Policy and Politics

Science Policy, Intellectual Property, Funding, Government, Politicization of Science

Erich Hoyt on Strange Sea Creatures, Russian Whales and Cosmic Orcas

Mark Leiren-Young Biology and Life Sciences, Environmental and Earth Sciences, Policy and Politics
Erich Hoyt (@erichhoyt) on his fight to end Russia’s orca trade, strange sea creatures, whale watching, cosmic orcas and more with Skaana (@Skaanapod) host Mark Leiren-Young (@leirenyoung). Erich’s books include: Orca The Whale Called Killer; The Encyclopedia of Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises; Marine Protected Areas for Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises; Weird Sea Creatures and many, many more. This is our first two-part episode… in part one Erich talks about how he and the world fell in love…

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Coronavirus detection: sample city sewage to help diagnose its presence and plan for preparedness

ruby Communication, Education and Outreach, Environmental and Earth Sciences, Policy and Politics
Why guess where the coronavirus is and how many people might be infected if we can use our wastewater systems to give us the facts? Right now our communities, public policy experts, emergency services and planners want to know where and how far the coronavirus is spreading. Could we be sampling wastewater in our sewage systems to get that information?My experience as a water samplerThe first field sample of water I ever collected was on Dec…

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