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Ancestral Eve - Mona Foma Special #1
Sci Art Walks
English - January 13, 2021 21:00 - 51 minutes - 35.3 MBScience science music tasmania nature wildlife walking climate change evolution biology nature bathing Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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In partnership with Tasmania's Mona Foma festival, a talk by Professor Barbara Holland with a special introduction by Mona Foma curator and Violent Femmes bass guitarist Brian Ritchie, who composed the music for the episode.
The field of phylogenetics describes how all living things are related, and can be traced back to a common ancestor (one of Darwin’s key insights). As you wander through the ancient geological formation of Launceston’s Cataract Gorge, a reflection on using mathematical tools to understand evolution, species diversity, and what ties us all together.
The suggested walking location for this episode is Cataract Gorge, Launceston, Tasmania.
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