BROADCASTS.com

Published: Nov. 13, 2018, 7:45 a.m.

Sharks \n\n

A sharky public service message/pro-shark propaganda. Sharks get a bad wrap in the media. Eating weird stuff. The importance of sharks in the ocean and their roles in their particular ecosystems.

\n\n Shark behaviour \n\n

Biting the internet. Alternative shark species name suggestions. \u201cExploratory\u201d biting. Claspers! The Megalodon\u2019s likely \u201cbiiiiiiiiiig\u201d penis. Shark skin with dermal denticles, aka \u201cteeth paper.\u201d Shark intelligence and how you might measure it.

\n\n The Megalodon \n\n

Irl best estimates of megalodon size vs the creatures of the film. Limited fossil data and cartilaginous skeletons. Learning from paleoarchaeological study of ancient shark relatives with more calcified skeletal material. Working backward from the modern shark bodyform. Ancient buzzsaw-mouthed monsters. The importance of teeth.

\n\n \n Helicoprion\n\n \n\n \u0414\u0438\u0411\u0433\u0434 CC-BY-SA-4.0\n\n \n\n The Marianas Trench \n\n

Pressure and darkness at depth. Adaptations to pressure and darkness. Odd, squishy creatures. Blob fish as the gudetama of the sea.

\n\n \n Blob fishes, out of their element\n\n \n\n AFSC CC-BY-NC-ND-2.0\n\n \n\n Conservation \n\n

Shark public image management. Sharks with eyebrows.

\n\n\n\t

\n\t\t\n\t\t\t
1. \n\t\t\t\tMelissa's Chondrichthyan-promotion organization: The Fins United Initiative\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\n\t\t\t
2. \n\t\t\t\tMelissa's podcast: ConCiencia Azul\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\n\t

\n\nSupport the show!