6 Minute Science
By Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History
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In the realm of science, ant farms and volcanoes breathe, caves hide primordial rivers and rocks whisper of the birth of stars, and the only limit on the wonders of the natural world is your imagination. Join the Smithsonian's Senate of Scientists from the National Museum of Natural History as they present the depth and breadth of their extraordinary research in 6 minutes followed by a short Q&A session. Two new videos to this collection will be added weekly, so stay tuned!
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1 | Closed CaptioningVideoThe Dawn Mission to Asteroid 4 Vesta | Travel to an asteroid and learn about planetary formation early in the Solar System's history. | 8/14/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
2 | Closed CaptioningVideoThe Evolution of Agriculture in Ants | When Ted Schultz was a kid his mom gave him a book called The World of Ants | 1/29/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
3 | Closed CaptioningVideoVolcanology at the Smithsonian: Experimental Insights and Direct Observations | Dr. Ben Andrews from the Smithsonian's Mineral Sciences department reveals the dangerous beauty of volcanoes in this lightning talk given to the Smithsonian Senate of Scientists. | 10/5/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
4 | Closed CaptioningVideoScience and EOL: Yes We Can! | Imagine a vast, public library of every living organism on the planet. Cyndy Parr is a Behavioral Ecologist now leading the Species Pages Group on a project called the Encyclopedia of Life, which attempts to catalogue every known species. | 10/23/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
5 | Closed CaptioningVideoThere's No Place Like Home: Biogeography in Evolution and Conservation | If I say Panda, you say China. If you say Australia, I say Kangaroo. Lynne Parenti of the NMNH Department of Vertebrate Zoology discusses the relationship of endemism, or an organism’s geographic uniqueness, to geological history. | 10/23/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
6 | Closed CaptioningVideoReturn with us now to the thrilling days of the Pleistocene | Archaeology, analogy, activism with the Innu in Labrador | 1/15/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
7 | Closed CaptioningVideoThe rise of flowering plants in North America: New data from wyoming fossils. | Nathan Jud samples the North American fossil record for early Cretaceous flowering plants across different local environments. | 1/15/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
8 | Closed CaptioningVideoAll in it Together: Microbial Ecology of Metal-Polluted Environments | Understanding the roles microbes play in removing metals from the environment promises to contribute to bioremediation effectiveness in waters contaminated by coal mining. | 8/13/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
9 | Closed CaptioningVideoMeat-Eating: The Real Paleodiet | How ancient is the human practice of hunting and butchering large mammals? | 8/13/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
10 | Closed CaptioningVideoReconstructing Social Evolution in Bees | The genomic investigations of Seán Brady, Research Entomologist and Curator of Hymenoptera, suggest the origins of eusociality in bees, ants and stinging wasps is much older than previous estimates. | 8/13/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
11 | Closed CaptioningVideoConnectivity in the Open Ocean | In the ocean, is every living thing living everywhere or are there barriers in the ocean that keep a species from being widespread, and are most widespread species actually more than a single species? | 8/14/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
12 | Closed CaptioningVideoWhy Long Fingers Make Cambrian Molluscs Interesting | Peter Wagner discusses integrated versus independent evolution of characters and talks about how trilobites from the Cambrian show less integration than animals from after the time period | 11/15/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
13 | Closed CaptioningVideoThe Plant-Mining Moths of the Family Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera) | Don Davis, Curator of Lepidoptera in the Smithsonian's Entomology Department reveals the biology and behaviors of this unusual family of Ditrysian moths in this lightning talk given to the Smithsonian's Senate of Scientists. | 10/5/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
14 | Closed CaptioningVideoForams and Paleoclimates: Small Players Tell a Big Story | Brian Huber, Curator of Foraminifera, takes us from Antarctica to Tanzania to seafloor drilling to show how tiny microorganisms, foraminifera, have recorded ocean temperatures over millions of years. | 9/26/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
15 | Closed CaptioningVideoHow Did Climate Shape Human Evolution? | Rick Potts links high climate variability across 5 million years in East Africa and the ways early humans used their surroundings to human adaptability to environmental change. | 9/25/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
16 | Closed CaptioningVideoThe US Exploring Expedition Barkcloth Research and Conservation Project | Adrienne Kaeppler explains the difficult conservation of barkcloth and how contemporary scholars from Hawai`i, are reconstructing a dormant tradition. | 9/18/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
17 | Closed CaptioningVideoDigitizing Diversity for a Bioliterate Planet | Chris Meyer of the Smithsonian Institution reveals the emerging future of biodiversity research through environmental sampling and genomics. | 9/18/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
