In Their Own Words: Daniel Simberloff
In Their Own Words chronicles the stories of scientists who have made great contributions to their fields. These short histories provide our readers a way to learn from and share their experiences. We...
13 Juli 20221h 36min
Public Health and Analogies in the COVID-19 Era
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, public health officials and others have used concepts such as "waves" to convey information about the spread of disease. In this episode, we're joined by Dr. Louise A...
6 Juli 202226min
Transformative Change to Protect Biodiversity, Climate
We're joined by Dr. Pam McElwee, Professor of Human Ecology at Rutgers University, and Dr. Sarah Diamond, Associate Professor of Biology at Case Western Reserve University. They were here to discuss t...
29 Juni 202232min
Social Justice and Conservation Education
In this episode, we're joined by Dr. Robert Montgomery, Associate Professor of Biodiversity and Sustainability, Senior Research Fellow in Lady Margaret Hall College, and Senior Researcher in the Wildl...
17 Juni 202238min
Learning What Our Ancestors Ate with Stable Isotope Analysis of Amino Acids
Thomas Larsen and Patrick Roberts of the Max Planck Institute of the Science of Human History join us to discuss how we can learn about early hominins diets using stable isotope analysis. The abstract...
9 Juni 202223min
Dams and Their Evolutionary Consequences
In this episode, we're joined by Liam Zarri, PhD student at Cornell University, and Dr. Eric Palkovacs, Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of California, Santa Cruz. They ...
11 Maj 202224min
Drought Response and the Decline of Eastern Oaks
In this episode, we're joined by Kim Novick, Associate Professor in the O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University, Richard Phillips, Professor in the Department of Biolo...
19 Apr 202233min
Public Engagement Benefits Scientists
The positive effects of scientist engagement with the general public are well documented, but most investigations have focused on the benefits to the public rather than on those performing engagement ...
23 Feb 202241min
