Disease Transmission: The Case of Sarcoptes Scabiei
In this episode of BioScience Talks, we're joined by Liz Browne, who has bachelor of science degree with honors from the University of Tasmania, and Scott Carver, disease ecologist at the University o...
17 Nov 202125min
Values and Water Security in a Dry Era
In this episode of BioScience Talks, we're joined by previous guest Paolo D'Odorico, professor of hydrology and the Chair of the Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management at the Univ...
27 Okt 202129min
Empowering Communities through Local Monitoring
Over recent decades, community-based environmental monitoring (often called "citizen science") has exploded in popularity, aided both by smartphones and rapid gains in computing power that make the an...
13 Okt 202148min
In Their Own Words: Nalini Nadkarni
This episode is the next in our oral history series, In Their Own Words. These pieces chronicle the stories of scientists who have made great contributions to their fields, particularly within the bio...
31 Aug 20211h 6min
The Climate Emergency in a COVID Year
In a year marked by unprecedented flooding, deadly avalanches, and scorching heat waves and wildfires, the climate emergency's enormous cost—whether measured in lost resources or human lives—is all to...
25 Aug 202132min
Blackologists and the Promise of Inclusive Sustainability
Historically, shared resources such as forests, fishery stocks, and pasture lands have often been managed with an aim toward averting "tragedies of the commons," which are thought to result from selfi...
12 Juli 202148min
The COVID-19 Pandemic, Viral Evolution, Vaccines, and Variants
In this episode, we're joined by Dr. Charlie Fenster, Professor at South Dakota State University, Director of Oak Lake Field Station, and President of the American Institute of Biological Sciences (AI...
24 Juni 202136min
Environmental DNA and RNA May Be Key in Monitoring Pathogens such as SARS-CoV-2
A discussion of environmental DNA and RNA (eDNA and eRNA, respectively) and its potential for pathogen monitoring. eDNA and eRNA approaches work through the collection of a sample (often from an aquat...
27 Maj 202137min
