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Black in Marine Science with Jaida Elcock
December 03, 2020 20:21 - 46 minutes - 35.1 MBJaida Elcock is a graduate student at the University of Washington. Her research focuses on elasmobranch ecology and conservation. She is particularly interested in the movement ecology of migratory elasmobranchs, as this information is still unknown for many species. Jaida received her B.S. in Biology with University Honors from Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Arizona. She has been recognized as an American Elasmobranch Society Young Professional Recruitment Fund Scholar and an H...
Finding Antibiotics in your Backyard
November 20, 2020 20:22 - 49 minutes - 36.9 MBNichole Broderick is an Assistant Professor of Biology at Johns Hopkins University. Her research focuses on impacts of the microbiome on animal health. Nichole’s teaching portfolio includes Tiny Earth, a microbiology-based authentic research course in which students search the soil and other environments for antibiotic-producing microbes. Through her role as the Director of Science and Training for Tiny Earth, she has helped train over 200 college and high school instructors to implement thi...
Antibiotic Resistance with Michael Baym
November 17, 2020 19:49 - 45 minutes - 34.3 MBMichael Baym is an Assistant Professor of Biomedical Informatics at Harvard University. His research is centered around the problem of antibiotic resistance, at the intersection of experimental, theoretical and computational techniques. His work ranges from understanding the basic mechanisms of evolution to the development of algorithms for computation on massive biological datasets. Baym received his PhD in Mathematics from MIT and was a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard Medical School in Syst...
Life as a Large Animal Veterinarian with Sabo
November 04, 2020 23:21 - 47 minutes - 88.9 MBI grew up in New Philadelphia, OH and have always been interested in animals. I participated in 4-H equine projects and milked cows at local dairy farms in high school, but did not decide I wanted to pursue veterinary medicine until I was in college at Colgate University in Hamilton, NY. There I earned a BA in Molecular Biology and minor in Environmental Studies. I went to veterinary school at Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine and have worked for the 5 years since serving the...
The invisible nature of lakes with Abby Lewis
October 28, 2020 18:51 - 45 minutes - 84.1 MBWatch her session here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83167298401 Abby Lewis is an ecologist who studies the effects of human activities on freshwater lakes. Her research has taken her everywhere from Southern California to Iceland, where she has studied how Los Angeles night lighting changes water quality in unseen ways and how invisible nutrient pollution affects Icelandic flies. Now, at Virginia Tech, Abby is working to help reservoir managers provide safe drinking water while also maintaini...
Backyard Conservation: Helping the Wildlife in our Neighbourhoods with Catilin Cunningham
October 21, 2020 18:43 - 42 minutes - 78 MBCaitlin Cunningham is a PhD candidate in Interdisciplinary Studies at Dalhousie University. Her research looks at how cities can be better designed to support wildlife and meet biodiversity conservation goals. She is especially interested in how small spaces, like lawns and roadside verges can be used as wildlife habitat in the city. In her spare time, she is on a mission to find the best climbing tree in Halifax and the best recipe for peanut butter baked goods.
Albatross-ities: Invasion and Recovery of Seabird Islands with Wieteke Holthuijzen
October 19, 2020 19:21 - 43 minutes - 80.3 MBWieteke Holthuijzen is a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow at Northern Illinois University, where she studies the ecological impacts of introduced house mice on Midway through a collaborative research effort with Island Conservation and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Previously, Wieteke served as the Invasive Plant Control Specialist on Midway, helping to restore the atoll to a bustling seabird colony. She is intrigued by the nexus of nature and human presence and see...
Digging Deeper: How Archaeology Works with Professor Eric Cline
October 15, 2020 21:02 - 47 minutes - 88.3 MBAn internationally renowned archaeologist with more than thirty seasons of excavation experience, Prof. Eric H. Cline has conducted fieldwork from Greece and Crete to Egypt, Israel, and Jordan. Drawing on his forthcoming book, Digging Deeper, Cline will answer questions that archaeologists are most frequently asked: How do you know where to dig? How are excavations actually done? How do you know how old something is? This session will be filled with insights and practical advice about how ar...
