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For the Science Curious: Welcome to the Seattle Aquarium’s podcast where we get to spend a little extra time with the experts who appear during our Lightning Talks broadcasts. Speakers are given a chance to expand beyond the ideas introduced in their 5 minute talks.
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Dive into the world of coral reefs and underwater archeology with Kramer Wimberley of Diving With a Purpose. Kramer was a speaker at Lightning Talks: Ocean Ancients (season 5, episode 2). Watch the original talk here. Find more of Kramer Wimberley's work here.
Journey into the world of salmon! In this episode, Mendy Harlow, the executive director of Hood Canal Salmon Enhancement Group, joins us to talk about estuary restoration. Mendy was a speaker at Lightning Talks: Salmon (season 5, episode 1). Watch the original talk here.
Stick with us for a fascinating discussion on whale barnacles! Citadel professor of marine biology John Zardus joins us to talk about some of the best traveled animals in the ocean (despite their lack of legs or fins). John was a speaker at Lightning Talks: Whales (season 6, episode 2). Watch the original talk here. Find more of John Zardus's work here.
In this episode all about riveting marine reptiles, Dr. Shawn Larson, the Seattle Aquarium’s senior conservation research manager, shines a light on the Seattle Aquarium’s turtle rehabilitation work. Shawn was a speaker at Lightning Talks: Turtles (season 6, episode 1). Watch the original talk here. Find more of Dr. Shawn Larson's work here.
Spineless but mighty, invertebrates include some of the most fascinating animals in the ocean. Learn all about invertebrate superpowers with Cornell University’s Drew Harvell. Drew was a speaker at Lightning Talks: Spineless (season 5, episode 3). Watch the original talk here. Find more of Drew Harvell's work here: drewharvell.com
Seahorses and seadragons may be small, but they’re a big topic of conversation. Dive into the crucial work of monitoring wild seadragons with Nerida Wilson from the University of Western Australia. Nerida was a speaker at Lightning Talks: Seahorses and Seadragons (season 5, episode 4). Watch the original talk here. Find more of Nerida Wilson's work here: seadragonsearch.org
Time for a shellebration! Join us as we take on the topic of sea turtles with the vice president of Turtles Fly Too, Ken Andrews. Ken was a speaker at Lightning Talks: Turtles (season 6, episode 1). Watch his original talk here. Find more of Ken Andrews' work here: www.turtlesflytoo.org
Welcome to Lightning Strikes Twice, the podcast where we bring back guests from Lightning Talks to discuss all the fun facts, cool stories and unanswered audience questions they missed during their initial five-minute talk. Lightning Talks host Nora Nickum chats with podcast hosts Cari Garand and Amy Olsen about the show and what to expect next.
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