Best Andrew MacIntosh Podcasts (2024)

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From Cacophony to Symphony: The Harmonious Interplay of Animal Cognition and Communication with Dr. Tecumseh Fitch 1:07:55

8M ago1:07:55

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In today’s installment of the podcast, I’m really excited to share a fascinating conversation I had with Dr. Tecumseh Fitch about the evolution of cognition and communication. Tecumseh Fitch is Professor of Cognitive Biology at the University of Vienna where he co-founded the Department of Cognitive Biology and plays a leading role in the radically…

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Unraveling the Secrets of Cold Adaptation and Hybridization in Primates with Evolutionary Anthropologist Dr. Laura Buck 1:19:24

9M ago1:19:24

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For this episode, I sat down in the studio with evolutionary anthropologist Dr. Laura Buck in the Research Centre for Evolutionary Anthropology and Palaeoecology of Liverpool John Moores University. Dr. Susumu Tomiya of CICASP also joined the conversation. After waxing on the plausibility that some ancient hominins in cold climates might have hiber…

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Exploring Human-Primate Coexistence with Dr. Paula Pebsworth: A Journey from the Vineyards of Napa Valley to the Wilds of Africa, Asia and Beyond 49:59

9M ago49:59

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In today’s lecture, Dr. Paula Pebsworth joined us from her home in Texas to give a lecture titled “You never know where life will take you: an interdisciplinary and unconventional path”. This lecture was extra special for me, because Paula and I were grad students together at Kyoto University’s Primate Research Institute over a decade ago, both und…

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Change: Primate Populations in an Anthropogenic World with Primatologist and Conservation Biologist Dr. Colin Chapman 35:02

10M ago35:02

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In today’s origin story, Dr. Colin Chapman joined us over Zoom from his home on Vancouver Island to talk about, quote, “A Few Fun Things I have Learned Studying Primates". Colin Chapman has a whole bunch of titles that are worth a quick once over: he is a Killam Research Fellow, a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, a fellow at Humboldt Foundati…

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Understanding the Ins and Outs of Tool Use in Capuchin Monkeys with Professor Patricia Izar 50:40

10M ago50:40

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In this episode of The PrimateCast origins, we’re sharing a lecture from primatologist and cognitive ethologist, Patricia Izar from the University of São Paulo. Pat is one of the eminent Latin American primatologists, and along with her close friends and colleagues Drs. Dorothy Fragaszy and Elisabetta Visalberghi - see episode #68 for more on this …

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Exploring Comparative Primate Cognition with Dr. Reggie Gazes and Dr. Ikuma Adachi 1:02:12

12M ago1:02:12

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In this episode, comparative cognitive scientist Dr. Reggie Gazes and my office neighbor Dr. Ikuma Adachi. Reggie is an associate professor of psychology and animal behavior at Bucknell University in Lewisburg Pennsylvania. She and Ikuma overlapped as trainees in the lab of Dr. Robert Hampton at the now-named Emory National Primate Research Center.…

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From Gorillas to Elephants: Dr. Ian Redmond on Wildlife Conservation in Africa 1:33:17

12M ago1:33:17

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In this episode of The PrimateCast origins, we’re sharing a lecture given by wildlife biologist and conservationist Dr. Ian Redmond, OBE. Ian is renowned for his work with gorillas and elephants in Africa. Through research, filming, ecotourism, and conservation science and activism, he’s spent over 40 years cultivating the wisdom and the network ne…

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Journey into the Wild with The Orangutan Conservation Project's Leif Cocks 1:07:01

1y ago1:07:01

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In this episode, conservationist, author and founder of The Orangutan Project, Leif Cocks. Leif is a tireless conservationist who seems to be involved in innumerable conservation projects throughout Southeast Asia, but most notably The Orangutan Project, which he founded in 1998. We talk about Leif’s path to conservation, which began early on with …

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Tarzan meets Darwin in conservation and evolution with conservationist and evolutionary biologist Dr. Fred Bercovitch 1:10:18

1y ago1:10:18

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This episode of The PrimateCast: Origins is taken from CICASP's International Primatology Lecture Series: Past, Present and Future Perspectives of the Field. The IPLS is dedicated to providing origin stories told by experienced researchers in primatology and related fields. The lectures are conducted via Zoom within our CICASP Seminar in Science Co…

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Born Free USA's Devan Schowe on animal advocacy, ethics, welfare and conservation in the USA 1:37:55

