Today I'm joined by particle physicist Daniel Whiteson to talk about RADIATION! What does it do to humans? How have animals adapted to radioactive contamination? Also: killer bananas!?!




Footnotes: 
Birds Adapting to Chernobyl
Study on Chernobyl's Birds
Chernobyl Wildlife 30 Years Later
Tardigrades Have Radiation Shields! 
How Tardigrades Might Help Human Cells
Conan the Bacterium

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Today I'm joined by particle physicist Daniel Whiteson to talk about RADIATION! What does it do to humans? How have animals adapted to radioactive contamination? Also: killer bananas!?! Footnotes: <ol>
<li>
<a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/509011a">Birds Adapting to Chernoby</a>l</li>
<li><a href="https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/04/140424223057.htm">Study on Chernobyl's Birds</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2016/04/060418-chernobyl-wildlife-thirty-year-anniversary-science/">Chernobyl Wildlife 30 Years Later</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.newscientist.com/article/2106468-worlds-hardiest-animal-has-evolved-radiation-shield-for-its-dna/">Tardigrades Have Radiation Shields! </a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.nature.com/news/tardigrade-protein-helps-human-dna-withstand-radiation-1.20648">How Tardigrades Might Help Human Cells</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.genomenewsnetwork.org/articles/07_02/deinococcus.shtml">Conan the Bacterium</a></li>
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We take a critter’s eye view to explore how animal behavior parallels humans. Join comedians and science-lovers as we get inside the minds of animals

Creature Feature

Radical Animals!

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Note from Katie: As I question nature's wisdom with regards to the third trimester of pregnancy, I thought I'd offer you one of my favorite past episodes about how doofy and convoluted evolution can get. Today on the show: They're not dinosaurs, they're from BEFORE the dinosaurs, and they're very, very, very strange. Giant apex predator shrimp thingies, centipedes you could ride on, the tully monster, evolution's most amazing mistakes! I'm joined by paleontologist and science educator Dane Pavitt. Check him out at www.theaveragescientist.co.uk  and  www.youtube.com/danepavitt 

Footnotes:

Last week's mystery animal sound source

Note from Katie: As I question nature's wisdom with regards to the third trimester of pregnancy, I thought I'd offer you one of my favorite past episodes about how doofy and convoluted evolution can get. Today on the show: They're not dinosaurs, they're from BEFORE the dinosaurs, and they're very, very, very strange. Giant apex predator shrimp thingies, centipedes you could ride on, the tully monster, evolution's most amazing mistakes! I'm joined by paleontologist and science educator Dane Pavitt. Check him out at <a href="http://www.theaveragescientist.co.uk/">www.theaveragescientist.co.uk</a>&nbsp; and&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="http://www.youtube.com/danepavitt">www.youtube.com/danepavitt&nbsp;</a>
Footnotes:
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/MbiwzHdW1PM">Last week's mystery animal sound source</a>

Creature Classic: Evolution's Best Mistakes!

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Happy Creaturekringletimes everyone! Today on the show I'm joined by Just the Zoo of Us host Ellen Weatherford, and we talk about animals who manage to keep their babies cold despite freezing temperature! Bears, walruses, snowy owls, and penguins, all who make great sacrifices to ensure their babies survive cold weather and don't become pup-sicles. And a personal announcement from me! 

Festive intro/outro music by Aaron Kenny. 

Happy Creaturekringletimes everyone! Today on the show I'm joined by Just the Zoo of Us host Ellen Weatherford, and we talk about animals who manage to keep their babies cold despite freezing temperature! Bears, walruses, snowy owls, and penguins, all who make great sacrifices to ensure their babies survive cold weather and don't become pup-sicles. And a personal announcement from me!&nbsp;
Festive intro/outro music by Aaron Kenny.&nbsp;

Creaturekringletimes: Chill Babies! 

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In this listener questions episode, I talk about how fish smell smells, whether hyenas grow winter coats, and animals who don't mind spending a lot of time to get the job done, even thousands of years. 

In this listener questions episode, I talk about how fish smell smells, whether hyenas grow winter coats, and animals who don't mind spending a lot of time to get the job done, even thousands of years.&nbsp;

Listener Questions: Do Fish Smell Fishy to Fish? 

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