Episode 52 – Sounds of the Past (Fossil Bioacoustics)
What did dinosaurs sound like? How did extinct animals make and use sound? Like most behaviors, noises don’t fossilize, but there is some tantalizing evidence that paleontologists have pulled together...
13 Jan 20191h 51min
End of the Year Q&A 2018
Happy New Year! Big thanks to everyone who's supported us throughout the year, and big thanks to everyone who submitted questions to our Q&A! Here's roughly two hours of Will and David answering Y...
31 Des 20182h 21min
Episode 51 - Mosasaurs
Many times in the history of life on Earth, reptiles have returned to the oceans. There were three famous groups of marine reptiles during the Mesozoic, and in this episode, we’re discussing the last ...
30 Des 20182h
Episode 50 - Australia
This episode, we take a tour of the land that takes home the prizes for oldest geologic materials, most marsupials, and (arguably) biggest island! Our trip through the history of this island-continent...
16 Des 20181h 44min
Episode 49 - Fake Fossils
It’s no secret we love paleontology; it’s a fascinating field of study. But sometimes our favorite subject is polluted and perverted by fraud. In this episode, we’re talking about fake fossils: why th...
2 Des 20181h 51min
Episode 48 - Sharks
This episode, it’s back into the ocean, this time to discuss one of the most successful groups of predators on the planet. Sharks are famously “ancient,” but their evolutionary story is complex and fa...
18 Nov 20181h 31min
Episode 47 - Early Synapsids ("Proto-Mammals")
Synapsids are a vast group of animals that includes only one living lineage: us mammals. But for about 100 million years before true mammals evolved, ancient synapsids were not only incredibly diverse...
4 Nov 20181h 40min
Spook-E - Zombies
Welcome ... to Spookulative Evolution. It's October, so we're exploring some more speculative evolution with a spooky twist! Each week this month, we'll be choosing a creepy creature and discussing ho...
27 Okt 20181h 2min
