
BioScience Talks
by American Institute of Biological Sciences
Is this your podcast?BioScience Talks is hosted by the American Institute of Biological Sciences, an organization recognized for advancing biological science and promoting scientific literacy. The institute focuses on fostering communication within the biologic…
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Estimated from 6 chart positions in 6 markets.
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- 🇦🇺AU · Natural Sciences#1265K to 30K
- 🇩🇪DE · Natural Sciences#1325K to 30K
- 🇯🇵JP · Natural Sciences#1231K to 10K
- 🇹🇷TR · Natural Sciences#1330K to 100K
- 🇫🇮FI · Natural Sciences#1430K to 100K
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72K to 273K🇹🇷37%🇫🇮37%🇦🇺11%+3 more - Active Followers
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Policy and Public Engagement for Early-Career Scientists, with SNAP
Jun 23, 2026
39m 16s
Great Plains Grassland Management, with Jesse Nippert and Chris Helzer
May 20, 2026
28m 01s
The Red List Project
Mar 24, 2026
1h 04m 15s
Prairie Strips and Pollinators, with Amy Toth and Matt O'Neal
Feb 18, 2026
45m 21s
Canopy of Titans, with Paul Koberstein
Jan 8, 2026
28m 44s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 6/23/26 | ![]() Policy and Public Engagement for Early-Career Scientists, with SNAP | For this episode, we were joined by Anna Rader Groves, Amanda Finn, and Alex Rich from the Scientist Network for Advancing Policy, or SNAP. They were here to discuss their recent special report in BioScience that describes the grassroots coalition and some of its important work in helping early-career scientists reach the general public and policymakers. Sign up for the SNAP newsletter.Learn more about Stance on Science.Volunteer with Stance on Science. More information about AIBS workshops and programs, including Congressional Visits, Communications Bootcamps, and Writing for Impact and Influence, can be found here. | 39m 16s | ||||||
| 5/20/26 | ![]() Great Plains Grassland Management, with Jesse Nippert and Chris Helzer✨ | grassland managementGreat Plains+3 | Jesse NippertChris Helzer | Kansas State UniversityNature Conservancy+1 | — | grassland managementGreat Plains+5 | — | 28m 01s | |
| 3/24/26 | ![]() The Red List Project✨ | conservationbiodiversity+3 | Luiza F. A. de PaulaVanessa Handley+2 | The Red List ProjectBioScience+3 | — | The Red List Projectplant diversity+3 | — | 1h 04m 15s | |
| 2/18/26 | ![]() Prairie Strips and Pollinators, with Amy Toth and Matt O'Neal✨ | ecologyagriculture+3 | Amy TothMatt O'Neal | Iowa State UniversityBioScience+2 | — | native vegetationagroecosystems+3 | — | 45m 21s | |
| 1/8/26 | ![]() Canopy of Titans, with Paul Koberstein✨ | forestsclimate+3 | Paul Koberstein | Canopy of Titans | the Pacific Coastal Temperate Rainforest | Pacific Coastal Temperate Rainforestcarbon stores+3 | — | 28m 44s | |
| 12/12/25 | ![]() AI and Ecosystem Modeling, with Scott Spillias and Beth Fulton✨ | Artificial IntelligenceEcosystem Modeling+3 | Scott SpilliasBeth Fulton | CSIROthe Centre for Marine Socioecology+4 | — | AIecosystem modeling+3 | — | 45m 06s | |
| 11/7/25 | ![]() A Cautionary Tale of Ecoservice Valuation, with John Van Stan✨ | ecosystem servicesurban trees+3 | John Van Stan | The Press of a Ridiculous ManCleveland State University+5 | — | ecoservice valuationeconomic sleights of hand+3 | — | 24m 45s | |
| 10/15/25 | ![]() BIOFAIR to Solve Key Challenges✨ | biodiversitydata integration+3 | Members Of The Biodiversity Collections Network | BIOFAIRthe Biodiversity Collections Network+2 | — | BIOFAIR projectNSF-funded+5 | — | 41m 20s | |
| 9/3/25 | ![]() Socioeconomics, Biodiversity, and Birdsong Beats, with Diego Ellis Soto✨ | socioeconomicsbiodiversity+3 | Diego Ellis Soto | SpotifySoundCloud+3 | — | technologyconservation+3 | — | 42m 23s | |
| 8/5/25 | ![]() iNaturalist and Biodiversity Research, with Brittany Mason and Corey Callaghan✨ | biodiversitydata management+3 | Brittany MasonCorey Callaghan | iNaturalistthe University of Florida+5 | — | iNaturalistbiodiversity research+3 | — | 21m 46s | |
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| 7/16/25 | ![]() Science Storytelling, with Kristy Ferraro and Adam Meyer✨ | science storytellingecology+3 | Adam MeyerDr. Kristy Ferraro | BioScience TalksMemorial University+4 | Newfoundland and Labrador | hero and villain narrativesBioScience+3 | — | 28m 41s | |
