us on Socials Instagram: Designsforhealthaus Facebook: Designsforhealthaus DISCLAIMER: The Information provided in the Wellness by Designs podcast is for educational purposes only; the information presented is not intended to be used as medical advice; please seek the advice of a qualified healthcare professional if what you have heard here today raises questions or concerns relating to your health
Eneasz talks a bit about his CFAR experience, and we discuss DaystarEld’s Epistemically Honest Reassurance LINKS CFAR’s home page Upcoming CFAR workshops our episode 152 – Frame Control with Aella Epistemically Honest Reassurance Pokémon, Origin of the Species (also in audio) Paid Bonus content for the week – Preshow chatter, Full Show Video 00:00:56 – Announcements & Feedback 00:13:15 – Eneasz at CFAR 00:48:15 – Epistemically Honest Reassurance 01:29:49 – Guild of the Rose 01:33:20 – Thank the Supporter! Our Patreon, or if you prefer Our SubStack Hey look, we have a discord! What could possibly go wrong? We now partner with The Guild of the Rose, check them out. LessWrong Sequence Posts Discussed in this Episode: on hiatus, returning soon
In this episode of Toni Unleashed, Toni talks with Emily Taylor of Raw Dynamic Pet Food about the importance of moisture and species-appropriate nutrition for cats. The conversation focuses on why dry, heavily processed diets often fall short and how moisture-rich food better supports feline digestion, hydration, and overall health. Emily explains Raw Dynamic's updated cat food formulas, including scoopable frozen and freeze-dried cubes and the addition of single-source bone broth matched to each protein. They also discuss the role of species-specific probiotics designed to survive cats' highly acidic digestive systems. The episode wraps with practical feeding tips—like avoiding whisker fatigue, rotating proteins, and prioritizing moisture from food—not just water bowls—to help cats thrive long term.
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In this episode of Genetics in Your World, GSA Early Career Scientist Multimedia Subcommittee advisor Sarah Renee Phillips interviews Srishti Patil of the German Cancer Research Center and Dr. Robert Noble of City St. George's, University of London about their research. Read their paper titled, “Preventing evolutionary rescue in cancer using two-strike therapy,” published in the February 2026 issue of GENETICS: https://doi.org/10.1093/genetics/iyaf255.Music: Loopster Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/#evolution #cancer #GeneticRescue #variation #selection #mutation Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Send us a textSubscribe and unleash your inner science goblin. We see you. We respect it.In this deep-dive episode of Wildly Curious, Katy Reiss and Laura Fawks Lapole crack open the bizarre, beautiful world of echinoderms—the “spiny-skinned” sea creatures that are hard on the outside, squishy on the inside, and powered by a literal hydraulic system.We're talking sea stars, sea urchins, sand dollars, brittle stars, feather stars, and sea cucumbers—a group that looks like it shouldn't make sense… until you learn the rules.
It’s the annual discoveries episode! Thanks to Stephen and Aryeh for their corrections and suggestions this week! Further reading: Salinella Salve: The Vanishing Creature That Defied Science for Over a Century Three new species of the genus Scutiger Baeticoniscus carmonaensis sp. nov. a new Isopod found in an underground aqueduct from the Roman period located in Southwest Spain (Crustacea, Isopoda, Trichoniscidae) A new species of supergiant Bathynomus Giant ‘Darth Vader' sea bug discovered off the coast of Vietnam A New Species of easter egg weevil Bizarre ‘bone collector’ caterpillar discovered by UH scientists Researchers Discover ‘Death Ball’ Sponge and Dozens of Other Bizarre Deep-Sea Creatures in the Southern Ocean 1,500th Bat Species Discovered in Africa’s Equatorial Guinea Show transcript: Welcome to Strange Animals Podcast. I'm your host, Kate Shaw. This week we're going to learn about some animals discovered in 2025! We'll also make this our corrections episode. This is the last new episode we'll have until the end of August when we reach our 500th episode, but don't worry, until then there will be rescheduled Patreon episodes every single week as usual. We'll start with some corrections. Shortly after episode 452 was published in September, where we talked about the swamp wallaby and some other animals, Stephen emailed to point out that I'd made a major mistake! In that episode I said that not all animals called wallabies were actually members of the family Macropodidae, but that's actually not the case. All wallabies are macropodids, but they aren't all members of the same genus in that family. I corrected the episode but I wanted to mention it here too so no one is confused. Stephen also caught another mistake in episode 458, which is embarrassing. I mentioned that marsupials didn't just live in Australia, they were found all over the world. That's not actually the case! Marsupials are found in North and South America, Australia, New Guinea and nearby areas, and that's it. They were once also found in what is now Asia, but that was millions of years ago. So I apologize to everyone in Africa, Asia, and Europe who were excited about finding out what their local marsupials are. You don't have any, sorry. One update that Aryeh asked about specifically is an animal we talked about in episode 445, salinella. Aryeh emailed asking for more information if I could find any, because it's such a fascinating mystery! I looked for some more recent findings, unfortunately without luck. I do have an article linked in the show notes that goes into detail