Hey folks, in this episode you'll hear something about the mysterious origins of corn,

that its wild ancestor is unknown. Well, since we put out the episode, a listener has let us know that

while the ancestral origin of corn was once considered a great biological mystery,

in recent years scientists have made great strides understanding how, where, and when

corn was domesticated. And the wild ancestor of corn is known. It is a Mexican variety of grass called

Tio Sinti. It's a really interesting story and totally worth a Google image search and we will

put some links on our website in case you want to learn more. Okay, enjoy.

I'm ready to chit chat. Chit chat. Chit chat. Can you currently hear my dogs barking?

They just parked. Can you're listening to outside in a show about the natural world and how we use it.

I'm Justine Paradise here with Teat Aquimby.

And Erica Janick.

Sam Evans Brown is gone right now on paternity leave. I should mention that Sam who we are all very

happy for he's got a new baby and he has asked the people of Twitter who follow him to

chastise him whenever he's tweeting so that he can

actually take a break from work and technology and social media. So I encourage

you listeners to follow him on Twitter and gently troll him if you see him tweeting.

Gently.

That's like the top announcement.

It's gently chastised Sam.

We're doing the same at work.

Anytime he tries to work too, we're also like, go away, Sam.

Yeah.

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