University of Michigan Museum of Natural History Podcast

A discussion with U-M faculty and librarians participating in the national DataRefuge project, which looks to preserve, organize, and increase access to publicly-funded research data. Jake Carlson, Research Data Services Manager, U-M Library Paul Edwards, Professor of Information, School of Information and Professor of History, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts Catherine Morse, Governme...

A discussion on the biological effects of past nutrition, stress, and toxicant exposures on our health and well-being. Are these changes heritable? Can diet and exercise protect our DNA? Kelly Bakulski and Dana Dolinoy of the U-M School of Public Health Srijan Sen of the Department of Psychiatry at Michigan Medicine For more information on future Science Cafes, please visit our website . 

A discussion on how the Earth's climate has changed many times, and the mechanisms of these changes may shed light on what we can expect in the future.   Chris Poulsen, Professor and Chair of Earth and Environmental Sciences Nathan Sheldon, Associate Professor Earth and Environmental Sciences, Associate Director of the Program in the Environment For more information on future Science Cafes, please...

In 2012, physicists at large particle accelerators such as the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) found evidence of the Higgs boson, long predicted by the Standard Model in physics. But since then, they have yet to find evidence of other predicted particles. Dante Amidei, U-M Professor of Physics  Aaron Pierce, U-M Professor of Physics and Director of the Michigan Center for Theoretical Physics For more...

In the fall of 2015, a farmer near Chelsea discovered part of a mammoth skeleton and donated it to U-M.  U-M scientists discussed the excavation and early research on the Bristle Mammoth -- named for Jim and Melody Bristle on whose land it was found. Professor Daniel C. Fisher, Director of the U-M Museum of Paleontology Adam Rountrey, Collection Manager for Vertebrate Fossils, U-M Museum of Paleon...

You've probably heard of the harmful "algal" blooms in Lake Erie. These are caused by cyanobacteria (the organisms formerly known as blue-green algae), which grow in nutrient-rich water, often overpopulating due to fertilizer run-off. But did you know that cyanobacteria also absorb CO2 and that researchers are studying whether they might affect, or even mitigate, global warming? Learn about water...