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A podcast covering the big ideas and topics in biology, hosted by biology professors and produced by Scientists talking to scientists, but accessible to anyone.
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We are living in a golden age of biology research. Big Biology is a podcast that tells the stories of scientists tackling some of the biggest unanswered questions in biology. Your hosts, Marty Martin and Art Woods, talk to leading scientists from around the world about topics like why we drink alcohol, human consciousness and artificial intelligence, where diseases come from, and whether Godzilla

could actually exist. From each conversation, we produce a lightly edited version as a podcast episode. You can listen to the podcasts on our website, Spotify, iTunes or Google Play. For more information: https://linktr.ee/Big_Biology

02/09/2024

🎙️Can we study evolution in the wild? Are some species “super-evolvers”?🎙️

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05/04/2024

💭At what levels does causation happen in biology? Are metaphors useful for understanding biology?💭

📖 In this episode, we talk with Phil Ball, a science writer who was also an editor for the journal Nature for over 20 years. Phil has written over 25 books, but our conversation focuses on his most recent: “How Life Works: A User’s Guide to the New Biology.”

🎙️Learn more about Phil’s work in our most recent episode. Out Now!

🎨 Art by Keating Shahmehri

01/04/2024

💭How should biologists deal with the massive amounts of population genetic data that are now routinely available? Will AIs make biologists obsolete?💭

🧬 In this episode, we talk with Andy Kern, an Associate Professor of Biology at the University of Oregon. Andy has spent much of his career applying machine learning methods in population genetics.

❔We talk with him about the fundamental questions that population genetics aims to answer and about older theoretical and empirical approaches. We then turn to the promise of machine learning methods, which are increasingly being used to estimate population genetic structure, patterns of migration, and the geographic origins of trafficked samples.

🎙️Learn more about Andy’s work in our most recent episode. Out Now!

🎨 Art by Keating Shahmehri

08/03/2024

💭How should we study complex biological networks? How do cells keep time and stay in sync? What does it mean for a network to be resilient?💭

🧬 In this episode, we talk with Rosemary Braun, Associate Professor at Northwestern University in the Department of Molecular Biosciences and a member of the NSF-Simons Center for Quantitative Biology.

⏳We talk with her about systems approaches to uncovering the “Rules of Life” and about circadian (daily) rhythms. She and her team use machine learning to understand emergent phenomena in networks, with the goal of helping medical professionals target treatments based on an individual patient’s circadian rhythm.

🎙️Learn more about Rosemary’s work in our most recent episode. Out Now!

🎨 Art by Keating Shahmehri

09/02/2024

💭What is an agent, and does an organism have to be conscious to be one? How does organismal agency affect evolution?💭

In this episode, we talk with Samir Okasha, a Professor of Philosophy of Science at the University of Bristol. Samir studies fundamental philosophical questions in evolutionary biology, most notably how selection acts on various levels of biological organization. 🧬

Our discussion focuses on his book “Agents and Goals in Evolution,” in which he unpacks various definitions of agency and outlines their evolutionary implications. 📚

Episode out NOW!
🎨 Art by Keating Shahmehri

28/01/2024

🔋How power explains the history of life (EP 114)!🔋

In our most recent episode, we talk with Geerat Vermeij, a paleoecologist and evolutionary biologist in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at UC Davis. We discuss the idea of power, how species evolve more power, and how humans have unleashed more power than any other species (and whether we need to work on curbing this power).

Episode out now!! Stream on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher Podcasts and Amazon Music!

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25/12/2023

🎉Number 15 on GoodPods!!🎉

📊 What better gift than for Big Biology to be ranked #15 on the GoodpodsTop 100 Indie Life Sciences Podcasts All Time Chart!?

🎙️This list is composed of “The Best Life Sciences Podcasts from millions of podcasts available on the Goodpods platform and ranked by listens, ratings, comments, subscriptions and shares.” (Retrieved from website).

