Plants and Pipettes

It’s time for all our segments! We talk weird chewing gum, South African botanists, biases and answer your questions. Do trees still breathe when they lose their foliage? 

Tegan’s favourite plant is Pistacia lentiscus because it’s used to make Mastic, a type of chewing gum. Also check out how chewing gum is made.

Joram presents the life and work of Harriet Margaret Louisa Bolus (1877-1970). Also check out the paper on the contribution of women to naming species. 

Tegan talks about how we only care about victims that we can identify.

We are answering your questions! The first one is from Apple Chew Yen Peng

Do trees still ‘breathe’ without leaves in winter??

— Apple Chew (Yen Peng), AFHEA, #OpentoWork (@_applechew) May 7, 2020

Trees don’t breathe as much in winter. Check out this article on the matter.

Science Alphabet

Science and Objectivity

Scite.ai

Carbon emissions during the crisis

Tasmanian devils saved?

Hummingbird drone and monarch butterflies

New way to fight malaria

Nathan sewed cool pockets

Decided to learn sewing today and took inspiration from @plantspipettes to make this pocket belt for @nahtalix. Two functional pockets for if your trousers don’t have any. #Creative pic.twitter.com/RI9UldOd95

— Nathan Howard (He/Him) (@nathsnH) May 3, 2020

Bubble tea game

https://twitter.com/JimBridenstine/status/1257752395750289409

Dinosaur cats

Rule of Three Podcast

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Our opening and closing music is Caravana by Phillip Gross

Until next time!

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