about everything we covered in that episode, though, dated to mid-January 2026, and it's a nice clear account. Now, let's get into the 2025 discoveries! There are lots more animals that were discovered last year, but I just chose some that I thought were especially interesting. Mostly I chose ones that I thought had funny names. Let's start with three new species of frog in the genus Scutiger. Species in this genus are called lazy toads and I couldn't find out why. Maybe they don't like to move around too much. Lazy toads live in mountains in some parts of Asia, and we don't know very much about most of the 31 species described so far. Probably the most common lazy toad is the Sikkim lazy toad that lives along high altitude streams in the Himalaya Mountains. It's mottled greenish-brown and yellowish in color with lots of warts, and while its feet have webbed toes, it doesn't have webbed fingers on its little froggy hands. This is your reminder that every toad is a frog but not every frog is a toad. The Sikkim lazy toad grows about two and a half inches long, or about 65 mm, from nose to butt. It seems to be pretty average for a lazy toad. The three new species of lazy toad are found in Yunnan Province in China, in a mountainous region where several species of lazy toad were already known. Between 2021 and 2024, a team of scientists collected 27 lazy toads from various places, then carefully examined them to see if they were species already known to science. This included genetic analysis. The team compared their findings with other lazy toad species and discovered that not all of the specimens matched any known species. Further comparison with each other revealed that the team had discovered three new species, which they described in December of 2025. Next, isopods are common crustaceans that live throughout the world. You have undoubtedly seen at least one species of isopod, because an animal with lots of common names, including woodlouse, pill bug, roly-poly, and sowbug, is a terrestrial isopod. That's right, the roly-poly is not a bug or a centipede but a crustacean. The order Isopoda contains more than 10,000 species, and there are undoubtedly thousands more that haven't been discovered by scientists yet. About half the species discovered so far live on land and the other half live in water, most in the ocean but some in fresh water. They don't all look like roly-polies, of course. Many look like their distant crustacean cousins, shrimps and crayfish, while others look more like weird centipedes or fleas or worms. There's a lot of variation in an animal that's extremely common throughout the world, so it's no surprise that more species are discovered almost every year. In 2021 and 2022, a team of Spanish scientists took a biological survey of an ancient Roman tunnel system beneath Carmona, Spain. The tunnels were built around 2,000 years ago as a water source, since they capture groundwater, but it hasn't been used in so long that it's more or less a natural environment these days. The scientists quickly discovered plenty of life in the tunnels, including an isopod living in cracks in some ancient timbers. It grows about two and a half millimeters long and actually does look a lot like a tiny roly-poly. It has long antennae and its body mostly lacks pigment, but it does have dark eyes. Most animals that live in total darkness eventually evolve to no longer have functioning eyes, since they don't need them, but that isn't the case for this new isopod. Scientists think it might take advantage of small amounts of light available near the tunnel entrances. As far as the scientists can tell, the Carmona isopod only lives in this one tunnel system, so it's vulnerable to pollutants and human activity that might disrupt its underground home. Another new isopod species that's vulnerable to human activity, in this case overfishing, lives off the coast of Vietnam. It's another isopod that looks a lot like a roly-poly, which I swear is not what every isopod looks like. It's a deep-sea animal that hunts for food on the ocean floor, and it's a popular delicacy in Vietnam. Remember, it's a crustacean, and people say it tastes like another crustacean, lobster. In fact, scientists discovered their specimens in a fish market. Deep-sea animals sometimes feature what's called deep-sea gigantism. Most isopods are quite small, no more than a few cm at most, but the new species grows almost 13 inches long, or over 32 cm. It's almost the largest isopod known. Its head covering made the scientists think of Darth Vader's helmet, so it's been named Bathynomus vaderi. Next we have a new species of Easter egg weevil, a flightless beetle found on many islands in Southeast Asia. Easter egg weevils are beautiful, with every species having a different pattern of spots and stripes. Many are brightly colored and iridescent. The new species shows a lot of variability, but it's basically a black beetle with a diamond-shaped pattern that can be yellow, gold, or blue. Some individuals have pink spots in the middle of some of the diamonds. It's really pretty and that is just about all I could find out about it. Another new insect is a type of Hawaiian fancy case caterpillar, which metamorphose into moths. They're only found on the Hawaiian islands, and there are over 350 species known. The new species has been named the bone collector, because of what the caterpillar does. Fancy case caterpillars spin a sort of shell out of silk, which is called a case, and the caterpillar carries its case around with it as protection. Some of the cases are unadorned but resemble tree bark, while many species will decorate the case with lichens, sand, or other items that help it blend in with its background. Some fancy case