In his book Tenacious Beasts, philosopher and writer Christopher Preston explores creature comebacks. Some of these stories highlight the evolutionary advantages that animals have racked up over millennia, while others are marked by intensive human intervention. Along the way, Preston opens some big questions about conservation dilemmas, such as what to do when helping one species means harming another. Amidst the bad news about biodiversity loss, Tenacious Beasts brings snippets of hope and lessons learned from animals such as beavers, bison and humpback whales. On this week’s show, Christopher shares about these animal recoveries, insights collected from Indigenous communities and scientific research, and what coexisting with wildlife means for humans and our societies.
#485 Fine Times with Wine
#484 Animal Weapons (Rebroadcast)
#483 Wild Moms
#482 Body Builders
#481 23 and You
#480 Cursing and Conversation
#479 Garden of Marvels (Rebroadcast)
#478 She Has Her Mother's Laugh
#477 Cure for Catastrophe
#476 Science in Fiction
#SB1 2018 Science Birthday Bonus Short Minisode: Lloyd Quarterman
#475 Mother Nature is Trying to Kill You (Rebroadcast)
#474 Appearance Matters
#473 Colour Me... Structurally?
#472 A Good Bout of Plague
#471 Pigs and Fish: Personality in Animals
#470 Information Spookyhighway
#469 The Death and Life of the Great Lakes
#468 Slicing into Surgery
#467 Pests in the City (Rebroadcast)
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