Naturebang Podcast
Becky Ripley and Emily Knight make sense of what it means to be human by looking to the natural world... Science meets storytelling with a philosophical twist.
Episodes to download
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Dragon Lizards and the Gender Spectrum
Tue 8 Dec 2020
Animals can be male, female... or LOADS of other things. What are they? And what about us?
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Slime Mould and Problem Solving
Tue 1 Dec 2020
How can a brainless single-cell slime mould help to solve our most complex problems?
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Naked Mole Rats and Life Extension
Tue 24 Nov 2020
Why do naked mole rats live so long? And should we strive to live longer too?
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Ants and Social Distancing
Tue 17 Nov 2020
Can ants teach us anything about how to avoid a pandemic? Or how to survive one?
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Dog Poo and the Challenge of Navigation
Tue 10 Nov 2020
How do we navigate unfamiliar terrain? How do animals do it? And can dog poo help us out?
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Vole-love and Fidelity
Fri 21 Jun 2019
Lessons on love, and how to be faithful, from a rodent the size of a satsuma.
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Parasites and Personality
Thu 20 Jun 2019
Who controls your thoughts and actions? You, or the things that live inside you?
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The Portuguese Man O'War and the Individual
Wed 19 Jun 2019
Are we one or are we many? Examining individualism via a colonial jellyfish.
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Sea-Sponges and the Illusion of Self
Tue 18 Jun 2019
Breaking down the illusion of self, with help from the humble sea sponge.
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Starlings and Social Networks
Mon 17 Jun 2019
What can the patterns in a starling murmuration tell us about the way our ideas spread?
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Welcome to Naturebang
Sun 16 Jun 2019
Becky Ripley and Emily Knight look to nature to answer some of life's big questions.