caterpillars can live in water as well as on land, and while most caterpillars eat plant material, some fancy case caterpillars eat insects. That's the situation with the bone collector caterpillar. It lives in spider webs, which right there is astonishing, and decorates its case with bits and pieces of dead insect it finds in the web. This can include wings, heads, legs, and other body parts. The bone collector caterpillar eats insects, and it will chew through strands of the spider's web to get to a trapped insect before the spider does. Sometimes it will eat what's left of a spider's meal once the spider is finished. The bone collector caterpillar has only been found in one tiny part of O'ahu, a 15-square-km area of forest, although researchers think it was probably much more widespread before invasive plants and animals were introduced to the island. Next, the Antarctic Ocean is one of the least explored parts of the world, and a whole batch of new species was announced in 2025 after two recent expeditions. One of the expeditions explored ocean that was newly revealed after a huge iceberg split off the ice shelf off West Antarctica in early 2025. That's not where the expedition had planned to go, but it happened to be nearby when the iceberg broke off, and of course the team immediately went to take a look. Back in episode 199 we talked about some carnivorous sponges. Sponges have been around for more than half a billion years, and early on they evolved a simple but effective body plan that they mostly still retain. Most sponges have a skeleton made of calcium carbonate that forms a sort of dense net that's covered with soft body tissues. The sponge has lots of open pores in the outside of its body, which generally just resembles a sack or sometimes a tube, with one end attached to something hard like a rock, or just the bottom of the ocean. Water flows into the sponge's tissues through the pores, and special cells filter out particles of food from the water, much of it microscopic, and release any waste material. The sponge doesn't have a stomach or any kind of digestive tract. The cells process the food individually and pass on any extra nutrients to adjoining cells. In 1995, scientists discovered a tiny sponge that wasn't a regular filter feeder. It had little hooks all over it, and it turns out that when a small animal gets caught on the hooks, the sponge grows a membrane that envelops the animal within a few hours. The cells of the membrane contain bacteria that help digest the animal so the cells can absorb the nutrients. Since then, other carnivorous sponges have been discovered, or scientists have found that some sponges already known to science are actually carnivorous. That's the case with the ping-pong tree sponge. It looks kind of like a bunch of grapes on a central stem that grows up from the bottom of the ocean, and it can be more than 20 inches tall, or 50 cm. The little balls are actually balloon-like structures that inflate with water and are covered with little hooks. It was discovered off the coast of South America near Easter Island, in deep water where the sea floor is mostly made of hardened lava. It was classified in the genus Chondrocladia, and so far there are more than 30 other species known. The reason we're talking about the ping-pong tree sponge is that a new species of Chondrocladia has been discovered in the Antarctic Ocean, and it looks a lot like the ping-pong tree sponge. It's been dubbed the death-ball sponge, which is hilarious. It was found two and a quarter miles deep on the ocean floor, or 3.6 km, and while scientists have determined it's a new species of sponge, it hasn't been described yet. It's one of 30 new species found so far, and the team says that there are many other specimens collected that haven't been studied yet. We haven't talked about any new mammal discoveries yet, so let's finish with one of my favorites, a new bat! It was discovered on Bioko Island in Equatorial Guinea, which is part of Africa. During a 2024 biodiversity assessment on the island, a PhD student named Laura Torrent captured a bat that turned out to be not only a brand new species, it is the 1,500th species of bat known to science! Pipistrellus etula gets its name from the local language, Bantu, since “etula” means both “island” and “god of the island” in that language. The bat was found in forests at elevations over 1,000 meters, on the slopes of a volcano. Back in 1989, a different researcher captured a few of the bats on another volcano, but never got a chance to examine them to determine if they were a new species. When Torrent's team were studying their bats, one of the things they did was compare them to the preserved specimens from 1989, and they discovered the bats were indeed a match. P. etula is a type of vesper bat, which is mostly active at dusk and eats insects. It's brown with black wings and ears. Just like all the other species we've talked about today, now that we know it exists, it can be protected and studied in the wild. That's what science is really for, after all. It's not just to satisfy our human curiosity and desire for knowledge, although that's important too. It's so we can make this world a better place for everyone to live—humans, animals, plants, isopods, weird caterpillars, and everything else on Earth and beyond. You can find Strange Animals Podcast at strangeanimalspodcast.blubrry.net. That's blueberry without any E's. Thanks for listening! I'll see you in August.
Guest: Dan Flores. As capitalism commodified wildlife like beavers, naturalists like Thoreau lamented the loss, while Linnaeus's system helped classify species even as market forces decimated them.1859 JJ AUDOBON. WILD TURKEY
