Tiny Tigers -
An interview with biologist David Pearson, an author and expert
on tiger beetles. Did you know that tiger beetles can run so fast that
they go blind and just what would it be like to be hunted by these tiny,
but ferocious animals? These are a few of the questions that we learn
the answer from our guest biologist.
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What's the Buzz about Bees and the Bee Genome? -
An interview with biologist Gro Amdam, one of the members of the
group that brought us the bee genome. Hey just what is a genome and
could bees hold the answer to aging? In this show we learn the answers
to these questions and why researchers are buzzing around bees.
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The Social Nature of Nature
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An interview with, biologist, movie maker, and Pulitzer Prize winning
author Bert Hölldobler. Venture into the world filled with
amazing facts and feats by an animal that will remain a mystery... at
least until you listen to the clues at the beginning of this episode and
make your own guess.
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The Sounds of Nature -
An interview with biologist Pierre Deviche and his passion for
recording some of natures most interesting animals. Humans are not the
only animals that have dialects as you will learn in this show. Dr
Biology tests your skills again with a mystery animal quiz at the
beginning of this show.
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Try This Lesson Plan |
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Bugs in Space -
Blast off with microbiologist Cheryl Nickerson and her high flying
experiments on board the space shuttles. Learn how microbes grow in
space and how this research will help not only astronauts, but also you
and I on planet Earth. Did we mention race cars too?
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Keystone Species -
Travel with us to the Tibetan plateau in China and the field site of
conservation biologist Andrew Smith. There we will learn about
some cute furry animals called Pikas and why they are considered a
keystone species. Hey just what is a keystone species - that's something
we will also learn about.
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Butterflies and Insect Vision
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Learn about one of natures most fashionable animals, the butterfly. In
this three part series Professor Ron Rutowski talks about the
role of butterflies in the ecosystem, and the amazing migration of the
monarch butterfly (Part 1), along with his research on butterfly
coloration and insect vision - are butterflies legally blind? (Part 2).
In the last part (Part 3) of the series we learn about Professor
Rutowski's other life as a musician and listen to a song from his solo
album titled Violinalone.
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Part 2 - 17:31 |
Part 3 - 13:23) |
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A Breath of Fresh Ocean Air -
Yes, most of us know that plants and animals exchange carbon dioxide and
oxygen gases, but how about the oceans - did you know that oceans
breathe? Marine biologist Susanne Neuer talks about oceans,
global warming, and life on not only Earth, but also the possibility of
life on other worlds.
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The Art and Science of Broadcast
Journalism -
It's about getting and telling a story. It's about excitement.
It's about letting people know what is happening in the world in which
they live. Science broadcasting is both an art and science. Listen to
two long-time BBC and ABC broadcasting journalists, Pauline Davies and
Robyn Williams as they talk about the interview process.
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Casting a Podcast Line -
Podcasting is new to both Ask-a-Biologist and also an exciting new
science program called Science Studio. The host of this new show,
Peggy Coulombe, talks with Dr. Biology about what it has been like
to start podcasting.
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Vol 10 |
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Biology Net
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Dr. Biology catches up with animal behavior biologist, John Alcock, and
talks about his work, his research, and writing about animals and animal
behavior. Hey I
thought all bees lived in hives and what about these other animals called
tarantula hawks? They're not tarantulas or a hawks.
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Stressed Out
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What is stress? We often know what stress feels like, but what is it and
what causes
it? We get a chance to learn about stress, the brain, and two very
important areas in the brain, the hippocampus and hypothalamus. We also learn how the very vocal
Bull Frog is helping biologist Miles Orchinik learn about stress and the
brain. Listen to a ribbiting show...
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Vol 12 |
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Bugs in Films
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Microbes are everywhere, but what are they? We get the inside story from
microbiologist Valerie Stout about these tiny life forms
including a slimy and gooey material many microbes make called biofilms.
In fact, you have a daily encounter with biofilms and bacteria that can
impact your health.
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A Walk on the Wild Side: in
search of species
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Dr. Biology travels to the Tres Rios wetlands, a place where all types
of living things can be found. He talks with local biologists about many
of the species and also gets a chance to sit down and talk with Quentin
Wheeler who is starting a new Institute that will be exploring and
looking for species all around the world.
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Roses are Red and Violets are
Blue, but Why?
What is color? Do all animals see color? Do all animals see the same
colors? In this show we learn the answer to these questions and about
the colorful research that ecologist Kevin McGraw has been doing with
birds and their colorful feathers. We even learn how the color "red"
plays a special role for many animals including humans.
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Dr. Biology Goes to
Washington D.C.
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Travel with Dr. Biology as he heads to Washington D.C. to interview
three people who are all involved with science even though two of them
are not scientists. Interviews include
Cheryl Zook (independent film maker), Elizabeth Pennisi
(science writer), and Nancy Pelaez (program director - NSF-NSDL).
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Ant Math
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You think you know a lot about ants? Think again. These tiny animals
have a lot of interesting things that they are teaching us. Have you
ever thought that ants might be doing math? Learn what biologist
Stephen Pratt is finding out about about one very tiny species of
ants.
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Stinging Mystery
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It's a mystery, at least until you try to guess what animal children book
author Conrad Storad is describing at the beginning of this
episode. Joining Conrad is physiologist Michael Quinlan. Together they give us all the gory details behind this
desert dwelling animal.
