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Nature Podcast

Nature Extra: Backchat June 2015

Nature Podcast

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Science, Technology, News

4.5893 Ratings

🗓️ 23 June 2015

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Three of Nature’s biggest paleontology fans sink their teeth into Jurassic World, which premiered this month. The team also discuss the importance of ‘dinomenclature’: why species names matter and how they are devised. Plus, DNA from an ancient human found in Washington State in the 1990s throws up questions of heritage.

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0:00.0

Hello and welcome to Backchat, the newer, friendlier, only sometimes louder and more hysterical sibling of The Nature Podcast.

0:07.3

We are the Jurassic World to the Nature Podcast's 1990s Jurassic Park.

0:11.8

I'm Kerry Smith and joining me in the studio, I have Ewan Callaway, regular Backchat contributor.

0:17.4

Hi, Ewan.

0:18.0

Hey, I'm a reporter at Nature.

0:19.6

I cover human evolution, ancient DNA and this week buildings. Also, Ewan. Hey, I'm a reporter at Nature. I cover human evolution, ancient DNA,

0:21.9

and this week, Buildings. Also, Henry G. joins us. I'm a back-half nature editor covering

0:29.2

paleontology, aliens from outer space and other good things. And on the line from Washington, D.C.,

0:36.5

Rich Monastersky joins us. Hi, Rich. Hi. I'm a features

0:39.4

editor at Nature in Washington, and I edit stories mainly on Earth Sciences. Sometimes I have

0:45.2

the delight of editing Ewan. Excellent. Now, coming up in the show, I've already dropped you a hint.

0:50.2

Jurassic World came out earlier this month, and I've amassed, obviously, my three favorite paleontology fans from within nature to get their take on the film.

0:58.6

And as well as ancient dinosaurs, we'll also be talking about ancient humans.

1:02.9

So first, Jurassic World, I was going to insert the theme tune here, but I don't know if it's copyright.

1:07.4

So do anyone want to sing it?

1:09.0

It's really hummed. Actually, I can't.

1:10.6

You can't remember it? Yeah, Henry, do you know? I did, because my

1:13.5

daughter's been playing it on her saxophone incessantly, but the moment you asked me to sing it,

1:18.8

I've completely forgotten it.

1:24.0

There you go. Yeah, that's it. Well, the film came out this month across the globe.

1:28.8

There may be plot spoilers, by the way, in this episode.

1:31.3

So skip onwards to roughly 12 minutes, 13 minutes in if you haven't seen the film yet,

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