Science Night
A place for scientists to tell their story.
Displaying all 2 Episode of Science Night with the tag “hominid”.
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A Fireside Chat with Kate Miller
December 14th, 2022 | Season 3 | 37 mins 59 secs
ai, anthropology, artificial intelligence, astronomy, bio anthro, biological anthropology, black hole, epidemiology, fire, hominid, hominin, homo naledi, rising star cave, scicomm, science
This week we’re looking at three bits of science news with special guest Kate Miller. First we ask, “do we really need an ai diarrhea detector”? Then we watch a light show 8.2 billion years in the making. In the second half, we gather around the fire to talk about a new discovery from the Rising Star in South Africa.
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Constructed Languages with David J. Peterson
September 24th, 2021 | Season 3 | 59 mins 21 secs
anthropology, archaeology, art, conlang, constructed language, defiance, denisovan, disney, dune, evolution, game of thrones, geology, hominid, language, linguistics, marvel, neurology, reading, scicomm, science, screens
This week we're talking about all the ways humans express themselves including a stories about a recent find that may be the world's most ancient, and how the things we use to read affect our comprehension. The highlight is a conversation with David J. Peterson, and language creator that has helped build the languages that made the world your favorite shows and movies inhabit feel richer and more vibrant. The list of projects he's worked on is too long to list completely, but some of the highlights include the 2021 remake of Dune, Disney's Raya and the Last Dragon, HBO's Game of Thrones, Freeform's Motherland: Fort Salem, SyFy's Defiance, and many many many more.