Guest: Dan Flores. For 10,000 years, indigenous hunter-gatherers maintained ecological balance through low populations and spiritual kinship with animals, viewing species like Coyote and Raven as deities.1908 ZOO
The Cenozoic Era was home to many unusual ancient mammals, but few so strange as the “gorilla-horses,” the ungulates that swapped their hooves for claws, chalicotheres. This episode, we discuss the features that make these animals distinct and which confused paleontologists for decades, and we go over what is known – and still unknown – about their evolution and lifestyles. In the news: Let's Botanize, Prototaxites identity, and giant kangaroos. Find Let's Botanize here: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/ben-goulet-scott/lets-botanize/9781635869040/ Book preorder promo: https://www.letsbotanize.org/preorder-promo. Time markers: Intro & Announcements: 00:00:00 News: 00:07:30 Main discussion, Part 1: 00:50:20 Main discussion, Part 2: 01:28:50 Patron question: 01:53:20 Check out our website for this episode's blog post and more: http://commondescentpodcast.com/ Join us on Patreon to support the podcast and enjoy bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/commondescentpodcast Got a topic you want to hear about? Submit your episode request here: https://commondescentpodcast.com/request-a-topic/ Lots more ways to connect with us: https://linktr.ee/common_descent The Intro and Outro music is “On the Origin of Species” by Protodome. More music like this at http://ocremix.org Musical Interludes are "Professor Umlaut" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
Listen below or click here for full show notes Main Mission, Part 1 Star Trek: Starfleet AcademySeason 1, Episode 3“Vitus Reflux”Written by Alex Taub & Kiley RossetterDirected by Doug Aarniokoski Subspace Chatter (if Charlie okays it) See William Shatner Return On A Unique Captain's Chair In Super Bowl Ad Tease – TrekMovie.com ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' Nominated For Michelle Yeoh’s Star Trek: Section 31 Has Five Award Nominations No Movie Wants RAZZ NEWZ – The Razzies ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' Nominated For 4 Saturn Awards, Including Best Sci-Fi Series – TrekMovie.com The Academy of Science Fiction Fantasy and Horror FilmsJanuary STAR TREK Merch Roundup: Factory Entertainment's Klingon Communicator Prop Replica, Funko POPs, Books, and More! – TrekCore.com Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Comics Coming Soon (Exclusive) – Nerdist CLINTON In Vulcan, Alberta, Canada news… Nothing this week Here are links to 77 additional stories.broken out by series, movies and other categories. CLASSIC TV SERIES (in order of premiere) Star Trek: The Original Series (1966 – 1969) [3 seasons] One of Kirk’s Greatest ‘Star Trek’ Episodes Ever Is a Masterclass in 1 Thing the Sci-Fi Show Does Best The Star Trek Prop You Didn’t Realize Came From Gilligan’s Island Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987 – 1994) [7 seasons] 'Star Trek: The Next Generation's Near-Perfect Episode Breaks a Core Rule With a Quote Fans Can't Shake Star Trek: Voyager (1995 – 2001) [7 seasons] Captain Janeway’s Single Greatest Star Trek Line Hits Harder Than Any Sci-Fi Quote Since Star Trek: Enterprise (2001 – 2005) [4 seasons] Why Star Trek’s Original Captain Janeway Actress Quit The Series STREAMING SERIES AND MOVIES (in order of premiere) Star Trek: Starfleet Academy [2026 – present] [renewed for second season] Star Trek: Starfleet Academy — Season 1 review: ‘compelling’ ‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’: Paul Giamatti and Holly Hunter on beaming into the storied sci-fi franchise (interview) | Space Starfleet Academy Will Revive an Age-Old Star Trek Conundrum | Den of Geek Star Trek: Starfleet Academy review – Holly Hunter is a transgressive thrill in this horny high-school spinoff | Star Trek | The Guardian This Risky New Star Trek Series Is Streaming Free Sooner Than You Think Star Trek: Starfleet Academy – 10 Key Facts About The New Series ‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’ review: The latest Trek series asks big questions : NPR The State of the ‘Star Trek’ Universe Coming Into ‘Starfleet Academy’ Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Series Premiere Review – IGN Star Trek: Starfleet Academy tries something different, and I don't hate it – Ars Technica STAR TREK: STARFLEET ACADEMY Review — “Beta Test” – TrekCore.com ‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’: Paramount+’s New Series Delights ‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’ Paramount Plus Review: Stream It Or Skip It? Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Divides Critics & Fans On Rotten Tomatoes Recap/Review: ‘Starfleet Academy' Series Premiere Is A Welcoming Return To Star Trek – TrekMovie.com New Star Trek Series Hit With Immediate Backlash and Review Bombing on Rotten Tomatoes 39 Years Later, Star Trek Just Gave An Old Alien Race A New Superpower ‘Starfleet Academy’ brings a modern sheen to the ‘Star Trek’ universe | WVXU Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Debuts With Divisive Rotten Tomatoes Score Stephen Miller Leads ‘Woke' Backlash Against New ‘Star Trek' Series Starfleet Academy’s Best Decision Allows The Series To Be A Traditional Star Trek Project Star Trek Star Defends Controversial New Character After Backlash – ComicBook.com ‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’ Stars Talk Fun of Jett & Lura’s Romance Captain Janeway’s Hidden Cameo In Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Premiere Starfleet Academy Officially Solves Star Trek's Biggest Voyager Problem 31 Years Later Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Continues One Of Voyager’s Silliest Gags