The Monkeyflower Mystery

Tumble Science Podcast for Kids

Tumble Media

Kids & Family, Education For Kids

4.3 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 4 October 2024

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Why do plants grow in different places? How do they adapt to different environments? And what makes them different species? Those are the questions that drove biologist David Lowry to begin a 20 year study of a shape-shifting plant called the yellow monkeyflower. It begins with a road trip, and ends up questioning everything you think you know about the definition of species. Get ready for a wild, plant-fueled ride into science! Hear more from our interview with David, on the special bonus interview episode that’s available to Patreon members who pledge at the $1 level or higher at patreon.com/tumblepodcast. Check out photos and video of the yellow monkeyflower on our blog at sciencepodcastforkids.com! This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under grant 2153100: IMAGiNE: The genetic, developmental, and physiological mechanisms of plant local adaptation to oceanic salt spray.

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0:00.0	Hello Reader and Hello Parents Everywhere. I'm Lauren and I'm here with my friend the reading bug.
0:06.8	Hello! If you love Adventures like we do, join us on the Reading Bug Adventures podcast.
0:12.8	In every episode we'll be whisked away to explore new and exciting times and places together.
0:17.6	Let's jump inside our book bag. Reading Bug Adventures has music and fun for the whole family.
0:25.0	What are you waiting for, Reader?
0:27.0	Let's fly!
0:28.0	It's time for a Reading Bug Adventure.
0:30.0	Hi, I'm Lindsay. nature.
0:35.0	Hi, I'm Lindsay. And I'm Marshall.
0:36.0	Welcome to Tumble, the show where we explore stories of science discovery.
0:39.0	Today we're talking about how to study a flower.
0:42.0	Ooh, that sounds really nice. We're talking about how to study a flower.
0:43.0	Oh, that sounds really nice.
0:44.8	Like just looking at flowers all day, what kind of flower?
0:48.1	It's called the yellow monkey flower.
0:50.9	It's pretty, but if you look closer, it will make you rethink everything you think
0:56.0	you know about what makes a species a species.
0:59.0	Oh, all right. Well, let's take a closer look.
1:10.0	Today we're talking to biologist David Lowry, who you might remember from a previous episode.
1:12.8	Oh, he was on the seed treasure map.
1:15.0	Yeah, it's one of my favorite episodes.
1:18.0	So I was excited to talk to David about another plant mystery he's spent decades trying to solve.
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