1y ago1:37:55

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This episode features a conversation with Devan Schowe, Campaigns Associate with animal advocacy and wildlife nonprofit, Born Free USA. Born Free USA, and its parent Born Free, are charitable organizations advocating for animal welfare and compassionate conservation, with the ultimate goal of ending human exploitation of animals for any reason. In …

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Walking with gorillas and Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka, Uganda's first wildlife veterinarian 52:46

1y ago52:46

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This episode of The PrimateCast: Origins is taken from CICASP's International Primatology Lecture Series: Past, Present and Future Perspectives of the Field. The IPLS is dedicated to providing origin stories told by experienced researchers in primatology and related fields. The lectures are conducted via Zoom within our CICASP Seminar in Science Co…

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What teeth can tell us about the life histories and behavior of extinct species (and cool science communication!) with Dr. Tesla Monson 1:36:27

1+ y ago1:36:27

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This episode features a conversation with Dr. Tesla Monson, Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology at Western Washington University. Tesla was in Japan visiting our own Dr. Susumu Tomiya to start some work with our collection of primate bones, so I asked Susumu to join us in the studio as well. Tesla runs the Primate Evolution Lab at…

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Fairness and economic behavior in human and nonhuman primates with distinguished professor and primatologist Dr. Sarah Brosnan 50:33

1+ y ago50:33

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“You should always collaborate with your friends!” - Sarah Brosnan In this episode I am really excited to be able to bring to you an interview with Dr. Sarah Brosnan, Distinguished Professor of Psychology, Philosophy and Neuroscience in the Language Research Center at Georgia State University. Dr. Ikuma Adachi, from Kyoto University's Center for th…

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A Conversation about animal cognition and emotions, anthropomorphism versus anthropodenial, and the power of storytelling in science with distinguished Professor Emeritus Dr. Frans de Waal 1:07:06

1+ y ago1:07:06

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This episode of The PrimateCast: Origins is taken from CICASP's International Primatology Lecture Series: Past, Present and Future Perspectives of the Field. The IPLS is dedicated to providing origin stories told by experienced researchers in primatology and related fields. The lectures are conducted via Zoom within our CICASP Seminar in Science Co…

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Why you should care deeply about primate eponyms with Dr. Elaine Guevara 1:11:20

1+ y ago1:11:20

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This episode is all about where, how and why primates got their names! No, we won't be talking about popular primates like Kanzi the bonobo or Pan-kun (if you're in Japan), but rather the terms we use for the common and scientific names of primates across their taxonomy. Dr. Elaine Guevara is a Lecturer in Evolutionary Anthropology at Duke Universi…

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A half-century journey into primatology and wildlife biology with Professor Mewa Singh 1:22:24

1+ y ago1:22:24

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This episode of The PrimateCast: Origins is taken from CICASP's International Primatology Lecture Series: Past, Present and Future Perspectives of the Field. The IPLS is dedicated to providing origin stories told by experienced researchers in primatology and related fields. The lectures are conducted via Zoom within our CICASP Seminar in Science Co…

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A conversation about what makes us human, paleontological time machines and bigging up science education with Dr. Briana Pobiner 1:06:29

1+ y ago1:06:29

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This episode features paleoanthropologist and science educator Dr. Briana Pobiner. Briana works in the Department of Anthropology at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. She is also Associate Research Professor in the Department of Anthropology at George Washington University. Briana’s anthropological research focuses on understandin…

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A life among the apes with primatologist Dr. John Mitani 58:32

1+ y ago58:32

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This episode of The PrimateCast: Origins is taken from CICASP's International Primatology Lecture Series: Past, Present and Future Perspectives of the Field. The IPLS is dedicated to providing origin stories told by experienced researchers in primatology and related fields. The lectures are conducted via Zoom within our CICASP Seminar in Science Co…

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A conversation about what music means to us, and monkeys, with Dr. Charles (Chuck) Snowdon 32:58

1+ y ago32:58

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This episode features distinguished primatologist Dr. Charles Snowdon, or Chuck Snowdon, as he’s maybe better known by. Chuck is Hilldale Professor of Psychology Emeritus at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and he’s widely known for his work on primate social development, communication and cognition. He ran the Snowdon Primate Center in the De…

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Language, anthropomorphism, and metaphor in science, and translating Kinji Imanishi and the flow of Japanese primatology with Dr. Pamela Asquith 1:14:39

