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Outside/In

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4.8 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 30 July 2025

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

It’s a weird time to be an environmental scientist. We tag along with researchers in the woods and lakes of upstate New York to find out how they're feeling in a time of profound change.

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0:00.0	Before we get started, I want to thank our sponsor for this episode,
0:03.3	Walking Alongside, a podcast from Dartmouth Health.
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0:15.3	looking to support people with addiction who are walking along the path to recovery.
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0:21.1	Listen to Season 1, walking alongside.
0:23.1	Now on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
0:25.9	Season 2 is out soon.
0:31.2	Hey, this is Outside In, a show where curiosity and the natural world collide.
0:36.2	I'm Nate Hedgy.
0:38.1	Our story starts at a barbecue. At a park just outside of Ithaca, New York.
0:43.2	It's a warm day in late spring.
0:45.5	There's a waterfall nearby.
0:47.2	Swallows are nesting in the rafters.
0:49.7	And almost every person here is a scientist.
1:00.0	They're grilling, catching up, and making so many PhD jokes. We're having a good laugh about too many PhDs cooking the barbecue.
1:05.0	How many does it take kind of?
1:08.0	That's funny.
1:09.0	All of them.
1:10.0	Of course, because they all have an opinion. take on a lot? All of them. All of them.
1:12.5	Of course, because they all have an opinion.
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