| 7/1/25 | ![]() Systemic Sexism in Academia, with Olivia del Giorgio, María Piquer-Rodríguez, and Silvia Lomáscolo✨ | systemic sexismacademia+3 | Olivia del GiorgioMaría Piquer-Rodríguez+1 | McGill University Department of Geographythe Institute of Geographical Sciences+8 | MontrealQuebec+3 | BioScience ViewpointMcGill University+4 | — | 29m 41s | |
| 6/17/25 | ![]() Urban Rewilding, with Patt Finnerty | For this episode of BioScience Talks, we're joined by Dr. Patt Finnerty, a postdoctoral research fellow in the Global Ecology Lab at the University of Sydney. We discussed his recent BioScience article, Urban Rewilding to Combat Global Biodiversity Decline. More information on Writing for Impact and Influence can be found here. | 24m 08s | ||||||
| 5/20/25 | ![]() Drones in Fieldwork, with Thilina Surasinghe, Kunwar Singh, and Amy Frazier | For today's episode, we are joined by Thilina Surasinghe, Professor at Bridgewater State University in the Department of Biological Sciences, Kunwar Singh, Senior Geospatial Scientist at AidData and affiliate faculty at the Center for Geospatial Analysis, at the College of William & Mary, and Amy Frazier, Professor and the Jack and Laura Dangermond Chair of Conservation Science at the University of California, Santa Barbara, in the Department of Geography. They joined us to discuss their BioScience article about the promise that drone technology presents for undertaking biodiversity and conservation fieldwork. | 29m 46s | ||||||
| 4/18/25 | ![]() Moving Beyond Crisis and Ecological Grief, with Marco Malavasi | For this episode of BioScience Talks, we're joined by Marco Malavasi, plant ecologist and cartographer at the University of Sassari, in Italy. We discussed his recent BioScience article "Beyond crisis and grief: Rethinking conservation narratives," which serves as a guide to more productively communicating about—and thinking about—conservation in a rapidly changing world. | 23m 46s | ||||||
| 3/14/25 | ![]() Gentoo Penguins in the Falklands, with John Bates, Sushma Reddy, and Rachael Herman | For this episode of BioScience Talks, we're joined by John Bates, Curator of Birds at the Field Museum, Sushma Reddy, Breckenridge Chair of Ornithology at the University of Minnesota and the Bell Museum, and Rachael Herman, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Stonybrook University. Our guests were here to chat about a recent research trip to the Falkland Islands, and more specifically, about the gentoo penguins they were studying on those islands. Pictures from the trip can be viewed on YouTube. Be sure to check out the fantastic Birds of a Feather Talk Together podcast, cohosted by guest John Bates. Learn more about island vegetation restoration at Roots in the Ground, which describes the work of Giselle Hazell, discussed in the episode. | 50m 04s | ||||||
| 3/6/25 | ![]() Coalition-Building for Labor Actions in Life Sciences Departments, with Aspen Ellis | For this episode of BioScience Talks, we're joined by Aspen Ellis, PhD candidate at University of California, Santa Cruz, for a discussion of the largest academic strike in history and a recent BioScience article on the topic. | 34m 45s | ||||||
| 11/25/24 | ![]() The Morris Animal Foundation Golden Retriever Lifetime Study, with Kelly Diehl | For this episode of BioScience Talks, we're joined by Dr. Kelly Diehl, who has been a veterinarian for almost 40 years and currently works at Morris Animal Foundation, which is one of the largest nonprofits dedicated to animal health research in the world. She was here to talk about the Golden Retriever Lifetime Study and its implications for animal and human medicine. Learn more about the Morris Animal Foundation's important work, including the Golden Retriever Lifetime Study at morrisanimalfoundation.org. | 46m 10s | ||||||
