Dinosaurs' Last Gasp

Big Picture Science

Science, Technology

4.6 • 986 Ratings

🗓️ 13 June 2022

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Do we have physical evidence of the last day of the dinosaurs? We consider fossilized fish in South Dakota that may chronicle the dramatic events that took place when, 66 million years ago, a large asteroid slammed into the Gulf of Mexico and caused three-quarters of all species to disappear. Also, what new discoveries have paleontologists made about these charismatic animals, and the director of Jurassic World: Dominion talks about how his film hews to the latest science. Hint: feathers! It’s deep history, as we look at what happened as terrestrial life experienced its worst day ever. Guests: Colin Trevorrow – Director of Jurassic World: Dominion Riley Black – Science writer and author of “The Last Days of the Dinosaurs” Anusuya Chinsamy-Turan – Paleontologist at the University of Cape Town, South Africa This episode brought to you in part by DRAGON BALL Z: KAKAROT and Hero Wars. Learn more about Hero Wars at hero-wars.com Big Picture Science is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Please contact [email protected] to inquire about advertising on Big Picture Science. You can get early access to ad-free versions of every episode by joining us on Patreon. Thanks for your support! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:25.7	That's What's New with Wired, wherever you get your podcasts.
0:30.4	The world is filled with many questions,
0:32.2	such as, did giants exist.
0:34.0	What is junk DNA? Does it mean that you're trash?
0:37.0	Do you ever wonder if aliens have underwater bases in our oceans and that's why there are so many
0:42.3	UFO sightings off the coast of
0:44.0	violence all over the world. How serious even is climate change and when should we
0:49.2	start building our rafts? Hello everyone you may recognize me as Gabby from the History of Everything
0:54.1	podcast and my name is Brenna and you don't recognize me from anything yet.
0:58.8	Together we're two scientists who explore the answers to these questions and many, many more in our new
1:03.7	podcast, Mystery of Everything, available everywhere you get your podcasts. Scientists and Hollywood movie makers have something in common bringing bringing dinosaurs back to life. By digging into the past,
1:25.9	paleontologists have helped us imagine what these beasts look like, how they lived, and
1:30.4	how they died. Meanwhile, Hollywood gives us all the feels.
1:35.0	Bigger. Why do they always have to go bigger?
1:39.0	Together, scientists and filmmakers are engaged in a kind of de-extinction.
1:46.0	And while the latest movie has dinosaurs battling humans or world domination,
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