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Changing the World With Your Video Camera with Rob Nelson

Rob Nelson, Director of Untamed Science, explains how he went from marine biology to science & nature filmography, and how he's trying to help more people come to love the natural world through YouTube.

Show notes: http://breakingbio.com/2016/02/01/bb97-changing-the-world-with-your-video-camera-with-rob-nelson/

Breaking Bio 84 - Playing with snakes with Dr. David Steen

Dr. David Steen of Auburn University joins us to talk about the Eastern Indigo Snake (Drymarchon couperi), what he's doing to help conserve this endangered species, and how Twitter is helping him improve public knowledge surrounding venomous snakes in North America.

For show notes & past episodes, check out: http://breakingbio.com/2015/08/10/episode-84-playing-with-snakes-with-dr-david-steen/

Breaking Bio №64 Singing mice with Steve Phelps!

We talk with Steve Phelps of the University of Texas at Austin about the evolution of social behaviour, prairies voles, singing mice, Twitter for academics, the academic work life and more!

Duration: 30:25

Breaking Bio №59 Dolphin talk with Justin Gregg!

It’s dolphin time! Join us as we talk with Justin Gregg, research associate at the Dolphin Communication Project, author of the new book Are Dolphins Really Smart, and voiceover artist. Bonus: a brief discussion on dolphin assisted birth and why that’s a really dumb idea.

Duration: 30:09

Breaking Bio №58 - From farm to fork with Dan Gillis!

We’re joined by Dan Gillis, Assistant Professor in the School of Computer Science at the University of Guelph. We had a great talk about his work as an ecological modeller for the Saugeen Ojibway First Nations and about an innovative project with his students that is helping to deliver fresh food to food donors and emergency food providers!

Duration: 29:29

Breaking Bio Episode 51

We chat with the inspiring Karen James: geneticist, innovator in citizen science, co-founder and director of the Beagle project, and she nearly went into space. Frankly, after we post this episode, we're all heading out to make something of ourselves.

Duration: 31:19

Breaking Bio Episode 49

We talk with William Gunn (@mrgunn), Head of Academic Outreach at Mendeley! We chat with him about Mendeley, replicating studies, open access, and Elsevier. Did you #mendelete? One of the hosts did! Come see us dish out the hardhitting journalistic questions for which our podcast is not at all famous.

Duration: 27:08

Breaking Bio Episode 48: Zen Faulkes!

We talk with academic poster design guru (and all-around science guy) Zen Faulkes, also known as @doctorzen. Come for the Captain Canuck, stay for the design tips!

Avid viewer and sometime host Sam Evans sent us this link during the podcast, which shows a great example of good poster design in action.

Duration: 30:00