Best Situ Science Podcasts (2025)

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Coalition for the Poudre River Watershed Harnesses the Power of Partnership to Meet Ecological Challenges 37:14

10M ago37:14

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The Coalition for the Poudre River Watershed partners with Northern Colorado municipalities, county and federal agencies, universities, private landowners, volunteers and others to develop and implement a broad range of projects to restore the river, mitigate fire risk, restore land scorched by wildfire, and protect water quality in a one of the re…

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Okavango Wilderness Project: A Conversation with Scientists Studying Southern Africa’s “Oasis in the Desert” 56:38

1y ago56:38

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Scientists face any number of challenges when they venture into the field, but it’s not often that aggressive hippos are among them. The researchers conducting annual expeditions in the Okavango Delta in Southern Africa, as part of the Okavango Wilderness Project, risk life and limb to collect the environmental data that will be used to protect thi…

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Putting the “Remote” in Remote Monitoring with Tom Killingbeck of Arcadis 44:05

1+ y ago44:05

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“Do your set-ups at home before you ever put equipment out in the field.” That’s Tom Killingbeck’s advice and his own practice as he develops instrumentation solutions for groundwater and surface water. Often partnering with In-Situ Regional Sales Manager Chris Howard to develop solutions, Tom is a classic “out-of-the-box” thinker able to wow clien…

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Part 2: Colorado Universities Taking the Mystery Out of River Water Quality 22:14

1+ y ago22:14

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It takes a village, in this case, two universities and multiple partners, to develop an extensive continuous water monitoring network along Colorado’s Yampa and Cache La Poudre rivers. Data collected will shed light on the health of these waterways and guide projects and practices to protect them. Additional Resources: Kat Demaree on LinkedIn Sam S…

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Part 1: Colorado Universities Taking the Mystery Out of River Water Quality 22:54

1+ y ago22:54

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It takes a village, in this case, two universities and multiple partners, to develop an extensive continuous water monitoring network along Colorado’s Yampa and Cache La Poudre rivers. Data collected will shed light on the health of these waterways and guide projects and practices to protect them. Additional Resources: Kat Demaree on LinkedIn Sam S…

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Part 2: Winning Water Independence Through Effective Use of Real-Time Groundwater Data with WRD 25:06

2y ago25:06

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Learn how the Water Replenishment District is collecting real-time data at dozens of well sites throughout Southern California through its Regional Groundwater Monitoring Program and securing water independence for the region. Additional Resources: WRD Moises Santillan on LinkedIn Brian Partington on LinkedIn Water Independence Now WRD - 60 Years o…

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Part 1: Winning Water Independence Through Effective Use of Real-Time Groundwater Data with WRD 25:12

2y ago25:12

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Learn how the Water Replenishment District is collecting real-time data at dozens of well sites throughout Southern California through its Regional Groundwater Monitoring Program and securing water independence for the region. Additional Resources: WRD Moises Santillan on LinkedIn Brian Partington on LinkedIn Water Independence Now WRD - 60 Years o…

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How Stetson University's Institute for Water and Environmental Resilience is Expanding Student Research Opportunities, with Dr. Jason Evans and Andrew Joesoef 59:43

2+ y ago59:43

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The Institute for Water and Environmental Resilience at Florida’s Stetson University is preparing students for their future endeavors and collecting valuable data through a number of research projects related to climate adaptation and resiliency. Additional Resources: Institute for Water and Environmental Resilience (IWER) Dr. Jason Evans on Linked…

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How Will UK Water Companies Meet Daunting CSO Monitoring Requirements Under the 2021 Environment Act? An Interview with Kayleigh Smith and David Claridge 48:59

2+ y ago48:59

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In this episode we welcome Kayleigh Smith and David Claridge from the UK to discuss the 2021 Environment Act and its pending requirement for upstream and downstream monitoring of thousands of combined sewer overflows and effluent discharge sites, in order to control spills of polluted water and improve water quality across England. Additional Resou…

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Quest for the “Happy Path”: How Advancements in App-Based Monitoring and Remote Data Access are Reshaping Environmental Monitoring 53:35

3y ago53:35

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In this special edition of AquaPod, we talk with In-Situ’s Director of Product Management Matt Trumbo and Software Product Owner Tom Koniuta about the company’s development process for software and solutions designed to simplify data access and management. Additional Resources: Interview with Matt Trumbo: VuLink Interview with Tom Koniuta: Batch Ca…

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How Cleveland Water Alliance is Driving Innovation, Economic Development and Resilience, with CWA Program Manager Max Herzog 50:02

3y ago50:02

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The Cleveland Water Alliance focuses on facilitating connection among water technology innovators to spur progress; empowering the community to champion the value of water through education and research; and finding and accelerating early-stage water technologies designed to preserve and protect our water resources. Program Manager Max Herzog gives…

