SPECIAL GUEST: JULIA RILEY (MQ)
Reptiles are not usually considered the friendliest of animals, nor are they generally considered ‘social’ animals in the same way mammals and insects are. But recent research is showing us that we have underestimated our cold-blooded companions, and that lizards can form complex social networks.
Julia Riley from Macquarie University talks about her PhD research on Egernia skinks and the social groups that they live in. We meet her dog Dundee and chat about how a childhood fear of snakes gradually morphed into a fiery passion for all things herpetological! Along the way we get a tour of Julia’s house and garden and find all sorts of shenanigans along the way.
Follow Julia on Twitter @jr4science or visit her website https://www.rileybiology.com
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Music: ‘Strange Stuff’ by Sonic Wallpaper - www.sonicwallpaper.bandcamp.com
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Ep 82. Emu farming, pregnancy tips and Bill Nye the Science Guy with Andrew Katsis
Ep 81. Harry potter, taxonomy and academic publishing with Tom Saunders
Ep 80. Deception, maths and parental expectations with Amy Martin
Ep 79. Meteorites, volcanoes and Armageddon with Tim Chapman
Ep 78. Lizard fights and crafternoons with Fonti Kar
Ep 77. Craft beers, trilobites and Lagerstätten with John Paterson
Ep 76. Spinifex, fires and Aboriginal languages with Boyd Wright
Ep 75. Small shelly fossils and paleo tattoos with Marissa Betts
Ep 74. Cotton, moths and kleptoparasites with Mary Whitehouse
Ep 73. Poetry, Poop and Peron’s Tree Frog with the Dudleys
Ep 72. Honey bees, slime moulds and velvet worms with Tanya Latty
Ep 71. Science Meets Design Live at the Django Bar
Ep 70. Coeliac disease and carnivorous plants with Richard Charlesworth
Ep 69. Horseshoe crabs and hot pink theses with Russell Bicknell
Ep 68. Steampunk, crazy ants and early childhood with Kirsti Abbott
Ep 67. Sharks, magnets and paternity leave with Vincent Raoult
Ep 66. Lizard Brains, Sir David and Winnie the Dog with Martin Whiting
Ep 65. Livestock, genetics, and science ninjas with Sonja Dominik
Ep 64. Powerlifting, resistance training and microbiomes with Mandy Hagstrom
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