One Cool Trick Makes Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Feel So Huge Star Trek’s New ‘Canon-Breaking’ Officer Is Actually a Deep Space Nine Deep Cut Most Fans Forgot I Had No Idea The Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Set Was So Intricate, But I Can’t Get Over The Stars' Comparisons To Voyager And Discovery Review: STAR TREK: STARFLEET ACADEMY is What Happens When Star Trek Forgets Itself — GeekTyrant Star Trek: Starfleet Academy – Plugged In ‘Starfleet Academy’ Makes a Prank War Out of One of the Oldest Debates in ‘Star Trek’ Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Episode 3 – ‘Vitus Reflux' Review – IGN STAR TREK: STARFLEET ACADEMY Review — “Vitus Reflux” – TrekCore.com Classic STAR TREK Characters Who Could Appear in STARFLEET ACADEMY – Nerdist Latest Star Trek reboot unveils human-alien lesbian romance amid criticism that it is too woke | Daily Mail Online 9 Years Later, Star Trek Still Hasn’t Fixed the Biggest Discovery Problem – ComicBook.com ‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’ faces ‘woke’ backlash from fans and critics | Fox News ‘Star Trek’ actress argues that series has always been ‘woke’ as new show faces backlash Holly Hunter Says She Loved Being Barefoot in New ‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’ Role (Exclusive) ‘Starfleet Academy’ isn’t the first time that ‘Star Trek’ tried to go back to school | Space Star Trek: Starfleet Academy episode 1 review | Efficiently going where many have tried to go before | Film Stories Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’s Wall Of Heroes Hints At Terrifying Fates For Strange New Worlds Characters Star Trek’s New 88% RT Show Has Been Set Up For 60 Years (So Why Didn’t It Happen Before?) – ComicBook.com ‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’ Ep. 4: A Species in Danger – Parade Interview — STAR TREK: STARFLEET ACADEMY's Raoul Bhaneja on the War College's Commander Kelrec – TrekCore.com THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES (in order of premiere) OTHER MEDIA Star Trek video games/board games ‘Star Trek: Voyager – Across the Unknown' Release Date & Switch 2 Confirmed; Watch New Gameplay Video – TrekMovie.com ‘Star Trek: Voyager’ Delta Quadrant Adventure Awaits You – Parade Star Trek Adventures Species Sourcebook now available for pre-order Star Trek Comics/graphic novels/magazines Star Trek Is Officially Scrapping Its Best Piece of Sci-Fi Tech After 39 Years IDW April 2026 Full Solicits With New Star Trek: Starfleet Academy MISCELLANEOUS Franchise-wide/Miscellaneous The 22 Greatest ‘Star Trek’ Episodes of All Time – Parade Anniversary of Star Trek brings back basement memories | News, Sports, Jobs – Marshall Independent A decade of Star Trek-themed fart jokes: The Greatest Generation podcast turns 10 – Ars Technica Every Confirmed & Rumored Star Trek: Discovery Spinoff – ComicBook.com People Are Calling For William Shatner To Run Star Trek, But That’s A Terrible Idea What constellation am I: A starry personality quiz | Space Letter to the editors: What's the fuss? ‘Star Trek' warned us about AI and more | Chattanooga Times Free Press A Brief History of Fictional ‘Star Trek’ Sports Stephen Miller Wants William Shatner to Take Control of ‘Star Trek.' Actor's Response Goes Viral | Military.com 60 Years After Her Debut, Star Trek Reveals the Fate of The Original Series’ Most Important Star – ComicBook.com Star Trek 4's Cancellation Gives the Reboot Crew an Unwanted Movie Record After TOS & TNG – ComicBook.com Star Trek Is Repeating A Decades-Old Mistake | GIANT FREAKIN ROBOT 10 Smartest Star Trek Villains, Ranked Ranking Star Trek On Paramount+ Premieres: Worst to Best Pluto TV Adds 5 New Live Star Trek Channels | Cord Cutters News Actor Watch Robert Picardo Reminds Fans What STAR TREK Has Always Been as The Franchise Turns 60 — GeekTyrant Tig Notaro: ‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’ shows ‘same Tig, different galaxy’ | Out.com ‘Star Trek’ star Paul Giamatti says THIS role of his deserves an award ‘Star Trek' Star Returns to the Franchise After Two Years – Parade Paul Giamatti ‘Never’ Thought He’d Be Cast in New Star Trek Series (Exclusive) Chris Pine Tells New Paramount Bosses ‘Good Luck’ With ‘Star Trek’ Main Mission, Part 2 (with an appropriate sound effect) Star Trek: Starfleet AcademySeason 1, Episode 4“Vox in Excelso”Written by Gaia Violo & Eric Anthony GloverDirected by Doug Aarniokoski End Of Show It’s about time to refill the dilithium chamber and get on out of here. 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The premise for “The Last of Us,” both the video game and the HBO hit series, centers around the survival of two people navigating a post-apocalyptic wasteland after a mutated fungus infected most of the world's population, turning victims into mindless zombies.At first glance, it appears like just another interesting take on the zombie genre.But believe it or not, the game is actually based on a real-life genus of fungus called cordyceps, which survives by infecting insects, hijacking their immune systems, and turning them into vessels that the fungus then controls. The fungus parasite then guides the insect body to a desirable location where it can spread to other hosts.While the concept that a fungus can turn humans into mindless zombies might seem far-fetched, there is already mounting concern within the scientific community that mutating strains of fungi are rapidly evolving in response to changing climate, to the point where they are beginning to present a real threat to human health.In recent years, several genera of fungi (which had previously not been a problem) are now able to infect humans.Let's go through the current state of pathogenic fungi.