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Integrated Pest Management to Improve Lake Health with Lake Tech’s Eli Kersh 40:40

3y ago40:40

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LakeTech works with clients to provide affordable deployed water monitoring solutions, easy access to continuous data, and consultation on management and remediation strategies. Demo their platform at my.laketech.com. Additional Resources: LakeTech website Platform demo LakeTech on LinkedIn Eli on LinkedIn The Lake Locker Video Channel Follow In-Si…

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A Conversation with In-Situ Application Development Managers Kerry Caslow, Adam Hobson and Brock Houston 1:04:28

3+ y ago1:04:28

1:04:28

In typical episodes of AquaPod, one of our application development managers joins an interview with a customer, but in this special edition, we’re posing questions to the ADMs themselves. Enjoy this engaging conversation with industry veterans Kerry Caslow, Adam Hobson and Brock Houston. Additional Resources 5 Steps to Successful Continuous Surface…

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Stream Restoration in the Eastern U.S. with Laura Kelm of GreenVest 53:45

3+ y ago53:45

53:45

Following a success story posted on our website, we invited Laura Kelm, of GreenVest, to join us for an in-depth conversation about some of her recent stream and wetland restoration projects, the essential elements of a successful stream restoration endeavor, and her views on what the future holds for the industry. Additional Resources GreenVest Gr…

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Water Quality and Flow Monitoring in a Changing Environment with Chris Davis 41:20

3+ y ago41:20

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Monitoring instrumentation and integration expert Chris Davis discusses his years in the field as an owner and member of Lower 48 Instruments. Additional Resources Lower 48 University of Maryland Becomes “Living Laboratory” for Stormwater Management Direct Pump Station Flow Monitoring Improves Collection System Modeling Infiltration Study Poses Cha…

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Highlights from a Career in Marine Science with Doug Levin 50:29

4y ago50:29

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During his many years working for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and other government agencies, private sector firms and academic institutions, Doug Levin has traveled the world, exploring and monitoring marine environments using a broad range of seafloor mapping systems, incl…

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Preparing Students for Careers in Water Science with Dr. Jim Ivey, Univ. of South Florida 1:04:34

4y ago1:04:34

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Did you get practical training as an undergrad that prepared you for your first job? Dr. Jim Ivey makes it a priority to give his Field Methods course students hands-on experience in the field and the opportunity to discover a scientific area they're passionate about. Listen now. Related Resources: Best In Class: Why More Teachers are Bringing Inst…

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Remote Monitoring of the Ogallala-High Plains Aquifer with Ed Reboulet of the Kansas Geological Survey 1:01:48

4y ago1:01:48

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After years of monitoring water levels in the Ogallala-High Plains Aquifer, KGS's Ed Reboulet shares disturbing news on the condition of this essential North American water resource and what needs to be done to protect it. Listen now. Related Resources: Water well hydrographs: An underutilized resource for characterizing subsurface conditions Inter…

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Perspectives on Watershed Water Monitoring in the Deep South with Malcolm Lynch 45:04

4y ago45:04

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There are few people in the water monitoring industry who have logged more hours in the field or have more product development experience than Malcolm Lynch. Listen to hear this industry veteran's informed opinions and insights on the business of monitoring and protecting water. Related Resources: CC Lynch Connect on LinkedIn US Army Corps of Engin…

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Landscape Repair with Wildlands Restoration Volunteers 1:08:37

4+ y ago1:08:37

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Drought and wildfires are devastating the western United States. This scrappy grassroots group, Wildlands Restoration Volunteers, has built an army of volunteers, who are doing the crucial work to restore land in the watershed damaged by fire, floods and human activity. Listen now. Related Resources: Wildlands Restoration Volunteers Numbers matter:…

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Legacy Mine Monitoring in the Animas River Watershed with Rory Cowie 51:34

4+ y ago51:34

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In 2015, 3 million gallons of polluted mine water burst from the abandoned Gold King Mine near Silverton, Colorado, and turned streams and rivers bright orange as the flow traveled all the way to Lake Powell nearly 400 miles away. That catastrophic event made the news and the mine was designated a Superfund site by the EPA. But in fact, hundreds of…

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Continuous River Monitoring with Colorado State University Professor Matthew Ross 59:52

4+ y ago59:52

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A critical source for drinking water, and water for ag and industry, the Poudre River in Northern Colorado has become the classroom for Matt Ross' Colorado State University students. Listen to our conversation with Matt about how the university has partnered with the City of Fort Collins and In-Situ to give his students hands-on experience monitori…

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Part 1: Cave Hydrology Research with Dr. Lee Florea and Sarah Asha Burgess 44:38

4+ y ago44:38

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Not every hydrogeologist jumps at the chance to make multiple trips to the summit of Mt. Rainier to conduct glacier cave research. In this episode, we follow Dr Lee Florea from Washington ice peaks to the karst landscapes of the Mitchell Plateau in south-central Indiana. Listen now. Related Resources: Science Explorers Battle Elements to Study the …

