BioScience Talks
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We hope you enjoy these in-depth discussions of recently published BioScience articles and other science stories. Each episode of our interview series delves into the research behind a highlighted story, giving listeners unique insight into scientists' work.
Episodes
- Great Plains Grassland Management, with Jesse Nippert and Chris Helzer
For this episode, we're joined by Jesse Nippert, Professor in Biology at Kansas State University, and Chris Helzer, Director of Science and Stewardship for the Nature Conservancy in Nebraska. They were on the show to discuss their recent B…
- The Red List Project
For today's episode, we're joined by Luiza F. A. de Paula, Vanessa Handley, Raphael Ocelli, and Peggy Fielder, who are four of the authors of the recent BioScience article " Beyond Scents: Calling on the Fragrance Industry to Champion Plan…
- Prairie Strips and Pollinators, with Amy Toth and Matt O'Neal
For this episode, we are joined by Amy Toth, Professor in Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology at Iowa State University, and Matt O'Neal, a Wallace Chair for Sustainable Agriculture and Professor in the Plant Pathology, Entomology, a…
- Canopy of Titans, with Paul Koberstein
For this episode, we're joined by journalist Paul Koberstein, who was here to discuss his first book, Canopy of Titans , which is about the connection between forests and climate. In particular, the book focuses on the Pacific Coastal Temp…
- AI and Ecosystem Modeling, with Scott Spillias and Beth Fulton
For this episode, we were joined by Scott Spillias, who is a Research Scientist at CSIRO and affiliated with the Centre for Marine Socioecology at the University of Tasmania, and Beth Fulton, who is Chief Research Scientist with CSIRO and…
- A Cautionary Tale of Ecoservice Valuation, with John Van Stan
For this episode, we're joined once again by John Van Stan, a Professor at Cleveland State University, in the Department of Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences. He also runs an independent press, The Press of a Ridiculous Ma…
- BIOFAIR to Solve Key Challenges
For this episode, we were joined by members of the Biodiversity Collections Network, who discussed the NSF-funded BIOFAIR project, the subject of a recent Special Report in BioScience entitled, " Integrating biological and environmental da…
- Socioeconomics, Biodiversity, and Birdsong Beats, with Diego Ellis Soto
For this episode of BioScience Talks, we're joined by Diego Ellis Soto, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of California, Berkeley, and a research scientist at the California Academy of Science. He's an ecologist working at the in…
- iNaturalist and Biodiversity Research, with Brittany Mason and Corey Callaghan
For this episode of BioScience Talks, we're joined by two guests, Brittany Mason, a Data Management Analyst at the University of Florida, and Corey Callaghan, Assistant Professor at the University of Florida in the Department of Wildlife E…
- Science Storytelling, with Kristy Ferraro and Adam Meyer
For this episode of BioScience Talks, we were joined by Dr. Kristy Ferraro, who is a Banting Postdoctoral Fellow at Memorial University in Newfoundland and Labrador, and Adam Meyer, a PhD candidate in the Ecosystem Ecology Lab, also at Mem…
- Systemic Sexism in Academia, with Olivia del Giorgio, María Piquer-Rodríguez, and Silvia Lomáscolo
For this episode of BioScience Talks, we're joined by Olivia del Giorgio, at McGill University Department of Geography, in Montreal, Quebec, María Piquer-Rodríguez, at the Institute of Geographical Sciences, at Freie Universität, Berlin, G…
- Urban Rewilding, with Patt Finnerty
For this episode of BioScience Talks, we're joined by Dr. Patt Finnerty, a postdoctoral research fellow in the Global Ecology Lab at the University of Sydney. We discussed his recent BioScience article, Urban Rewilding to Combat Global Bio…
- Drones in Fieldwork, with Thilina Surasinghe, Kunwar Singh, and Amy Frazier
For today's episode, we are joined by Thilina Surasinghe, Professor at Bridgewater State University in the Department of Biological Sciences, Kunwar Singh, Senior Geospatial Scientist at AidData and affiliate faculty at the Center for Geos…
- Moving Beyond Crisis and Ecological Grief, with Marco Malavasi
For this episode of BioScience Talks, we're joined by Marco Malavasi, plant ecologist and cartographer at the University of Sassari, in Italy. We discussed his recent BioScience article " Beyond crisis and grief: Rethinking conservation na…
- Gentoo Penguins in the Falklands, with John Bates, Sushma Reddy, and Rachael Herman
For this episode of BioScience Talks, we're joined by John Bates, Curator of Birds at the Field Museum, Sushma Reddy, Breckenridge Chair of Ornithology at the University of Minnesota and the Bell Museum, and Rachael Herman, Postdoctoral Re…
- Coalition-Building for Labor Actions in Life Sciences Departments, with Aspen Ellis
For this episode of BioScience Talks, we're joined by Aspen Ellis, PhD candidate at University of California, Santa Cruz, for a discussion of the largest academic strike in history and a recent BioScience article on the topic.
