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Oct 1

Listener Q's: Sex Swapping, Smallest Shark, Marmots!

I answer your questions: animals who switch sexes, the world's smallest sharks, and marmots, as in, what's their deal?! If you have a question you'd like me to answer, you can write to me at creaturefeaturepod@gmail.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

32m 6s

Sep 24

Mommy the Galapagos Tortoise

I'm joined by Lauren Augustine, the curator of reptiles and amphibians at the Philadelphia Zoo, for an exciting Galapagos tortoise announcement, cool facts, and the wild (and sometimes glittery-poop filled) details behind-the-scenes at zoos. See omnystudio.com/listener for privac ... Show More

42m 8s

Sep 17

Was Leaving the Ocean a Mistake?

I'm joined by science journalist and author Cara Giaimo, to meet some of the real-life sea monsters from her book, Leaving the Ocean Was a Mistake. From tent-mouthed fish who kiss each other competitively, to ping-pong ball sponges that fooled the navy, these animals from every l ... Show More

55m 31s

Jul 2024

Digital Dr. Dolittle: decoding animal conversations with artificial intelligence (reprise)

Artificial Intelligence is making the stuff of science fiction a science reality, changing how humans interact with the world. It could also change the way we interact with wildlife, giving us the ability to talk to animals...but are we ready? On this episode Chris talks to Aza R ... Show More

50m 2s

Apr 2022

Biomimicry: Learning from Nature

From color change to flight to pulling water from the air, plants and animals have some pretty amazing adaptations. Biomimicry is the idea that we can look to and learn from the natural world to find innovations and solutions to challenges that we might face. On this episode, Sar ... Show More

43m 50s

Dec 2024

The New Conservationists: AI is Making Meaning from the Sounds and Visuals of Wildlife (Part 2)

Ashleigh Papp, an animal scientist turned storyteller, takes us on into the field. Conservationists and animal behaviorists were once restricted to wildlife data gathered manually. Now new technologies are expanding the amount of passively collected data—and machine learning is h ... Show More

17m 55s

May 2025

You’ve Got Pee-Mail, Part 1

In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe explore the amazing social power of urine, especially as it relates to urine-based communication in the animal world.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

49m 32s

Jun 2024

Stories from THE WILD

On this episode we team up with Story Collider to hear real life tales of adventure and exhilarating encounters with wildlife. From a temporary life-ending jolt from the sky to a 2,650-mile hike in search of healing and solace after a personal tragedy. We'll also hear about a ver ... Show More

43m 54s

May 2025

Could We Speak to Dolphins? A Promising LLM Makes That a Possibility

Dolphins have a broad vocabulary. They vocalize with whistles, clicks and “burst pulses.”This varied communication makes it challenging for scientists to decode dolphin speech. Artificial intelligence can help researchers process audio and find the slight patterns that human ears ... Show More

19m 7s

Aug 2024

We're Not So Special, Animals Can Talk Too with Dr. Arik Kershenbaum

We humans often like to think we're superior to animals, and that our ability to speak makes us extra special. While it's true that language is unique to humans, we're definitely not the only ones communicating. In fact, many animals have complex ways of talking to each other tha ... Show More

1h 6m

Feb 2025

Vertigogo

In this episode, first aired in 2012, we have two stories of brains pushed off-course. We relive a surreal day in the life of a young researcher hijacked by her own brain, and hear from a librarian experiencing a bizarre and mysterious set of symptoms that she called “gravitation ... Show More

25m 48s

Sep 2024

From the Vault: The Matter of Everything, with Suzie Sheehy

In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Joe chats with physicist Suzie Sheehy, author of "The Matter of Everything: How Curiosity, Physics, and Improbable Experiments Changed the World." (originally published 08/08/2023)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informat ... Show More

1h 15m

Apr 2023

Forget Elephants and Giraffes: The True King of Bigness Will Shock You!

Cosmos science journalist, Evrim Yazgin, is here to settle the question on every toddler’s lips: what’s the biggest animal? The answer will definitely surprise you! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

6m 48s