18 | Closed CaptioningVideoWeaving Knowledge: Perspectives on the Environment from the Purari Delta of Papua New Guinea | Papua New Guinea contains some 850 languages and one of the highest levels of biological diversity in the world. | 9/9/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
19 | Closed CaptioningVideoUsing the Antarctic Meteorite Collection to Understand the Impact History of the Early Solar System | Scientists can discover the history of our Solar System in places you might not expect. | 9/7/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
20 | Closed CaptioningVideoA Five Mile Transect through a 307 Million Year Old Wetland: Implications for Ecosystem Assembly | Where would you go to study the late Paleozoic ice age? | 8/31/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
21 | Closed CaptioningVideoAdvances in Mayan Archaeology Through Nuclear Chemistry | In the 21st century, archaeology has gone high tech. Neutron Activation Analysis gives chemical fingerprints to artifacts, showing not only what they are made of, but also how they relate to each other. | 8/30/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
22 | Closed CaptioningVideoWorm Tales: From Guinness to Lilliput | Tiny marine worms that feed on crab eggs may seem unlikely economic players. | 8/30/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
23 | Closed CaptioningVideoContinental Convergences: Lessons from the Avian Tree of Life | The tree of life, reconstructed through phylogenetics contains fascinating stories about the history of life on earth. | 8/30/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
24 | Closed CaptioningVideoMicrobial Transformations of Metals and Minerals in Polluted Environments | Can microbes clean up polluted environments? | 8/30/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
25 | Closed CaptioningVideoIntegrating NMNH Information using Semantic Technology | Integrating Museum Data, Thomas Orrell, Informatics Branch Chief/Deputy Director ITIS, NMNH. | 1/29/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
26 | Closed CaptioningVideoThirty-five years of life, death, and fossilization in the Amboseli ecosystem, Kenya | New research shows that remains of the dead can faithfully record the ecology of living populations. | 1/29/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
27 | Closed CaptioningVideoThe Flowering of Ferns | In terms of diversity, ferns may be overshadowed by flowering plants. | 1/29/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
28 | Closed CaptioningVideoThe Strange Lives of Colonial Animals in the Sea | Like farmers, doctors, and teachers, individuals of colonial animals tend to have specialized roles. | 12/2/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
29 | Closed CaptioningVideoFox Overabundance in the Earliest Villages of the Near East | What do the fox bones say? | 12/3/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
30 | Closed CaptioningVideoBecoming a Master Mason in Djenné Today | How do changes in the global economy affect traditional building arts? | 12/3/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
31 | Closed CaptioningVideoInferring the Phylogenetic Origin of Avian Powered Flight | What can we learn from a shoulder joint? | 12/3/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
32 | Closed CaptioningVideoNaming the Tree | Scientific names help us discuss organisms accurately, but they can get complicated. | 12/3/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
33 | Closed CaptioningVideoBox jellies, stalked jellies, and the value of species | Meet Tamoya ohboya, a box jelly from the Caribbean! | 12/3/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
34 | Closed CaptioningVideoThe Plant that Ate the South | Good intentions don’t always work out, especially when it comes to invasive species. | 12/3/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
35 | Closed CaptioningVideoBefore Flowering Plants | Who was doing the pollinating? | 12/3/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
36 | Closed CaptioningVideoMydas Flies from the Deserts of South-Western Africa | Gathering specimens can be particularly difficult if the adults of the species are only active one week of the year. | 12/3/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
37 | Closed CaptioningVideoEvolutionary Origin of the Turtle Shell | How did the turtle get its shell? | 12/2/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
38 | Closed CaptioningVideoBringing Parasitology to the NMNH | The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History is getting more parasites! | 12/2/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
39 | Closed CaptioningVideoRed Listing Marine Species | With a price tag of $1.76 million dollars for one Bluefin tuna, can the species survive? | 8/14/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
40 | Closed CaptioningVideoThe Solar System’s First Dust Bunnies | You wouldn’t find these dust bunnies under your bed! | 12/2/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
41 | Closed CaptioningVideoA Big Surprise at Kilauea | Sometimes things just seem to be out of place. | 12/2/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
42 | Closed CaptioningVideoAquatic Sound Reception in Whales | How do baleen whales hear underwater? | 12/2/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
43 | Closed CaptioningVideoIs There a “New Normal”? | Physical scientists aren’t the only ones tracking changes in the Arctic. | 12/2/2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
44 | Closed CaptioningVideoTiming and Modes of Evolution in Eastern Asia-North American Biogeographic Disjunction in Plants | The Smithsonian Institution’s Jun Wen wants a better picture of how plants were migrating millions of years ago. | 8/30/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
