Breaking Bio

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A group of biologists brings you into the world of evolution and biodiversity research by interviewing the people making new and exciting discoveries about our world.

Episodes

  • BB 80 - Seeing spots & sniffing poop with Anne Hilborn

    06/04/2015 Duration: 34min

    Anne Hilborn, PhD student at Virginia Tech, talks about her work studying the cheetahs of the Serengeti, including the not-so-glamourous aspects of the job, and then explains why she doesn't shy away from sharing her observations in graphic detail on Twitter.   For more information, links, and show notes, check out http://breakingbio.com

  • BB79 - Ant invaders and unlocking insects with Dr. Alex Wild

    23/03/2015 Duration: 36min

    Dr. Alex Wild, curator of entomology at the University of Texas at Austin, talks with Morgan & Tom about tracking ant invasions with natural history collections, the rights & wrongs of copyright, and his new crowd-funding campaign, Insects Unlocked.   Find show notes at http://breakingbio.com   Follow Breaking Bio: Twitter – @BreakingBio – https://www.twitter.com/BreakingBio Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/breakingbiopodcast iTunes – https://itunes.apple.com/ua/podcast/breaking-bio/id542398755 Stitcher - http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/breaking-bio

  • Ep 78 - Fighting for Evolution Online with Trevor Valle & @TakeThatDarwin

    09/02/2015 Duration: 32min

    Palaeontologist Trevor Valle and evolution vigilante @TakeThatDarwin talk to us about how they face off with evolution denialists, and why pop stars don't get carte blanche at Natural History Museums.   Find show notes and links at http://breakingbio.com

  • Episode 77 - From Ants To Academics with Adrian Smith

    26/01/2015 Duration: 35min

    Dr. Adrian Smith, a post-doc at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, chats with us about his work on ant behaviour and chemical ecology, why he thinks scientists should be at least partly responsible for communicating their work, and about his own goals and strategies when it comes to scicomm. Find show notes & links to Adrian's work at http://breakingbio.com  

  • New Anoles on the Block & Reinventing the Stickleback with Dr. Yoel Stuart

    19/01/2015 Duration: 32min

    Dr. Yoel Stuart, a Post-doctoral Researcher at the University of Texas at Austin, joins us to discuss the evolutionary ramifications of invasive anoles on the islands of Florida. Turns out it's like the Olympic motto, Higher, Faster, Stronger, but with bigger toes. Yoel also tells us about some of his current work studying convergent evolution in British Colombian sticklebacks.

  • Parents of the Year with Dr. Dieter Lukas

    12/01/2015 Duration: 34min

    Dr. Dieter Lukas, a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Cambridge, joins Heidi, Tom & Morgan to explain why a lot of mammals may not qualify for Parent of the Year.    Find out more about Dieter's research, and find links to the papers we discuss at our website - http://breakingbio.com

  • Flamingo Fun with Chris Torres - Breaking Bio Ep. 74

    15/12/2014 Duration: 39min

    This week, we learn all about flamingos from molecular biologist/palaeontologist Chris Torres of the University of Texas at Austin. Chris also explains how he solved a 150 year old mystery in a natural history museum, and why his house is covered in pink.   For more information, including links to the papers we discuss in this episode, check out the show notes at http://breakingbio.com.

  • Ep. 73 - Seeing red (and yellow, and blue) with Dr. Nate Morehouse!

    23/11/2014 Duration: 41min

    This week we're joined by Dr. Nate Morehouse, an Assistant Professor at the University of Pittsburgh who studies colour and how its used among insects and spiders. Nate explained some of his lab's work trying to understand how butterflies tell who are potential mates and who are wasted effort, as well as how jumping spiders taste the rainbow. If you enjoyed this episode, Nate and his lab could use your help with their crowd-funding campaign to finance an expedition to the southwestern US in search of colourful jumping spiders - https://experiment.com/projects/why-are-some-jumping-spiders-so-colorful

  • What Makes Science Bloggers Tick with Paige Brown Jarreau!

    10/11/2014 Duration: 41min

    This week we're talking to Louisiana State University PhD student Paige Brown Jarreau about her work trying to understand what makes science bloggers tick, or at least why they do what they do. We also discuss the role and future of crowd-funding scientific research. Help support Paige's crowd-funding campaign - https://experiment.com/projects/something-is-wrong-on-the-internet-what-does-the-science-blogger-do?s=search Find more information, including links to resources discussed in this episode, on our website - http://breakingbio.com

  • Breaking Bio Episode 71 - Columbia University Mammal Mashup!

