Cycadology (RARE PLANT DRAMA) with Nathalie Nagalingum

Published: Feb. 16, 2022, 4:34 a.m.

b'Gather round fellow nerds, you\\u2019re about to learn about the wildest not a fern not a bush not a cactus plant you never knew you never knew about: CYCADS. These endangered ancient plants have been around for 270 million years, give or take, and now they\\u2019re some of the most valuable vegetation in the world. Come along to learn about these uncomfortably sexy gymnosperms and the international crimes people do to steal them. Also: neurotoxins, Jurassic Park, and one the best fixes for procrastination we\\u2019ve ever heard with the world\\u2019s favorite botanist and cycadologist Dr. Nathalie Nagalingum.'