Episode #18 Eons of Epic Epochs with Fossil Librarian Kallie Moore
The Nerds sit down with Kallie Moore, cohost of the PBS youtube show Eons and fossil librarian at the University of Montana.
13 Jan 20211h 12min
Episode #17 I’ll Have the Dinosaur, Please! with Jack Horner, the REAL Dr. Alan Grant
World renowned paleontologist Jack Horner discusses bringing paleontology to the masses as the scientific advisor on the Jurassic Park franchise and how dyslexia may have helped him make discoveries.
6 Jan 20211h 16min
Episode #16 Walking with Whales with Bobby Boessenecker
The Nerds have a whale of a time with Bobby Boessenecker. Modern whales actually evolved from walking mammals! But how exactly does a huuuuuuge blue whale go from walking on land to swimming in the o...
28 Okt 20201h 16min
Episode #15 Sleeping Through Extinction with Christian Sidor
Dr. Christian Sidor tells the Nerds all about the ancestry of mammals, including a little creature that hibernated through the Permian-Triassic extinction, allowing reptiles to branch off and evolve i...
21 Okt 20201h 15min
Episode #14 The Flight of the Cephalopods with Danna Staaf
Did you know we're in the middle of a Cephalopod Renaissance? Esteemed author Danna Staaf is ready to introduce you to our Squid Overlords!
14 Okt 20201h 17min
Episode #13 Evolving Toward a Sense of Beauty with Carl Safina
What's the difference between humans and animals? Who decided there was a difference? Maybe there's less of a difference than we thought...
7 Okt 20201h 14min
Episode #12 Life Finds a Way... and Then Medea Kills It with Peter Ward
The Nerds sit down with one of life's great thinkers, Peter Ward. He currently studies Mass Extinctions but nautiloids and ammonites are an ongoing passion.
30 Sep 20201h 1min
Episode #11 The Origin of Human Anatomy is in Old Dead Fish with John Long
"You're a fish!" Turns out that's not an insult, it's the truth! Professor John Long will explain why this is true AND discusses the origins of sex! And then he'll ride off on his motorcycle...
23 Sep 20201h 15min
