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Episode LXV: Myrmecophytes (ants in our plants)

Posted February 4, 2019

In this episode, we delve into the research of our very own Chad Tillberg.  He has studied the symbiosis between certain trees and ant species, called...

Episode LXIV: Building a Better Clock

Posted January 21, 2019

In this episode, Chad and Mike take the time to discuss how clocks have improved over the ages.  They even discuss how atomic clocks work and what...

Episode LXIII: A Deep Dive into Sponges

Posted January 7, 2019

In this episode, Chad and Mike invite special guest Jeremy Weisz into the studio to discuss sponges: why they're interesting and why they are ecologically...

Episode LXII: Virgin Birth

Posted December 24, 2018

In this episode, Chad and Mike discuss parthenogenesis, the asexual reproduction that some species are able to do, despite normally requiring a mate...

Episode LXI: Insight into Mars

Posted December 10, 2018

NASA recently landed the new robot Insight onto the surface of Mars.  Chad and Mike discuss the missions of Insight and how they will all fit into...