Biopedia
Biology is a fascinating subject which is well worth exploring. Its scope stretches from individual DNA strands and viruses to blue whales, metapopulations and the biosphere. We will shine the spotlight on a different biological concept in every episode. Topics I've covered in the past include the origins of cell theory, Dollo's law and the Anthropocene; however, there is still plenty more to discover. Our focus will range from the very smallest scales to the very largest; from virions to the Gaia hypothesis. So come and explore the fascinating world of biology, one episode at a time!Podcasts
Island Folk 3- Saint Helena and Anthropogenic Impact
Published: Nov. 5, 2023, noonDuration: 2 minutes 36 seconds
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69- Punctuated Equilibrium, Phyletic Gradualism and Creationist Philosophy
Published: Nov. 4, 2023, noonDuration: 8 minutes 59 seconds
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68- Mammoths and the Pyramids
Published: Oct. 22, 2023, 11 a.m.Duration: 5 minutes 55 seconds
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67- Mythological Hybrids and Chromosome Count
Published: Oct. 8, 2023, 11 a.m.Duration: 4 minutes 7 seconds
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Introducing- Autocrat
Published: Oct. 6, 2023, 7:40 p.m.Duration: 8 minutes 54 seconds
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66- The KT Extinction
Published: Sept. 17, 2023, 11 a.m.Duration: 10 minutes 26 seconds
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65- The Fermi Paradox and the Great Filter
Published: Aug. 20, 2023, 11 a.m.Duration: 6 minutes 43 seconds
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Announcement- YouTube Community
Published: Aug. 13, 2023, 11 a.m.Duration: 1 minute 12 seconds
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64- New Global Heat Records
Published: Aug. 5, 2023, 11 p.m.Duration: 6 minutes 3 seconds
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63- Hypothetical Galactic Population Size
Published: July 16, 2023, 11 a.m.Duration: 7 minutes 37 seconds
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62- The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
Published: June 18, 2023, 11 a.m.Duration: 7 minutes 20 seconds
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Update- Podcast schedule
Published: June 6, 2023, 11 p.m.Duration: 1 minute 32 seconds
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Bonus- Darwin Day 2023
Published: Feb. 12, 2023, noonDuration: 5 minutes 24 seconds
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61- Monophyly, Paraphyly and Polyphyly
Published: Feb. 5, 2023, 12:01 p.m.Duration: 4 minutes 2 seconds
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Island Folk 2- Britain and the Island Fortress
Published: Jan. 1, 2023, midnightDuration: 2 minutes 23 seconds
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Now Live- Island Folk Episode 2
Published: Jan. 1, 2023, midnightDuration: 2 minutes 23 seconds
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Now Live- Island Folk Episode 1
Published: Nov. 20, 2022, noonDuration: 3 minutes
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Announcement- Island Folk
Published: Nov. 16, 2022, noonDuration: 2 minutes 16 seconds
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59- James E. Lovelock
Published: Nov. 13, 2022, noonDuration: 10 minutes 46 seconds
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58- Islamic Golden Age Evolutionary Theory
Published: July 24, 2022, 11 a.m.Duration: 7 minutes 36 seconds
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57- Benedict's Test
Published: April 10, 2022, 11 a.m.Duration: 3 minutes 31 seconds
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Bonus- Darwin Day 2022
Published: Feb. 12, 2022, noonDuration: 17 minutes 12 seconds
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56- Three Types of Selection
Published: Dec. 26, 2021, noonDuration: 5 minutes 38 seconds
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54- Bonsai Trees
Published: Oct. 17, 2021, 11 a.m.Duration: 5 minutes 44 seconds
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53- Grolar Bears
Published: Oct. 10, 2021, 11 a.m.Duration: 3 minutes 43 seconds
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52- Great American Interchange
Published: Oct. 3, 2021, 11 a.m.Duration: 12 minutes 14 seconds
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51- RuBisCO, C4 and CAM
Published: Sept. 26, 2021, 11 a.m.Duration: 10 minutes 16 seconds
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50- Kin Selection and Hamilton's Rule
Published: Sept. 19, 2021, 11 a.m.Duration: 6 minutes 45 seconds
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49- The Wallace Line
Published: Sept. 12, 2021, 11 a.m.Duration: 5 minutes 52 seconds
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48- The Creation of Chromosome 2
Published: Sept. 5, 2021, 11 a.m.Duration: 9 minutes 3 seconds
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47- Sibling Species
Published: Aug. 29, 2021, 11 a.m.Duration: 4 minutes 41 seconds
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46- Ediacaran Biota
Published: Aug. 22, 2021, 11 a.m.Duration: 7 minutes 39 seconds
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45- The DNA of Louis XVI
Published: Aug. 14, 2021, 11 p.m.Duration: 6 minutes 30 seconds
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44- Point Mutations and Almonds
Published: Aug. 8, 2021, 11 a.m.Duration: 4 minutes 43 seconds
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43- Two-Component Systems
Published: Aug. 1, 2021, 11 a.m.Duration: 5 minutes 29 seconds
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41- Gruinard Island
Published: July 18, 2021, 11 a.m.Duration: 6 minutes 12 seconds
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40- Two Views on Communities
Published: July 11, 2021, 11 a.m.Duration: 3 minutes 44 seconds
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39- Succession and Climax Communities
Published: July 4, 2021, 11 a.m.Duration: 5 minutes 52 seconds