Blogging Archaeology with Dr. Smiti Nathan
October 13, 2020 22:20 - 43 minutes - 81.3 MBAn archaeologist's daily life is quite different than the images portrayed in popular movies and media. However, there is still plenty of discovery, adventure, and personality. Blogging has offered archaeologists the opportunity to communicate both their work and their lives in a personalized and ongoing way that departs from printed books and documentaries. This session explores the speakers' experience in blogging archaeology for the past 5 years and how this medium has impacted her archae...
Leprosy in the Lab: Human Skeletons from an Early Christian Cemetery in Thebes, Greece with Maria A. Liston
October 12, 2020 18:11 - 44 minutes - 82.2 MBThis webinar presents evidence for the late Roman/early Byzantine leprosy epidemic that affected Thebes, and probably a much wider area of Greece. It also will look at individuals who were buried in two mass graves, suggesting that they died in a catastrophic event, such as an epidemic disease. The Justinianic plague, known to be the first wave of bubonic plague to sweep through Europe, was ravaging the Mediterranean world during the centuries this cemetery was in use. We anticipate that D...
Roman Toilets: the Black Holes of Ancient Space with Ann Olga Koloski-Ostrow
October 12, 2020 00:28 - 45 minutes - 85.6 MBWhat can Roman toilets teach us about daily life in ancient Rome? What does the archaeology of these structures reveal about Roman hygiene, public sanitation, customs related to purity or cleanliness? In a talk that investigates and illustrates some key examples of public and private Roman toilets from Rome, Pompeii, Herculaneum, and Ostia, we take a trip down into the black holes of ancient space for some answers. Ann Olga Koloski-Ostrow has done archaeological fieldwork in Italy at Hercul...
Memory with Dr. Vishnu "Deepu" Murty
October 09, 2020 18:43 - 48 minutes - 89.8 MBDr. Murty Studies the influence of neuromodulatory systems on both memory and memory-guided decisions using human neuroimaging.
Neurotransmitters and Learning with Dr. Sara Ward
October 07, 2020 20:28 - 44 minutes - 83.2 MBDr. Sarah Ward studies behavioral and pharmacological effects of the cannabinoid, serotonin, and opioid receptor systems on neuropathic pain and neuroprotection, learning and memory, and addiction.
Brains with Dr, Russ "Brain Dude" Buono
October 06, 2020 20:13 - 49 minutes - 91.8 MBDr. Russ Buono is a science educator and researcher in molecular biology and the genetics of the human brain and disease states.
AI/You Look Like a Thing and I Love You with Janelle Shane
October 01, 2020 18:25 - 43 minutes - 81.6 MBJanelle Shane's AI humor blog, AIweirdness.com, looks at the strange side of artificial intelligence. She has been featured on the main TED stage, in the New York Times, The Atlantic, WIRED, Popular Science, All Things Considered, Science Friday, and Marketplace. Her book, "You Look Like a Thing and I Love You: How AI Works, Thinks, and Why It’s Making the World a Weirder Place" uses cartoons and humorous pop-culture experiments to look inside the minds of the algorithms that run our world,...
Lizards with Chelsea Connor
September 29, 2020 18:08 - 48 minutes - 90.7 MBChelsea Connor is a herpetologist focusing on anoles at university in Texas. She's studying the interactions between an invasive species, Anolis cristatellus (Crested anole), and an endemic species, Anolis oculatus (Eyed anole), on the Commonwealth of Dominica where she's from. Chelsea is also a science communicator who loves sharing fun facts about anoles on her Twitter page with #DidYouAnole.
Plant Health to Combat World Hunger with Melissa Molho
September 24, 2020 21:36 - 44 minutes - 82.7 MBMelissa Molho is a Ph.D. candidate in the Plant Pathology Department at the University of Kentucky where she studies virus-host interactions in plants. She likes doing outreach activities and advocating for diversity and inclusion in science. Melissa is originally from Mexico City and she loves learning about different cultures. She also enjoys reading suspense books and historical novels.