2y ago1:14:39

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This episode presents an interview with Dr. Pamela Asquith, and anthropologist and meta-primatologist who has studied how primatology was done historically in Japan, and tackled the challenge of language, metaphor and anthropomorphism in science. In March 2022, she delivered an excellent talk for CICASP in our International Primatology Lecture Seri…

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Weaving between theory and practice in behavioral ecology and conservation with Dr. Karen Strier 1:16:33

2y ago1:16:33

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This episode of The PrimateCast: Origins is taken from CICASP's International Primatology Lecture Series: Past, Present and Future Perspectives of the Field. The IPLS is dedicated to providing origin stories told by experienced researchers in primatology and related fields. The lectures are conducted via Zoom within our CICASP Seminar in Science Co…

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Bonobos, Wamba Village in the DRC, and building theories of human behavioral evolution with Dr. Takeshi Furuichi 1:39:48

2y ago1:39:48

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This is podcast #69 with Dr. Takeshi Furuichi. I was really excited about this interview. I've known our guest - Dr. Takeshi Furuichi - since I was a grad student in the Section of Social Systems Evolution at Kyoto University's now rebranded Primate Research Institute. He was the Section Head until this year when we were all redistributed together …

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Being a Primate, Becoming a Primatologist with Dr. Elisabetta Visalberghi 55:01

2y ago55:01

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In this installment of The PrimateCast we continue with our International Primatology Lecture Series: Past, Present and Future Perspectives of the Field. The IPLS is dedicated to providing origin stories about experienced researchers of primatology and related fields, through lectures delivered by those very individuals. The lectures are conducted …

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Paleontology, the past, present and future of biodiversity, beardogs, and doing and communicating science with CICASP’s Dr. Susumu Tomiya 1:25:09

2y ago1:25:09

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This is podcast #67 with Dr. Susumu Tomiya. It's such a pleasure to be able to share my interview with Dr. Susumu Tomiya, my colleague for the past 3+ years in the Center for International Collaboration and Advanced Studies in Primatology (CICASP). Susumu and I have worked closely over that time toward developing our capacity at Kyoto University to…

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How the social brain evolved with Dr. Robin Dunbar 52:51

2y ago52:51

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In this installment of The PrimateCast we continue with our International Primatology Lecture Series: Past, Present and Future Perspectives of the Field.. The IPLS is dedicated to providing origin stories about experienced researchers of primatology and related fields, through lectures delivered by those very individuals. The lectures are conducted…

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Comparative Cognition and Managing a Chimpanzee Research Program with Dr. Ikuma Adachi 1:17:50

2y ago1:17:50

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This is podcast #65 with Dr. Ikuma Adachi. Before getting into the interview, I announce with great sadness the passing of Dr. Steve Ross, as announced by Lincoln Park Zoo. Steve was a formidable figure in chimpanzee conservation and animal welfare science in general, in addition to being an all around good person and key figure at Chicago's Lincol…

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On NOT being a primatologist with Dr. Ramesh "Zimbo" Boonratana 35:22

2+ y ago35:22

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In this installment of The PrimateCast we continue with our International Primatology Lecture Series: Past, Present and Future Perspectives of the Field. "Dreams are not destinations, they're journeys. So, dare to dream" - Zimbo In the third podcast in this lecture series, we hear from Dr. Ramesh Boonratana, Zimbo, talking about why he's not a prim…

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Zoos, conservation, and empowering Earth's future guardians with Drs. Chia Tan and Fred Bercovitch 38:33

2+ y ago38:33

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This is podcast #63 with Drs. Chia Tan and Fred Bercovitch - and was recorded in March 2015. The setting for this interview was one of the symposiums for our Primatology and Wildlife Science graduate program at Kyoto University, where students and wildlife professionals gathered to share their research and efforts towards conservation, environmenta…

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The making of a field station with Dr. Vernon Reynolds 56:34

2+ y ago56:34

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In this installment of The PrimateCast we continue with our International Primatology Lecture Series: Past, Present and Future Perspectives of the Field. "Expect Problems; you won't be disappointed" - Vernon Reynolds In the second podcast in this lecture series we hear from Dr. Vernon Reynolds, in a talk entitled "Budongo: The Making of a Field Sta…

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Social networks, fieldwork fails and open science with Dr. Julie Duboscq 40:17

