Paleo Nerds

Episode #12 Life Finds a Way... and Then Medea Kills It with Peter Ward

The Nerds sit down with one of life's great thinkers, Peter Ward. He currently studies Mass Extinctions but nautiloids and ammonites are an ongoing passion. 

Episode #11 The Origin of Human Anatomy is in Old Dead Fish with John Long

"You're a fish!" 
Turns out that's not an insult, it's the truth! Professor John Long will explain why this is true AND discusses the origins of sex! And then he'll ride off on his motorcycle...

Episode #10: Comparative Science Fiction Anatomy with Gabriel Santos

Gabriel Santos is a nerd. But, hey, if you're listening to this podcast so are you!  He's studied the paleoparadoxical Desmostylians, but now he uses cosplay to demonstrate that science is everywhere, especially in pop culture!

Episope #9: All Birds are Dinosaurs but Not All Dinosaurs are Birds with Paleontologinista Jingmai O’Connor

Paleontologista Jingmai O'Connor teaches the Nerds how to fly! Well, at least how dinosaurs evolved flight and eventually became the birds we live with today.

Episode #8: Know Your Prehistoric Marine Reptiles with Pat Druckenmiller

The nerds try and impress Dr. Pat Druckenmiller with their knowledge of marine reptiles. The key word being try.

Episode #7: Using Lasers to Stare Into the Eyes of a Pterosaur with Tom Kaye

Tom Kaye uses lasers to see microscopic changes recorded in the rock surrounding fossils that reveal soft tissues, literally shaping what dinosaurs looked like when they walked the Earth.

Episode #6: What Came First, the Shark or the Ratfish? with Dr. Dominique Didier

Dr. Dominique Didier has touched and fondled more ratfish than anyone one, so what better person to discuss the evolutionary perfection and sex life of this living fossil.

Episode #5: Beating Your Art to the Grave with Paleo Artist Gary Staab

Gary Staab leaps on snakes, wrestles caiman, taxidermies road kill, oh and sculpts massive dinosaurs, realistic sharks and celebrity mummies.

Episode #4: Cheating the Tooth Fairy with Leif Tapanila

Dr. Leif Tapanila studies fossil invertebrates and clams, so why is he here to talk about Helicoprion (AKA the Buzz Saw Shark)? Turns out it's all Ray's fault.

Episode #3: Smashing the Patriarchy like a Bone-Crushing Dog with STEMinist Amy Atwater

As a paleontologist and science communicator, Amy Atwater has been challenging the conviction that all paleontologists look like Indiana Jones!