Healthy Plants for Healthy Planet with Wei Wei
September 22, 2020 21:38 - 40 minutes - 75.5 MBDr. Wei Wei is a plant pathologist at the United States Department of Agriculture. She obtained her PhD in Microbiology from Oregon State University. Her research focuses on understanding the interactions between bacterial pathogens and their plant hosts to help improve plant disease control and prevention strategies. When she is not working in the lab, Wei enjoys painting, cooking, and traveling.
Plant Health and Healthy Humans with Chelsea Newbold
September 21, 2020 20:35 - 38 minutes - 72.7 MBChelsea Newbold is a master’s student at Oregon State University where they study the effects of fungicide resistance on the growth and development of grape powdery mildew. Chelsea is visually impaired, from a low-income background, and a member of the LGBTQ+ community giving them a unique perspective on plant science and the world of plant health. Chelsea is a passionate activist for the rights of marginalized communities and a proud union member who currently sits on the executive council ...
Pollinators with Peter Soroye
September 10, 2020 19:56 - 1 hour - 115 MBPeter Soroye is a PhD Student in Biology at the University of Ottawa studying the impacts of climate change and habitat loss on pollinators. Peter's research focuses on pollinators like bumblebees and butterflies, but he's interested in finding solutions to help wildlife more broadly. When not doing research, Peter enjoys camping, hiking, playing basketball, and listening to rap/hip-hop.
Environmental Engineering with Imari Walker Karega
September 10, 2020 19:50 - 59 minutes - 111 MBImari Walker's travels have influenced her concern for the future of clean accessible water and our growing islands of plastic pollution in the sea. She completed her Bachelors in Marine Science at University of California, Berkeley and is a PhD candidate in Environmental Engineering at Duke University. Her research investigates the fate, occurrence, and transformation of plastic additives within water. Imari also produces entertaining, easy to understand Youtube Videos focused on environmen...
Leeches, ants and termites! with Dr Chris Baker
September 10, 2020 19:47 - 56 minutes - 106 MBDr Chris Baker is an ecologist who uses DNA sequencing to work out how species interact. His current research uses DNA from blood-feeding leeches to measure animal biodiversity in the Ailao Mountains of China’s Yunnan Province. His previous research took him to the savannas of Kenya where he worked on termites that grow fungus for food, and ants that protect trees from elephants and giraffe. Website: bakerccm.github.io Twitter: @bakerccm
Plant Responses to Climate Change with Tanisha M. Williams
August 28, 2020 18:41 - 43 minutes - 80 MBI am a botanist that loves plants and travels the world searching for them! I am also interested in science communication and policy. I want my work to have a positive impact on society.
Science Engagement with Faith Communities
August 26, 2020 18:18 - 59 minutes - 110 MBDr. Rob O’Malley is an evolutionary anthropologist and primate behavioral ecologist who works for the American Association for the Advancement of Science in the Dialogue on Science, Ethics, and Religion (DoSER) program (www.aaas.org/DoSER). The program fosters constructive science engagement between scientific and religious communities, recognizing that these often overlap. He will share some background and best practices for scientists, educators, and others, drawing on DoSER’s recent and o...
What’s the BIG deal? Thoughts on the BIG week with Co-organizers Alex and Markia
August 22, 2020 21:09 - 1 hour - 137 MBAlexis Stutzman, BIG Founder PhD Candidate, Genetics and Molecular Biology Curriculum at UNC Chapel Hill UNC-IMSD Genetics Diversity Excellence Fellow, B.S. Univ of Chicago ‘18 Alex studies molecular determinants of 3D genome architectural changes during fruit fly wing development. Markia Smith, BIG Co-organizer PhD Student in Pathobiology and Translational Science at the UNC Chapel Hill B.S. University of Delaware Markia uses integrative genomic approaches to study tumor biology, i...
