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
Episode #10: Comparative Science Fiction Anatomy with Gabriel Santos
Gabriel Santos is a nerd. But, hey, if you're listening to this podcast so are you! He's studied the paleoparadoxical Desmostylians, but now he uses cosplay to demonstrate that science is everywhere,...
16 Sep 20201h 3min
Episope #9: All Birds are Dinosaurs but Not All Dinosaurs are Birds with Paleontologinista Jingmai O’Connor
Paleontologista Jingmai O'Connor teaches the Nerds how to fly! Well, at least how dinosaurs evolved flight and eventually became the birds we live with today.
9 Sep 20201h 15min
Episode #8: Know Your Prehistoric Marine Reptiles with Pat Druckenmiller
The nerds try and impress Dr. Pat Druckenmiller with their knowledge of marine reptiles. The key word being try.
2 Sep 20201h 7min
Episode #7: Using Lasers to Stare Into the Eyes of a Pterosaur with Tom Kaye
Tom Kaye uses lasers to see microscopic changes recorded in the rock surrounding fossils that reveal soft tissues, literally shaping what dinosaurs looked like when they walked the Earth.
26 Aug 20201h 5min
Episode #6: What Came First, the Shark or the Ratfish? with Dr. Dominique Didier
Dr. Dominique Didier has touched and fondled more ratfish than anyone one, so what better person to discuss the evolutionary perfection and sex life of this living fossil.
19 Aug 202054min
Episode #5: Beating Your Art to the Grave with Paleo Artist Gary Staab
Gary Staab leaps on snakes, wrestles caiman, taxidermies road kill, oh and sculpts massive dinosaurs, realistic sharks and celebrity mummies.
12 Aug 20201h 12min
