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Bean Life Science Museum

This podcast highlights research and science projects happening in the College of Life Sciences at Brigham Young University. We will also cover life science and conservation efforts happening in the community.

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36:03

Earth as a Space Lab: Sand Dunes in Alaska

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2025/11/17

Sylvia and Leah team up with Dr. Jani Radebaugh and Emma Gosselin to uncover how Earth’s sand dunes—specifically those in Alaska—help scientists decode landscapes on other planets. A quick dive into the surprising ways our world mirrors worlds far beyond. This episode was recorded on April 18, 2025

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27:26

The Ecology of Winterfat

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2025/09/18

Dr. Matthew Madsen and Janetta Teichert talk with Sylvia and Leah about range management and their research with the native shrub, Winterfat. This episode was recorded on April 15, 2025

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27:06

The Energetics of Coastal Crabs

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2025/07/08

Bean Museum student hosts, Sylvia and Leah sit down with Dr. Blaine Griffen and students, Bailey Marlow (grad student) and David Neu (undergrad) to discuss their research with native and invasive crab species. They also discuss the human impact we have on our oceans and our stewardship responsibilities. This episode was recorded on April 9, 2025.

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34:24

DNA Sequencing and Ground Beetles

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2025/05/27

In this episode, Sylvia and Katy visit with Dr. John Sproul and student researcher, Rachel Christensen. John and Rachel share their research with ground beetles and how they find them and sequence their genomes. Discussion topics range from Darwin jokes to museum collections and fly fishing. Mentioned in this episode is a book called, "The Feathered Thief" by Kirk Wallace Johnson. This episode was recorded on November 25, 2024.

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40:04

Environmental Humanities

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2025/04/14

Dr. George Handley (george_handley@byu.edu), professor of comparative literature is joined by students, Becca Black and Julia Morgan as they visit with host, Sylvia Duke about the environmental humanities. This episode explores various connections with science and the humanities, spiritual connections with nature, and how we can make a difference in not just loving our earth but taking care of it. Instagram: byu.ges Stewardship Lab: 139 SCOB (700 N 500 E, Provo) This episode was recorde...

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24:35

Collections Managers at the Bean Life Science Museum

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2025/03/07

Dr. Robert Johnson (botanist) and Dr. Shawn Clark (entomologist) discuss the day to day work they do managing the plant and insect collections at the Bean Museum. In this episode they talk about their research interests and why they love the work that they do. This episode was recorded on November 7, 2024.

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39:06

Soil Chemistry and Human Impact

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2025/01/09

Former co-host, Austen Lambert, and Dr. Josh LeMonte join Katy and Sylvia on this episode of the podcast. Austen shares his master's degree research he conducted with Josh LeMonte in eastern Utah. The discuss how studying the earth's soil can tell us about human history and the impact we have on the environment.This episode was recorded on August 29, 2024.

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42:22

Robotic Bees and the Waggle Dance

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2024/11/07

Our guests in this episode come from the College of Computational, Mathematical, and Physical Sciences. Dr. Sean Warnick and Dr. David Grimsman are joined by Brian Brown, Tanner Day, and Dakota Mundell. They discuss various projects their interdisciplinary research group (IDeA Labs) are working on, specifically in the life sciences, working with honeybees and looking at their waggle dance and how to recreate it using AI and robotics. This episode was recorded on April 23, 2024.

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29:49

The Genetics of Caddisfly Silk

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2024/09/04

Dr. Paul Frandsen (Plant and Wildlife Sciences) is joined by Gabi Jijon (PhD), Danyon Gedris (undergrad) and Ashlyn Powell (recently graduated). They discuss their research projects with the genetics of caddisflies. Among other things, they talk about their future research plans and the reasons they enjoy learning about the the natural world. Episode Thumbnail (from right to left): Danyon Gedris, Gabi Jijon, Taden LemmonThis episode was recorded on April 23, 2024.

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31:18

Soil Science and Bears Ears National Monument

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2024/07/17

Hosts Sylvia and Austen talk with Dr. Neil Hansen and graduate student, Elisabeth Currit about soil science and Elisabeth's research in Bears Ears National Monument. This episode was recorded on April 15, 2024.

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35:04

Bristlecone Pine, Mine Reclamation and Land Management

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2024/04/26

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27:23

BYU Sensory Lab

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2024/04/05

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33:20

Potatoes and Mycorrhizae

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2024/03/14

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35:09

Women Should Be included in Exercise Research

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2024/02/07

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28:44

The Rise of Athletic Training at BYU

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2024/01/17

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28:40

Food Insecurity Research

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2023/12/18

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26:39

Epigenetics and Forensics

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2023/11/07

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25:57

Winging It! From Curiosity to a Scientific Fact

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2023/10/10

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29:44

Creative Land Management

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2023/08/08

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37:12

Biodiversity and the Importance of Native Utah Fishes

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2023/06/30

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