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Dams and Their Evolutionary Consequences
In this episode, we're joined by Liam Zarri, PhD student at Cornell University, and Dr. Eric Palkovacs, Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University...
Drought Response and the Decline of Eastern Oaks
In this episode, we discuss eastern oaks and their various responses to drought conditions.
Public Engagement Benefits Scientists
The positive effects of scientist engagement with the general public are well documented, but most investigations have focused on the benefits to the public rather tha...
Minority-Serving Institutions and Grant Review Representation
In this episode, AIBS scientists Stephen A. Gallo, Joanne H. Sullivan, and DaJoie R. Croslan describe the results of a survey disseminated to thousands of minority-ser...
Resist–Accept–Direct, a Paradigm for Management
Natural resource managers worldwide face a growing challenge: Global change increasingly propels ecosystems on strong trajectories toward irreversible ecological trans...
In Their Own Words: Thomas Lovejoy III (Republication)
The American Institute of Biological Sciences, publisher of the BioScience Talks podcast, mourns the loss of visionary ecologist Thomas E. Lovejoy III. Earlier this ye...
Coral Reefs: Insults and Prospects
Dr. Michael Lesser joins us to discuss coral reefs, eutrophication, bleaching, symbiosis, climate change, and other stressors.
Biodiversity Collections Enable Foundational and Data Skills
The task of training an effective cadre of biodiversity scientists has grown more challenging in recent years, as foundational skills and knowledge in organismal biolo...
Disease Transmission: The Case of Sarcoptes Scabiei
In this episode of BioScience Talks, we're joined by Liz Browne and Scott Carver of the University of Tasmania to discuss Sarcoptes scabiei, the mite that causes mange...
Values and Water Security in a Dry Era
BioScience authors Paolo D'Odorico and Willis Jenkins join us to discuss their framework for integrating different values into a holistic conception of water security.
Empowering Communities through Local Monitoring
BioScience handling editors Rick Bonney, of Cornell University, and Finn Danielsen, of the Nordic Foundation for Development and Ecology (NORDECO) join us to discuss a...
In Their Own Words: Nalini Nadkarni
This episode is the next in our oral history series, In Their Own Words, featuring Nalini Nadkarni, professor of biology at the University of Utah.
The Climate Emergency in a COVID Year
In this episode of BioScience Talks, Climate Emergency coauthor Jillian Gregg, who is with the Sustainability Double Degree program and the Department of Crop and Soil...
Blackologists and the Promise of Inclusive Sustainability
Drs. Senay Yitbarek (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), Karen Bailey (University of Colorado Boulder), Nyeema Harris (Yale University) join us to discuss in...
The COVID-19 Pandemic, Viral Evolution, Vaccines, and Variants
Guests Dr. Charlie Fenster, Pam Soltis, and Paul Turner discuss viral evolution and how best to respond to the current COVID-19 pandemic in the vaccine era, as well as...
Environmental DNA and RNA May Be Key in Monitoring Pathogens such as SARS-CoV-2
A discussion of environmental DNA and RNA (eDNA and eRNA, respectively) and its potential for pathogen monitoring.
In Their Own Words: John E. Burris
This episode is the next in our oral history series, In Their Own Words, featuring John E. Burris, emeritus president of the Burroughs Wellcome Fund.
Urban Ecology, Segregation, and the Work of the Baltimore Field Station
Dr. Morgan Grove of the USDA Baltimore Field Station joins us to discuss urban ecology, segregation, environmental justice, and the efforts of the USDA Forest Service'...
Using Citations to Find Scientific Communities
George Chacko (University of Illinois) and Steve Gallo (American Institute of Biological Sciences) discuss using article citations to generate "clusters" that reflect ...
In Their Own Words: Thomas Lovejoy
This episode is the next in our oral history series, In Their Own Words. These pieces chronicle the stories of scientists who have made great contributions to their fi...
Indigenous Systems of Management for Healthier Fisheries
Before European colonization, populations of Pacific salmon were successfully managed by the Indigenous communities of the Pacific Northwest since time immemorial. Col...
SlothBot: Engaging the Public with Robot Ecology
Despite having a professed trust in the science, many members of the public fall short when it comes to making choices that protect the environment and support informe...
In Their Own Words: Peter Raven
This episode is the next in our oral history series, In Their Own Words. These pieces chronicle the stories of scientists who have made great contributions to their fi...
In Their Own Words: Alan Covich
This episode is the next in our oral history series, In Their Own Words. These pieces chronicle the stories of scientists who have made great contributions to their fi...
Virtual Meetings in the Pandemic Era: American Society for Gravitational and Space Research
The COVID-19 pandemic has produced numerous challenges for scientific societies and organizations, including the necessity to quickly move large in-person meetings to ...
Science Leaders Issue Clarion Call for Evidence-Based Policy
Since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, US science leaders and others have expressed frustration with the lack of an informed and coherent federal response, a s...
Trump Administration Delists Gray Wolves: Response from the Experts
On 29 October 2020, the US Fish and Wildlife Service announced the "successful recovery" of the US gray wolf population, with US Secretary of the Interior Secretary Da...
In Their Own Words: Paul Ehrlich
This episode is the next in our oral history series, In Their Own Words. These pieces chronicle the stories of scientists who have made great contributions to their fi...
In Their Own Words: Marvalee Wake
This episode is the next in our oral history series, In Their Own Words. These pieces chronicle the stories of scientists who have made great contributions to their fi...
Often Understudied, Fences Pose Ecological Threats
Fences are one of humanity's most frequent landscape alterations, with their combined length exceeding even that of roads by an order of magnitude. Despite their ubiqu...
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