45 | Closed CaptioningVideoFaith, Hope, and Charity in Deep-Sea Sea Urchins | Discover deep-sea urchins. Dave Pawson, senior scientist in the Department of Invertebrate Zoology, answers several important questions about mysterious sea urchin behavior. | 8/26/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
46 | Closed CaptioningVideoWhat’s Past is Prologue: Five degrees of global warming 56 million years ago | Scott Wing from the Department of Paleobiology talks about his work on the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum, about 56 million years ago, and how fossils from that time period might provide valuable insight into future conditions. | 8/13/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
47 | Closed CaptioningVideoLanguage: A Window into the Human Mind | Gabriela Peréz-Baéz is a Curator of Linguistics in the Department of Anthropology studying Zapotec languages and their contribution to our collective knowledge. | 8/14/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
48 | Closed CaptioningVideoEvolution of a Male Butterfly Secondary Sexual Structure | Bob Robbins explains the evolution of scent pads and pouches in the nine species of Arcas butterflies and how they can tell us a lot about the speciation of this genus. | 8/14/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
49 | Closed CaptioningVideoConservation of Plant Biodiversity | Find out more about how the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation set a variety of conservation targets to be met by 2010. | 8/13/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
50 | Closed CaptioningVideoWhere the Squirrels Are | Dick Thorington of the Department of Vertebrate Zoology has studied Sciuridae for the better part of 40 years, a family that includes all types of squirrels as well as chipmunks, marmots, and prairie dogs. | 8/13/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
51 | Closed CaptioningVideoToF SIMS Surface Analysis | Yulia Goreva from the Department of Mineral Sciences explains how Time of Flight Secondary Ionization Mass Spectrometry (ToF SIMS) is virtually non-destructive and can be used in a wide variety of applications. | 8/26/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
52 | Closed CaptioningVideoA Paleontologist’s Perspective on the Polar Bear’s Peril | Graham Slater, a Peter Buck Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Vertebrate Zoology, analyzes the Polar Bear’s chances of survival with climate change reducing the sea ice and forcing the bear into a more omnivorous diet. | 8/13/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
53 | Closed CaptioningVideoThe 160-Milligram Planet | With a core composed of light silicates and only 300km below the planet’s hard surface, Mercury is like the opposite of Earth. | 8/14/2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
54 | Closed CaptioningVideoWhat Plants Tell Us About Ancient Carbon Dioxide Concentrations | Fossil plants can reveal interesting things about the atmosphere. | 1/29/2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
55 | VideoPlant Exudates and Amber Research Using Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Spectroscopy | Can a plant be identified by its “ooze?” Jorge Santiago-Blay describes and discusses how he identifies some plants by their “gooey” substance, known as plant exudates. | 5/29/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
56 | VideoThe Origins of Volcanic Glass: Resolving the Obsidian Paradox | What is obsidian? Laura Waters talks about this naturally occurring volcanic glass and the experiments she has conducted in the lab to uncover how it is formed. | 5/29/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
57 | VideoThe Origin and Evolution of North American Maples | A.J. Harris discusses the diversity of maples including the difference in their bark, leaves and fruits. | 5/29/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
58 | VideoA Phylogenomic Perspective on the Radiation of the Flesh Flies | A fly is a fly, right? No. Eliana Buenaventura discusses her research on the importance and the diversity of flesh flies. | 5/29/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
59 | VideoBack to the Future: Life Histories Research at the Smithsonian Marine Station | Michael Boyle discusses how his research on marine worms is used to understand the movement and life histories of species, especially of those in the ocean. | 5/29/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
60 | VideoThe Mysterious ‘Mid-Peninsular Break’ of Baja California, Mexico: Simultaneous Vicariance or Idiosyncratic Dispersal? | Andrew Gottscho discusses his research on lizard populations on Baja California, Mexico and whether or not new populations were formed by dispersal or due to some kind of geological barrier. | 5/30/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
61 | VideoEvolving into the Night: Visual Adaptations to Nocturnality in Birds | How do nocturnal birds see at night and what is the evolutionary history of this adaptation in birds? | 5/30/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
62 | VideoConservation and Taxonomic Inventory of western North American Springsnails | Robert Hershler discusses his inventory work on springsnails in the Western US. | 5/30/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
63 | VideoEvolution of High-speed Predatory Attacks in Trap-jaw Spiders | Hannah Wood uses high-speed video cameras to document the rate that chelicerae move in Trap-jaw spiders. | 5/30/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
