Ep. 262 - On the Origin & History of Field Guides

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In Defense of Plants

Botany, Natural Sciences, Ecology, Nature, Plants, Science

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🗓️ 26 April 2020

⏱️ 68 minutes

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This week we take an even closer look at the world of field guides with science historian Dr. Sara Scharf. Field guides began as a tool for botanists to better understand the plants in their region but they have since grown to encompass all forms of life. Learn how some of the most iconic figures in the world of biology had a hand in refining field guides as a tool and even how the need for education following the French Revolution drove them to become readily accessible to the public. You will be surprised just how important the field of botany has been in developing everything from libraries and index cards to modern database management algorithms. This is one episode you don't want to miss! This episode was produced in part by Sara, Kenned, Vaibhav, Kendall, Christina, Brett, Jocelyn, Kathleen, Ethan, Kaylee, Runaway Goldfish, Ryan, Donna, Donica, Chris, Shamora, Alana, Laura, Alice, Sarah, Rachel, Joanna, Griff, Philip, Paul, Matthew, Clark, Bobby, Kate, Steven, Brittney, McMansion Hell, Joey, Catherine, Brandon, Hall, Vegreville Creek and Wetlands Fund, Kevin, Oliver, John, Johansson, Christina, Jared, Hannah, Katy Pye, Brandon, Gwen, Carly, Stephen, Botanical Tours, Moonwort Studios, Liba, Mohsin Kazmi Takes Pictures, doeg, Clifton, Stephanie, Benjamin, Eli, Rachael, Plant By Design, Philip, Brent, Ron, Tim, Homestead Brooklyn, Brodie, Kevin, Sophia, Mark, Rens, Bendix, Irene, Holly, Caitlin, Manuel, Jennifer, Sara, and Margie.

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0:26.6	Hello everyone and welcome to the In Defensive Plants Podcast, the official podcast of
0:30.8	IndefensivePlants.com.
0:32.2	What's up? This is your host, Matt. Welcome to the show. How's everyone doing this week?
0:35.8	You hanging in there? Staying healthy? I hope so.
0:39.4	A lot of you wrote in to tell me how much you enjoyed the field guides episode we did last week with none other than the field guides.
0:45.2	Well, if you enjoyed that, then you're really going to enjoy this week's episode because joining us today is Dr. Sarah Sharf.
0:51.2	And she did her entire PhD on the origin and development of field guides. That's
0:55.2	right, where they all began, how they evolved over time, and what they've become today. So,
1:00.3	not only did field guides originate in the plant community, it was a tool originally invented
1:05.0	by botanists, but they also set the stage for a lot of other things that we take for granted
1:09.4	in our society, such as the
1:10.8	way we catalog and organize data. It's a really interesting history, and I was super excited when
1:16.0	Sarah reached out to me, so let's just jump right into it. Without further ado, here's the
1:20.1	history of field guides with Dr. Sarah Sharf. I right, Dr. Sarah Sharp, thank you so much for coming on the podcast. How about you tell
1:40.5	everyone a little bit about who you are and what it is you do? Oh, hi, Matt.
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