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How is climate change affecting the movements of small predators in the sea? How do diatoms affect ocean carbon cycling? How do Cassiopea jellyfish act like ecosystem engineers?
On this episode, we bring you a live conversation from the recent University of South Florida Climate Teach-In where Marty interviewed his colleague, Associate Professor from the…

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What role do genes play in complex human behaviors? If behavior is largely shaped by a combination of experience and luck, how should we rethink blame, punishment, and forgiveness?
In this episode, we talk with Kathryn Paige Harden, a Professor of Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin, where she leads the Developmental Behavior Genetics lab and…

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How can neuroscience be more naturalistic ? Will lessons from behavioral ecology and evolution have value?
In this episode, we talk with Nachum Ulanovsky, Professor of Neuroscience and Head of the Zuckerman Center for Learning, Memory & Cognition at the Weizmann Institute of Science and author of the book Natural Neuroscience: Toward a Systems Neuroscie…

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What are eco‑evolutionary dynamics and how can we study them in the wild? Why do some fish evolve placentas?
In this episode, we talk with David Reznick, Distinguished Professor of Biology at the University of California, Riverside. David has spent much of his career studying Trinidadian guppies to understand adaptation in the wild. In our conversation, …

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How are camera traps used in the conservation of cryptic species such as the African golden cat? How can local communities be engaged to foster the success of conservation?
In this episode, we talk with Mwezi Mugerwa, winner of the 2025 Indianapolis Prize Emerging Conservationist, a National Geographic Explorer, and President of the Society for Conservat…