The Wild Life
The Wild Life
An optimistic, curiosity-chasing show about the wonder and wildness of life, following the threads that connect us to the natural world. The Wild Life is, always has been, and always will be a show about the diversity of life within the animal kingdom, but it's about more than that. It's about connections. It's about how the natural world inspires our culture, movies, and technologies. It's about the patterns that persist throughout not just life, but the universe itself. It's about us. The Wild Life is a place for the curious, the adventurous, the hopeful, and the hopeless to discover the natural world through unique perspectives. Between the blog and podcasts, The Wild Life seeks to bring the traditional naturalist experience into the 21st century by merging immersive storytelling and foley art with technology and creative experiences. It’s an exploration of truth, common ground, and shared places as we attempt to fill each episode with wonder, connectedness, intrigue, and humor. Thank you for being here. Contact | hello@thewildlife.blog
Categories: Science & Medicine
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17 years ago, I was a 14 year old attending Connor Middle School in Hebron, Kentucky. Small little town, just across the Ohio River. In 2018, I moved away, back down to Houston, TX. But in the few years I was there, I met and became friends with some of the most amazing people, most of which I lost contact with over the years
Then one day, sometime last year or so, a familiar name popped up on my feed—an old friend, and today’s guest.
On today's episode, Dr Tiffany Slater tells us all about her amazing discoveries and career as a taphonomist! Searching for molecular ghosts in the fossil record, ginger frogs, ancient proteins, learning there’s a difference between aging fossils and dating fossils, feathered connections, archaeopteryx, perspectives, particle accelerators, and of course, catching up…
Dinosaur feathers reveal traces of ancient proteins
Dr Tiffany Slater's University of College Cork Profile
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Previous episodes
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195 - Feathers, Fossils, and Old Friends with Dr Tiffany Slater Wed, 03 Apr 2024
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194 - Secrets of the Octopus with Sy Montgomery and Warren Carlyle Sat, 30 Mar 2024 - 0h
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193 - The Joy of Working with Wildlife with Lauren Jackson, Queen of the Wild Wed, 06 Mar 2024
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192 - Cephalopods and SciComm with Octopus Biologist Meg Mindlin Thu, 04 Jan 2024
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191 - A World of Wasps with Eric Eaton Wed, 13 Dec 2023
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190 - Revisited: Nature's Vampires with Dr Marie Lisandra Zepeda-Mendoza Wed, 11 Oct 2023 - 0h
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189 - Shark Conservation with Dr Alexandra McInturf Wed, 27 Sep 2023 - 0h
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188 - Revisited: Busting Bat Myths and Mistruths with Liz Dengate Sat, 16 Sep 2023 - 0h
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187 - Revisited: The Mystery of Zebra Stripes with Dr Tim Caro Wed, 30 Aug 2023 - 0h
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186 - Reintroducing The Wild Life + The Path Forward Wed, 23 Aug 2023 - 0h
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185 - SHORT | Do Ticks Fall From Trees? Wed, 28 Jun 2023 - 0h
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184 - SHORT | Can Porcupines Shoot Their Quills? Tue, 27 Jun 2023 - 0h
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183 - SHORT | Why Do Worms Come Out When It Rains? Mon, 26 Jun 2023 - 0h
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182 - SHORT | How a Puffin Problem Led to the Creation of a Star Wars Icon Sun, 25 Jun 2023 - 0h
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181 - Wide-Eyed | Why Goats & Cuttlefish Have Weird Shaped Pupils Sun, 04 Sep 2022 - 0h
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180 - Polar Bears and the Illusion of Color Wed, 31 Aug 2022 - 0h
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179 - NEWS: New Study Suggests the Dugong is 'Functionally Extinct' in China Fri, 26 Aug 2022 - 0h
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178 - SHORT: Can Other Animals Get Sunburns? Sat, 20 Aug 2022 - 0h
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177 - SHORT: Crocodiles Would Bankrupt the Tooth Fairy Fri, 19 Aug 2022 - 0h
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176 - SHORT: Why do Hedgehogs have Spikes? Thu, 18 Aug 2022 - 0h
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175 - SHORT: Sea Otters Have Secret Skin Pockets in Their Armpits Tue, 16 Aug 2022 - 0h
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174 - Class: The Demo Model (DEMOSPONGIAE) Tue, 16 Aug 2022 - 0h
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173 - Class: The Art of Glass (Hexactinellida) Thu, 07 Jul 2022 - 0h
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172 - Class: The Sponge Plunge Fri, 17 Jun 2022 - 0h
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171 - New Series Preview: Class Mon, 13 Jun 2022 - 0h
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170 - On Birding and Time Tue, 31 May 2022 - 0h
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169 - How to Build an Animal: Body Cavities Mon, 23 May 2022 - 0h
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168 - Change, Time, & Lessons from a Caterpillar Mon, 23 May 2022 - 0h
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167 - The Law of Conservation of Energy, and You Mon, 16 May 2022 - 0h
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166 - How to Build An Animal: Development Tue, 10 May 2022 - 0h
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165 - How to Build an Animal: Symmetry Fri, 29 Apr 2022 - 0h
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164 - What are Animals? Mon, 25 Apr 2022 - 0h
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163 - The Wild Life of the Largemouth Bass Mon, 04 Apr 2022 - 0h
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162 - The Wild Life of the Gulf-Coast Pygmy Sunfish Sun, 03 Apr 2022 - 0h
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161 - What's the Fastest Fish? Sat, 26 Mar 2022 - 0h
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160 - Biohacking Starfish Sun, 20 Mar 2022 - 0h
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159 - The Wild Life of the Splendid Toadfish Mon, 14 Mar 2022 - 0h
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158 - Shooting a Lion Sun, 13 Mar 2022 - 0h
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157 - Birding by Smartphone Sat, 12 Mar 2022 - 0h
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156 - More than a Long Neck: 16 Giraffe Facts You Probably Didn't Know Sat, 05 Mar 2022 - 0h
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155 - Confronting Climate Change with Jeff Corwin Fri, 25 Feb 2022 - 0h
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154 - The Wild Life of the Deep-Sea Dragonfish Wed, 23 Feb 2022 - 0h
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153 - The Life and Impact of Barry Commoner Fri, 18 Feb 2022 - 0h
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152 - The Wild Life of Muskellunge Wed, 16 Feb 2022 - 0h
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151 - The Wild Life of Butterflyfish Sun, 13 Feb 2022 - 0h
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150 - Hiking with a Toddler Sat, 12 Feb 2022 - 0h
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149 - The Wild Life of the Little Brown Skink Mon, 07 Feb 2022 - 0h
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148 - The Wild Life of the Northern Crested Caracara Tue, 01 Feb 2022 - 0h
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147 - Baby-Blue Bloods Sun, 30 Jan 2022 - 0h
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146 - Horseshoe Crabs with Dr Daniel Sasson Fri, 28 Jan 2022 - 0h