Socioeconomics, Biodiversity, and Birdsong Beats, with Diego Ellis Soto

About this episode

Diego Ellis Soto discusses the intersection of socioeconomics, biodiversity, and technology in conservation efforts.

For this episode of BioScience Talks, we're joined by Diego Ellis Soto, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of California, Berkeley, and a research scientist at the California Academy of Science. He's an ecologist working at the intersection of technology, conservation, policy, and environmental justice. And there's even some music in the mix, as you'll soon hear. You can find links to more of Dr. Ellis Soto's work on his personal website and more music on Spotify and SoundCloud .

People in this episode

Guest: Diego Ellis Soto

Topics covered

• socioeconomics
• biodiversity
• ecology
• conservation
• environmental justice

Keywords

• technology
• conservation
• policy
• environmental justice
• birdsong

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Products: Spotify, SoundCloud

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