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Ep. 138: How Not To Do Helicopter Science w/ Dr. Dave Krause & Sierra Swenson Jun 05, 2024

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Gavin is joined by a pair of great scientists from the Denver Museum of Nature & Science to talk about helicopter science, and how to do international science ethically.

Madagascar Ankizy Fund website: www.ankizy.org

Palaeocast Gaming Network video Gavin made about the new Pokemon Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIgFW91jPXc

Update and a Listener Question About Dinosaurs and Presidents May 29, 2024

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Our usual episode is postponed until next week due to some scheduling hang ups with the guests for the episode. But! My best-good-friend Tug reached out with a great question about presidents and dinosaurs.

Ep. 137: Angry Birds: The Hawks and Eagles May 15, 2024

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Hawks, eagles and their other predatory bird relatives are some of the most iconic and charismatic birds in the world. Let's take a look at what makes them cool, and what we know about how they got that way!

Palaeocast Gaming Network video Gavin made about the new Pokemon Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIgFW91jPXc

Ep. 136: The Smithsonian May 01, 2024

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Gavin takes Mike and Fia through the very American history of the largest natural history museum in the world; the National Museum of Natural History, aka The Smithsonian.

Lookup whether your favorite museum has Native American remains that it needs to return home: https://projects.propublica.org/repatriation-nagpra-database/

Palaeocast Gaming Network video Gavin made about the new Pokemon Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIgFW91jPXc

Ep. 135: Fia Takes The Wheel vol 5: Preserving Nature In Florida Apr 17, 2024

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Audio issues aside, Fia tells us about a great preservation area that she's been working in to collect data for her Ph.D! NCAP (or the Nature Coast Aquatic Preserve to its friends) is an area on the Gulf side of Florida with lots of unique biology and even some cool geology!

News link: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240410112736.htm

Links from Fia:

- https://publicfiles.dep.state.fl.us/CAMA/plans/Nature-Coast-AP-Management-Plan.pdf

- https://www.aquaticpreservesociety.com/

- https://floridadep.gov/NatureCoastAP

- https://dev.seacar.waterinstitute.usf.edu/datadiscovery/programs/matrix?MA=Nature%20Coast

Palaeocast Gaming Network video Gavin made about the new Pokemon Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIgFW91jPXc

Ep. 134: The Wonderful World of Ants w/ Dr. Nate Smith Apr 03, 2024

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With Mike and Fia away for the week, Gavin talks with Dr. Nathan Smith from Bucknell University about the coolest little creatures on the planet; ants.

Nate's page on Bucknell's website: https://www.bucknell.edu/fac-staff/nathan-smith

Palaeocast Gaming Network video Gavin made about the new Pokemon Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIgFW91jPXc

EP. 133: Are Teeth Bones? Mar 20, 2024

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Gavin takes a field trip to the dentist, so let's talk about those bones* in your mouth!

Palaeocast Gaming Network video Gavin made about the new Pokemon Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIgFW91jPXc

Ep. 132: The Largest Animals To Ever Live; Whales Mar 06, 2024

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The largest animals to ever exist live among us right now! Let's learn about them!

Palaeocast Gaming Network video Gavin made about the new Pokemon Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIgFW91jPXc

Ep. 131: How Antarctica Got Its Ice: The Eocene Epoch Feb 21, 2024

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Gavin takes us through the next slice of Earth's history on our list: the Eocene Epoch! Fia also teaches us about Batman.

Palaeocast Gaming Network video Gavin made about the new Pokemon Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIgFW91jPXc

Ep. 130: Mike Takes The Wheel vol. 13: Budd Dwyer Feb 07, 2024

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*CONTENT WARNING* This episode discusses a public suicide of an elected official in the 1980's.

Mike really takes us on a ride for this episode. Meanwhile Gavin complains about home ownership.

Palaeocast Gaming Network video Gavin made about the new Pokemon Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIgFW91jPXc

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