Our Crappiest Hour Yet
Who Gives a Poop?
Guest:\xa0Heather L. Montgomery, science educator\xa0and\xa0author of "Who Gives A Poop? Surprising Science from One End to the Other"
From microbiomes to nutrient transport to renewable fuel, poop is, in fact, a fundamental part of keeping our world healthy.
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Paleoscatology, the Study of Ancient Dino Poop
Guest:\xa0Karen Chin, Professor of Geological Sciences and Curator of Paleontology at the University of Colorado Museum of Natural History
Karen Chin is a \u201cpaleoscatologist," meaning she studies fossilized poop, usually from dinosaurs. Seventy-five million-year old poop\xa0gives us a new understanding of the dinosaurs' world.