64 | VideoThe American Presence in Fiji (South Pacific), through Smithsonian Ethnographic Collections | Stéphanie Leclerc-Caffarel discusses her work about the presence of Americans in Fiji via the U.S. Exploring Expedition of 1840. | 5/30/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
65 | VideoReconstructing the Evolution of Wing Pattern in Moths | Sandra Schachat discusses her research on wing pattern and wing venation in the insect order Lepidoptera. | 5/30/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
66 | VideoMaking a Pocket-sized Planetesimal: Petrological Experiments on Meteorite Samples | Nicole Lunning discusses her research re-creating “pocket-sized” versions of planetesimals in a high temperature furnace. | 5/30/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
67 | VideoEriolaena (Malvaceae), or a Picture is Worth a Thousand Words | Larry Dorr discusses an instance where one photograph of a plant led to a 1,000 word scientific manuscript. | 5/30/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
68 | VideoMelting Meteorites: Solving the Mysteries of the Early Solar System | Can rocks be created with an andesitic composition from very simple, low degree melting on an asteroid-sized body? | 5/30/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
69 | VideoWhose DNA Is It? | Liz Zimmer uses genomic sequences and micromorphology to identify spore-bearing vascular plants, the Lycophytes. | 5/30/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
70 | VideoWhat can Archaeology tell us about Earth's Ecosystems and Biodiversity? | A discussion about how “middens” can help in our understanding of ecosystems and biodiversity. | 5/30/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
71 | VideoThe Future of the Global Genome Initiative | A discussion about the importance of the Global Genome Initiative and its role in preserving biodiversity. | 5/30/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
72 | VideoAn Unusual New Dinosaur from the latest Cretaceous of the Western Interior | A discussion about the newly discovered oviraptor dinosaur species in North and South Dakota. | 5/30/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
73 | VideoBiodiversity Trends in the Anthropocene - a case study from East Africa | How do mammal communities within several East African parks change over time. | 5/30/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
74 | VideoBringing Up Baby: Does Ecology Vary with Ontogeny in Theropod Dinosaurs? | Are there any adaptive differences between juvenile and adult Theropod Dinosaurs? | 5/30/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
75 | VideoDNA Barcoding and Genomics at L.A.B | The importance of DNA barcoding and genomic sequences for identifying organisms to the species level. | 5/30/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
76 | VideoComparing Genomes Across the Three Domains of Life | By using GenBank, genomic relationships across several domains of life can be compared. | 5/30/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
77 | VideoVision in the Deep Sea, a look at the Diverse Eyes of Hyperiid | Jamie Baldwin-Fergus discusses her research on these small to medium crustaceans living deep in the pelagic waters. | 5/30/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
78 | VideoIchthyological Insights from Submersible Explorations of Deep Reefs | Luke Tornabene discusses how a manned submersible aids researchers in monitoring deep reef ecosystems and why this environment is important. | 5/30/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
79 | VideoLooking for Tiny Changes in Giant Eggs: How Eggs can Help us Understand the Extinction of Madagascar’s Elephant Birds | Kristina Douglass discusses how human impact may have aided in the extinction of Elephant Birds in Madagascar. | 5/29/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
80 | VideoGossamer Worm Life History and Behavior | Karen Osborn discusses her research on pelagic polychaetes. | 5/29/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
81 | VideoDiversification Patterns in Neotropical Plants: The case of Anthurium (arum family) | The evolution and diversity of the neotropical plant genus, Anthurium. | 4/7/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
82 | VideoNuclear DNA perspectives on sturgeon phylogeny: Problems and Prospects | Sturgeons are known worldwide for their caviar but these ancient fishes are critically endangered and at risk of extinction. | 4/7/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
83 | VideoRed Siskin Initiative: Recovering a Highly Endangered Bird through Conservation Breeding, Molecular Genetics and Agroforestry | Wildlife trafficking and the Red Siskin. | 4/7/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
84 | VideoFrom the Leaf-litter to the Canopy: Unraveling Insect Diversity and Evolution with Field Surveys and Phylogenomics | How do entomologists use museum specimens to help preserve biodiversity? | 4/7/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
85 | VideoFire and Flood: Long-term effects of savanna fires in Bolivia | How does global warming effect mammal communities? | 4/7/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
86 | VideoRestarting the Handbook of North American Indians Series: 21st Century Themes for the Long-forgotten Volume One | The history of the historical Handbook of North American Indians. | 4/7/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
87 | VideoThe Ecology of Early Human Scavenging. | How did early humans obtain meat before hunting tools were recorded? | 4/7/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
88 | VideoMagma Storage Conditions that Precede the Largest Volcanic Eruptions on Earth | What drives a volcano to erupt? | 4/7/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
