What IS an island? How do birds and plants and mammals GET there? Why do we like going to islands?
Dr. Andy Kraemer studies how life populates and survives on hunks of remote rock and chats all about the Galapagos Islands — where he does his research. We address the smallest island in the world, the largest, some bananas biological adaptations, Darwin’s finchy mistakes, some nude people and a Baroness who got caught up in a homicide scandal, and shrinking skeletons. Also: pirates and prison islands.
Ologies
Volcanoes. Trees. Drunk butterflies. Mars missions. Slug sex. Death. Beauty standards. Anxiety busters. Beer science. Bee drama.
Take away a pocket full of science knowledge and charming, bizarre stories about what fuels these professional -ologists’ obsessions. Humorist and science correspondent Alie Ward asks smart people stupid questions and the answers might change your life.