🎁 We are honored to have ranked so high on the listener chart. If you would like to continue supporting our mission of creating accessible science communication content, tap the link below!

🎧 Happy Holidays to our supportive listeners!

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15/12/2023

🧬 Does biological plasticity have a cost? Are there evolutionary consequences of plasticity and of organisms acting on their environments? 🧬

In this episode, we talk with Sonia Sultan, the Alan M. Dachs Professor of Science in the Department of Biology at Wesleyan University. Sonia has spent her career studying the interplay between organisms and their environment. 🌿

Learn more in our newest episode, LIVE NOW!!! 🎙️

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⭐️ Meet Jennifer Fisher!⭐️🐟Get to know the students who were involved with the Alaskan Project. 🎙️First episode of Season 7 - OUT NOW!bigbiology.org#science #biology #fish #stickleback #zooplankton #scicomm #sciencecommunication

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🐟S7E1: Stickle-back to the future: experimental evolution in nature🐟🎙️Here is a sneak peek of the first episode of this season! OUT NOW!!🖌️Cover art by @KorionArt #science #biology #fish #stickleback #planktoon #scicomm #sciencecommunication #bigbiology

🐟S7E1: Stickle-back to the future: experimental evolution in nature🐟🎙️Here is a sneak peek of the first episode of this season! listen now!🖌️Cover art by Keating Shahmehri #science #biology #fish #stickleback #planktoon #scicomm #sciencecommunication #bigbiology

⭐️ Meet Andrew Hendry!⭐️🎙️Learn more about his work in our most recent episode. Out now! Lab Website: andrew-hendry.ca Episode: bigbiology.org#science #biology #fish #stickleback #planktoon #scicomm #sciencecommunication #bigbiology

⭐ Meet Alison Derry!⭐🎙️Learn more about her work in our most recent episode. Out now!The Derry Lab Lab Website: http://aquaticecoevo.uqam.caEpisode: http://bigbiology.org#science #biology #fish #stickleback #planktoon #scicomm #sciencecommunication #bigbiology

🔔Big Biology Season 7 Coming Soon!🔔#science #biology #sciencecommunication #scicomm #sciencepodcast

⭐️Find us on Patreon!⭐️🎨 Are you fan of our Big Biology Art? Do you want to continue seeing our episode art time-lapses? 🧫 If so, head on over to our Patreon and sign up for our Prokaryote membership, where you will not only have access to our behind the scenes cover art, but also have access to ad-free episodes and our “Meet the Scientist” audios! 🌍We also have other options including Primordial Soup, Eukaryotes, Metazoans, Superorganisms and Biosphere where you can even access some Big Biology merch! 🔗Click on the link to learn more about our memberships.🖌️ https://www.patreon.com/bigbio Art by: Keating Shahmehri #scicomm #science_community #sciencecommunication #patreon #biology

🌟Get to Know Deepa Agashe!🌟🪲Deepa Agashe is an Associate Professor at the National Centre for Biological Sciences in Bangalore, India. She is interested in integrating ecology and evolutionary biology with molecular evolution, to understand the processes governing adaptation. 🧬Deepa favors experimental evolution approaches to understand adaptive dynamics during bacterial genome evolution, the ecology and evolution of diet specialization and expansion, and population differentiation and divergence.Join us this Thursday to learn more about Deepa’s work! 🎙️#science #biology #scicomm #sciencecommunication #science_community #sciencepodcast #ecology #evolution

🌟Get to Know The Naked Scientists!🌟🐒Last week on Big Biology, we shared an episode from The Naked Scientists about how humans lost their tails.🧬The Naked Scientists flagship science show brings you a lighthearted look at the latest scientific breakthroughs, interviews with the world’s top scientists, answers to your science questions and science experiments to try at home.🎙️Check them out to learn more about their great podcast! Credit: The Naked Scientists Podcast #gorillas #chimpanzee #orangutan #science #sciencecommunication

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