Award-winning nonfiction writer and former investigative journalist Joe Jackson joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan to talk about President Trump's “Don-roe Doctrine” and his imperial ambitions in Venezuela, Cuba, Greenland, and beyond. Jackson, the author of a new book, Splendid Liberators: Heroism, Betrayal, Resistance, and The Birth of American Empire, explains how Trump's plan relies on the template set by the Spanish-American War, through which the U.S. rose as a world power and ended Spanish rule in the Western Hemisphere. Jackson sheds light on the rhetoric that fueled the war, as well as the violent history of U.S. military interference in Cuba and the Philippines. Jackson takes us through iterations of the Monroe Doctrine and outlines the impact of that philosophy on Trump's desire for imperial expansion as well as his authoritarian control domestically, in cities like Minneapolis. He discusses how the Spanish-American War served as a turning point for America's soul, including writers of the time, and how it birthed a culture of war that has continued to impact the nation, its citizens, and the world ever since. Jackson reads from Splendid Liberators.To hear the full episode, subscribe through iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app (include the forward slashes when searching). You can also listen by streaming from the player below. Check out video versions of our interviews on the Fiction/Non/Fiction Instagram account, the Fiction/Non/Fiction YouTube Channel, and our show website: https://www.fnfpodcast.net/This podcast is produced by V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell.Joe JacksonThe Thief at the End of the World: Rubber, Power, and the Seeds of EmpireAtlantic Fever: Lindbergh, His Competitors, and the Race to Cross the AtlanticBlack Elk: The Life of an American VisionaryOther Books:The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen CraneThe Winning of the West, Volumes 1-4, by Theodore RooseveltCarl SandburgMcTeague by Norris"The Storytellers of Empire" by Kamila Shamsie – Guernica Seven Pillars of Wisdom: A Triumph by T.E. LawrenceJose Marti Reader: Writings on the AmericasNoli mi Tangere (Touch Me Not) by Jose RizalOn the Origin of Species by Charles DarwinCuba in Wartime by Richard Harding DavisThe Essential Frank Norris, incl. The OctopusWinesburg, Ohio by Sherwood AndersonOther Links:Society of American HistoriansWestern Writers of AmericaTrue West MagazineMonroe Doctrine (1823, archive.gov)Roosevelt Corollary (19o5, archive.gov)“Manifest Destiny” by John Fiske, March 1885 Harper's Magazine Archives (subscription to read)Trump's Manifest Destiny - Project SyndicateLibrary of Congress: “Remember the Maine!”See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Neale Donald Walsch is the bestselling author of the Conversations with God series and numerous books exploring spirituality, consciousness, human evolution, and the nature of divine love. His work has reached millionsworldwide, challenging fear-based belief systems in favour of compassion, personal authority, and lived spiritual truth.In this conversation, Ryan Hartley sits down with Neale to explore themes from Conversations with God – Book 4 and Awakening the Species, including synchronicity, sentient beings, human evolution, angels, reincarnation, the wisdom of the soul, and what it truly means to live as a highly evolved being in everyday life.The discussion also touches on the Q4 2025 3I/ATLAS event and Neale's clear assertion that humanity is already in communication with — and being visited by — highly evolved,non-human sentient beings. Importantly, this exploration is not rooted in fear, conspiracy, or speculation, but in love, responsibility, and awakening consciousness.At its heart, this episode is an invitation: to live from pure love, to stop violating one another's worldviews, to be kinder to ourselves on the path, and to remember that our lives are notabout us — but about everyone whose life we touch.Those with ears, let them hear.Always love,RyanConnect with Neale Donald WalschWebsite: http://www.nealedonaldwalsch.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NealeDonaldWalschConnect with ABTY Website: https://abty.co.uk/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alwaysbetterthanyesterdayuk/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/abty/Men's Group (Akira): https://abty.co.uk/akiraJoin our mailing list: https://abty.co.uk/contactSign up for coaching: https://abty.co.uk/coachingPlease email questions and reflectionsto: podcast@abty.co.uk#nealedonaldwalsch #conversationswithgod #3iatlas #awakeningthespecies
Leila Philip at the Hubbard Brook watershed discusses how beavers act as a keystone species that aids environmental recovery, challenging the necessity of lethal culling given modern non-lethal management options. She notes that beaver complexes actually increase trout and salmon populations and provide millions of dollars in free ecosystem engineering services.1892
Join Ellen & special guest comedian, writer, and nature enthusiast Vinny Thomas for a review of some of the furry, feathered, and scaly neighbors making themselves at home right in our very own cities. We discuss domestication, dogs with human feet, inflatable snoods, ostriches for self-defense, kaiju battles at the park, life in a shipwreck, and so much more.Links:Follow Vinny on Instagram, Threads, and TikTok!For more information about us & our podcast, head over to our website!Follow Just the Zoo of Us on BlueSky, Facebook, Instagram & Discord!Follow Ellen on Instagram or BlueSky!
