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🎙️ New Episode Alert: Skeleton of an Invertebrate TiMollusc: No Bones but Still Strong 🐌 In the latest episode of Puzzle Science, I had an inspiring chat with Tim Wollesen, a Professor of Zoology at the University of Vienna, specializing in EvoDevo. 🧬 We covered so much, including: -Tim’s unique childhood hobby 💀 -Insights into the German school system and the role of parental support 📚 -The challenge of maintaining the relevance of basic research and communicating its value to the public 🧪 -Why slowing down is essential—in research and in life 🌱 -Navigating intercultural marriage and balancing support and critique as a mentor 💬 -The power of language, the importance of raising your voice, and embracing societal responsibility 🗣️ This episode is packed with insights for everyone—scientists, educators, mentors, and anyone interested in the intersections of science and life. 🎧 Listen now and let me know your thoughts! #Podcast #PuzzleScience #Zoology #EvoDevo #BasicResearch #ScienceCommunication #Mentorship #InterculturalDialogue #NewEpisode #AcademicLife

It’s another Science Short, and today Fatu and Shekerah discover how bird eggs get their color–from brown, white, blue, speckled, and everything in between. To this day, scientists do not have a good understanding of why egg color developed in birds, but they do know that this trait co-evolved with the introduction of open-style bird nests, as opposed to covered nests. Open nests left bird eggs exposed and vulnerable to the outside environment, which led to one hypothesis that egg colors provide camouflage against potential predators. There are also other hypotheses that connect egg color to bacterial resistance, temperature regulation, and even female genetic fitness; literally as many hypotheses as there are egg color patterns.  Even though it is still a big mystery as to why birds have colored eggs, how these colors are formed is not. Birds are only capable of making two pigments–blue and brown–and the different combinations of these pigments produce the diverse spectrum of all the colors we see in eggs. With domesticated birds such as chickens, however, egg color is directly linked to the breed of chicken. Specific breeds only lay specific colors, for example Orpingtons lay brown eggs, Ameraucana lay blue eggs, and the “olive egger” breeds lay olive-green eggs. Catch this episode to learn more about the egg-straordinary story of bird eggs and how they got their colors.  Tune into this episode to learn more about: How scientists think different environmental pressures may be the key to why birds developed colored eggs What pigments are responsible for the diversity of color we see in bird eggs and how they are deposited on eggshells during egg development How chicken egg colors are influenced by genetics and human selection What causes speckling on bird eggs If you enjoyed this episode, you’ll also enjoy: We Love Birds Too! The Science behind Baking with Yeast  The Accidental Discovery of Penicillin 

Is curiosity your superpower? Join Cassini Nazir, Ph.D., on Perspectives Matter this Sunday as he discusses how curiosity motivates us to explore new, uncertain, and complex situations. This isn't just a human trait; animals share this drive too. Tune in to KERA at 11:30 a.m. #Curiosity #Motivation #Learning #Exploration #PerspectivesMatter #McCuistionTV

Recently, I started learning about #highperformingteams and their connection to #selforganisation, primarily through the lens of generative ecosystems, ecology, and the wisdom of nature. What can we learn from natural systems about our work patterns, and how might we create healthy, abundant, and supportive organisations based on natural patterns? TThat'smy learning question for this year. Learn with me! I want to share what I have learned with you, so one of my learning promises is to post more here to create better conversations about those topics, ask better questions, and learn from each other - as a proper nature network would do. ____ One of my pics is this podcast https://lnkd.in/e7rbVR8T And how might those of us aspiring to good and generative lives start functioning like an ecosystem rather than a collection of separate, siloed projects? We are in kinship. How do we make that real? In making it real, can we make it more of an offering to the whole wide world? Here, they talk about healing a forest - maybe after it was all damaged, cut down or burned... This is how #ecosystems start: "You put a wild diversity of species together because they all need each other. And then you put a post — you could do this in your fields — and that post is where a bird will land. So you welcome the ones that will disperse all of the diversity, and you do it the way nature does, in these islands, and then they will coalesce. And maybe that's what we're like when we do these gatherings and hear each other's work. Think of it that way."

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https://lnkd.in/giwrBMWG Cat Hobaiter observes great apes in the wild and in the lab to crack the code of their gestural communication. In this episode, we discussed the challenges and benefits of studying apes in the wild vs in the lab. Cat also shared how her lab identifies and studies ape gestures. It turns out that humans are pretty good at guessing what apes are trying to communicate with one another. Join us in this episode to learn more about the evolution of communication in great apes, and what we can learn from our closest relatives. 

Tune in for an exclusive glimpse into our new webinar, "Service Dogs in Science: Barriers to Inclusion." This demo video provides a detailed overview to help you better understand the webinar objectives. https://lnkd.in/dasNiusi #ServiceDogs #ADA #Accessibitility #Science

In biology, #race does not exist. In society, race exists as a #human #construct. This Closer to Truth episode takes a critical look at race with philosophers of #biology.

What I want to share today is my assessment that TEK is superior to tech. The sooner we accept this and humbly accept our role on Earth, the sooner we might repair and regain our sacred relationships with all our kin. https://lnkd.in/gw7ug_BU

Happy Earth Day 2024🌎 🍄As we say, all days here are dedicated towards the earth and its inhabitants. May, we see fungi, as one of the inhabitants on earth, and build a stronger relationship with them! 🍄Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures, by a biologist Merlin Sheldrake is a beautiful portrayal of the fungi queendom. 🍄 Reading it, has given us perspective on not just what our vision at Nuvedo® stands for, but why we take each day, at a time.🙏🏻 Appreciating, growing and building. In a #sustainable #responsible, and #ethical manner.💯 To date, our key learnings have been from fungi🍄 themselves. They are indeed our greatest mentors😇. Rightly so, it influences the way we think and behave. If we’ve not said it enough, #InMushroomsWeTrust💪 How many of you have read this? What are your favorite books on fungi?