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Vol 18 |
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Watching Grass Grow
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Travel to Northern Arizona to the research site of ecologist Stan Feath
and learn what he has learned from two native grasses. Who would have
thought so much could be learned from these simple plants and the
microscopic ecosystem that is part of their success. We also learn how
Sleepy Grass got its nickname and the secret of why a fungus found in
grasses could end up helping humans.
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Fire and Life
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Could fire be an important thing for life on Earth? Would Earth be
the same without fire? These are just a few of the many questions we
have for fire researcher Stephen Pyne about fire and its role with life. Did we also
mention his battle with a dragon? If you have a burning desire to learn
the answers to these questions, tune in.
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When Good Cells Go Bad
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What happens when good cells go bad? In this program Dr. Biology talks
with cell biologist Michael Berens about cells and why they
sometimes go
bad. Could it be the genes and if it is a genetic breakdown could the
new world of translational genomics hold the key to new treatments?
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Vol 21 |
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You Say Dirt, I Say Soil
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What could possibly be the difference between a cup of dirt and a cup of
soil? Dr. Biology talks with microbiologist Ferran
Garcia-Pichel about why he avoids the dirty word and prefers to say
soil. Could it be there is more in a cup of dirt - excuse me a cup of
soil than meets the eye?
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Vol 22 |
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Tiny Matter
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It turns out that scale matters when it comes to tiny objects in the nano
world. How tiny are we talking about? The nano world has objects
billions of times smaller than what we normally see with our eyes.
Physicist and nanobiologist Stuart Lindsay talks about nanotechnology
and what might be possible in the future using these tiny objects.
(Content
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Math Activity |
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Bee Movie Maker
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Bee Movies are not just for Hollywood. Dr. Biology catches up with bee
movie maker and neurobiologist Brian Smith who uses film and
video to unlock the mystery behind bees and how they sense and
communicate with the environment. This movie director may not bee up for
an Academy Award, but he will let you in on the life of bees including
bee vomit and their interesting dance steps. Bees Dance?
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Part 2 - 19:54 |
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NSDL
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Have you ever wished for a place on the Web where you could find quality
science content that you can count on and trust? Your wish has been
granted. Learn about the National Science Digital Library and all
the projects and resources created just for science, technology,
engineering and math. It's as close to one-stop shopping for learning
materials and activities as one can find on
the Web today.
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30:56) Jump to NSDL |
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Cell CAT Scans
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Dr. Biology travels to the National Center for X-ray Tomography in
Berkeley California to learn about a new microscope being built by cell
biologist Carolyn Larabell
and a team of scientists that provides a new way to look inside cells. Using a building sized instrument called a synchrotron
for its
light source the XM2, as it is called, uses X-rays to look inside cells
- in fact it is so new it is the only one of its kind in the world!
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Hulking Biology
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When you think of the comic character the Hulk, you think BIG and that's
what Dr. Biology does in this episode- he learns about a building-size
instrument being used by a group of scientists. This monster instrument
is called a synchrotron and is an important part of the XM2 microscope
that is being built to look inside cells in a new way. Find out what
biophysicist Gerry McDermott has to say about this powerful
tool and also its link to the Hulk. Really there is a connection!
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Birds of a Feather
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Listen in while Dr. Biology talks with two leading Arizona bird experts.
Biologist Dave Pearson and Audubon Environmental Educator Cathy Wise
let us in on these amazing animals. After listening to these two
birders, as they call them selves, you will want to try out birding
yourself. Did we mention the Philippine Monkey-eating Eagle? Let's just
say, be glad you're not a monkey living in Philippines.
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Vol 28 |
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Panda-monium
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Have you ever wondered what it would be like to hold a baby Giant Panda in
your lap? Listen in while Dr. Biology talks with two scientists who have
gotten up close and personal with Pandas. Andrew Smith is a
returning guest and WEI Fuwen is a visiting scientist from China
that has been studying pandas in the wild. He has even caught the sounds
of these elusive animals in the wild.
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Vol 29 |
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Math Biology
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Dr. Biology visits with two young mathematicians that also have a love
for biology. Cassie Pawling and Genevieve Toutain talk
about how their passion for numbers have blended with biology as well as
how they have gotten where they are and future plans. Be sure to listen
in if for no other reason than to learn some great math tricks you can
use to impress friends and family including some mind boggling mind
reading?
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Vol 30 |
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Spider Man Meets Spider-Man
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World expert arachnologist Norman Platnick sits down with Dr.
Biology to talk about his favorite eight legged animal. Sometimes scary
to people, learn what the world might be like without spiders and if the
current action hero Tobey Maguire is actually afraid of the animal who
made him famous.
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Vol 31 |
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Spiderwomen
What would have happened if poor Miss Muffet had not been frightened
away by the spider that sat down beside her? Dr. Biology talks with two
scientists that certainly were not frightened away by spiders. Listen in
as biologists Eileen Hebets and Lisa Taylor talk about their
passion for these cool creatures.
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Vol 32 |
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Wickedly Cool Plants
Dr. Biology and his co-host Taylor Cheatham from Dunbar
Elementary School explore some of the
more unusual plants of the desert and beyond. The pair interview
biologist Raul Gutierrez who has been studying Devil's Claw. If that is not a
wickedly cool name - what is? There is even talk of some plants eating
insects. Let's hope they don't get an appetite for larger animals.
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Vol 33 |
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Iridescence: Nature's
Spectacular Colors
You may not know the name or how it works, but iridescent color is
common in Nature. From butterflies to birds and even fish you can see
examples of these eye-popping colors. Dr. Biology sits down with
physicist Peter Vukusic to talk about iridescence and science
behind these spectacular colors.
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Vol 34 |
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