Dirty Birds

Pellets, Pellets Everywhere

What are plastics and how are they made? How do they get into our waterways? How do novel materials like plastics define the age we live in? What materials might replace them? Featuring Nicole Heller, Curator of Anthropocene Studies at Carnegie Museum of Natural History, and Heather Hulton VanTassel, Executive Director of Three Rivers Waterkeeper. Encounter nurdles, small plastic pellets, mentioned in this episode in the exhibition The Stories We Keep: Bringing the World to Pittsburgh [https://carnegiemnh.org/explore/stories-we-keep-pittsburgh/]. Thanks for listening! Follow Carnegie Museum of Natural History on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/carnegiemnh/],  Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/carnegiemnh], and LinkedIn [http://linkedin.com/company/carnegie-museum-of-natural-history] to stay in the loop on the latest news from the museum.

A Very Important Popsicle

What can we learn from lakes about livable futures? How can people in the Anthropocene find optimism and be moved to climate action? Featuring Soren Brothers, the Allan and Helaine Shiff Curator of Climate Change at the Royal Ontario Museum. Thanks for listening! Follow Carnegie Museum of Natural History on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/carnegiemnh/],  Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/carnegiemnh], and LinkedIn [http://linkedin.com/company/carnegie-museum-of-natural-history] to stay in the loop on the latest news from the museum.

Jar of Frogs

Why is the museum hoarding alcoholic pickle jars? What kinds of research are made possible by the museum’s herpetology collection? How are organisms changing because of climate change, urbanization, and other anthropogenic pressures? Featuring Jennifer Sheridan, Associate Curator of Amphibians and Reptiles [https://carnegiemnh.org/research/jennifer-sheridan/] at Carnegie Museum of Natural History. Encounter frog specimens from Borneo mentioned in this episode in the exhibition The Stories We Keep: Bringing the World to Pittsburgh [https://carnegiemnh.org/explore/stories-we-keep-pittsburgh/]. Thanks for listening! Follow Carnegie Museum of Natural History on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/carnegiemnh/],  Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/carnegiemnh], and LinkedIn [http://linkedin.com/company/carnegie-museum-of-natural-history] to stay in the loop on the latest news from the museum.

Dirty Birds

How does urbanization impact nonhumans? What can we learn from Pittsburgh’s past and present air quality challenges? How do we make space for biodiversity in cities? Featuring Serina Brady, Collection Manager of Birds [https://carnegiemnh.org/research/serina-brady-m-s/] at Carnegie Museum of Natural History, and Jon Rice, Urban Bird Conservation Coordinator at Carnegie Museum of Natural History. Thanks for listening! Follow Carnegie Museum of Natural History on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/carnegiemnh/],  Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/carnegiemnh], and LinkedIn [http://linkedin.com/company/carnegie-museum-of-natural-history] to stay in the loop on the latest news from the museum.

A Real Good Slime

What would a snail scientist do with a blank check? What can we learn from snails and their kin? Why is the ocean getting more acidic, how do we know, and why does that matter? Featuring Tim Pearce, Curator of Mollusks [https://carnegiemnh.org/research/timothy-a-pearce/] at Carnegie Museum of Natural History. Thanks for listening! Follow Carnegie Museum of Natural History on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/carnegiemnh/],  Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/carnegiemnh], and LinkedIn [http://linkedin.com/company/carnegie-museum-of-natural-history] to stay in the loop on the latest news from the museum.