- The Morris Animal Foundation Golden Retriever Lifetime Study, with Kelly Diehl
For this episode of BioScience Talks, we're joined by Dr. Kelly Diehl, who has been a veterinarian for almost 40 years and currently works at Morris Animal Foundation, which is one of the largest nonprofits dedicated to animal health resea…
- Live from the SACNAS National Diversity in STEM Conference
For this episode of BioScience Talks, we're reporting from the 2024 National Diversity in STEM, or NDiSTEM, conference hosted in Phoenix, Arizona, by SACNAS (the Society for the Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Sci…
- "Pocosin" and Respect for Indigenous Knowledge Systems, with Ryan Emanuel
For this episode of BioScience Talks, we're joined by Ryan Emanuel, Associate Professor in the Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke University. He joined us to discuss his recent article in BioScience , The Pocosin's Lesson: Translat…
- Communicating Truth, with Michael Patrick Lynch
For this episode of BioScience Talks, we're joined by Michael Patrick Lynch, who is the author of the new book On Truth and Politics: Why Democracy Demands It , available for presale from Princeton University Press. He is also the Board of…
- CAM Plants, with Kailiang Yu, Paolo D'Odorico, and Scott Collins
For this episode of BioScience Talks, we're joined by Kailiang Yu, from Princeton University, Paolo D'Odorico, from the University of California, Berkeley, and Scott Collins, from the University of New Mexico, who is also former BioScience…
- Flood Ecology, with Paul Humphries
For this episode of BioScience Talks, we're joined by Paul Humphries, Associate Professor in Ecology at Charles Sturt University, in the School of Agricultural, Environmental and Veterinary Sciences. We discussed his recently published art…
- Long-Term Coral Reef Monitoring, with Peter Edmunds
For this episode of BioScience Talks, we're joined by Peter Edmunds, Professor of Biology at California State University, Northridge, where he has worked for over 30 years. He was here to discuss his recent article in BioScience 's new Per…
- A Lunar Biorepository to Preserve Biodiversity, with Mary Hagedorn
For this episode of BioScience Talks, we're joined by Mary Hagedorn of the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute for a discussion about biorepositories, and specifically, a plan to place a biorepository on the Moon.…
- Soundscape Ecology, with Bryan Pijanowski
Today's episode features Dr. Bryan Pijanowski, Professor of Soundscape Ecology in the Department of Forestry and Natural Resources at Purdue University, in Indiana. He is the author of " Principles of Soundscape Ecology: Discovering Our So…
- Live from the Association of Southeastern Biologists Annual Meeting
Today's episode is a mostly onsite podcast from Chattanooga, Tennessee, where BioScience Talks was graciously hosted earlier this spring by the Association of Southeastern Biologists at their annual meeting. Our guests represent a broad ra…
- One Health (and more) with DeeAnn Reeder
For this episode of BioScience Talks, we're joined by DeeAnn Reeder, Professor of Biology at Bucknell University and a researcher at the Smithsonian Institution. We spoke about a number of topics, including bats, disease ecology, and commu…
- Spy Satellites for Ecology, with Catalina Munteanu and Volker Radeloff
For today's episode, we're joined by Catalina Munteanu, Researcher at the University of Frieberg in Germany, who has a background in geography and forest sciences. Also joining us is Volker Radeloff, Professor at the University of Wisconsi…
- Pollinator Roadside Habitat, with Thomas Meinzen, Diane Debinski, and Laura Burkle
For today's episode, we're joined by Thomas Meinzen, recent Master's of Science graduate from Montana State University in Bozeman, Diane Debinski, who is a Professor and Department Head in the Department of Ecology at MSU, and Laura Burkle…
- Shipwreck Ecology, with Avery Paxton, Chris Taylor, and Melanie Damour
For today's episode, we're joined by Avery Paxton, who is a Research Marine Biologist with NOAA's National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, Chris Taylor, Research Ecologist, also with NOAA's NCCOS, and Melanie Damour, who is a Marine Arc…
- The Global Women in Herpetology Project (and Book), with Sinlan Poo
For today's episode, we jump back to last spring's Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. Our guest is Sinlan Poo, Curator of Research at the Memphis Zoo and one of the co-organizers of the Global Women in Herpetology Project.…
- The Re-Envisioning Culture Network, with Simone Soso
For today's episode of BioScience Talks, we're joined by Dr. Simone Soso, Assistant Director of Research and Workforce Development at the MSI STEM Research & Development Consortium. She was here to discuss the NSF-funded Re-Envisioning Cul…
- Rewilding Governance, with Jeremy Bruskotter and John Vucetich
In this episode, we're joined by Jeremy Bruskotter, faculty member and Professor in the School of Environment and Natural Resources at The Ohio State University and John Vucetich, Distinguished Professor at Michigan Technological Universit…
