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You have been reading about the biologists behind the Ask A Biologist website. Now you can listen to them in our popular biology podcast show. Dr. Biology has been speaking with many of the biologists that are discovering new worlds and exploring new frontiers in biology. There are over 100 episodes and we continue to add more interviews. Each show includes a full written transcript and content log. Be sure to subscribe using your streaming service of choice. The Ask A Biologist Podcast can be found on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Youtube, and most podcast apps.
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We have so many great podcasts with researchers, trainees, park rangers, and more. Take a peek below to listen in.
Keeping Your Cool - Thermoregulation
Ask A Biologist Podcast, Vol. 53
Guest: Dale DeNardo, Arno Vlooswijk
How are some animals keeping cool and staying warm? Listen in as Dr. Biology talks with biologist Dale DeNardo and engineer and thermographic artist Arno Vlooswijk about thermoregulation. Could there be lessons for humans to learn from these animals?
Evolution of Bird Flight
Ask A Biologist Podcast, Vol. 52
Guest: Ken Dial
Dr. Biology learns how birds might have developed their ability to fly from ornithologist Ken Dial. The two talk about the evolution of bird flight and some of the other cool things birds can do - like are penguins really flying birds?
New Species Hunters
Ask A Biologist Podcast, Vol. 51
Guest: Vicki Funk, Richard Pyle
Dr. Biology has a chance to learn some interesting things about exploring for new species from biologists Vicki Funk and Richard Pyle from the Smithsonian Institute and the Bishop Museum. This episode might just put the explorer bug into your head.
Flora Delaterre - Plant Detective
Ask A Biologist Podcast, Vol. 50
Guest: Beth Judy
Dr. Biology along with a group of curious high school students learn why Detective Flora Delaterre is investigating plants and how they can be the perfect medicine for what makes you sick.
Oh No, Not Exercise!
Ask A Biologist Podcast, Vol. 49
Guest: Gabriel Shaibi
Do you need to run five miles every day to get in shape and be healthy? Dr. Biology has a chance to sit down after a workout session to talk about exercise and kids with metabolic biologist Gabriel Shaibi. What he and a group of researchers found might surprise you.
Is There a Jaguar in My Backyard?
Ask A Biologist Podcast, Vol. 48
Guest: Emil McCain
Could these shy cats be living in Southern Arizona? Dr. Biology learns about these amazing animals from wildlife biologist Emil McCain. The two talk about the Borderlands Jaguar Detection Project and how two long-time hunters became the biggest fans and supporters for Jaguar habitat.
Edward O. Wilson Science Rock Star - Part 2
Ask A Biologist Podcast, Vol. 47
Guest: Edward Wilson
Dr. Biology continues his conversation with biologist Ed Wilson. Just what does it take to be a great scientist? What would he do to encourage students to become scientists? These are just a few of the things we learn in this show as well as what Ed Wilson would do or be if he were not a biologist. Some of the answers might surprise you.
Edward O. Wilson Science Rock Star - Part 1
Ask A Biologist Podcast, Vol. 46
Guest: Edward Wilson
Dr. Biology sits down with biologist E. O. Wilson to talk about science, his writing including his book, Superorganism, and future new novel, as well as his art. Along the way they discuss the Encyclopedia of Life web project and a very cool outdoor activity called a "Bioblitz."
The Other Marine Biologist
Ask A Biologist Podcast, Vol. 45
Guest: Michael Saxon, James Elser
An interview with limnologist James Elser from the School of Life Sciences. Listen in as Dr. Biology and co-host Michael Saxon learn about a biologist that studies life in and around fresh water, or you might think of him as the other marine biologist.
Cataglyphis Versus Saharabot
Ask A Biologist Podcast, Vol. 44
Guest: Rüdiger Wehner
An interview with myrmecologist Rüdiger Wehner from University of Zurich. Listen in as Dr. Biology learns how these desert animals are revealing their success in the Sahara Desert. Don't know what a myrmecologist is? This is a good show to find the answer.
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