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Science Talk

Grand Canyon Rapids Ride for Evolution Education

Science Talk

Scientific American

Science

4.2644 Ratings

🗓️ 15 August 2016

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Each summer, the National Center for Science Education organizes a boat trip down the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon to bring visitors face to wall-face with striking examples of geologic and evolutionary processes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Ah, Benny's parents, thanks for coming.

0:02.3

Hiya.

0:02.9

So, Benny has really blossomed this term.

0:05.6

You're telling me, he outgrew his bike. We sold it, on eBay.

0:09.5

Oh, that's not quite what I meant.

0:11.1

It's free to sell on there?

0:12.3

Free to sell?

0:13.4

Easy too. Sold Benny's bike, your guitar, my jacket.

0:16.8

You sold my guitar?

0:19.9

Shall we talk about Benny?

0:22.1

When it's this easy to sell for free, you can't help but say when it's eBay.

0:26.7

Things People Love. T's and Cs Apply, Exclusive vehicles.

0:35.9

Welcome to Science Talk, the podcast of Scientific American, posted on August 15th, 2016.

0:42.9

I'm Steve Merski.

0:44.1

On this episode, me, and I'm joined by the lovely and talented Robin Lloyd.

0:51.0

Hi, Steve.

0:52.0

Hi, Robin.

0:53.3

Robin Lloyd is a contributing editor at Scientific American and the former news editor.

0:59.9

And she's also my wife.

1:02.1

It's true.

1:03.0

And the reason that we are talking to you is because we recently did a trip through the Grand Canyon on the Colorado River

1:11.7

that had a lot of sciencey aspects to it.

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