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Join David and Will as they explore the paleontologists’ perspective on various topics in life and earth history. Each episode features a main discussion on a topic requested by the listeners, presented as a lighthearted and educational conversation about fossils, evolution, deep time, and more. Before the main discussion, each episode also includes a news segment, covering recent research related to paleontology and evolution. Each episode ends with the answer to a question submitted by sub ...
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FUTURE FOSSILS

Michael Garfield

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Join paleontologist-futurist Michael Garfield and an avalanche of amazing guests for deep but irreverent discussions at the edge of the known and knowable: on prehistory and post-humanity and deep time, non-human agency and non-duality, science fiction and self-fulfilling prophecies, complex systems and sustainability (or lack thereof), psychedelics as a form of training for proliferating futures, art and creativity as service and as inquiry. New episodes on a roughly biweekly basis. Get bon ...
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Did you know a new dinosaur is discovered almost every week? Keep up with the latest dinosaur discoveries and science with I Know Dino. Have fun and relax with hosts Garret and Sabrina each week as they explore the latest dinosaur news, chat with paleontology experts, dive deep into a “dinosaur of the day,” go down Oryctodromeus burrows with their fun facts, answer your burning questions, and connect dinosaurs to topics ranging from chocolate to the Titanic and more! Educational and entertai ...
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Past Time

Matt Borths, Adam Pritchard, Catherine Early

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Past Time is a podcast that explores how we know what we know about the past. There's a special focus on the fossil record - it is hosted by two paleontologists - but delving into the story of the past isn't limited to dry bones. Today's paleontologists use techniques drawn from other sciences including Physics, Chemistry, Geology, and Biology to figure out what extinct animals were like and how they lived. Whether you are just starting to learn about the amazing animals that have called thi ...
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Welcome to Paleo Bites, the weekly podcast hosted by Matthew Donald where we make dumb jokes, reference pop culture, derail like crazy, and oh yeah, discuss and rate dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals. Each episode Matthew and a rotating set of guest co-hosts talk about a different genus of primeval critter, explain basic stats, exchange plenty of banter, barely fact-check, and at the end, rate the creature one out of 65 million for any reason, including but not limited to sexiness, man ...
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Welcome to Science News Daily, brought to you by Brief! Our AI selects the latest stories and top headlines and then delivers them to you each day in less than ten minutes (for more details, visit www.brief.news/how-it-works). Tune in to get your daily news on fascinating topics, including physics, biology, chemistry, astronomy, and more. Whether you're a science enthusiast, researcher, or simply curious about the wonders of the natural world, this podcast is your ultimate source for all thi ...
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NOVA | PBS

WGBH Science Unit

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NOVA brings you short audio stories from the world of science -- anything from hurricanes to mummies to neutrinos. For more science programming online and on air, visit NOVA's Web site at pbs.org/nova, or watch NOVA broadcasts Wednesday nights on PBS.
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WGBH Science Unit

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NOVA brings you short video stories from the world of science, including excerpts from our television programs, video dispatches from producers and correspondents in the field, animations, and much more. For more science programming online and on air, visit NOVA's Web site at http://www.pbs.org/nova and watch NOVA broadcasts Wednesday nights on PBS. Please note that this feed requires QuickTime 7. Free upgrade available at apple.com/itunes.
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Indian Genes

Joaquim Gonsalves

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Indian Genes is committed to bringing in ideas and thoughts from Global leaders in their field to every listener and home, with the intention of providing free and easy access to this information to all that would want to continue their quest for continuous learning. We also are very focused on our young talent that would benefit from this exposure as they plan and move ahead in the careers and life path, hopefully inspiring them to greater heights and clarity in thought that builds both cha ...
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The god of wisdom holds many books with his great library. Unfurl the papyrus, and breathe in the ancient scent. Come with us as we explore the stories contained within The Books of Thoth. The Books of Thoth is an audio drama anthology podcast. You will explore tales of the past, the future, and even alternate realities. Every book in Thoth’s library has a story to tell. Let’s go find some, shall we?
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Daily News Weekly

IDGAF Productions

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News doesn’t have to be boring! It doesn’t even have to be true! Daily News Weekly is your most trustworthy source of fictional news! (Season 1 of Daily News Weekly is a trial project. Quality of content may vary. Seriously, be prepared for a roller-coaster ride of quality.)
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They Did That

