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Replay: Rethinking Humboldt Apr 27, 2019

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Patrick Anthony discusses the Prussian naturalist and explorer, Alexander von Humboldt, the world's most famous explorer in the early 1800s. Famed and admired for his 1799 expedition to South and Central America, Humboldt has been rediscovered by a new generation of scholars on both sides of the Atlantic. Anthony is the author of "Mining as the Working World of Alexander von Humboldt's Plant Geography and Vertical Cartography." Isis 109, no. 1 (2018): 28-55.

Women Wanderers of the Romantic Era Apr 23, 2019

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Ingrid Horrocks talks about the way women travelers, specifically women wanderers, are represented in late-eighteenth century literature. Horrocks in an associate professor in the School of English and Media Studies at Massey University in Wellington, New Zealand. She is the author of Women Wanderers and the Writing of Mobility, 1784–1814.

Replay: The 1948 Arnhem Land Expedition Apr 20, 2019

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Martin Thomas discusses the 1948 Arnhem Land expedition and the controversy that surrounds it. His new documentary, Etched in Bone, which he co-directed with Beatrice Bijon, traces the events of the expedition and its effects upon the aboriginal communities of Northern Australia. Thomas is a professor of history at the ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences.

New Insights about Darwin Apr 16, 2019

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Dr. Alistair Sponsel talks about Darwin's experiences on HMS Beagle and his early career as a naturalist. Sponsel's close reading of Darwin's journals and letters reveals insights about the man that would become known as the father of evolution. Sponsel is the author of Darwin's Evolving Identity: Adventure, Ambition, and the Sin of Speculation.

Replay: Wild Sea: A History of the Southern Ocean Apr 13, 2019

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Dr. Joy McCann discusses the great circumpolar ocean that surrounds Antarctica. She is a historian at the Centre for Environmental History at Australian National University and the author of Wild Sea: A History of the Southern Ocean.

Creatures of Cain Apr 09, 2019

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Erika Milam talks about the scientific search for human nature, a project that captured the attention of paleontologists, anthropologists, and primatologists in the years after World War II. Milam is a professor of history at Princeton University. She is the author of Creatures of Cain: The Hunt for Human Nature in Cold War America.

Replay: Running and the Science of the Extreme Apr 06, 2019

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Dr. Beth Taylor discusses the science and psychology of running. Taylor is an Associate Professor of Kinesiology at the University of Connecticut. She also serves as the Director of Exercise Physiology Research at Hartford Hospital.

Travel, Race, and Freedom Apr 02, 2019

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Annette Joseph-Gabriel talks with Tiffany Gill about the history of African American travel in the late twentieth century and its importance to black communities across the lines of class and gender. Joseph-Gabriel is an assistant professor of French at the University of Michigan, College of Literature, Science and the Arts. Gill is an Associate Professor of Africana Studies & History and Cochran Scholar at the University of Delaware. She is the co-editor of To Turn the Whole World Over: Black Women and Internationalism.

Replay: The Mystery of the Franklin Expedition Mar 30, 2019

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In 1845, the two British naval ships left England with 129 men in search of the Northwest Passage. They were never heard from again. Professor Russell Potter talks about the expedition and the reasons why it continues to fascinate people around the world. Potter is the author of Finding Franklin: The Untold Story of a 165-year Search

Higher and Colder: A History of Extreme Physiology and Exploration Mar 25, 2019

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Dr. Vanessa Heggie talks about the history of biomedical research in extreme environments. Heggie is a Fellow of the Institute for Global Innovation at the University of Birmingham. She is the author of Higher and Colder: A History of Extreme Physiology and Exploration.

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