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Part 2: Cave Hydrology Research with Dr. Lee Florea and Sarah Asha Burgess 31:13

4+ y ago31:13

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For weekend fun, Dr. Lee Florea and research assistant Sarah Asha Burgess descend into rarely explored caves to investigate the nature of Kentucky's cave and karst formations. Their enthusiasm for their work and their amazing discoveries have made this one of our most popular episodes. Listen now. Related Resources: Science Explorers Battle Element…

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Ep 98. Bird feeding and book publishing with Darryl Jones 1:02:53

4+ y ago1:02:53

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SPECIAL GUEST: Darryl Jones (Griffith) Don't feed the birds! Well.. OK, if you must make sure you do it properly. Dr Darryl Jones is an urban ecologist who has spent years studying the interactions between humans and animals in towns and cities. One of the most common and widespread interactions between animals and humans is bird feeding. Despite h…

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Ep 97. Mozzie bites and urban sprawl with Cameron Webb 42:22

5y ago42:22

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Cameron Webb, to put it simply, is the mozzie guy. He has built his career studying the diversity and ecology of mosquitoes and also their interactions with humans and how they can be vectors of significant human diseases. His expertise in mosquitoes requires him to be in one moment a champion for mosquito appreciation and understanding, whilst sim…

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Ep 96. Ugly animals and scientific illustration with Sami Bayly 42:14

5y ago42:14

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SPECIAL GUEST: Sami Bayly (Author and Illustrator) Sami Bayly is the author and illustrator of the award winning children’s’ book ‘The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Ugly Animals”, published by Hachette Australia. This book features full page illustrations and fun facts about some of the world’s strangest animals, who are all beautiful in their own v…

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Ep 95. COVID-19, mental health and therapals with Pod Therapy 1:10:10

5y ago1:10:10

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SPECIAL GUESTS: Dr Jim Jobin and Nick Tangeman (Pod Therapy) How are you handling isolation and COVID-19? If you feel like you need some support and want to talk to someone about it, our two special guests today are here to tell you that you definitely should. In this very special episode of In Situ Science we chat to the hosts of Pod Therapy - a p…

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In Situ Science UPDATE 7:54

5y ago7:54

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Whats next for In Situ Science? In the weird new world we are living in things have changed quite a bit. Here's a quick update to let you know that we're still here and we're so happy to have your support during these crazy times! Take care, stay safe, and we'll see you all again soon! Find out more at www.insituscience.com Follow us on Twitter @in…

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Flashback episode with Dr Charlotte Mills 32:00

5+ y ago32:00

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Way back on episode 39 Charlotte Mills was a PhD student at UNSW. She has since completed her PhD and is now Dr Charlotte Mills. Charlotte describes her time as a PhD candidate as a ‘choose-your-own-adventure’ experience. This experience has taken her across the magical desert landscapes of inland Australia and continues to be an exciting adventure…

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Flashback episode with Dr Dieter Hochuli 1:10:37

5+ y ago1:10:37

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This flashback episode takes us back to episode 60 where we chat with Dieter Hochuli, an invertebrate biologist and urban ecologist from the University of Sydney who studies how nature survives in towns and cities. His research investigates the ecological, economical and psychological benefits of nature in cities, and how our modern way of life aff…

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FLASHBACK EPISODE with Dr Heather Hendrickson 45:11

5+ y ago45:11

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FLASHBACK EPISODE with Dr Karl 48:54

5+ y ago48:54

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Ep 94. Painkillers, opioids and addiction with Adam Hamlin 53:38

5+ y ago53:38

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Ep 93. Cannabis, legalisation and pill testing with Samuel Banister 55:23

5+ y ago55:23

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Ep 92. Bird brains, documentaries and serial killers with Lucy Farrow 1:04:36

5+ y ago1:04:36

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Ep 91. Forensics, photography and the CSI effect with Glenn Porter 48:02

5+ y ago48:02

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Ep 90. Beards, phobias and implicit biases with Belinda Craig 53:27

5+ y ago53:27

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SPECIAL GUEST: Belinda Craig (UNE) How well can we read other people’s faces? And how good are we at faking our own emotional responses? Turns out not to great. In the absence of other contextual cues people are not very good at reading peoples facial expressions. Add to that the fact that cultural differences can have a huge impact on what emotion…

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Ep 89. Tiny gardeners and environmental educators with Matthew McKenzie 49:23

5+ y ago49:23

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SPECIAL GUEST: Matthew McKenzie (Thalgarrah EEC) Support In Situ Science on Patreon Matthew McKenzie is the principal and head teacher of a public school with a difference. Thalgarrah Environmental Education Centre is located in the woodlands outside of Armidale in regional NSW. It is part of a network of environmental and zoo education centres acr…

