On Being Animals

BONUS EPISODE!!! There have been so many more listeners than ever I expected and I want to show my appreciation - Y'all deserve a BONUS! My absolute favourite person to ever walk this earth helps me discover the Triple Humpy Weird Piss. Her shrewd mind led us on a discovery of: hotness, things that aren't made of horse pee, and gender research discrimination. The homework for all you amazing the listeners is: look up the definition of feminism and get down with it! Most egregious errors: I might have miss-represented induced ovulation. Also, I described the inside of the mouth as though it was a giraffe. That still might be correct, but I can say for sure. Science level: Very high! Miriam kept me on task and there is a very high concentration of science facts throughout. This gets the first 24 karat science rating, enjoy!

The family series continues with my sister, the fierce and formidable Geneva. There's nothing she can't take on, including the Flexi Turn-Toothed Trailblazer. Side note: I think this may be her spirit animal on just about every level. Besides that discovery, we also explored food aggression, Buster, and sibling vulnerability. Most egregious error: there were a couple of bad facts about wolves and bears, but the most egregious error was when I neglected to ask her more about vulnerability. She shared how she felt as a child, but I really should have asked her about that as an adult woman. Especially since she has lived in dorms and in many cities away from home. Science level: some speculation, but about 90% facts.

Enough with the Lloyd's already, it's high time for Pye time. The wonderfully smart Jenn Pye picked the appropriately smart Playful Mimic for this Bonus Episode. It was a great conversation and we uncovered deep truths about nature vs nuture, rom coms, and dumpcano. Most egregious error: I said that Johnny Depp starred in a suspense movie called "Secret Garden". He definitely did not. It was definitely "Secret Window". I'm sure that in time, this the title of this movie will be a mystery...even to me. Science level: Semi-science. Lots of good anecdotes, but I didn't read any studies for this one. It's still a great one thanks to Jenn's great insights!

Download Episode! The list has been checked twice and y'all are just too nice! I'd like to share this gift with you and I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. Trish, who's sharp mind is eminently beyond compare, helped me discover the Swelling Fringe Clicker. Other notable discoveries include: ecosystem services, Hugh Jackman's back, and travelling alone as a single woman. Most egregious error: I talk about the "Mi'kmaw", which is how you pronounce Mi'kmaq, but I did not realize it at the time. So I was saying the correct word, but I was using it as though it was some other tribe. It's not. I was referring to Mi'kmaq which is properly pronounced meeg mah. Sorry for my ignorance, but this mistake has led me to more discoveries! Did you know that "ni'kmaq" actually means "my friends"? Early europeans misheard and misunderstood and then named the l'nuk people mi'kmaq. All sort of other neat history can be found here: http://www.muiniskw.org/pgCulture0.htm Science level: very high! Trish is so dang smart that she kept asking great, on topic questions.

Finally introduced as On Being Animals! To celebrate, a sojourn Ash's lovely home was in order. Seriously, she has a pinterest home. Ash's keen intellect kept me on my toes with great questions on the Minute Sun Maker. On they way, we discovered things about diamonds, fluid dynamics, and hallway intimidation. Most egregious error: I said that the a colony female will be the grandmother to her babies. Sure, there are multiple generations of babies, but that doesn't make her a grandmother. She is still definitely the biological mother....even if she acts like a grandma. Science level: Real high. We left biology and crossed into other domains. Don't worry, we still had some nice non-science hits.