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37- Metapopulations
Published: June 20, 2021, 11 a.m.Duration: 4 minutes 39 seconds
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36- Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium
Published: June 13, 2021, 11 a.m.Duration: 7 minutes 29 seconds
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35- Five Kingdoms, Three Domains
Published: June 6, 2021, 11 a.m.Duration: 4 minutes 45 seconds
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33- Lethal Alleles
Published: May 23, 2021, 11 a.m.Duration: 3 minutes 43 seconds
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32- Trisomies and Non-Disjunction
Published: May 16, 2021, 11 a.m.Duration: 5 minutes 20 seconds
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31- Choanoflagellates
Published: May 9, 2021, 11 a.m.Duration: 5 minutes 15 seconds
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30- Measures of Diversity
Published: May 2, 2021, 11 a.m.Duration: 3 minutes 32 seconds
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29- Sympatric Speciation
Published: April 25, 2021, 11 a.m.Duration: 4 minutes 47 seconds
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Bonus- William Darwin's Development
Published: April 24, 2021, 11 a.m.Duration: 4 minutes 26 seconds
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28- Speciation and the Great Wall of China
Published: April 18, 2021, 11 a.m.Duration: 4 minutes 55 seconds
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26- The Anthropocene
Published: April 3, 2021, 11 p.m.Duration: 5 minutes 7 seconds
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25- Dollo's Law
Published: March 28, 2021, 11 a.m.Duration: 4 minutes 26 seconds
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24- Rewind: Dominant and Recessive
Published: March 21, 2021, noonDuration: 3 minutes 44 seconds
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23- How Many Species?
Published: March 14, 2021, noonDuration: 5 minutes 29 seconds
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Bonus- On the Origin of Species 1859 Introduction
Published: March 14, 2021, 10 a.m.Duration: 12 minutes 13 seconds
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Introducing- After Alexander
Published: March 7, 2021, noonDuration: 2 minutes 7 seconds
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22- The Central Indo-Pacific
Published: Feb. 28, 2021, noonDuration: 4 minutes 17 seconds
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21- The Black Queen Hypothesis
Published: Feb. 21, 2021, noonDuration: 5 minutes 25 seconds
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20- The Red Queen Hypothesis
Published: Feb. 14, 2021, noonDuration: 2 minutes 57 seconds
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Bonus- Darwin Day 2021
Published: Feb. 12, 2021, noonDuration: 5 minutes 41 seconds
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19- How Evolution Works
Published: Feb. 7, 2021, noonDuration: 5 minutes 44 seconds
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17- How To Make An Eye Colour
Published: Jan. 24, 2021, noonDuration: 3 minutes 26 seconds
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16- Assortative Mating
Published: Jan. 17, 2021, noonDuration: 3 minutes 51 seconds
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We now have a website!
Published: Jan. 13, 2021, noonDuration: 3 minutes 8 seconds
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Announcement- Website
Published: Jan. 13, 2021, noonDuration: 2 minutes 28 seconds
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15- The Adaptive Landscape
Published: Jan. 10, 2021, noonDuration: 4 minutes 35 seconds
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14a- The Function of NRAMP1
Published: Jan. 6, 2021, noonDuration: 3 minutes 54 seconds
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14- Leprosy and 'The Leper King'
Published: Jan. 3, 2021, noonDuration: 5 minutes 56 seconds
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13- Rewind: Amino Acids
Published: Dec. 27, 2020, noonDuration: 4 minutes 24 seconds
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12- The Wnt Signalling Network
Published: Dec. 20, 2020, noonDuration: 6 minutes 12 seconds
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11- Rewind: Cell Theory
Published: Dec. 13, 2020, noonDuration: 3 minutes 53 seconds
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10- The Lamellipodium
Published: Dec. 6, 2020, noonDuration: 6 minutes 10 seconds
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9- The Platypus’ Larger Cousin
Published: Nov. 29, 2020, noonDuration: 2 minutes 51 seconds
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8- Orca Population History
Published: Nov. 22, 2020, 6 p.m.Duration: 6 minutes 19 seconds
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7- Localised mRNA and Cell Polarity
Published: Nov. 15, 2020, 7:56 p.m.Duration: 3 minutes 49 seconds
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6- Persister Cells (placeholder)
Published: Nov. 8, 2020, noonDuration: 5 minutes 39 seconds
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5- A Projected Range Shift during Global Warming
Published: Nov. 3, 2020, noonDuration: 3 minutes 36 seconds
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5- Range Shift under Climate Change
Published: Nov. 2, 2020, 2:14 p.m.Duration: 3 minutes 55 seconds
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4- GTPases and Actin Remodelling in Yeast
Published: Nov. 1, 2020, 1:20 p.m.Duration: 3 minutes 19 seconds
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3- Cell Polarity and GTPases
Published: Oct. 30, 2020, 5:11 p.m.Duration: 5 minutes 31 seconds
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2- The Identification of Richard III
Published: Oct. 29, 2020, 8:10 p.m.Duration: 5 minutes 23 seconds
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0- Introduction
Published: Oct. 26, 2020, 6:39 p.m.Duration: 3 minutes 22 seconds
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