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According to the American Academy of Microbiology for every 1 human cell there are 3 bacterial cells living on your body. These cells form the foundation of our bodies health and balance and they are influenced by many outside factors. Really your body is like a giant petri dish, and cultivating all the different microbes with the right amount of TLC is the key to a healthy lifestyle. This is the...

Dogs are more than man's best friend, They have been partners in our evolutionary journey since we first stepped foot in northern Europe. In this episode we go into some of the most fascinating questions regarding dog and human relationships like: does my dog know when I'm gone for a week vs a month? what does police dog training look like? and does my dog show emotions / does it love me back? Pet...

We've all probably read, played, and watched more in the last year then we would care to admit...even though a potential vaccine may just be on the horizon, it's fair to say we've got a little bit longer to go in hibernation mode so we decided to do an episode on our favorite video games, board games (29:00), fiction books, non-fiction books, and extra special recommendations of the last year. (if...

The Ig Nobel Prizes honor achievements that make people LAUGH, then THINK. Truly, these awards celebrate the best and most brilliant studies we could ever conceive of, including how to make a knife out of human fecal matter. Hosted annually at Harvard, The Ig Nobel Prizes celebrate the ridiculous studies that make us ponder the absurdity of reality more than normal, terse, boring scientific p...

Every day billions of soldiers fight a merciless war on thousands of fronts, that has been going on for over one hundred million years: The world war of the ants. Each species of ant is highly adapted to conduct warfare on its own terms, and when two species go head to head, the battlefront can sometimes become a global event. Can we ask you for a favor? Please rate and subscribe on itunes, the 5...

Beards, revolvers, parrots, swashbuckling, jigs, shanties and walking the plank. We take on the golden age of piracy and discuss its romantic and not so romantic history before listing off legendary pirates of the tropics. Come for the adventure and stay for the booty, ye scurvy dog! Can we ask you for a favor? Please rate and subscribe on itunes, the 5 star kind of course! It really helps :) We w...

We both watched Sir Davids new and extremely topical documentary on the damage and hopeful halting of climate change...there were a lot of interesting topics mentioned in the doc but barely explained like: seaweed farming, solar power exporting, carbon credits, accidental wilderness zones...basically all sorts of cool and ingenious ideas we can pursue to halt climate change. We felt it was necessa...

ITS HALLOWEEN BABY! that means we need to do an obligatory monster episode, and is there a monster more prevalent in popular culture in the last decade then zombies? We research the origin of zombie mythology and talk about how they exist as we know it in the real world, then bring on Dr. Cameron Carlson to educate us on how we might survive an actual outbreak. It's a wild ride! Can we ask you for...

Most of us freak out after being on an airplane for 3 hours, imagine being on a submarine for...6 months! In this episode we explore the engineering marvel that is the submarine, as well as dive (pun!) into the depths of its brutal history. We tip our hats to the men and women with the courage to serve on these boats, a truly unique and remarkable endeavor and one definitely worth looking at. Can...

Most of us freak out after being on an airplane for 3 hours, imagine being on a submarine for...6 months! In this episode we explore the engineering marvel that is the submarine, as well as dive (pun!) into the depths of its brutal history. We tip our hats to the men and women with the courage to serve on these boats, a truly unique and remarkable endeavor and one definitely worth looking at. Can...

Mosquitoes kill more humans per year than any other creature in the world. These tiny animals are ubiquitous, and unique in the massive amounts of human suffering their antics produce. Should we get rid of them? And even if we should, how can we? We talk to Dr. Lawrence Reeves (@biodiversilary) about his research on mosquito ecology and how it might lead to a better planet free of some of the worl...

After the discovery of LSD by Albert Hoffman and the first "psychedelic revolution" of the late 1960's. The government cracked down on research with the controlled substances act of 1970. We thus entered a long dark period with rogue experimenters in peoples basements, deserts and burning man festivals. Now again, after getting permission to revisit the compounds in 2000, Johns Hopkins is leading...

