Here We Are

This episode comes from a conversation with the Director of Life Sciences here at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

His research focuses on hibernation! Why do animals do it? What's the difference between say.....

Today, I sit down with Andrew Kerr, head of the Dale Etheridge Planetarium in Las Vegas! 

Andrew is an astronomer and physicist who received his PhD for his work on the Gravito-Electromagnetic Effect and the Cosmological Constant...

Today I'm at The University of Tennessee, Knoxville speaking with Kimberly Sheldon all about dung beetles!

Kim studies the patterns and processes that determine the distribution of species and use this information to predict impacts of anthropogenic change on species and ecological communities. 

Learn more about Kim's work: http://www.biogeographyresearch.org/
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Today I'm learning about virtual education and how technology is helping teach students about otherwise complex topics.
Shalaunda Reeves holds a PhD in curriculum and instruction and her research interests focus on how people learn in virtual environments.

Learn more: https://tpte.utk.edu/people/shalaunda-reeves-phd/

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Henry Gee is the author of ‘A (Very) Short History of Life on Earth’ - winner Royal Society Science Book Award 2022 and more notably, one of Shane's favorite books :)

Henry is a paleontologist, evolutionary biologist, and editor at Nature.  He is also a hilarious, charming, wonderful guy who articulates the story of our existence in a poetic and accessible way.

Learn more about him, his books, and his other writings here https://occamstypewriter...

Birds, animal communication, evolution, environmental pressures, and human impacts.  This conversation was very much in the Here We Are wheelhouse which made for a loose, funny, and fascinating episode!

It was such a treat to talk with Associate Professor Elizabeth Derryberry in person at The University of Tennessee Knoxville https://eeb.utk.edu/people/elizabeth-derryberry/ .  Her work on animal communication integrates behavioral and evolutionary ecology...

I've got some major life updates including a residency in Vegas at https://area15.com/ Sundays starting April 23.  Tickets and details should be available by the end of the month. Stay tuned for more soon!

This week Rebecca Tiffany Trout Fryxell talks about the La Crosse Virus...

Today I'm at The University of Tennessee, Knoxville speaking with Dr. Paul Armsworth. 

Paul examines how conservation investment strategies and natural resource management policies can be made more effective by integrating ecological and socioeconomic models and data.

Learn more about Paul's lab: https://www.armsworthlab.com/
Learn more about Paul's research: https://eeb.utk.edu/people/paul-armsworth/

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Today I'm speaking with David and Douglas Kenrick about their new book "Solving Modern Problems With a Stone-Age Brain: Human Evolution and the Seven Fundamental Motives".

Douglas Kenrick is a professor of psychology at Arizona State University. His research and writing integrate three scientific syntheses of the last few decades: evolutionary psychology, cognitive science, and dynamical systems theory...

Today I'm at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville speaking with Dr. Derrick Stowell, who is the Education and Horticultural Therapy Program Administrator for the UT Gardens. Derrick is responsible for directing education programs and horticultural therapy programs for the UT Gardens, Knoxville location. 

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