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• Environmental Humanities

  Dr. George Handley ([email protected]), professor of comparative literature is joined by students, Becca Black and Julia Morgan as they visit with host, Sylvia Duke about the environmental humanities. This episode explores various connections with science and the humanities, spiritual connections with nature, and how we can make a difference in not just loving our earth but taking care of it. Instagram: byu.gesStewardship Lab: 139 SCOB (700 N 500 E, Provo)This episode was recorded on November 13, 2024.

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• Collections Managers at the Bean Life Science Museum

  Dr. Robert Johnson (botanist) and Dr. Shawn Clark (entomologist) discuss the day to day work they do managing the plant and insect collections at the Bean Museum. In this episode they talk about their research interests and why they love the work that they do.This episode was recorded on November 7, 2024.

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• Soil Chemistry and Human Impact

  Former co-host, Austen Lambert, and Dr. Josh LeMonte join Katy and Sylvia on this episode of the podcast. Austen shares his master's degree research he conducted with Josh LeMonte in eastern Utah. The discuss how studying the earth's soil can tell us about human history and the impact we have on the environment.This episode was recorded on August 29, 2024.

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• Robotic Bees and the Waggle Dance

  Our guests in this episode come from the College of Computational, Mathematical, and Physical Sciences. Dr. Sean Warnick and Dr. David Grimsman are joined by Brian Brown, Tanner Day, and Dakota Mundell. They discuss various projects their interdisciplinary research group (IDeA Labs) are working on, specifically in the  life sciences, working with honeybees and looking at their waggle dance and how to recreate it using AI and robotics. This episode was recorded on April 23, 2024.

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• The Genetics of Caddisfly Silk

  Dr. Paul Frandsen (Plant and Wildlife Sciences) is joined by Gabi Jijon (PhD), Danyon Gedris (undergrad) and Ashlyn Powell (recently graduated).  They discuss their research projects with the genetics of caddisflies. Among other things, they talk about their future research plans and the reasons they enjoy learning about the the natural world. Episode Thumbnail (from right to left): Danyon Gedris, Gabi Jijon, Taden LemmonThis episode was recorded on April 23, 2024.

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