About this episode

Shayle Matsuda discusses the beauty and importance of coral reefs and shares insights on pursuing ambitions authentically.

Will changing your sunscreen save coral reefs? What even IS a coral? Where do they grow and what do they eat and why are they so pretty? Is it reefs or reeves? The wonderful and charming coral biologist and cnidariologist Shayle Matsuda takes time out of his busy schedule during a coral spawning event to chat about how magical and beautiful coral can be and why reef health is important. Also: whether or not "Finding Nemo" got coral right, making transitions during grad school, and how to pursue your ambitions while being bravely authentic. He'll quickly become your favorite cnidariologist.

People in this episode

Host: Alie Ward

Guest: Shayle Matsuda

Topics covered

• coral reefs
• cnidariology
• marine biology
• environmental science
• grad school transitions

Keywords

• coral
• sunscreen
• reef health
• marine life
• cnidariologist

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Finding Nemo

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