| 11/14/24 | ![]() Live from the SACNAS National Diversity in STEM Conference | For this episode of BioScience Talks, we're reporting from the 2024 National Diversity in STEM, or NDiSTEM, conference hosted in Phoenix, Arizona, by SACNAS (the Society for the Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science). Several members of the AIBS team attended, with the aim of helping our member societies and organizations develop an understanding of the ways in which minority-serving societies like SACNAS foster inclusive communities for scientists from traditionally marginalized backgrounds. Attending the conference was extremely rewarding, and we returned with the strong sense that the future of science will be well served by continued efforts to connect and invest in the diverse communities and perspectives representing STEM worldwide. A special thank you to SACNAS for the opportunity and warm welcome. You can visit SACNAS.org to learn more about their programs and events, including the National Diversity in STEM Conference. | 57m 07s | ||||||
| 11/7/24 | ![]() "Pocosin" and Respect for Indigenous Knowledge Systems, with Ryan Emanuel | For this episode of BioScience Talks, we're joined by Ryan Emanuel, Associate Professor in the Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke University. He joined us to discuss his recent article in BioScience, The Pocosin's Lesson: Translating Respect for Indigenous Knowledge Systems in Environmental Research. In the article, he debunks a widely shared translation of the word "pocosin," and the ways in which researchers—and others—can better engage with Indigenous peoples and their knowledge systems. | 21m 01s | ||||||
| 10/24/24 | ![]() Communicating Truth, with Michael Patrick Lynch | For this episode of BioScience Talks, we're joined by Michael Patrick Lynch, who is the author of the new book On Truth and Politics: Why Democracy Demands It, available for presale from Princeton University Press. He is also the Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and the Provost Professor of Humanities at the University of Connecticut, and he is the author of other books like Know-It-All Society and The Internet of Us. Our discussion was focused on how scientists can effectively convey truth to a variety of audiences in our current political and technological context, as well as a number of other topics that will be of interest to all scientist–communicators. | 1h 05m 36s | ||||||
| 9/27/24 | ![]() CAM Plants, with Kailiang Yu, Paolo D'Odorico, and Scott Collins | For this episode of BioScience Talks, we're joined by Kailiang Yu, from Princeton University, Paolo D'Odorico, from the University of California, Berkeley, and Scott Collins, from the University of New Mexico, who is also former BioScience editor in chief. They discussed their recent article in BioScience on potential expansion of CAM plants in the Anthropocene. | 25m 12s | ||||||
| 9/13/24 | ![]() Flood Ecology, with Paul Humphries | For this episode of BioScience Talks, we're joined by Paul Humphries, Associate Professor in Ecology at Charles Sturt University, in the School of Agricultural, Environmental and Veterinary Sciences. We discussed his recently published article in BioScience, Flood Ecology, and the sometimes uneasy relationship that people have with river floods, as well as some of the ways that we might improve our understanding of them. A version of this conversation can also be found on Dr. Humpries' own podcast, Rheophilia. | 30m 36s | ||||||
| 8/28/24 | ![]() Long-Term Coral Reef Monitoring, with Peter Edmunds | For this episode of BioScience Talks, we're joined by Peter Edmunds, Professor of Biology at California State University, Northridge, where he has worked for over 30 years. He was here to discuss his recent article in BioScience's new Perspective and Insight category, entitled "Why keep monitoring coral reefs?". The article describes a now 38-year study of coral reefs in the US Virgin Islands and highlights the value of long-term ecological monitoring. | 32m 42s | ||||||
| 7/31/24 | ![]() A Lunar Biorepository to Preserve Biodiversity, with Mary Hagedorn | For this episode of BioScience Talks, we're joined by Mary Hagedorn of the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute for a discussion about biorepositories, and specifically, a plan to place a biorepository on the Moon. Described in a recent article in BioScience, such a repository would take advantage of the Moon's naturally cold temperatures to provide safe long-term storage for cryopreserved animal tissues. | 32m 02s | ||||||
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