Sony Music Entertainment

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Who built the modern world? The answer to that question might surprise you. (Or maybe not...) There's a long list of global innovators and trailblazers who haven't gotten their due in the history books because of who they were; women, people of color, LGBTQ+ and more. Each week They Did That tells one of these people's stories and how their life’s work has changed our lives for the better. Hosted by Takara Small. A Sony Music Entertainment production. Find more great podcasts from Sony Music ...
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Big Questions from Small Minds

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Big Questions from Small Minds is a fun, weekly science podcast for curious kids and their grown-ups, where kids ask big-brained science professors curly questions about how the world works. The answers are broken down to be fun, engaging and often silly! Hosted by Tom Norton and Phil Wolf, who are two dads with little minds, so they’re perfect for the job. With loads of curiosity and laughs, the show makes big ideas accessible for little minds. For more information, visit smallminds.au
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Leaves. They’re everywhere. They’re the main photosynthesizing organs of plants, and they’re the main source of green on our green-and-blue planet. Leaves come in a truly dizzying variety of shapes, sizes, and specialized functions, and their early evolution laid the foundation for terrestrial ecosystems as we know them. This episode, Aly joins us …
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Plus, more complexities to the dinosaur extinction and a new green Jurassic sauropod fossil For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Pampadromaeus, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Pampadromaeus-Episode-501/ Join us at www.patreon.com/iknowdino for dinosaur requests, bonus content, ad-free episodes, and more…
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(0:10): World's Oldest Narrative Art Found in Indonesia: 51,200-Year-Old Cave Paintings Reveal Early Human Storytelling (1:46): Controversial Plan to Shoot 450,000 Barred Owls to Save Endangered Spotted Owls Sparks Ethical Debate (3:20): Denisovans Thrived at High Altitudes: New Study Unveils Ancient Human Survival on Tibetan Plateau (5:24): World'…
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(0:10): FDA Greenlights Eli Lilly's Alzheimer's Drug: Slows Cognitive Decline by 39% (2:32): Breakthrough: Robots with Lab-Grown Brains and Human Skin Push AI Boundaries (4:12): Moderna Secures $176M to Tackle H5N1 Bird Flu with New Vaccine Amid Criticism and Rising Stock (5:52): Florida Carpenter Ants Perform Life-Saving Amputations on Injured Nes…
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Welcome to Spotlight 2024! In this series, we’re sitting down with our fellow paleo-podcasters to discuss Science Communication. Joining us for this episode is Travis Holland, host of Fossils and Fiction! Find Travis and Fossils and Fiction in these places: fossilsfiction.co travisholland.com.au https://researchoutput.csu.edu.au/en/persons/tholla05…
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(0:10): Cambridge Study Unveils 1,000+ Genetic Variants Influencing Early Puberty in Girls (1:53): 12,000-Year-Old Healing Ritual Unearthed in Australia: Ancient Artifacts Reveal GunaiKurnai Cultural Practices (3:33): Study Uncovers Gender Bias in Coach Selections on The Voice Across Multiple Countries (5:29): USC Researchers Revolutionize Drone Te…
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(image source: https://dinosaurpictures.org/Erketu-pictures) Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Lawrence Mack discuss Erketu, an obscure dinosaur named after a principle deity in Mongolian Shamanism, which means the jokes we make on this episode will surely send us straight to Mongolian hell. From the Late Cretaceous, this 50-foot macronarian sa…
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(0:10): CERN Physicists Achieve Quantum Entanglement in Top Quarks, Paving Way for Quantum Computing Breakthroughs (1:55): Desert Moss Shows Promise for Mars Colonization in Groundbreaking Study (3:30): Breakthrough Male Contraceptive Gel Shows 86% Effectiveness, Enters Phase Two Trials (5:24): New AI Method RAIN Accurately Identifies Potent HIV-1 …
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(0:10): RESURS-P1 Satellite Shatters, ISS Astronauts Take Shelter Amid Growing Space Debris Concerns (2:13): Extinction of Woolly Mammoths on Wrangel Island Linked to Random Event, Not Inbreeding, Study Reveals (3:53): Ancient Egyptian Scribes Faced Severe Joint Strain from Writing Techniques, Study Reveals (5:49): Stunning 'Pompeii' Trilobite Foss…
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This history of dromaeosaurs (better known as raptors). Plus an A to Z guide of the most common dinosaur terms and inside jokes from our first 500 episodes. For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Deinonychus (revisited), and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Deinonychus (revisited)-Episode-500/ Join us at www.p…
