For our second anniversary this summer, we’re looking back at one of our first episodes!

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Remember the fun of naming your pet? Now, imagine taking on the task of naming an entire species. Earlier this year, Dr. Christopher Whalen of Yale University got that chance. This week on Something Offbeat, we talk to Whalen about his discovery – an ancient ancestor of the octopus that he named after President Joe Biden – and to Dr. Brittany Kenyon-Flatt of North Carolina State University about the history behind scientific names.

For our second anniversary this summer, we’re looking back at one of our first episodes!
ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION:
Remember the fun of naming your pet? Now, imagine taking on the task of naming an entire species. Earlier this year, Dr. Christopher Whalen of Yale University got that chance. This week on Something Offbeat, we talk to Whalen about his discovery – an ancient ancestor of the octopus that he named after President Joe Biden – and to Dr. Brittany Kenyon-Flatt of North Carolina State University about the history behind scientific names.

What’s the deeper story behind that weird headline you forwarded to your friends or shared at the watercooler? We ask questions to gain grounded insight into the stranger news of the week.

What&rsquo;s the deeper story behind that weird headline you forwarded to your friends or shared at the watercooler? We ask questions to gain grounded insight into the stranger news of the week.

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Vintage Offbeat: An ancient sea creature named after the president

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On this episode of Offbites, Lauren and Chris discuss the otters who attacked a woman out for a jog, ask how many people is too many people in space, and the dog capturing people's hearts on a beach in Brazil.

On this episode of Offbites, Lauren and Chris discuss the otters who attacked a woman out for a jog, ask how many people is too many people in space, and the dog capturing people's hearts on a beach in Brazil.

Offbites: When otters attack, too many people in space, and athletic pets

Vampires are spooky, bacteria can be scary… and when you put them together? Things get a bit spooky-scary. New research published earlier this year reveal that some bacteria actually act like vampires. That is, they thirst for human blood and will feed on it when the chance arrives. Dr. Arden Baylink of Washington State University, the lead author of the study, joined Mike Rogers on the “Something Offbeat” podcast to explain.

Vampires are spooky, bacteria can be scary… and when you put them together? Things get a bit spooky-scary. <a href="https://elifesciences.org/reviewed-preprints/93178v2">New research</a> published earlier this year reveal <a href="https://www.audacy.com/wwjnewsradio/news/national/vampire-bacteria-with-thirst-for-human-blood-discovered">that some bacteria actually act like vampires</a>. That is, they thirst for human blood and will feed on it when the chance arrives. <a href="https://vetmed.wsu.edu/our-team/wsu-profile/arden.baylink/">Dr. Arden Baylink of Washington State University</a>, the lead author of the study, joined Mike Rogers on the “Something Offbeat” podcast to explain.

'Vampire bacteria' with a thirst for human blood might be lurking in your body

Lauren and Chris are finally back with another episode of Offbites. This week, they discuss their Brat summers, the most unattractive qualities in the opposite sex, and say goodbye to a fast food sandwich staple.

Lauren and Chris are finally back with another episode of Offbites. This week, they discuss their Brat summers, the most unattractive qualities in the opposite sex, and say goodbye to a fast food sandwich staple.

Vintage Offbeat: An ancient sea creature named after the president

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