Cozy Science Chats

Seaslugs and Dinos 2: The topics strike back

In the last episode of series one, we have a returning topic and a returning guest! In the first half we return back to sea slugs and how they steal more things and do plant cosplay. And in the second half Stu Popp tells me about dinosaurs and their popular misconceptions, with a very important PSA about how to survive a velociraptor attack.  See you soon for series two! References: Pelletreau, K. N., Bhattacharya, D., Price, D. C., Worful, J. M., Moustafa, A., & Rumpho, M. E. (2011). Sea slug kleptoplasty and plastid maintenance in a metazoan. Plant Physiology, 155(4), 1561-1565. Link to public access: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3091133/pdf/1561.pdf [https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3091133/pdf/1561.pdf]   Maeda, T., Kajita, T., Maruyama, T., & Hirano, Y. (2010). Molecular phylogeny of the Sacoglossa, with a discussion of gain and loss of kleptoplasty in the evolution of the group. The Biological Bulletin, 219(1), 17-26. Link to public access: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Tadashi-Maruyama/publication/234057997_Maeda_Kleptoplasty_BB2010/links/0912f50eae7c295936000000/Maeda-Kleptoplasty-BB2010.pdf [https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Tadashi-Maruyama/publication/234057997_Maeda_Kleptoplasty_BB2010/links/0912f50eae7c295936000000/Maeda-Kleptoplasty-BB2010.pdf] Cruz, S., & Cartaxana, P. (2022). Kleptoplasty: Getting away with stolen chloroplasts. PLoS Biology, 20(11), e3001857. Link to public access: https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3001857&type=printable [https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3001857&type=printable]   Rumpho, M. E., Pelletreau, K. N., Moustafa, A., & Bhattacharya, D. (2011). The making of a photosynthetic animal. Journal of Experimental Biology, 214(2), 303-311. Link to public access: file:///C:/Users/Lindsey/Downloads/Rumpho_etal_JEB2011.pdf [file:///C:/Users/Lindsey/Downloads/Rumpho_etal_JEB2011.pdf]   Cozy Science chats is written and researched by Lindsey Ogston, and produced by Kirk Hamilton. Logo is by Stu Popp, and theme music is by Dirk Dehler.

Save the parrot, save the planet

Flightless parrots, bike helmets, and hot glue oh my! In the first half I tell the story of a unique parrot and unique approaches to conservation. And in the second half I talk to Anuradha Rao about her book One Earth: people of colour protecting our planet.  Check One Earth at your local bookstore or order online at https://www.orcabook.com/One-Earth [https://www.orcabook.com/One-Earth]  Interested in being a guest on Cozy Science Chats? Email cozysciencechats@gmail.com  Want to learn more about kakapo conservation check out: https://www.doc.govt.nz/our-work/kakapo-recovery/ References: Foster, Y., & Robertson, B. C. (2022). Kākāpō. Current Biology, 32(20), R1066-R1067. Link to public access: https://www.cell.com/current-biology/pdf/S0960-9822(22)01112-5.pdf   Holdaway, R. N. (2021). Radiocarbon ages for kakapo (Strigops habroptilus)(Strigopidae: Strigopinae) from the Pyramid Valley lake bed deposit, north-eastern South Island, New Zealand. Notornis, 68(3), 234-238. Link to public access: https://www.birdsnz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Shortnote_Holdaway_68_234-238.v3.pdf [https://www.birdsnz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Shortnote_Holdaway_68_234-238.v3.pdf]   Fischer, D., Schneider, H., Eason, D., Bublat, A., Vercoe, D., Robertson, F., ... & Lierz, M. (2025). Semen collection, semen analysis and artificial insemination in the kākāpō (Strigops habroptilus) to support its conservation. PloS one, 20(5), e0322276. Link to public access: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0322276&type=printable [https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0322276&type=printable]   Eason, Daryl & Elliott, Graeme & Merton, Don & Jansen, Paul & Harper, Grant & Moorhouse, Ron. (2006). Breeding biology of kakapo (Strigops habroptilus) on offshore island sanctuaries, 1990-2002. Notornis. 53. 27-36. 10.63172/683635xiibxe. Link to public access: https://www.birdsnz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Notornis_53_1_27.pdf [https://www.birdsnz.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Notornis_53_1_27.pdf]   Waite, D. W., Deines, P., & Taylor, M. W. (2012). Gut microbiome of the critically endangered New Zealand parrot, the kakapo (Strigops habroptilus). PloS one, 7(4), e35803. Link to public access: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0035803 [https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0035803]   Powlesland, R. G., Roberts, A., Lloyd, B. D., & Merton, D. V. (1995). Number, fate, and distribution of kakapo (Strigops habroptilus) found on Stewart Island, New Zealand, 1979–92. New Zealand Journal of Zoology, 22(3), 239-248. Link to public access: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/03014223.1995.9518039 [https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/03014223.1995.9518039]   Lloyd, B. D., & Powlesland, R. G. (1994). The decline of kakapo Strigops habroptilus and attempts at conservation by translocation. Biological Conservation, 69(1), 75-85.   Merton, D. V., Morris, R. B., & Atkinson, I. A. (1984). Lek behaviour in a parrot: the kakapo Strigops habroptilus of New Zealand. Ibis, 126(3), 277-283. Cozy Science chats is written and researched by Lindsey Ogston, and produced by Kirk Hamilton. Logo is by Stu Popp, and theme music is by Dirk Dehler.

