Key words: SOLS, pollen, sporopollenin, anthropology, oil exploration, CSI.
| Topic |
Time |
| Intro - (companion web
article with cool pollen gallery ) |
00:00 |
| What is palynology? |
01:49 |
| What is pollen? |
02:20 |
| Pollen can travel by wind or insects. |
02:51 |
| How far can pollen travel by wind? |
03:29 |
| Shapes of pollen that travel by wind. [Mickey Mouse ear] |
03:59 |
| Do all plants use pollen for fertilization? |
04:28 |
| Pollen anatomy |
05:17 |
| How is pollen used in crime scene investigation (CSI)?
[pollen print] |
06:48 |
| Import CSI case in Hungary. |
08:03 |
| Do you have to testify in courtroom cases? |
09:40 |
| Special clothing for collecting pollen in the field. |
10:12 |
| How much pollen is found in the air and how much do we breath in
each day? |
11:26 |
| Why are allergies sometimes called hay fever? |
12:18 |
| Pollen and honey - what do they have in common? |
13:05 |
| Is pollen used to be sure I am getting the type of honey I paid for? |
15:19 |
| Pollen and oil and gas exploration. |
16:20 |
| Pollen and anthropology and underwater archeology. |
17:20 |
| What is it about pollen that makes us sneeze? |
19:10 |
| When did you first know you wanted to be a scientist? |
20:50 |
| What would you do or be if you were not a scientist? |
23:05 |
| Farming and genetics - Mendel. |
23:41 |
| What advice do you have for someone wanting to be a
biologist? |
25:21 |
| Sign-off |
26:33 |
