Episode 79 – To Err is Human
This week on the podcast… 00:00:00 – The show starts this week with a hardy helping of pterosaur ptime when the Paleopals sit down to discuss past errors with David Hone and Ross Eglin. Be sure to scope out all the other projects they’re involved in at: pterosaur.net, Archosaur Musings and Ask A Biologist. 00:37:29 [...]
Episode 78 – Fake Stout
This week on the podcast… 00:00:00 – Ben takes a moment to ask the Paleoposse to consider helping the people of Japan recover from recent catastrophe. If you’d like to donate we’ve provided some links: Doctors without Borders American Red Cross 00:00:40 – Ben also tells us the scientific cautionary tale of LIGO, which has something to [...]
Episode 77 – Terrorism & Pterosaurs
This week on the podcast… 00:00:00 – Ryan is riding shotgun with Justin Wood from New Orleans, Louisiana this week but Patrick and Charlie are in their usual places and are more than ready to talk about the dangers of biology research, mainly in the form of violent opposition to experimentation. 00:20:29 – What are we drinking? [...]
Episode 76 – Alien Ant Farm
This week on the podcast… 00:00:00 – Fungus and ants have a complex relationship, sometimes the ants are farming the fungus, other times the fungi are infecting the ants in the brain and reprogramming their behavior for their own nefarious needs. Tit for tat, right? The Paleopals bring on Kelly Weinersmith to talk cordyceps and [...]
Episode 75 – Better living through Chemistry
This week on the podcast… 00:00:00 – According to a new article in The Economist, people used to think alchemy was awesome. Than chymists came along and acted all high and mighty with their beakers and their goggles! But were the alchemists really so wrong? A parable about the progress of science. (Just don’t start [...]