As we gear up to launch another season of incredible guest interviews we're revisiting a few of our most beloved episodes, starting with the fabulous Doug Tallamy.Over the course of his career, Doug has become a leading voice helping people understand why native plants matter and how simple and accessible it can be to support biodiversity right in your backyard. In this conversation, we talk about the power of keystone species, the remarkable progress he's made restoring native plants on his own Pennsylvania property, and the nonprofit he founded to inspire private landowners to be part of this growing movement.Dr. Tallamy has an incredible gift for breaking down big, complex environmental challenges into ideas that feel approachable rather than overwhelming, offering practical, common-sense ways to make a real and meaningful impact.Doug Tallamy is the T.A. Baker Professor of Agriculture in the Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Delaware, and the author of more than 100 publications, including Bringing Nature Home, The Living Landscape, Nature's Best Hope, and his most recent book, The Nature of Oaks.Biophilic Solutions is available wherever you get podcasts. Please listen, follow, and give us a five-star review. Follow us on Instagram and LinkedIn and learn more on our website. #NatureHasTheAnswers
All plants need water, but some take it to the extreme. This episode, Dr. Aly Baumgartner joins us to explore the many life strategies of plants that live in the water. We'll discuss the adaptations that allow them to lead an aquatic lifestyle, their evolutionary history as seen through genes and fossils, and the benefits that keep leading plants back to water. In the news: fish diversity, ammonite survivors, gut microbes, and hiding dinosaurs. Time markers: Intro & Announcements: 00:00:00 News: 00:07:55 Main discussion, Part 1: 00:51:00 Main discussion, Part 2: 01:47:00 Patron question: 02:29:20 Check out our website for this episode's blog post and more: http://commondescentpodcast.com/ Join us on Patreon to support the podcast and enjoy bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/commondescentpodcast Got a topic you want to hear about? Submit your episode request here: https://commondescentpodcast.com/request-a-topic/ Lots more ways to connect with us: https://linktr.ee/common_descent The Intro and Outro music is “On the Origin of Species” by Protodome. More music like this at http://ocremix.org Musical Interludes are "Professor Umlaut" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
With the American republic hanging in the balance, Ralph calls on Democrats to pressure Republicans in the House and Senate to impeach Trump before the midterms or suffer the consequences. Then, we welcome Dino Grandoni, co-author of a Washington Post report on the surprising ways various species of animals and plants help advance our own health and longevity.Dino Grandoni is a reporter who covers life sciences for the Washington Post. He was part of a reporting team that was a finalist for the 2025 Pulitzer Prize in National Reporting for coverage of Hurricane Helene. He previously covered the Environmental Protection Agency and wrote a daily tipsheet on energy and environmental policy. He is co-author (with Hailey Haymond and Katty Huertas) of the feature “50 Species That Save Us.”The Democrats—while there are people like constitutional law expert Jamie Raskin (who has said a shadow hearing to publicly educate the American people on impeachment “is a good idea”) he's been muzzled by Hakeem Jeffries and Charlie Schumer, who basically don't want the Democrats to use the word impeachment. So who's using the word impeachment the most? Donald Trump—not only wants to impeach judges who decide against him, but he's talking about the Democrats impeaching him, and he uses the word all the time. So we have an upside-down situation here where the opposition party is not in the opposition on the most critical factor, which is that we have the most impeachable President in American history, getting worse by the day.Ralph NaderIf the founding fathers came back to life today, would any of them oppose the impeachment, conviction, and removal of office of Donald J. Trump, who talks about being a monarch? That's what they fought King George over. Of course, they would all support it.Ralph NaderWhat we have in these cards and in our stories at the Washington Post here are examples of the ways we know, the ways that scientists have uncovered how plants and animals help us. But we don't know what we don't know. There are likely numerous other ways that plants and animals are protecting human well-being that we don't know and we may very well never know if some of these species go extinct.Dino GrandoniI'm always eager to find these connections between human well-being and the well-being of nature and try to describe them in ways that are compelling to readers that get them to care about protecting nature. And also finding those instances (because I want to be objective here) of when human well-being and the well-being of nature might be in conflict, and that might involve some tough decisions that we as a society or policymakers have to make.Dino GrandoniNews 1/16/25* Our top two stories this week concern corporate wrongdoing. First, Business Insider reports that the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection has released a new report which estimates Uber Eats and DoorDash, by altering their tipping processes in the city – moving tipping prompts to less prominent locations after checkout so upfront delivery costs would appear lower – have deprived gig delivery workers of $550 million since December 2023. As this piece notes, that was the month that New York City's minimum pay law for delivery workers took effect. As a result, “The average tip for delivery workers on the apps dropped 75%...from $3.66 to $0.93, one week after the apps made the changes…The figure has since declined to $0.76 per delivery.” This report presages a new city law that “requires the apps to offer customers the option to tip before or during checkout. Both Uber and DoorDash have sued the City over the law, which is set to take effect on January 26.” Whether the administration will stick to their guns on this issue, in the face of corporate pressure, will be a major early test for Mayor Zohran Mamdani.* Meanwhile, the Wall Street Journal reports UnitedHealth Group “deployed aggressive tactics to collect payment-boosting diagnoses for its Medicare Advantage members.” As the Journal explains, “In Medicare Advantage, the federal government pays insurers a lump sum to oversee medical benefits for seniors and disabled people. The government pays extra for patients with certain costly medical conditions, a process called risk adjustment.” A new report from the Senate Judiciary Committee found that UnitedHealth had “turned risk adjustment into a business,” thereby exploiting Medicare Advantage and systematically and fraudulently overbilling the federal government. Due to its structure, advocates like Ralph Nader have long warned that Medicare Advantage is ripe for waste fraud and abuse, in addition to being an inferior program for seniors compared to traditional Medicare. This report supports the accuracy of these warnings. Yet, Dr. Mehmet Oz Trump's appointee to head the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, is a longtime proselytizer for Medicare Advantage and this setback is unlikely to make him reverse course, no matter the cost to patients or taxpayers.