105: The Marine Carnivore Question & Collecting

Let's Learn Everything!

Tom Lum

Education, Comedy, Learning, Tiktok, Science, Friends

4.8 • 547 Ratings

🗓️ 7 May 2026

⏱️ 119 minutes

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Summary

Are there more carnivores in the ocean than land? Yes! But... why? And what does that teach us about how we study ecosystems? And what constitutes a collection? Well it goes way back in time, and can cover anything and everything interesting, and maybe even teach us about ourselves and each other.

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0:00.0	Ready. And one, two, three. Clap.
0:04.7	Nice. Sorry, one second, guys. This is not a bit.
0:09.5	I do need to grab it.
0:11.4	I hate that we're at the point where we have to say this is not a bit.
0:14.6	Yeah. And it is required.
0:34.3	Hello and welcome to Let's Learn Everything, the show where we learn anything and everything interesting.
0:36.0	Today, we're going to be learning about a science topic and a miscellaneous topic as well.
0:41.3	My name is Tom, and today, much like the audience, I am the student of the episode.
0:46.7	I am here to learn, to absorb, to grow my brain.
0:51.1	Woo!
0:52.8	I'd love the idea that my teachers, when I'm excited to learn, my teachers go,
0:57.0	Yay!
0:58.0	Woohoooo!
1:00.0	My name is Caroline, and this episode's science topic is going to be the question,
1:06.0	Are there more carnivores in the ocean?
1:09.0	Huh?
1:10.0	Compared to land carnivores.
1:12.6	This is not a question I thought could be asked nor answered.
1:17.6	No, it's not an answer.
1:19.6	We're going to give it a go today.
1:20.6	I'm sure it's just going to be a simple yes or no answer, and we won't have to learn
1:24.6	anything about the nuances about either categorization or evolution
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