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Ep. 171: Domestication Nov 26, 2025

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Humans have domesticated hundreds of species of animals, plants, and fungi. But what does that mean exactly? And are we alone in our ability to control other animals? Let's find out!

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Fia just published a new paper! Check it out here: https://peerj.com/articles/19346/

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Ep. 170: An Episode That Doesn't Actually Exist Nov 12, 2025

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Mike tells us about a variety of things that don't actually exist, from ancient times to the American Revolution, to his mute button.

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Fia just published a new paper! Check it out here: https://peerj.com/articles/19346/

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Update on Episode 170 Oct 30, 2025

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Fia's on vacation, Mike's busy, and Gavin's sick. Next episode coming 11/12.

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Fia just published a new paper! Check it out here: https://peerj.com/articles/19346/

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Ep. 169: Jane Goodall Oct 15, 2025

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Jane Goodall is one of the most famous scientists and activists of my lifetime. Sadly, she passed away a few weeks ago, so Gavin thought that this would be a good time to talk about her life, her legacy, and her contributions to not just how science thinks about animals, but how we think about ourselves.

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Fia just published a new paper! Check it out here: https://peerj.com/articles/19346/

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Ep. 168: Wood Oct 01, 2025

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Wood is the most useful material that humans have ever discovered. We use it for everything from paper, to houses, to fire. But what is it? Where did it come from? Let's find out!

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Fia just published a new paper! Check it out here: https://peerj.com/articles/19346/

Palaeocast Gaming Network video Gavin made about the new some paleontology D&D stuff: https://youtu.be/0n7FfTmcaRU?si=CqeuBjO5x1ElXIXJ

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Ep. 167: Monotremes (mammals that lay eggs!) Sep 17, 2025

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Mammals are (in Gavin's biased opinion) the best vertebrates, but some are mammals are weirder than others. Monotremes are without a doubt the weirdest mammals and it's not even close. But what are they? Who are they? And why do they wear hats to disguise themselves from mad scientists? Let's find out!

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Fia just published a new paper! Check it out here: https://peerj.com/articles/19346/

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Ep. 166: Birth (Viviparity) Sep 03, 2025

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Since Gavin ('s wife) just had a baby, he thought it would be a fitting time to do an episode about birth! Live birth is a thing that mammals are most famous for, but a *ton* of other animals do it too, in lots of different ways! Let's learn about them!

Timestamp to bypass the administration news: 15:21

Article about the recent anti-science activity at the CDC: https://abcnews.go.com/Health/mass-layoffs-resignations-major-vaccine-policy-timeline-turmoil/story?id=125056783

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Fia just published a new paper! Check it out here: https://peerj.com/articles/19346/

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Quick Update! Aug 21, 2025

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Quick update on why there wasn't an episode this week! TL;DR Gavin, Liz and their new baby were traveling and Gavin got his dates wrong. But he got to go to the Pokemon World Championships!

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Fia just published a new paper! Check it out here: https://peerj.com/articles/19346/

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Ep. 165: The Noisy Oceans Aug 06, 2025

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Fia takes the wheel today and tells us all about some cool research she's working on about how noisy the oceans are!

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Fia just published a new paper! Check it out here: https://peerj.com/articles/19346/

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Ep. 164: Walking With Dinosaurs (2025) feat Gavin's Wife Liz! Jul 23, 2025

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Gavin and Liz watch through the new-and-improved(?) Walking With Dinosaurs series! Was it good? How does it compare to the original? How many baby dinosaurs get eaten? Let's find out!

Episode Links:

AP Article about the EPA: https://apnews.com/article/epa-zeldin-trump-reorganization-science-research-acf0ad3a649f940e138b2a917169405f

AP article about PBS's funding getting cut: https://apnews.com/article/pbs-npr-budget-cuts-trump-republicans-b0044285659ab708e23eb2dc2f3eabfa

Watch the new Walking With Dinosaurs on PBS: https://www.pbs.org/show/walking-with-dinosaurs/

Watch the original Walking With Dinosaurs on the Internet Archive here: https://archive.org/details/walking-with-dinosaurs

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Fia just published a new paper! Check it out here: https://peerj.com/articles/19346/

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