A group of scientists have biweekly informal discussions about evolutionary biology and palaeontology... over beer.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 19 days 2 hours 48 minutes
Podcast 15 - Game of Cats
In this episode we discuss a paper about cats, specifically trying to use the shape of bones to estimate the preferred habitat of modern and fossil cats. Meanwhile, Amanda and James discuss Game of Thrones, and Curt is...
Podcast 14 - The #@$%
This episode of Palaeo After Dark is the RAWEST, as we discuss the controversial primate Darwinius. Also James communicates telepathically, Amanda is constantly bombarded by texts, and Curt gets the "facts".
Podcast 13 - Columbo Meets Gary Busey
This week we desperately try to remain on topic as we talk about fossil beds with exceptional preservation.... We fail... Instead, James discusses anger, Amanda wants Robocop because she's OG, Curt confuses...
Podcast 12 - "All" its "Descendents"
In this episode, we discuss two studies that try to piece apart the effects that the ecological niche breadth (i.e. the range of habitats an animal can survive in) of an animal has on its potential to diversify and/or...
Podcast 11 - Early Life is a Battlefield
In this week's episode, we discuss evidence of some early single-cellular life, and James gives the group a passionate lesson in mathematics... A veeeerrrrryyyy passionate lesson. Meanwhile, Randol returns and...
Podcast 10 - Adventures in Dating
In this episode, while Randol is away Amanda gives the group a lesson in American History, Curt ruins illusions, and James fills the void with his best Randol impressions. Also, after about 18 minutes of random banter they...
Podcast 9 - Diania solid
This week we talk about a controversial worm-like Cambrian fossil called Diania cactiformis that some think may be the ancestor of all arthropods, and other people think those people are crazy. Also SNAAAAAAAAAAAKE!
Podcast 8 - References
On this week's episode, we discuss the science of ichnology (the study of trace fossils), and for some reason we can't stop making stupid pop culture references.
Podcast 7 - Fish Lizards
In this episode Amanda writes Freddy Mercury slash fiction, Randol condones eating babies, James feeds the 5000, Curt has a conversation which only involves "meh"'s, and the group kind-of/sort-of discusses ichthyosaurs.
Podcast 6 - Space Ducks
In this podcast, Randol invents a cat related song, James reinvents the story of the Ed Fitz, Amanda talks about space ducks, Curt cuts the entire conversation short for chinese food, and the group actually talks science about...