Episode Mentions
Nature Podcast · Feb 27, 2026
Briefing chat: Pokémon turns 30 — how Pikachu and pals inspired generations of researchers
“Hosting first US exhibition featuring Pokémon-inspired fossils and real animals that inspired the creatures”
Pokémon 30th AnniversaryPhylogenetic Analysis of PokémonSpecies Naming After Pokémon Characters
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Just the Zoo of Us · Feb 5, 2026
322: The Bird Hall w/ Shannon Hackett & John Bates!
“Major natural history museum in Chicago housing 650,000-bird collection; employs 70+ PhDs; central subject of episode discussion”
Museum collection management and specimen preservationClimate change impacts on bird morphology and migrationScience communication and public engagement strategies
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Ologies with Alie Ward · Jan 21, 2026
Paleohistology (WHY TEETH EXIST) with Yara Haridy
“Host institution where Dr. Heridi conducts research; episode recorded on-site in the museum's fossil collections and laboratories”
Paleohistology and ancient tissue analysisVertebrate tooth evolution and originsOdontodes and sensory exoskeletons
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