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BioAudio

BioAudio

Elizabeth Clare

Welcome to BioAudio: The Teaching Podcast. After many years teaching biology in universities in the UK and in Canada I've come to the conclusion that we can do better than text books. I always want something more flexible, that can be updated with new topics and new discoveries. After years avoiding textbooks... I've created BioAudio a collection of discussions to accompany lectures in university biology courses . So let's ditch the textbook and just listen.
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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best BioAudio episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to BioAudio for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite BioAudio episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

BioAudio - Types of selection
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08/14/23 • 20 min

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In this episode of the BioAudio podcast I talk to 3rd year undergraduate student Ghazal Hooshyar and she's going to explain to me what she's learned about different types of selection.

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Trailer - where I explain just what it is I'm doing!
Welcome to the BioAudio Podcast. I'm Professor Elizabeth Clare a biologist who has taught in both the UK and Canada.
X (formerly twitter) @Dr_bat_girl
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BioAudio - What is scientific literature?
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02/12/24 • 28 min

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Today in the BioAudio podcast part one of a two part session on scientific literature. Today Prof. Erin Fraser joins me to talk about what we mean by "primary scientific literature". We will go through the basic structure of a scientific "paper" and what each section is for. We are out to demystify the world of scientific writing on the BioAudio podcast.

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Today on the BioAudio podcast Prof Alex Mills returns to talk about how we recognize and describe an "ecological community" and the unique roll of keystone species, ecosystem engineers and apex predators. We will also talk about three famous trophic cascades, where the removal or introduction of a species has consequences that rebound across the entire system.

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BioAudio - How to read a scientific paper
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02/14/24 • 18 min

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In this episode Prof. Erin Fraser joins me for part two of our introduction to primary scientific literature. This time... did you know most of us don't read these "papers" from start to finish? in this episode we try to demystify the process and we admit... we have to look up words just like everyone else!

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In this episode Prof. Gordon Fitch explains the ways that individuals from two different species can interact in the wild, and the evolutionary consequences of this for species evolution and the stability of ecosystems. We cover competition, predation, mutualism, commensalism and the co-evolution of species... we even manage to work in Darwin and Taylor Swift! This is what Darwin referred to as the "tangled bank", complicated to unravel and critical to survival.

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What is a species? A simple question that just about anyone can answer, and yet has been the source of endless debate for decades. Biological diversity just doesn't fit in nice neat little boxes no matter how much we search for a universal species concept. In this episode of the BioAudio podcast Prof. Eryn McFarlane is back to talk about some of the most commonly used definitions of a species, and why they all seem to fail in the end. The diversity of life defies definition.

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This is an encore presentation of the third episode I made of the BioAudio Podcast. I am re-posting the first three episodes form season 1 because they also set the stage for new content in Season 2. So before we get into new conversations, please follow along with my conversation with Dr. Dave Hone on the evidence used by Charles Darwin to argue that natural selection was the mechanism driving evolution. Next week we start with new content on BioAudio, but for now continue on with this encore presentation.

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This is an encore presentation of the second episode I made of the BioAudio Podcast. Season 2 is an introduction of Evolution and Ecology. So before we get into new content, I am re-posting a conversation with Dr. Dave Hone on the life of Charles Darwin and what led him to write one of the word's most famous books.

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BioAudio - Season 2 Introduction
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01/06/24 • 1 min

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An introduction to season two of the BioAudio podcast. Welcome.

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FAQ

How many episodes does BioAudio have?

BioAudio currently has 31 episodes available.

What topics does BioAudio cover?

The podcast is about Life Sciences, Natural Sciences, Podcasts and Science.

What is the most popular episode on BioAudio?

The episode title 'Darwin's evidence for natural selection - an Encore Presentation' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on BioAudio?

The average episode length on BioAudio is 26 minutes.

How often are episodes of BioAudio released?

Episodes of BioAudio are typically released every 5 days, 15 hours.

When was the first episode of BioAudio?

The first episode of BioAudio was released on Aug 10, 2023.

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