Hotdogs, hamburgers, sausages and of course BACON! there's no denying that meat is so damn tasty and theres nothing better than a ballpark hotdog. But is it healthy to eat so much meat? What is this doing to the planet? and furthermore, is it ethical to kill living beings for your delicious fried chicken sandwich? Can we ask you for a favor? Please rate and subscribe on itunes or wherever you get...

85% of the ocean floor has never been explored and we have more detailed maps of mars then we do of the ocean. To help rectify this, we dive deep, literally, to discuss some of the many barely understood phenomenons lying miles beneath the surface of the waves. Can we ask you for a favor? Please rate and subscribe on itunes or wherever you get your podcasts, the 5 star kind of course! It really he...

The elixir of life, the fountain of youth, the holy grail...immortality! many have sought and dreamed of such a cure to aging and life's woes. However, this fantasy is starting to merge quickly with reality as scientists the world over have re-focused their attention on several species of flatworms known colloquially as planaria (the same one used to demonstrate regeneration in your eight grade sc...

All aboard! Today we're going for a little ride on a philosophical boat. This boat in particular had all its wooden boards replaced with new boards just last week...does that make it the same ship that it was last week? or a new ship entirely? This question has stumped both Greeks and Renaissance thinkers alike, and it reveals many things we hold dear about our identity and place in the world. Can...

This is the episode that makes you go to the store to start your own meat eating plant garden, what could be cooler? We talk to the plant godfather Matt Candeias about the evolution of carnivorous plants and their various hunting strategies. Can we ask you for a favor? Please rate and subscribe on itunes , the 5 star kind of course! It really helps :) We will forever be in your debt, thank you. *I...

This year has been the worst fire year on record, last year was the worst before this one...these current fires are more like firestorms than wildfires with thousands of acres already burned and smoke covering the entire western US....so why are they so bad? also we talk to Shasta-Trinity National Forest Rangeland Technician Scott Dunbar about the ways the misuse of land has led us to experience t...

Ah, the age old conundrum! Its certainly the most popular option in western society but is it the right, or even best choice of relationship system? What can we learn from the animal kingdom that might help us decide whether it is truly 'natural' to be monogamous, and what does monogamous even mean exactly? Please rate and subscribe on itunes , the 5 star kind of course! It really helps :)

The great american buffalo, the rise and fall and rise again of an icon. An early conservation story that deserves special attention. Please let us know any suggestions or feedback you have on the episode , both positive and constructive both really help, go here: https://m.me/dudenaturepod?ref=Feedback FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/dudenaturepod

Boom boom in the zoom zoom, there's so many ways to get down in the animal world. Snakes that form a mating ball, kangaroos with multiple vaginas, hermaphrodites...this episode is a banger, literally. Please let us know any suggestions or feedback you have on the episode , both positive and constructive both really help, go here: https://m.me/dudenaturepod?ref=Feedback FACEBOOK: https://www.facebo...

A river runs through it, literally it does. Plants, Animals, Climate Change, Deforestation...words that need to be capitalized, all in here. Join us as we explore this magical area of the world that's supported human life for tens of thousands of years and is under great threat today. Please let us know any suggestions or feedback you have on the episode , both positive and constructive both reall...

Bring up the benefits (or drawbacks) of nuclear power and you are sure to get into an argument with someone. We made this episode so you can win those arguments, have your cake then eat it too, then wash the cake down with some dirty dirty chai, you know the drill. Please let us know any suggestions or feedback you have on the episode , both positive and constructive both really help, go here: htt...

My spider is better than your spider. My spider is cooler than your spider. My spider is bigger, badder, meaner than your spider. S-P-I-D-E-R-S, get it? Please let us know any suggestions or feedback you have on the episode , both positive and constructive both really help, go here: https://m.me/dudenaturepod?ref=Feedback FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/dudenaturepod

The search for extraterrestrial intelligence, only the biggest question known to mankind...are we alone in the universe! We investigate, the mics are hot, come join :) Please let us know any suggestions or feedback you have on the episode , both positive and constructive both really help, go here: https://m.me/dudenaturepod?ref=Feedback FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/dudenaturepod