This episode comes from a conversation with the Director of Life Sciences here at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

His research focuses on hibernation! Why do animals do it? What's the difference between say... torpor and taking a nap? Could humans ever hibernate?

Plus, we get to dive into some other fascinating research about fish species, specifically, the very cute pupfish, which somehow live in the desert!

Learn more about Frank's work: https://www.unlv.edu/news/expert/frank-van-breukelen

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Thank you for watching and for being an inquisitive being.

Today, I sit down with Andrew Kerr, head of the Dale Etheridge Planetarium in Las Vegas! 

Andrew is an astronomer and physicist who received his PhD for his work on the Gravito-Electromagnetic Effect and the Cosmological Constant.

In this episode, we talk about the state of planetariums, seek to understand the utility of constellations and star classifications, try to grasp the milestones and timescales that make up our universe, and project into the future of our solar system!

Learn more: https://www.csn.edu/student-life/discover-csn/planetarium 

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Today I'm at The University of Tennessee, Knoxville speaking with Kimberly Sheldon all about dung beetles!

Kim studies the patterns and processes that determine the distribution of species and use this information to predict impacts of anthropogenic change on species and ecological communities. 

Learn more about Kim's work: http://www.biogeographyresearch.org/
https://eeb.utk.edu/people/kimberly-sheldon/

To find out how you can learn more, be involved, and maybe even help, head to http://www.nimbios.org/