338 - We bought a Zoo-ologist’s book

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4.8 • 677 Ratings

🗓️ 23 April 2021

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Summary

00:00:00 - Dr. Arik Kershenbaum (@arikkershenbaum) stops by to talk about his new book, The Zoologist’s Guide to the Galaxy: What Animals on Earth Reveal about Aliens—And Ourselves, AKA the fastest we’ve ever said yes to an interview.

00:27:50 - Both life and beef requires water, so let’s talk about what we’re drinking. Patrick has a perfectly adequate Punk AF from BrewDog, Ryan is also having a non-alcoholic Upside Dawn Golden Ale from Athletic Brewing. It is also fine.

00:36:29 - Part 2 of our discussion with Arik Kershenbaum is the second part of our conversation about his book. Please enjoy!

00:58:04- PaloePOWs are a lot like alien life: is it really out there? Ryan begins with a 4-star Apple Podcasts review from Entertaining, but… who is frustrated by politics creeping into the show, which prompts a hopefully helpful discussion about what exactly this sort of criticism might mean. Patrick finishes with an e-mail from Peter C. about classifying human species as we colonize other planets based on the game Stellaris, but of course Ryan can’t help but bring up The Expanse. Discussion ensues.

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Music credit: Alien Language - Podington Bear
Audio Production by Rob Heath

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0:00.0	We bought a zoologist book.
0:04.0	I kind of like that.
0:09.1	Really, I think it's kind of terrible, but I can go for it if you want.
0:12.9	Did you see that supposed anecdote of meeting Matt Damon?
0:19.5	I can't remember what the circumstances were.
0:21.5	He was drunk in a bar.
0:23.7	And they were getting ready to throw him out.
0:26.8	And he said something like, don't you know who I am?
0:29.9	I'm Matt Damon from we bought a student.
0:36.3	From science sort of.com, you're listening to Science Sort of.
0:40.4	Hello, welcome to ScienceOro.
0:55.2	We're listening to episode 338.
0:58.0	Our theme this episode is, we bought a zooologist book.
1:02.9	And I am Brian, and join me to talk about things that are science, things that are sort of science, things that wish they were science, which this episode gets into, in a big way. It's the return of Patrick Wheatley.
1:13.3	Hey.
1:14.3	Patrick Vee Wheatley, I believe.
1:17.6	Vance, Victor, Veronica.
1:21.5	Five.
1:21.9	The fifth year of the Patrick Fifth Wheatley.
1:25.4	I mean, you joke.
1:26.4	I have a friend who is legitimately a fifth.
1:28.5	He is the fifth of his name,
	...

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