Making Sense of Our Genes: A BIG conversation with Aarin A Williams, MS, LCGC and Dr. Loydie A. Jerome-Majewska, PhD
August 22, 2020 04:16 - 51 minutes - 96.1 MBAarin A Williams, MS, LCGC Licensed Certified Genetic Counselor MS Human Genetics and Genetic Counseling, Stanford University. BS Biology, Howard University. Aarin currently practices prenatal, cancer and general genetics at Kaiser Permanente Southern California. Loydie A. Jerome-Majewska, PhD Ph.D. Columbia University, Post-doc: Sloan Kettering Institute, Associate Professor at McGill University, Depts of Pediatrics, Human Genetics and Anatomy and Cell Biology. Dr. Jerome-Majewska stu...
Our genes talk BLACK: A conversation with population genetic-SIS Dr. Janina M . Jeff, PhD, MS, host & executive producer of In Those Genes Podcast
August 20, 2020 15:25 - 48 minutes - 90.7 MBDr. Janina M. Jeff is a senior scientist and population geneticist, with over 20 scientific publications. In addition to her public speaking and prominent position in STEAM, She also is the host and executive producer of a podcast called In Those Genes! The show uses Black culture and hip hop as a vessel to teach genetics to the Black community.
Preparing for Fall Bird Migration with Tykee James
August 13, 2020 15:05 - 1 hour - 115 MBTykee James moved to DC and joined the National Audubon Society as Government Affairs Coordinator in December of 2018. His background is highlighted with experience as an environmental educator, community organizer, and environmental policy advisor in his hometown, Philly. Tykee is a birder and his passion for the hobby stems from his experience seeing how environmental health reflects community health. wildlifeobservernetwork.com Twitter: @Tykee_James Instagram: @TykeeJames
Restoring Reefs with Liz Burmester.
August 10, 2020 21:58 - 1 hour - 116 MBRestoring Reefs with Liz Burmester.
Planet Microbe with Luis Valentin
July 22, 2020 18:28 - 56 minutes - 104 MBPlanet Microbe with Luis Valentin
Frogs, Salamanders, Fungus! with Arik Hartmann
July 09, 2020 01:34 - 44 minutes - 81.9 MBArik (he/him/his) is a huge herp-nerd and graduate student in Zoology at the University of Florida, where he researches amphibian disease ecology. He is currently trying to understand the impact and presence of the amphibian killing fungus, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), throughout amphibian communities in Florida, and researching how coinfections of pathogens might affect the future of North American salamander species. Arik has previously worked with the USGS and NPS to identify poss...
Cuttlefish Wranglin - all ages cephalopod research with Maria Chavez
June 27, 2020 04:03 - 45 minutes - 84.7 MBA Board Member and President of BioCurious, a community lab space, a leader on two iGEM teams in 2014 and 2015 and a member of multiple community lab science projects including Open Insulin, Real Vegan Cheese, CuttleWranglin, DIY Bioprinter, and Kombucha Genomics. I push for open source science and for the creation of more community lab spaces.
Raising Cephalopods with Bret Grasse
June 23, 2020 21:01 - 47 minutes - 88.5 MBBret Grasse is the manager of cephalopod operations at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. He has advanced the field of cephalopod husbandry (aka raising and taking care of cephalopods in an aquarium), and has figured out how to keep many cephalopod species happy and healthy in captivity that humans were previously unable to culture!
Squid Senses with Carly York
June 23, 2020 20:53 - 46 minutes - 87 MBDr. Carly Anne York is an Assistant Professor of Biology at Lenoir-Rhyne University in Hickory, North Carolina. Her interests lay in the field of animal physiology, and she earned her doctorate studying how squid use their sensory systems to evade predators.
Disaster Drones with Laura Hart
June 19, 2020 19:13 - 38 minutes - 72.1 MBLaura is a Program Coordinator at the Center for Disaster Risk Policy and an instructor in the Emergency Management and Homeland Security Program at Florida State University. She conducts research in UAS integration and applications, operates as a public, unmanned pilot and member of the CDRP UAS Team, and occasionally serves as a UAS Coordinator in the Air Operations Branch at the Florida State Emergency Operations Center during disasters. She also maintains the CDRP UAS equipment cache. ...