* Yet, even as these instances of corporate criminal lawlessness pile up, the Trump administration is all but abolishing the police on the corporate crime beat. In a new report, Rick Claypool, corporate crime research director at Public Citizen, documents how the administration has “canceled or halted a total of 159 enforcement actions against 166 corporations.” This amounts to corporations avoiding payments totaling $3.1 billion in penalties for misconduct. This report further documents how these corporations have ingratiated themselves with Trump, via donations to his inauguration or ballroom project, or more typical revolving door or lobbying arrangements. As Claypool himself puts it, “The ‘law enforcement' claims the White House uses as a pretext for authoritarian anti-immigrant crackdowns, city occupations, and imperial resource seizures abroad lose all credibility when cast against the lawlessness Trump allows for the pursuit of corporate profits.”* In another instance of a Trump administration giveaway to corporations, the New York Times reports the Environmental Protection Agency will “Stop Considering Lives Saved When Setting Rules on Air Pollution.” Under the new regulatory regime, the EPA will “estimate only the costs to businesses of complying with the rules.” The Times explains that different administrations have balanced these competing interests differently, always faced with the morbid dilemma of how much, in a dollar amount, to value human life; but “until now, no administration has counted it as zero.”* Moving to Congress, the big news from the Legislative Branch this week has to do with Bill and Hillary Clinton. NPR reports Congressman James Comer, Chair of the House Oversight Committee, issued subpoenas to the former president and former Secretary of State to testify in a committee hearing related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. In a letter published earlier this week, the Clintons formally rejected the subpoenas, calling them “legally invalid.” The Clintons' refusal to appear tees up an opportunity for Congress to exercise its contempt power and force the couple to testify. Democrats on the Oversight Committee, who agreed to issue the subpoenas as part of a larger list, have noted that “most of the other people have not been forced to testify,” indicating that this is a political stunt rather than an earnest effort. That said, there is little doubt that, at least, former President Clinton knows more about the Epstein affair than he has stated publicly thus far and there is a good chance Congress will vote through a contempt resolution and force him to testify.* In the Senate, Elizabeth Warren, Chris Murphy and other liberal Senators are “urging their Democratic colleagues to pivot to economic populism by ‘confronting' corporate power and billionaires, warning that just talking about affordability alone won't move swing voters who backed President Trump in 2024,” per the Hill. Senators Adam Schiff of California and Tina Smith of Minnesota also signed this memo. The Senators cited a recent poll that found Americans “increasingly cannot afford basic goods such as medical care and groceries,” but they also warned that “Bland policy proposals — without a narrative explaining who is getting screwed and who is doing the screwing – will not work.” Hopefully this forceful urging by fellow Senators will move the needle within the Democratic caucus in the upper house. Nothing else seems to have driven the point home.* One candidate who seems to understand this message is Graham Platner of Maine. Platner, who is endorsed by Bernie Sanders, has a controversial past that includes a career in the Marines and a stint working for the private military contractor Blackwater. However, he is running as a staunch economic populist and New Deal style progressive Democrat – and the message appears to be working. According to Zeteo, a poll conducted in mid-December found Platner up by 15 points in the primary over his opponent, current Governor Janet Mills. More concerning is the fact that this same poll shows both Platner and Mills in a dead heat with incumbent Republican Senator Susan Collins, indicating this could be a brutal, protracted and expensive campaign.* On the other end of the spectrum, Axios reported this week that former Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney, who once led the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and then served as President Biden's ambassador to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, has accepted a role as CEO and president of the Coalition for Prediction Markets. The coalition is essentially a trade association for betting websites; members include Kalshi, Crypto.com Robinhood and Coinbase, among others. The coalition will leverage Maloney's influence with Democrats, along with former Republican Congressman Patrick McHenry's influence across the aisle, to lobby for favorable regulation for their industry.* Turning to foreign affairs, prosecutors in South Korea have announced that they are seeking the death penalty for former President Yoon Suk-Yeol on “charges of masterminding an insurrection over his brief imposition of martial law in December 2024,” per Reuters. In a stunning courtroom revelation, a prosecutor said during closing arguments that “investigators confirmed the existence of a scheme allegedly directed by Yoon and his former defence minister, Kim Yong-hyun, dating back to October 2023 designed to keep Yoon in power.” The prosecutor added that “The defendant has not sincerely regretted the crime... or apologised properly to the people.” As this piece notes, South Korea has not carried out a death sentence in nearly three decades. Even still, it is remarkable to see how this case has unfolded compared to the reaction of the American judicial system to Donald Trump's attempted self-coup on January 6th, 2021.* Finally, turning to Latin America, many expected the fall of Nicolás Maduro to mean a redoubled energy crisis for the long-embargoed island nation of Cuba. Yet, the Financial Times reports that in fact, “Mexico overtook Venezuela to become Cuba's top oil supplier in 2025…helping the island weather a sharp drop in Venezuelan crude shipments.” CBS adds that “Despite President Trump's social media pronouncement…that ‘there will be no more oil or money going to Cuba — zero,' the current U.S. policy is to allow Mexico to continue to provide oil to the island, according to Energy Secretary Chris Wright.” For the time being, the administration seems open to maintaining this status quo – including maintaining cordial relations with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum – though this appears more strained than ever. Sheinbaum harshly criticized the kidnapping of Maduro, stating “unilateral action and invasion cannot be the basis for international relations in the 21st century,” while Republican Congressman Carlos Gimenez has threatened that there could be “serious consequences for trade between our countries” if Sheinbaum “continues to undermine US policy by sending oil to the murderous dictatorship in Cuba.”This has been Francesco DeSantis, with In Case You Haven't Heard. Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe
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