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Podcast 91 - A Conservation Conversation; Evolution with a Human Touch

Podcast 91 - A Conservation Conversation; Evolution with a Human Touch

FromPalaeo After Dark


Podcast 91 - A Conservation Conversation; Evolution with a Human Touch

FromPalaeo After Dark

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Length:
90 minutes
Released:
Aug 21, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

The gang discusses two papers that study how human beings have affected the evolutionary trajectories of other organisms. Meanwhile, Amanda paints an imaginative scene, James describes the perfect human world, and Curt wins the most obscure movie reference.  Music: "Central Park" by Charles Ives, used in accordance with Fair Use. References: LaZerte, Stefanie E., Hans Slabbekoorn, and Ken A. Otter. "Learning to cope: vocal adjustment to urban noise is correlated with prior experience in black-capped chickadees." Proc. R. Soc. B. Vol. 283. No. 1833. The Royal Society, 2016.
Released:
Aug 21, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

A group of scientists have biweekly informal discussions about evolutionary biology and palaeontology... over beer.