Episode 184 - Richard Owen

The Common Descent Podcast

Common Descent

Science, Education, Earth Sciences, Natural Sciences, Science:natural Sciences

4.8 • 764 Ratings

🗓️ 4 February 2024

⏱️ 115 minutes

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A familiar name to modern biologists and paleontologists, Sir Richard Owen is famous for his pioneering work in the fields of paleontology and comparative anatomy, his contributions to public appreciation of biological sciences, and his often antagonistic relationships with contemporary scientists. This episode, we’ll explore Owen’s major scientific contributions and his long-standing reputation as a villain of 19th Century science. In the news: temnospondyl survivors, big sauropods, dinosaur hunting, and mammoth journeys. Time markers:Intro & Announcements: 00:00:00 News: 00:04:50 Main discussion, Part 1: 00:32:10 Main discussion, Part 2: 01:04:30Patron question: 01:36:35 Check out our website for this episode’s blog post and more: http://commondescentpodcast.com/ Join us on Patreon to support the podcast and enjoy bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/commondescentpodcast Got a topic you want to hear about? Submit your episode request here: https://commondescentpodcast.com/request-a-topic/ We’re an Audible Affiliate Partner! Use this link for a 30-day free trial to Audible: https://www.audibletrial.com/CommonDescent Lots more ways to connect with us: https://linktr.ee/common_descent The Intro and Outro music is “On the Origin of Species” by Protodome. More music like this at http://ocremix.org. Musical Interludes are "Professor Umlaut" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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0:00.0	You're listening to the Common Descent Podcast.
0:19.0	Hello, Will. Hello, David.
0:21.1	Hello, listeners, and welcome to the Common Descent podcast episode 184.
0:26.5	This is our first episode of February, 24, and our Darwin Day episode.
0:32.3	Yes.
0:32.9	We have a long-running tradition on the podcast that around Darwin Day, which is February 12th,
0:38.4	we release an episode about historical figures.
0:41.7	This is a thing we've been doing for a while.
0:43.8	This episode continues that tradition.
0:46.1	This episode, the historical figure that will be the topic of our discussion, is Richard Owen.
0:51.2	Yeah.
0:51.7	Sir Richard Owen.
0:53.1	Indeed.
0:54.4	Who is an oft-heard name in the realm of biology and paleontology, a contemporary of Charles
1:03.3	Darwin, often portrayed as a rival of Charles Darwin, but not a person nearly as famous
1:10.6	or recognizable a name as Charles Darwin, but not a person nearly as famous as or recognizable a name as Charles
1:14.1	Darwin.
1:15.1	So this episode, we'll talk about who this person was, what he did, why he's famous, and
1:19.1	this often when we talk about historical figures, we end up getting into the discussion
1:24.0	of what kind of person are they, how does their legacy square with who they were
1:30.7	as a person? Richard Owen's a great opportunity to talk about that because one of the most
1:35.7	famous things about him is that he was supposedly a real jerk. Yep. So, this will be a whole lot
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