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We have touched on the extinction that killed the dinosaurs plenty of times before over the various seasons of TL, but we have never really tackled it fully before. Finally, we are joined by a real expert on this subject, Melanie During who is in the process of finishing her PhD on this very subject. So prepare for not actually really any dinosaurs…
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(0:10): UK Teen Makes Medical History with Groundbreaking Brain Implant Reducing Seizures by 80% (2:01): NASA Delays Starliner Return Again: Thruster Failures and Leaks Raise Safety Concerns (4:04): Fractyl Health's Gene Therapy Shows Promise in Sustaining Weight Loss, Eyes Clinical Trials by 2025 (5:53): Quorum Sensing: Key to Bacterial Survival, …
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(image source: https://walkingwith.fandom.com/wiki/Leptictidium) Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Ben O’Regan discuss Leptictidium, a cute little mammal trying to be a theropod dinosaur, a kangaroo, and a squirrel all in one. Don’t ever say this creature didn’t have goals. From the Early Eocene, this 3-foot leptictidan was part of a family tha…
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Happy Croc Month! Alligators and caimans are the living members of the family Alligatoridae. In this episode, we explore how the gator lineage differs from other crocs, and we’ll dive into the fossil record of the extended gator family tree, a history that includes a diversity of species and some of the largest crocodilians to ever live. In the new…
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Over 300 theropod pathologies, a family found a juvenile Tyrannosaurus while hiking, there's a new poo (coprolite) museum, and Marisa Rodriguez joins from Ancient Odysseys to discuss how to get involved with paleontology as a citizen scientist For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Anabisetia, links from Marisa Rodriguez,…
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Now also on YouTube! In this episode we’re joined by Andrés Goméz Emilsson, President and Director of Research at the Qualia Research Institute (QRI), with whom we go deep on their computational approach to probe the mysteries of consciousness and the psychedelic experience — and thereby, perhaps, make the world a substantially happier place. Join …
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Join Adele and special guest museum curator Kevin Petersen for a chat about Australia's newest pterosaur, Haliskia! Kev takes us through the discovery and preparation of the specimen, whilst Adele tackles the form, function and family grouping of this new species. Plus why Kevin loves turtle fossils, and pterosaurs puking pellets. Haliskia 100-mill…
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(0:10): Stanford Study Unveils Six Depression Biotypes, Revolutionizing Personalized Psychiatric Treatment (1:44): 18th-Century Fruit Bottles Unearthed at Mount Vernon Highlight Enslaved Workers' Culinary Skills (3:25): Urgent Quest to Rediscover 126 'Lost' Bird Species: Citizen Scientists Called to Action (5:08): Oxford AI Doubles Time to Cancer R…
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(image source: https://www.deviantart.com/inkabg2/art/Ichthyotitan-severnensis-1049125055) Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Allen Brooks discuss Ichthyotitan, the recently discovered big boy of the early Mesozoic seas that is up there with the biggest boys of all time, along with Perucetus and the modern blue whale. These weren’t just boys. Th…
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(0:10): New Marine Compounds Show Promise for Cancer, Pest Control, and Drug-Resistant Infections (2:17): Groundbreaking CERN Discovery: Top Quark Entanglement Redefines Quantum Physics and Future Technology (4:14): Antarctica Shivers in Record Cold as South America Swelters: Sea Ice Hits 2,000-Year Low (6:01): Breakthrough in Brain Injury Care: AQ…
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The gang discusses two papers that study ecological changes in the evolutionary history of some charismatic ancient animal groups. The first paper uses geographic data to infer the timing of the evolution of homeothermy in non-avian dinosaur groups, and the second paper looks at the mechanisms by which cats (and cat-like animals) developed saber te…
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Found in the fossil record between the Jurassic and the middle Miocene, Notosuchia was a highly diverse and strange group of crocodylomorphs, most notable for their terrestrial lifestyle. Joining us for today’s episode is Dr Yohan Pochat-Cottilloux from the Laboratoire de Géologie de Lyon, who specialises in the study of crocodylomorphs. Together, …
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(0:10): NASA Livestream Panic: Simulated Emergency Drill Mistakenly Broadcast, Sparks Online Frenzy (2:04): Shocking Maya Discovery: Over 100 Boys and Twins Found in Chichén Itzá Sacrificial Chamber (3:46): Study Reveals Men Eat More Meat Globally, Especially in Developed Nations with Gender Equality (5:41): Revolutionary Gene Editing Breakthroughs…
