Evolution in the Anthropocene w/ Shane Campbell-Staton

Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria

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Society & Culture, Natural Sciences, Science

4.7 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 11 January 2021

⏱️ 94 minutes

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In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by UCLA evolutionary biologist and co-host/co-creator of the Biology of Superheroes Podcast, Dr. Shane Campbell-Staton. They talk about the evolution of pathogens like SARS-CoV-2, the biology of superheroes, how the poaching of elephants during the Mozambiquan civil war has led to increased tusk loss, and the dark history of science that shapes modern experiences of Black researchers.

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0:00.0	Hello everyone and welcome to Talk Nurdy. Today is Monday, January 11th,
0:17.6	2021 and I'm the host of the show Kara Santa Maria and before we dive into today's episode I want to thank those of
0:24.5	you who continue to make TalkNurdy possible through your generous support.
0:29.2	You can visit Patreon.com slash TalkNurdy and pledge any dollar amount to support the show.
0:36.8	This week's top pledges include Leonard Prince, Michael Goshé, Mary Niva, Christopher Pitts, June Separa, Pasquale-Jilati,
0:44.9	Orica Hagman, Dudas Infinitas, Charles Payette, Brian Holden, Pedro M Rosario Barbosa,
0:52.2	Daniel Lang, David J. E. Smith, Robert Christ, and Elise Christie.
0:57.4	Thank you all so, so, so very much.
1:00.9	All right, let's just dive into it.
1:02.4	This is a real good one, you guys. much. All right, let's just dive into it.
1:02.5	This is a real good one, you guys.
1:04.9	I'm thrilled because I got to talk to one of my good friends.
1:07.8	We've been putting it off because we were hoping to do it in person, but I'm glad that we finally
1:11.0	were able to just suck it up and do this pandemic style remotely.
1:15.2	But he is Dr. Shane Campbell Staten and he's an assistant professor in the Department of
1:21.1	Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
1:23.8	and the Institute for Society and Genetics
1:26.4	at the University of California, Los Angeles, of course, UCLA.
1:31.2	He's also the co-host and co-creator of the Biology of Superheroes
1:36.0	podcast. Guys, it's so good. And we talk about so many different things from the
1:41.9	evolution of pathogens pathogens including the new
1:44.7	COVID-19 strain to the biology of superheroes to how poaching elephants and
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