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Ep 88. Video games, dentistry and ageing basketballers with Michael Kasumovic 50:00

5+ y ago50:00

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SPECIAL GUEST: Michael Kasumovic (UNSW) Support In Situ Science on Patreon After a brief stint trying to become a dentist, Michael Kasumovic found his true calling studying the ecology and evolution of spiders. That was until he found another calling studying everything else from performance in professional athletes, how income can affect facial pr…

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Ep 87. Communication, education and science speed dating with Isabelle Kingsley 45:44

5+ y ago45:44

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Support In Situ Science on Patreon SPECIAL GUEST: Isabelle Kingsley (UNSW) From school teacher, to science communicator, to events producer, and now researcher, Isabelle Kingsley has spent her career spanning widely different areas of science education and outreach. She founded the Sydney Science Festival in 2015 which has grown into an annual fest…

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Ep 86. Science puns and stand-up comedy with Benji Kessler 49:10

5+ y ago49:10

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Support In Situ Science on Patreon SPECIAL GUEST: Benji Kessler (UC) Benji Kessler is a man of many talents, he studies the behaviour of spiders, teaches mathematics to school kids, does stand-up comedy and looks great in a Spider-Man costume. Benji is currently visiting Australia from the USA where he is doing his PhD at the University of Californ…

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Ep 85. Theory vs reality, and dancing in the middle with Alva Curtsdotter 57:02

5+ y ago57:02

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SPECIAL GUEST: Alva Curtsdotter (UNE) Support In Situ Science on Patreon Some scientists go out in to the field, collect data and conduct experiments to test their hypotheses. Other scientists conduct their experiments inside a computer. Alva Curtsdotter is a theoretical ecologist that studies the behaviour of animal populations across natural land…

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Ep 84. Barns, broilers and big things with Natalie Morgan 40:19

6y ago40:19

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SPECIAL GUEST: Natalie Morgan (UNE) Support In Situ Science on Patreon Chicken is big business and the science behind poultry nutrition is an incredibly precise mix of chemistry and biology. As the market for poultry continues to increase worldwide there is ongoing need to industry to improve the efficiency and sustainability of chicken feed. Natal…

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Ep 83. Life Vs Science 2019 1:19:23

6y ago1:19:23

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Live from the Django Bar Support In Situ Science on Patreon In Situ Science returned to the Django Bar to celebrate National Science Week and the Sydney Science Festival. This year we we’re joined by Cameron Webb (USyd and NSW Health), Katherina Petrou (UTS), Fonti Kar (UNSW) and Samuel Bannister (USyd) who shared stories about everything from stud…

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Ep 82. Emu farming, pregnancy tips and Bill Nye the Science Guy with Andrew Katsis 35:37

6y ago35:37

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SPECIAL GUEST: Andrew Katsis (Deakin) Support In Situ Science on Patreon A single tweet can make all the difference, or at least it did for Andrew Katsis, who decided to get involved in the #billmeetsciencetwitter trend. Little did he know that his tweet would be seen by American television producers, who decided to fly Andrew over to LA to talk ab…

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Ep 81. Harry potter, taxonomy and academic publishing with Tom Saunders 36:29

6y ago36:29

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SPECIAL GUEST: Tom Saunders (U of Auckland) Support In Situ Science on Patreon Tom Saunders experienced a burst of scientific fame after naming a newfound species of wasp Lusius malfoyi, after the beloved and maligned Harry Potter character Lucius Malfoy. Naming new species after pop culture figures has become a useful tool for enhancing public awa…

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Ep 80. Deception, maths and parental expectations with Amy Martin 50:15

6y ago50:15

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SPECIAL GUEST: Amy Martin (UoA) Support In Situ Science on Patreon Amy Martin is a researcher at the University of Auckland that studies the incredible private lives of orchids that trick male wasps into mating with them. By depriving these wasp populations of male sperm they can actually have long term effects on the wasp populations. Amy says tha…

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Ep 79. Meteorites, volcanoes and Armageddon with Tim Chapman 42:11

6y ago42:11

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SPECIAL GUEST: Tim Chapman (UNE) Support In Situ Science on Patreon This episode sees our first ever geologist on the podcast. Tim Chapman is a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of New England. He studies the high energy geological reactions, such as the formation of volcanoes and meteorite impacts, and what influence these have had on…

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Ep 78. Lizard fights and crafternoons with Fonti Kar 46:51

6y ago46:51

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SPECIAL GUEST: Fonti Kar (UNSW) Support In Situ Science on Patreon Fonti Kar is a behavioural ecologist from the University of New South Wales. She studies the life history of skinks and how the conditions they are born in can affect their behaviour and development later on in life. In this interview Fonti we dive deep into what it takes to be a pr…

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