Hagfish Slime with Sarah Schorno
June 16, 2020 15:56 - 42 minutes - 79.7 MBHagfish Slime with Sarah Schorno
Science Writing with Riley Black
June 12, 2020 17:58 - 43 minutes - 81.6 MBRiley Black is the critically-acclaimed author of natural history books such as Skeleton Keys, My Beloved Brontosaurus, and Prehistoric Predators. Her bylines have appeared in publications from Slate to Nature, and she’s a frequent volunteer with paleontology field programs around the west. She lives in Salt Lake City, Utah.
The Elusive Space Fireworks with Tomas Ahumada
June 12, 2020 01:59 - 44 minutes - 83 MBI am a Chilean astronomer searching for optical counterparts of short gamma-ray bursts and gravitational waves. Currently, I am a third year Astronomy PhD student at the University of Maryland (UMD). I am working with Dr. Leo Singer from NASA using the Zwicky Transient Facility to cover large portions of the sky and maximize the probability to find transients in the northern nightsky. I obtained my undergraduate degree from the P. Universidad Católica de Chile where I majored in Astronomy. W...
Paleontology with Triceratops with Sophie Cajune
June 09, 2020 22:01 - 33 minutes - 61.9 MBPaleontology with Triceratops with Sophie Cajune
Designing Missions to the Moon and Mars with Sydney Dolan
June 09, 2020 21:15 - 43 minutes - 81.2 MBDesigning Missions to the Moon and Mars with Sydney Dolan
Exploring Diversity in AI with Kandrea Wade
June 09, 2020 21:10 - 44 minutes - 83.4 MBKandrea Wade is entering her second year as a PhD student in the Information Science department at CU Boulder focusing on algorithmic identity and the digital surveillance of marginalized groups. Along with developing her research at CU Boulder, Kandrea seeks to discover and assist in creating proper ethical regulations and education on algorithmic identity and digital literacy. With a background of over 15 years in entertainment and media, her interests have evolved from demographic program...
Understanding how people perceive nature Nicholas Yarmey and Steven DiFalco
June 03, 2020 18:34 - 43 minutes - 81 MBNick did his Master's at the University of Connecticut studying what people think about black bears and black bear management. He has also researched human-beaver coexistence, and media portrayals of grizzly bear conservation. Now he's a research associate at the University of Alberta, where he uses GIS to understand the impacts of resource development on human wellbeing, particularly for Indigenous and rural communities. Twitter: @NickYarmey Steven is currently finishing his master's at ...
Meet Me in Orbit with Erin Eldridge
June 01, 2020 18:35 - 46 minutes - 86.4 MBMeet Me in Orbit with Erin Eldridge
Did you Know that Plants Can Move? With Joyce Chery
May 28, 2020 00:41 - 42 minutes - 78.5 MBDid you Know that Plants Can Move? With Joyce Chery
Elephants are humans too with Dr. Caitlin O'Connell
May 26, 2020 21:59 - 42 minutes - 79.8 MBElephants are humans too with Dr. Caitlin O'Connell
How to Make a Mountain with Stacy Phillips
May 22, 2020 21:02 - 7 minutes - 13.1 MBHow to Make a Mountain with Stacy Phillips
Marine Biology in a Museum: Specimens and Discovery, with Dean Pentcheff
May 21, 2020 00:34 - 44 minutes - 83.2 MBMarine Biology in a Museum: Specimens and Discovery, with Dean Pentcheff
Ask a Fossil Preparator! With Myria Perez
May 11, 2020 23:24 - 44 minutes - 81.9 MBShe's DINO-mite! Puzzler, detective, anatomist, geologist, which would you choose? Fossil Preparator at the Perot Museum Myria Perez does it all! Right now she is puzzling back together a skull of a Pachyrhinosaurus. By researching fossils, she can understand our Earth's history and in turn, understand its future. Some of the fossils she has worked on are even on display at the Houston Museum of Natural Science and the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History.Ask a Fossil Preparator!...