We’re kicking off Season 10 with our guest POOPOLOGIST Laurel Wescott 💩 Listen on your fav pod player to find out why she studies poop and how it helps zoo animals stay healthy! 🐍🦦🐁 Learn more about Laurel and poop science in our bonus interview extra on Patreon ! 🎧 Listen to the Episode 🔎About The Featured Expert Dr. Laurel Fink Wescott is the Animal Welfare Specialist at the Oregon Zoo in Portland, Oregon. Laurel researches conservation biology, wildlife conservatio

You may have heard their song, but have you heard their story? In our latest episode, cicada scientist Chris Simon helps us dig into the surprising science of cicadas - and figure out how they’re changing! Learn more about cicada history in our in our bonus interview extra on Patreon ! 🎧 Listen to the Episode 🔎About The Featured Expert Chris Simon is a senior research scientist at the University of Connecticut in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Among m

Welcome to the amazing world of spider sounds! 🕷️ Check out our latest episode to learn how spiders make music. Engineer and materials expert Markus J. Buehler gets us stuck in the strange sounds of spider webs 🕸️ Learn more about Markus and his musical projects in our bonus interview extra on Patreon ! 🎧 Listen to the Episode 🔎About The Featured Expert Markus J. Beuhler is the McAfee professor of engineering at MIT. Markus researches material science and the interactio

What if there were no animals? 🦅 This week, ecologist Rae Wynn-Grant tells us what the world would be like without animal life, along with how we can prevent animals from disappearing from around the world 🐻 Tune in to hear the powers of conservation! Learn more about Rae and conservation efforts in our bonus interview extra on Patreon ! 🎧 Listen to the Episode 🔎About The Featured Expert Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant is a large carnivore ecologist and host of the PBS Nature podcast

It’s a cinematically horrifying Halloween 🎃 and there’s a movie-like monster lurking in your kitty litter! 🎬 This week you’ll hear the scary science behind toxoplasma gondii, a mind-controlling cat parasite! 🦠 Biologist Sebastian Lourido helps us tell the true tale of toxoplasma’s quest for cat domination, and what scientists are doing to stop the parasite in its banana-shaped tracks. 🐱 Learn more about Sebastian and his research in our bonus interview extra on Patreon !

How about one more Road Trip before the summer ends? 🚗 How about a Cave Road Trip? We’ll share some of our favorite Tumble caving stories as we venture forth into the darkness! Get ready for sights, stalagmites, and plenty of bats! 🦇 If you'd like to learn more about these caving stories, check out their blog posts below! You'll find transcripts, videos, articles, and more science fun on each page! The Journey to the Bat Cave Inside the Bat Cave [BONUS] The Cave of the Un

How do we find out what dogs are thinking? With a play, of course! 🎭 For our Season Eight finale, researcher Dr. Zachary Silver will reveal the secrets of dog science! 🐶 Be sure to tune in… it might get a little dramatic! Learn more about Zachary's interest in dogs in our bonus interview episode, available on Patreon ! 🎧 Listen to the Episode 🔎About The Featured Expert Zachary Silver is a researcher at the Yale Cognition Center - and soon to be at Occidental College. Z

Join us to explore the splendid sounds of our feathered friends! 🐦Birder Trevor Attenberg tells us of his journeys in the bird world so you can discover the secrets of their songs! Learn more about how Trevor recognizes birds by their songs in our bonus interview episode, available on Patreon ! This episode is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant Number # 2148711 - Engaging Blind, Visually Impaired, and Sighted Students in STEM with Story

Why are sloths so slow?? 🦥 Listen to our latest episode where we ask this question to Rebecca Cliffe, sloth scientist and founder of The Sloth Conservation! Put on your sloth backpack and try not to fall out of a tree, because we’re going to discover why being slow might be a good thing after all! Learn more about sloth conservation in our bonus interview episode, available on Patreon ! 🎧 Listen to the Episode 🔎About The Featured Expert Dr. Rebecca Cliffe is the founder a

Polar bears! Join us as we learn more about these white, fuzzy, and adorable-yet-dangerous bears of the Arctic! Biologist Andrew Derocher will take us on a polar bear adventure with helicopters, an angry cub, and super cool science. Tune in to learn more about these majestic creatures! 🎧 Listen to the Episode 🔎About The Featured Expert Dr. Andrew Derocher is a biologist and professor at the University of Alberta. He studies ecology, conservation, and of course, polar bears