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A new theropod dinosaur, Dornraptor, that wasn't named after Game of Thrones; A new sauropodomorph that was named after a houseboat; and an update on Carthage College's paleo program For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Elsornis, and our fun fact check out https://iknowdino.com/Elsornis-Episode-498/ Join us at www.patre…
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(0:10): Breakthrough in Alzheimer's: Lifestyle Changes and Exercise Show Promise in Slowing Cognitive Decline (2:10): Space Tourists Experience Astronaut-Like Physiological Changes, Study Reveals (4:20): Study Shows Early Success in Reducing Ozone-Depleting HCFCs, Boosting Climate Efforts (6:08): Johns Hopkins Study Reveals Toxic Ethylene Oxide Lev…
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(0:10): Elephants Use 'Names' to Communicate: Study Reveals Advanced Social Bonds and Cognitive Skills (2:03): FDA Committee Recommends Approval for Eli Lilly's Alzheimer's Drug Donanemab Despite Side Effect Concerns (3:50): Groundbreaking Discovery of Frost on Mars' Tharsis Volcanoes Redefines Climate and Water Cycle Insights (5:45): New Theory Li…
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(image source: https://252mya.com/products/baryonyx-walkeri-stock-photo) Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Stephen Curro discuss Baryonyx, a paramount piscivorous predator with crocodile-like jaws and two very big claws. Yeah, this show can be poetic sometimes. From the Early Cretaceous, this 28-foot spinosaurid theropod has had some high profi…
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(0:10): Exercise Key to Battling Depression: Dr. James Burger Highlights Mental Health Benefits of Physical Activity (2:11): Long-Term ADHD Medications Boost Cognitive Functions, King's College Study Finds (3:43): Australian Courts in Crisis: Fears of Wrongful Convictions Due to Unreliable Forensic Science (5:49): Revolutionary AI Tool AttnKare-D U…
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Terrestrial animals get around using a variety of gaits: walking, running, galloping, etc. Some of these gaits are particularly bouncy! Hopping comes in many forms in many different groups of animals. This episode, we’ll discuss what makes a particular gait “hoppy,” what functions hopping serves, and what adaptations are found in the best hoppers. …
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(0:10): Webb Telescope Uncovers Record Carbon Levels in Star Disk, Advancing Planet Formation Research (1:45): Tiger Shark's Bizarre Diet: Researchers Witness Shark Regurgitate Echidna and Dugong (3:15): Ancient Genetic Mutation in Horses 4,200 Years Ago Revolutionized Riding and Spread Domestication Globally (4:59): Revolutionary 10-Minute Brain S…
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(0:10): Moderna's Personalized Skin Cancer Vaccine Shows 96% Survival Rate in Groundbreaking Trial (1:44): Russian Cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko Sets Record with 1,000 Days in Space (3:30): Breakthrough Gene Therapy Restores Hearing in Deaf Children, Offers Hope for Millions Worldwide (5:20): Study Reveals Women Excel in Cognitive Tests During Menstruat…
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We explore the differences between the key groups of theropods. Plus an amazing new Psittacosaurus find; The new Allosaurus type specimen is official; And new techniques confirm another predator that lived alongside Spinosaurus. For links to every news story, all of the details we shared about Cruxicheiros, and our fun fact check out https://iknowd…
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(0:10): SpaceX Gears Up for Starship Test Flight and Starlink Satellite Launch Tonight (1:59): AI Experts Warn of 'Human Extinction' Risks, Urge Stricter Safeguards and Transparency (3:56): Breakthrough Male Contraceptive Gels Show High Effectiveness, Phase 3 Trials Next (6:25): FDA Panel Rejects MDMA Therapy for PTSD: Safety Concerns and Trial Des…
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Welcome to Spotlight 2024! In this series, we’re sitting down with our fellow paleo-podcasters to discuss Science Communication. Returning to the podcast for this episode are Sabrina and Garret, hosts of I Know Dino! Find I Know Dino at these places: https://iknowdino.com https://www.patreon.com/join/iknowdino https://pod.link/960976813 Connect wit…
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A two-for-one episode! We start with a tragicomedy of errors. A gentle reminder to always perform your bedtime rituals. You never know when they might save your life. Next, we travel to a war-torn planet. A doctor must make a hard medical decision. Will she and her patient be killed in a massive storm? Or will they take their chances with the telep…
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(0:10): Fauci Defends Pandemic Policies, Denies Misconduct in Heated House Committee Hearing (1:48): Breakthrough Male Contraceptive Gel NES/T Shows Fast, Effective Results Without Side Effects (3:25): Moderna's Stock Soars 4% on Breakthroughs in Cancer and RSV Vaccines (5:26): Ancient Eruptions Fueled Evolution of Modern Sharks into Speedy Predato…
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