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Rachel Meade joins Ayana to discuss the importance of acknowledging uncertainties in biology and conservation.

"The more I learn, the less I know. Sometimes learning more means accepting that we don’t really know." – Rachel Meade In the third episode of In The Company of Humpbacks, Rachel Meade joins Ayana to rethink what we mean by study, communication, and the goals of biology and conservation. What might change if we were more honest about our uncertainties and willing to admit what we don’t know? Could that openness lead to stronger relationships and better science? Rachel guides us into the vast...

Keywords

• study
• relationships
• science

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