Tube is a tube, but house is more than a house

Come explore the Fallopian tube! Through its various names, its function, how it’s been described through history, and current public health initiatives. In the second half we hear from Ana Larade to learn about housing security.  Want to learn more about housing security? Check out Well and Fair podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/well-fair/id1665285675 Interested in being a guest on Cozy Science Chats? Email cozysciencechats@gmail.com  References Herrlinger, R., & Feiner, E. (1964). Why did Vesalius not discover the Fallopian tubes?. Medical History, 8(4), 335-341. Link to public access: https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/32FE0330BFB709106DA8CA003D55A78F/S002572730002980Xa.pdf/why_did_vesalius_not_discover_the_fallopian_tubes.pdf [https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/32FE0330BFB709106DA8CA003D55A78F/S002572730002980Xa.pdf/why_did_vesalius_not_discover_the_fallopian_tubes.pdf]   Berek, J. S., Renz, M., Kehoe, S., Kumar, L., & Friedlander, M. (2021). Cancer of the ovary, fallopian tube, and peritoneum: 2021 update. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 155, 61-85. Link to public access: https://obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdfdirect/10.1002/ijgo.13878 [https://obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdfdirect/10.1002/ijgo.13878]   Hanley, G. E., Niu, J., Han, J., Fung, S., Bryant, H., Kwon, J. S., ... & Earle, C. C. (2022). Opportunistic salpingectomy between 2011 and 2016: a descriptive analysis. Canadian Medical Association Open Access Journal, 10(2), E466-E475. Link to public access: https://www.cmajopen.ca/content/10/2/E466 [https://www.cmajopen.ca/content/10/2/E466]   Erickson, B. K., Conner, M. G., & Landen Jr, C. N. (2013). The role of the fallopian tube in the origin of ovarian cancer. American journal of obstetrics and gynecology, 209(5), 409-414. Link to public access: https://www.ajog.org/article/S0002-9378%2813%2900382-7/fulltext [https://www.ajog.org/article/S0002-9378%2813%2900382-7/fulltext]   Falconer, H., Yin, L., Grönberg, H., & Altman, D. (2015). Ovarian cancer risk after salpingectomy: a nationwide population-based study. Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 107(2), dju410. Link to public access: https://academic.oup.com/jnci/article-pdf/doi/10.1093/jnci/dju410/7801102/dju410.pdf Cozy Science chats is written and researched by Lindsey Ogston, and produced by Kirk Hamilton. Logo is by Stu Popp, and theme music is by Dirk Dehler.

Fish and Feelings

Yes we Coela-CAN have healthier relationships! In the first half I tell the story of the discovery of a very strange fish, and what that meant for understanding our own history. And in the second half I talk to Brenda Lee about psychology and her research in human relationships  Correction for the podcast: Brenda mentions sexual preference, however meant to say sexual orientation.   Interested in being a guest on Cozy Science Chats? Email cozysciencechats@gmail.com  References Amemiya, C. T., Alföldi, J., Lee, A. P., Fan, S., Philippe, H., MacCallum, I., ... & Lindblad-Toh, K. (2013). The African coelacanth genome provides insights into tetrapod evolution. Nature, 496(7445), 311-316. Link to public access: https://www.nature.com/articles/nature12027.pdf [https://www.nature.com/articles/nature12027.pdf]   Zardoya, R., & Meyer, A. (1997). The complete DNA sequence of the mitochondrial genome of a “living fossil,” the coelacanth (Latimeria chalumnae). Genetics, 146(3), 995-1010. Link to public access: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1208067/pdf/ge1463995.pdf [https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1208067/pdf/ge1463995.pdf]   Weinberg, S. (2002). A fish caught in time. Howes. Cozy Science chats is written and researched by Lindsey Ogston, and produced by Kirk Hamilton. Logo is by Stu Popp, and theme music is by Dirk Dehler.

The highway was a metaphor all along

Highways of vessels in our bodies and highways of roads in our cities! How can an entire body system be described as “esoteric” and how was this esoteric system discovered and described? In the second half we learn from Jessica Brodeur about urban planning.  Correction for the podcast at 42 minute mark: CPTED stands for crime prevention through environmental design not community prevention.   Interested in being a guest on Cozy Science Chats? Email cozysciencechats@gmail.com  References Oliver, G., & Detmar, M. (2002). The rediscovery of the lymphatic system: old and new insights into the development and biological function of the lymphatic vasculature. Genes & development, 16(7), 773-783. Link to public access: https://genesdev.cshlp.org/content/16/7/773.full.pdf?uritype=cgi [https://genesdev.cshlp.org/content/16/7/773.full.pdf?uritype=cgi] Loukas, M., Bellary, S. S., Kuklinski, M., Ferrauiola, J., Yadav, A., Shoja, M. M., ... & Tubbs, R. S. (2011). The lymphatic system: a historical perspective. Clinical Anatomy, 24(7), 807-816. Link to public access: https://www.academia.edu/download/40076935/The_Lymphatic_System_A_Historical_Perspe20151116-8510-1ui9n8h.pdf [https://www.academia.edu/download/40076935/The_Lymphatic_System_A_Historical_Perspe20151116-8510-1ui9n8h.pdf] Chikly, B. (1997). Who discovered the lymphatic system?. Lymphology, 30(4), 186-193. Link to public access: https://journals.uair.arizona.edu/index.php/lymph/article/viewFile/17431/17207 [https://journals.uair.arizona.edu/index.php/lymph/article/viewFile/17431/17207] Jenkins, G., & Tortora, G. J. (2016). Anatomy and physiology. John Wiley & Sons. Cozy Science chats is written and researched by Lindsey Ogston, and produced by Kirk Hamilton. Logo is by Stu Popp, and theme music is by Dirk Dehler.