2+ y ago40:17

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Our guest in this installment of The PrimateCast is Dr. Julie Duboscq, researcher at the French National Center for Scientific Research based at the National Museum of Natural History in Paris, in the department of EcoAnthropology. I interviewed Julie just before she left Japan to join the CNRS after a five years of postdoctoral study here at the P…

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On Learning to Be a Monkey by Dr. Michael Huffman 52:14

2+ y ago52:14

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In this installment of The PrimateCast we introduce a new series that CICASP launched in June 2021, the International Primatology Lecture Series: Past, Present and Future Perspectives of the Field. The IPLS is dedicated to providing origin stories about experienced researchers of primatology and related fields, through lectures delivered by those v…

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Sayonara, Cécile! A send off interview with former student, now colleague, and Conservation Voices cohost Dr. Cecile Sarabian 59:04

2+ y ago59:04

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Our guest in this installment of The PrimateCast is Dr. Cécile Sarabian, co-host of this very podcast and producer of Conservation Voices for The PrimateCast. I interviewed Cécile just before she departed Japan to begin the next stage of her life and career... Cécile spent the better part of 9 years with us here in Inuyama City at Kyoto University'…

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Talking EcoHealth and unexpected chimpanzees with Dr. Anne Laudisoit 55:37

4+ y ago55:37

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Our guest in this installment of The PrimateCast and Conservation Voices is Dr. Anne Laudisoit, senior scientist at EcoHealth Alliance in New York City, who visited us at the Primate Research Institute last month between two field trips in eastern DRCongo. Plague, monkeypox and more In the podcast, Dr. Laudisoit starts by coming back to her disease…

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Behind saving the golden lion tamarins with Dr. Valeria Romano and a host of experts protecting an endangered Brasilian primate 1:11:47

4+ y ago1:11:47

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Our guest in this installment of The PrimateCast is Dr. Valeria Romano, who shares with us a series of interviews she conducted with conservation scientists during a meeting on the “Strategic Planning for the Conservation of Golden Lion Tamarins” run by the Save the Golden Lion Tamarin Association in 2018. Have a beer on the golden lion tamarin In …

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Applied wildlife veterinary medicine and great ape conservation with Dr. Chris Whittier 18:42

7y ago18:42

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The PrimateCast rolled out its mobile podcasting unit to cover the joint meetings of the International Primatological Society and American Society for Primatologists held between August 21-27, 2016. Last year's congress was hosted by the Lester E. Fisher Center for the Study and Conservation of Apes of Lincoln Park Zoo, and the conference was held …

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Cracking the Case of Emerging Wildlife Diseases with Dr. Fabian Leendertz 14:44

7y ago14:44

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The PrimateCast rolled out its mobile podcasting unit to cover the joint meetings of the International Primatological Society and American Society for Primatologists held between August 21-27, 2016. Last year's congress was hosted by the Lester E. Fisher Center for the Study and Conservation of Apes of Lincoln Park Zoo, and the conference was held …

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Comparative Evolution, Infectious Disease and ... Sleep with Dr. Charlie Nunn 13:10

7y ago13:10

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The PrimateCast has rolled out its mobile podcasting unit once again, this time to cover the joint meetings of the International Primatological Society and American Society for Primatologists held between August 21-27, 2016. This year's congress was hosted by the Lester E. Fisher Center for the Study and Conservation of Apes of Lincoln Park Zoo, an…

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From primate behavioral ecology to the faces in the forest with Dr. Karen Strier 15:21

7y ago15:21

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The PrimateCast has rolled out its mobile podcasting unit once again, this time to cover the joint meetings of the International Primatological Society and American Society for Primatologists held between August 21-27, 2016. This year's congress was hosted by the Lester E. Fisher Center for the Study and Conservation of Apes of Lincoln Park Zoo, an…

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Conservation Voices from South Africa: Canned lion hunting with Dr. Andrew Venter 22:25

7+ y ago22:25

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IUCN World Conservation Congress, Honolulu, Hawaii - September, 2016. Conservation Voices correspondent Cecile Sarabian attended the screening of “Blood Lions”, a film portraying the lucrative and legal business of canned lion hunting in South Africa. The screening was followed by a discussion with Dr. Andrew Venter – Executive producer and CEO of …

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Episode 27: “Down with MBP”