- READI-Net, with Adam Sepulveda
Our guest for this episode of BioScience Talks is Adam Sepulveda, Research Scientist with the US Geological Survey's Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center in Bozeman, Montana. He joined us to talk about READI-Net, an environmental DNA-bas…
- Organization of Biological Field Stations
Today’s episode features three representatives of the Organization of Biological Field Stations (OBFS), which is an American Institute of Biological Sciences member organization. We discussed many topics related to field stations, includin…
- On Site at the Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists
This episode of BioScience Talks was recorded on location at the Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists in Norfolk, Virginia, and features a range of presenters and organizers. Our first guests were Sinlan Poo, who is Curator o…
- Wolf Recovery and Its Challenges, with David Mech and David Ausband
For today's episode, we were joined by L. David Mech, from the US Geological Survey’s Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center and the University of Minnesota in St. Paul and David E. Ausband, from the Idaho Cooperative Fish and Wildlife…
- A Dispatch from the AIBS Congressional Visits Day
Today's episode of BioScience Talks is a second dispatch from AIBS's spring Congressional Visits Day, which is a program that gives researchers a chance to travel to Washington, DC, to meet with their Congressional representatives and advo…
- The Past, Present, and Future of Water, with Peter Gleick
For today's episode, I was joined by Dr. Peter Gleick , Cofounder and Senior Fellow at the Pacific Institute in Oakland, California, author of the new book, The Three Ages of Water , and member of the National Academy Sciences. He joined m…
- 50 Years of SACNAS, with Executive Director Juan Amador
For today's episode, I was joined by Juan Amador, who is the Executive Director for the Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics & Native Americans in Science (SACNAS). We discussed SACNAS's 50th anniversary, its upcoming meeting, as…
- Under the Weather with John Van Stan: Scientists Should Spend More Time in the Rain
For today's episode, we're joined by Dr. John Van Stan, Associate Professor at Cleveland State University in the Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, where he runs the Wet Plant Lab. A description of the article…
- Talking Science, Policy, and Congressional Visits with the Emerging Public Policy Leadership Award Winners
Today's episode comes "live" from AIBS's 2023 Congressional Visits Day in Washington, DC, where our guests gathered for a communications boot camp and meetings with their congressional representatives. Our interviewees were winners of AIBS…
- Food Security in High Mountains of Central Asia, with Roy Sidle
In this episode of BioScience Talks, we're joined by Professor Roy Sidle, Director of the Mountain Societies Research Institute and Professor in Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Central Asia. He was here to discuss his…
- Nature's Chefs, with Robert Dunn and Pia Sörensen
A recent article in BioScience discusses "Nature's Chefs"—animal, plant, and fungal species create or mimic food for others for a variety of reasons. In this episode of BioScience Talks, we're joined by authors Robert Dunn and Pia Sörensen…
- Evolution in the City: Urban Wildlife Coloration with Samantha Kreling
For this episode, we're joined by Samantha Kreling, PhD candidate at the University of Washington, in the Prugh Lab. She's here to discuss her new BioScience article So overt it's covert: Wildlife coloration in the city . Captions can be f…
- Richard Hill Discusses "Living Naked in the Cold"
Today's interview is with Dr. Richard Hill, Professor Emeritus at Michigan State University and author of the BioScience article "Living Naked in the Cold: New Insights into Metabolic Feasibility in Primeval Cultures." Captions available o…
- Urban Green Spaces with Brenda Lin and Erik Andersson
For today's episode, we're joined by Dr. Brenda Lin from CSIRO Land and Water in Australia, and Dr. Erik Andersson, Professor of Sustainability Science with University of Helsinki and Stockholm University. We discussed their BioScience art…
- Roberto Efraín Díaz
This podcast is part of AIBS's Diversity Heroes series, where we spotlight individuals who are working to increase Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the biological sciences. Our guest today is Roberto Efraín Díaz, PhD student in biochemis…
- Neoclassical Economics from a Biologist's Perspective: Charles A. S. Hall
For today's episode, we're joined by Dr. Charles A. S. Hall, who discusses his recent book review of Peter Victor's "Herman Daly's Economics for a Full World: His Life and Ideas." In addition, we chatted about neoclassical economics from a…
- In Their Own Words: Osvaldo Sala
In Their Own Words chronicles the stories of scientists who have made great contributions to their fields. These short histories provide our readers a way to learn from and share their experiences. We publish the results of these conversat…