Ep 206: Science... sort of - Keeping the Rica in Costa

Science... sort of

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🗓️ 22 September 2014

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

00:00:00 - Ryan is join by J. Leighton Reid to talk about birds, forests, and conservation. The first paper discussed is about how forest restoration in the tropics benefits birds.

00:24:34 - Speaking of feeling restored, how about beer? Leighton pulls off something that few guests or even co-hosts have ever accomplished: he has a beer Ryan hasn't heard of, namely a Alphadelic IPA by Hop Valley Brewing Company. Ryan also has a beer hailing from Oregon, a Class of '88 Belgian Style Ale from Deschutes Brewery et al.

00:26:05 - Next up we cover this new technique of applied nucleation, where you plant small patches of trees instead of trying to replant the whole forest. Fewer trees but better results? Talk about a win-win! If you want to know more about the project, you can read about it here and if you'd like to donate directly, you can do so here!

00:55:38 - PaleoPOWs are a lot like forest restoration, we're not quite sure how its done but we're really hoping it works out. Since Ryan is flying is solo this week there's only one entry to be had, but it's a good one. Clifford E. has started a recurring donation, which is hugely awesome for us and for you because it makes the show that much better, so thanks, Cliff! We're also excited to announce that we'll performing a live show in San Francisco as part of the 2014 Bay Area Science Festival in conjunction with the Nerd Nite Block Party. Check the link for details and please stop by if you can! Last up, we're trying to give some games away to donors, if you would like the really cool Indie puzzle game The Bridge and have ever donated to the show, e-mail Ryan for your free copy!

Thanks for listening and be sure to check out the Brachiolope Media Network for more great science podcasts!

Music for this week's show:

Prettiest Tree on the Mountain - Ben Sollee

The Oregon Trail - Burt Ives

Four New Trees - The Mountain Goats

Transcript

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0:00.0	Are you from the Midwest originally?
0:02.7	I'm from Virginia, so it's similar climate, but not the Midwest for sure.
0:07.9	It would be so funny if I just hung up on you right now being from West Virginia.
0:11.0	She'd be like, oh, sorry, I got to look at the time.
0:14.7	From science sort of.com, you're listening to Science Sort of.
0:32.6	Welcome to Science Sort of. This is episode 206. This is totally during the recording,
0:39.4	and I didn't mess it up and have to do it later. Our theme this week is keeping the Rika in Costa. And I'm your host, Ryan. I'll be talking about things that are science, things that are sort of science,
0:42.8	and things that wish they were science with Dr. Jay Layton Reed. Thanks for joining us,
0:47.4	Leighton. You bet, Ryan. So you are a postdoctoral scholar at the Department of Forest
0:52.8	Ecosystems and Society at Oregon State
0:55.0	University, but you did your PhD at the University of California Santa Cruz where this podcast
0:59.0	was conceived and berth into the internet world, and that's how you and I got to know each other
1:05.8	a little bit. And yeah, I was bugging you for help with some permits for some work I want to do
1:10.8	and realize that
1:11.8	would also be a good time to bug you about coming on the show. Totally, glad to be here. So, I knew you
1:16.6	as the guy who went to Costa Rica and did stuff with bats, but it turns out you do things, you do
1:22.9	work with other things that fly, which include birds. And yeah, you essentially do a lot of really cool conservation and ecological restoration work,
1:32.8	but with a real true bent towards the scientific analysis of how to make those processes
1:37.9	as efficient and effective as possible.
1:40.5	Is that a decent summation?
1:42.6	I think that's a great summation. Sweet. So you sent me a couple
1:46.6	of papers to talk about. Let's talk about the one where you're the first author first, if you think
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