    05/11/2014 Duration: 31min

    This week we've put together 4 shorter interviews with Columbia University Conservation Biology Master's Students who are all starting their academic careers studying some aspect of Mammal Conservation. From African traffic noise, to mouse gut microbes, and monkey poo to monkey conflicts, these students share their enthusiasm for their work.   Guests: Kaggie Orrick - @KaggleRock - https://twitter.com/kagglerock Erin Dimech - @ErinDimech - https://twitter.com/erindimech Jessica Stitt - @JessMStitt - https://twitter.com/jessmstitt Allison Roth   Columbia University Conservation Biology Student Blog - http://www.cuinthefield.wordpress.com/

  • BB Episode 70 - Mistaken sex and rapacious spiders with Dr Emily Burdfield-Steel!

    27/10/2014 Duration: 29min

    This week, we talk to Dr. Emily Burfield-Steel of the University of Jyvaskyla in Finland about her work with species who get confused in the bedroom, how scientists introduce drama into spider sex, and moth farts. Kinda.   Check out http://breakingbio.com for more information, and links to the papers discussed in this episode!

  • BB 69 - Getting semi-social with Dr. Sandra Rehan!

    14/10/2014 Duration: 29min

    We talk to Dr. Sandra Rehan of the University of New Hampshire about her work on the evolution of sociality, the natural history of bees, and what it's like to be a new prof!   More info about Dr. Rehan's work: Lab webpage: http://www.unhbeelab.com/ Twitter: @sanrehan - https://twitter.com/sanrehan   ------- Find more of Breaking Bio online: Blog & past episodes: http://breakingbio.com/ Twitter: @BreakingBio - https://twitter.com/BreakingBio Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/breakingbiopodcast

  • BB 68 - #SAFE13 with Drs. Clancy, Nelson, Rutherford & Hinde

    06/10/2014 Duration: 34min

    This week, we sit down and discuss the #SAFE13 project, which is bringing incidences of sexual harassment and assault in scientific field research to light, with the study's authors: Dr. Kate Clancy, Dr. Robin Nelson, Dr. Julienne Rutherford, and Dr. Katie Hinde. 

  • BB 67 - Autotrophs, roll out! with Dr. Hope Jahren

    29/09/2014 Duration: 32min

    Tom talks to Dr. Hope Jahren from the University of Hawaii Manoa about her work on plants and how they deal with changing climates, both in recent years and long in the past.

  • BB 66 - Fighting Bad Medicine with Dr. David Gorski!

    22/09/2014 Duration: 30min

    We sit down to talk with Dr. David Gorski, oncologist and science blogger, about his long blogging career and his continuing crusade against crack-pot medical advice.

  • Breaking Bio 65 - Sex Chromosomes & Math for Biologists with Dr. Melissa Wilson Sayres

    15/09/2014 Duration: 34min

    We sit down to talk about the evolution of sex chromosomes and the diversity of ways organisms determine sex with Dr. Melissa Wilson Sayres of Arizona State University. Dr. Wilson Sayres also explains why math is important for biologists, and how public outreach and engagement needs to become more common from practicing scientists.

  • BB Special - Miss Possible!

    30/07/2014 Duration: 31min

    We're on hiatus for the summer, but filmed a special episode to highlight a crowd-funding project that we think deserves a voice and hopefully some funding. We talk to Janna Eaves, CTO and Co-Founder of Miss Possible, a start-up company looking to empower girls to follow their dreams by creating a line of children's dolls showcasing female role models from STEM fields. Miss Possible is currently running a crowd-funding campaign in order to start production on their first doll (Marie Curie). Janna tells us all about what Miss Possible is and hopes to do, as well as how a couple of entreprenuerial women started their own line of dolls while finishing their undergraduate degrees in engineering.

  • BB Blitz! Natalie Bray

    02/07/2014 Duration: 08min

    Natalie Bray of Columbia University discusses her work studying soil biodiversity.

  • BB64: Singing mice with Steve Phelps!

    05/06/2014 Duration: 30min

     In episode 64 we talk with Steve Phelps of the University of Texas at Austin about the evolution of social behaviour, prairies voles, singing mice, Twitter for academics, the academic work life and more!

  • BB Blitz! Erin Eastwood

    16/05/2014 Duration: 10min

    Erin Eastwood, an MSc student at Columbia University, talks to us about her research on Marine Protected Areas and small scale fisheries in Fiji.

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