Toxinology (JELLYFISH VENOM) with Anna Klompen

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Alie Ward

Comedy, Science, Society & Culture

4.9 • 23.8K Ratings

🗓️ 4 August 2020

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Summary

Jellyfish stings: what are they and why do they hurt? And who studies them? Toxinologist Anna Klompen, that’s who. Speaking from her lab in Kansas, surrounded by jellies, the self-described professional jellyfish nerd invites us into her scientific Polyp Parlor to chat about barbs, neurotoxins, quick sting fixes, panty hose, the deadliest jellies, the harmless ones, pee, her favorite moments in science and the species that have her heart forever. Also: how and why to “find a way.” Anna Klompen’s jellyfish venom website gelatinoussting.com Follow her at Twitter.com/gelatinoussting or Instagram.com/gelatinoussting A donation went to SkypeAScientist.org Look at this Jelly Cam! https://www.vanaqua.org/visit/live-cams-jelly-cam Sponsor links: kiwico.com/ologies For more links: alieward.com/ologies/toxinology Transcripts & bleeped episodes at: alieward.com/ologies-extras Become a patron of Ologies for as little as a buck a month: www.Patreon.com/ologies OlogiesMerch.com has hats, shirts, pins, totes and uh...bikinis? Hi. Yes. Follow twitter.com/ologies or instagram.com/ologies Follow twitter.com/AlieWard or instagram.com/AlieWard Sound editing by Jarrett Sleeper of MindJam Media & Steven Ray Morris Theme song by Nick Thorburn Support the show: http://Patreon.com/ologies

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0:00.0	Oh, hey, it's that ceramic frog on your porch who always makes you think it's a real frog,
0:04.9	even though you put the ceramic frog there.
0:07.3	Alieward, just saying hi.
0:09.1	What's up?
0:10.1	Another episode of Oligies.
0:11.1	So this is a partner episode to last week's belly full of jellyfish, Medusology.
0:16.2	Thank you to everyone on Patreon for submitting your great questions for this episode.
0:21.0	You can join for as little as a buck a month.
0:23.0	Thank you to everyone who rates and reviews.
0:25.2	It actually really matters and keeps the podcast up in the charts for other people to find.
0:29.4	Also, I read all your reviews like this week's from Rogue Avocado, who says I love hearing
0:34.6	how passionate eachologist is.
0:36.2	It really makes you think about what gets your own heart fluttering in life.
0:40.0	Sweet.
0:41.0	That's why I love making this podcast so much.
0:42.7	Okay, so thank you for the reviews.
0:44.1	Now, let's go to Kansas for Toxinology, shall we?
0:47.8	So Toxinology, it's a word which means poison.
0:51.1	Toxin means poison.
0:52.4	It comes from Old French and Latin words for Poisoned Arrow, which came from an older word,
0:58.4	meaning a uteri from which the bows were made.
1:01.7	So Toxins, Toxic, Poisons, it's got some tree roots.
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