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Spook-E - Triffids
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Length:
65 minutes
Released:
Oct 30, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Welcome ... to Spookulative Evolution.
October is here, and that means it’s time for Spook-E! Each episode throughout this month, we’re choosing a famous monster and discussing how it – or something like it – might evolve under the rules of evolution and natural selection, pulling inspiration from organisms of the real world. This year’s theme: monster plants.
This episode, we face a more modern monster, star of page and screen. Can we invoke natural processes to develop a plant that haunts humans and strikes with a deadly lash? Our creatures to create this time: triffids.
Featuring special guest, Dr. Aly Baumgartner, our favorite paleobotanist!
Follow Aly on Twitter or Instagram @paleolorax
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The Intro and Outro music is “On the Origin of Species” by Protodome.
More music like this at http://ocremix.org.
October is here, and that means it’s time for Spook-E! Each episode throughout this month, we’re choosing a famous monster and discussing how it – or something like it – might evolve under the rules of evolution and natural selection, pulling inspiration from organisms of the real world. This year’s theme: monster plants.
This episode, we face a more modern monster, star of page and screen. Can we invoke natural processes to develop a plant that haunts humans and strikes with a deadly lash? Our creatures to create this time: triffids.
Featuring special guest, Dr. Aly Baumgartner, our favorite paleobotanist!
Follow Aly on Twitter or Instagram @paleolorax
Join us on Patreon to support the podcast and enjoy bonus content! https://www.patreon.com/commondescentpodcast
Or make a one-time donation via PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/4c68u4hp
Find Spook-E merch at the Common Descent Store! http://zazzle.com/common_descent
Follow and Support us on:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CommonDescentPC
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/commondescentpodcast
Instagram: @commondescentpodcast
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCePRXHEnZmTGum2r1l2mduw
PodBean: https://commondescentpodcast.podbean.com/
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-common-descent-podcast/id1207586509?mt=2
The Intro and Outro music is “On the Origin of Species” by Protodome.
More music like this at http://ocremix.org.
Released:
Oct 30, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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