89 | VideoFeather Identification: When birds collide | What happens when birds smack right into planes? | 4/7/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
90 | VideoThe Eocene Messel Deposit: Bee Pollination Strategies, Zombie Ants and Food Webs | What kind of fossils can be found in the Eocene Messel Deposit and how do they relate to modern food webs? | 4/7/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
91 | VideoMetamorphosis in the Life of Jellyfish | Jellyfish life cycles. | 4/7/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
92 | VideoMicrobe magic: Metal transformations by fungi. | What’s the big deal of consuming metals? | 4/7/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
93 | VideoVolcanic islands: Windows into the deep Earth | Hotspot volcanoes and mantle rocks. | 4/7/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
94 | VideoRecognizing an Ancient Healer and his 11,100 year-old Medicine Bundle | Do you ever wonder why people are buried together and with objects – just what do these objects represent? | 4/7/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
95 | VideoCSI Smithsonian: Prosecuting Wildlife Crime Using DNA Barcodes | How does DNA help to catch a thief? | 4/7/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
96 | VideoGerbils as a window into African biodiversity, biogeography, and disease. | What does gerbil DNA tell us about viruses? | 4/7/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
97 | VideoThe Ediacara biota and first mass extinction of metazoan life. | Just what are prehistoric aliens? | 4/5/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
98 | VideoFishes Out of Water: Phylogeny & Evolution of the Mudskippers | What kind of fish has retractable eyes? | 4/5/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
99 | VideoThe Andes: You call this the tropics? | The Andes: You call this the tropics? | 4/5/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
100 | VideoUnique fossil insects from the North American Eocene | Imagine that you are an insect trapped on a sticky surface and then eventually fossilized. How will you ever be identified? | 4/5/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
101 | VideoRepatriation's Object Replication with 3D Digitization | Have you ever wondered about how 3D technology is used by museums and the Native American groups they work with? | 4/5/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
102 | Video(Paleo)toxicological analyses of the mammalian skeleton: Environment, chemicals and health. | Have you ever wondered how toxins can effect human populations over time? | 4/7/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
103 | VideoDNA barcoding and metabarcoding reveal diversity in cryptic benthic communities | Matthieu Leray discusses how DNA metabarcoding can help identify species in coastal ecosystems. | 4/7/2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
104 | VideoModels of Long-Term Social Change | How does climate change affect where people live? Dan Rogers discusses his research on how climate change has affected the Canadian demographic landscape. | 5/29/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
105 | VideoAn Ape like Us: A Case Study of Disease in Captivity | Can you really tell what happened to an animal from bones? Stephanie Canington discusses what happened to an orangutan that is in the mammal collection of the National Museum of Natural History. | 5/29/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
106 | VideoNMNH Collections Overview: History, Status and Use | Carol Butler discusses the importance of collections at the National Museum of Natural History. | 5/29/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
107 | VideoThe Earth Beneath My Feet: Using Soil and Climate Data to Explain Species Diversity | Why do species live where they do and why do some groups thrive more than others? Dr. Bort (Robert) Edwards discusses his work on how habitats and environment factors affect plant diversity in North America. | 6/6/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
108 | VideoEarth Optimism | Nancy Knowlton discusses the importance of educating everyone about helping to save the Earth. | 8/28/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
109 | VideoWhat is Earth’s Core Made of? | Rebecca Fischer discuses her research on the role that light elements play in making up the Earth’s core. | 8/28/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
110 | VideoReconstructing the Tree of Life of the Caddisflies—Nature’s Underwater Architects | Paul Frandsen discusses the diversity of caddisflies. | 8/28/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
111 | VideoMarshallese Weaving Patterns: Encoding Class, Clan, and Change Through Time | Ingrid Ahlgren discusses the culture of woven mats from the Marshall Islands. | 8/28/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
112 | VideoDiversity at Our Doorstep: Researching a New Frog from NY City and Surrounding Atlantic Regions | Jeremy Feinberg discusses his research about frog populations in urban settings. | 8/28/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
113 | VideoHermit Crabs in a Bottle: the Genie is Out | Rafael Lemaitre discusses his research on the diversity of hermit crabs. | 8/28/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
114 | VideoUsing Integrative Taxonomy to Disentangle Lichen Diversity | Manuela Dal Forno discusses the diversity of lichens. | 8/28/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
115 | VideoShow Me Your Teeth: Mapping Dentition to Study Mammal Evolution | Paleontologist Silvia Pineda-Munoz discusses her research on mammal diet and tooth evolution. | 8/31/2017 | Free | View in iTunes |
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