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In this TRIPLE (almost triple!) sized episode, Natasha and Eric cover the new Mac Book Pro with Touch Bar, the Microsoft Surface Pro (no kidding), complaints—and praises—for the iPhone 7 and iOS 10, and way so much more! It’s a big episode! Tune in! Well, press play! You know how it works! http://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/30minuteapple/30+Minute+A…

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Conservation Voices from Tokyo: The ivory trade with Airi Yamawaki 16:48

8y ago16:48

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Konichiwa! On September 24, 2016, a few dozen people gathered under a tent at Ueno Park in Tokyo for The Global March for Elephants and Rhinos – an event that took place in more than 130 cities around the world to raise awareness about poaching and the ivory/rhino horn trade. The march was organized on the first day of the CoP17 meetings in Johanne…

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Houseboat Amazon and the search for a long lost South American primate with Dr. Laura Marsh 13:02

8y ago13:02

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The PrimateCast has rolled out its mobile podcasting unit once again, this time to cover the joint meetings of the International Primatological Society and American Society for Primatologists held between August 21-27, 2016. This year's congress was hosted by the Lester E. Fisher Center for the Study and Conservation of Apes of Lincoln Park Zoo, an…

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Conservation Voices from Hawaii: One view of the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2016 1:09:17

8y ago1:09:17

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Aloha! From September 1-10 2016, the IUCN World Conservation Congress – the world’s largest conservation event – was held at the Hawaii Convention Center in Honolulu. The PrimateCast switched its IPS/ASP T-shirt with a Hawaiian shirt and lei to ride the waves of this huge conservationist gathering. What’s happening at the IUCN WCC 2016? In this int…

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Voices from Chicago: A fun look back at the 2016 International Primatological Society meeting 49:32

8y ago49:32

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The PrimateCast has rolled out its mobile podcasting unit once again, this time to cover the joint meetings of the International Primatological Society and American Society for Primatologists held between August 21-27, 2016. This year's congress was hosted by the Lester E. Fisher Center for the Study and Conservation of Apes of Lincoln Park Zoo, an…

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Episode 26: “Tops and Bottoms”

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Natasha and Eric cover their top—and bottom—lists of both iOS 10 and iPhone things: Top uses of iPhone generally Top iOS 10 favorite things Bottom iOS 10 negative things You’ll be surprised at what’s on our lists, probably guaranteed! PLUS! Natasha shares a wonderful experience from a completely unexpected source! And Eric might have a teeny tiny m…

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Episode 25: “Jet Black Sexy”

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Welcome to a nearly TRIPLE-SIZED episode of 30 Minute Apple! Why’s it so long? Because of the big big iPhone 7 announcement just the other day! We, Natasha and Eric, cover all the major points with commentary and appropriate punditry. Did you miss the event? No worries, here’s a 107-second summary video by Apple. It’s really great—give it a view! A…

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Cold-blooded Cognition and Conservation with Dr. Anna Wilkinson 14:53

8y ago14:53

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Have you ever wondered whether tortoises yawn contagiously? Or what reptile memory might be like? Or even what impact reptile cognition may have on ecosystem processes? No? Well, Dr. Anna Wilkinson has, and she shares her thoughts with us on this episode of The PrimateCast. A-MAZE-ing Moses… In the interview, Dr. Wilkinson talks about how her inter…

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Slow Loris Venom and Social Media for Conservation with Dr. Anna Nekaris 33:05

8y ago33:05

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Our guest in this installment of The PrimateCast is Dr. Anna Nekaris, the world's foremost authority on one of the world's least known primates: the slow loris, or as she likes to call it, the Little Fireface. "A venomous primate, that's ridiculous" In the interview, Dr. Nekaris talks about how she seeks to understand why a primate has evolved veno…

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Animal emotions and the social brain with Cal Tech’s Dr. Ralph Adolphs 38:40

8y ago38:40

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The PrimateCast interviews Dr. Ralph Adolphs about emotion, the social brain, and the approaches he and his lab are using to understand these phenomena. Dr. Ralph Adolphs is Bren Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience and Professor of Biology at the California Institute of Technology. The Adolphs Lab researches various topics related to emotion a…

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Episode 24: “The Issue That Isn’t Yet”

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Welcome to a special edition of 30 Minute Apple where Natasha and Eric discuss the biggest issue to issue since there were issues: The removal of the headphone jack from iPhone 7. And it’s just a rumor! Granted, the rumor is very strong, but it has electrified tech punditry and it’s all everyone can talk about—even us! Then it’s all about iOS 10 be…

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