Hello everyone and welcome to talk nerdy. Today is Monday, May 24th, 2021 and I'm the

host of the show, Kara Santa Maria. And before we dive into today's topic, I want to thank those of you who continue to make

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All right, let's dive into this week's episode.

So I had the opportunity to speak

to the author of Great Adaptations,

Star-nosed moles, Electric eels, and other tales of evolution's mysteries solved.

And this was written by Dr. Kenneth Catania.

And Dr. Catania is a neuroscientist. He actually works as the Stevenson Professor of Biological Sciences at Vanderbilt

University. His CV is very impressive.

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