00:00:00 - Researcher Daniel Katz and journalist Lucas Joel (@LucasVanWykJoel) join Ryan to talk about Dan’s research into Detroit’s pollen problem. Too many vacant lots means a lot more ragweed for the residents of the city to deal with. Want to get involved with Dan’s research? Check out his citizen science project Pollen Tracker!
00:41:26 - After the allergy-inducing first segment, a drink is enjoyed by all. Ryan Escapes with the help of Offshoot Beer Co. Lucas is having his very favorite South African rooibos tea. And Dan is having Electric Jellyfish from Pinthouse PIzza which isn’t thematic but “oh well”.
00:54:14 - Some recent fossil finds in Burmese amber have been making the news, but unfortunately, it’s unclear if the amber is being ethically sourced and it may even be funding the genocide of Myanmar’s Kachin Christian minority. Is it ok to be publishing on specimens obtained this way? What does it mean when the studies get quickly retracted? And how are scientific societies addressing the issue? A sobering but important topic.
01:37:31 - A quick PaleoPOW to thank Dan K. for his continuing support via PayPal. Thanks, Dan! And if you’re in the US, go VOTE!
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Audio Production by Rob Heath
Music credit: Detroit - Podington Bear
309 - AAAS Part II, Embrace the Undisciplined
308 - AAAS Part I, Draw It Out
307 - Laughing all the way to the lab
306 - The World Without Us
305 - AGU Part V, How To Train Your Science
304 - AGU Part IV, To see an Ocean in a grain of a foram
303 - AGU Part III, Erupting with Creativity
302 - AGU Part II, Dune or dune not, there is no dry (ice)
301 - AGU Part I, The Fifth Element
300 - This... is... SCIENCE
299 - Phone a Friend
298 - The Whale Identity
297 - Unintentional Turtle Soup
296 - Of Fossils and Forest Fires
295 - War of the Words
294 - Owl Hollow's Eve
293 - Libations and Liquefactions
292 - Matryoshka Moochers and Median Magma
291 - Getting to the Root of it All
290 - Because Science Live
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