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Terrestrials
TerrestrialsThe Horseshoe Crab's SecretWe’re back with an episode from the Radiolab archive. Horseshoe crabs have been around for a long time. They outlived the dinosaurs, survived all mass extinctions and witnessed the sprouting of the Earth’s first trees. The secret to their longevity? Their baby blue blood. Which has been saving both their lives and ours. Lulu and Radiolab co-host, Latif Nasser,  head to one of these bleeding facilities to learn how horseshoe crab blood became indispensable for modern medicine. And how this vampirish relationship humans have with the crabs might also be crucial to keeping them alive.  Ter...
2025-08-2827 minAntroposen Sohbetler
Antroposen SohbetlerZamanın Katmanlarında: Richard Fortey ve MiselyumKısa zaman önce aramızdan ayrılan ünlü paleontolog ve doğa tarihçisi Richard Fortey’i anıyor; onun özellikle mantarlar üzerine yazdığı son kitabı Close Encounters of the Fungal Kind üzerinden doğanın görünmeyen katmanları, miselyumun biyolojik ve metaforik anlamı, jeolojik zaman, ekolojik bellek ve iklim değişikliğiyle bağlantılı olarak biyoçeşitliliğin geleceği gibi temalar etrafında bir anlatı kuruyoruz. 
2025-05-2110 minLast Word
Last WordOleg Gordievsky, Renee Goddard, Professor Richard Fortey, Sofia GubaidulinaMatthew Bannister on Oleg Gordievsky, the KGB agent who defected to Britain and became a valued source of secret intelligence during the 1970s and 80s.Renee Goddard, the actress and TV commissioner who fled Nazi persecution only to be interned in Britain.Professor Richard Fortey, the palaeontologist who used his expertise in trilobites to tell stories about the origins of life on earth. Bill Bryson pays tribute.Sofia Gubaidulina, the composer whose large scale religious works attracted criticism from the Soviet authorities. Producer: Gareth Nelson-DaviesArchive: Friendly Enemy Aliens...
2025-03-2827 minEconomist Podcasts
Economist PodcastsBibi driver: battles led by and within IsraelThe ceasefire in Gaza is in tatters; the campaign against Hizbullah is flaring up again. Yet the most telling battles are those happening inside Israel. Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico’s president, is coolly dealing with the fitful aggression of her northern neighbour (10:25). And our obituaries editor pays tribute to Richard Fortey, a fossil obsessive who spent a career telling the world about trilobites (16:50).Get a world of insights by subscribing to Economist Podcasts+. For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page or watch our video explaining how to link your account....
2025-03-2423 minThe Intelligence from The Economist
The Intelligence from The EconomistBibi driver: battles led by and within IsraelThe ceasefire in Gaza is in tatters; the campaign against Hizbullah is flaring up again. Yet the most telling battles are those happening inside Israel. Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico’s president, is coolly dealing with the fitful aggression of her northern neighbour (10:25). And our obituaries editor pays tribute to Richard Fortey, a fossil obsessive who spent a career telling the world about trilobites (16:50).Get a world of insights by subscribing to Economist Podcasts+. For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page or watch our video explaining how to link your account.
2025-03-2423 minMohamed Guhaad\'s podcast
Mohamed Guhaad's podcastBibi driver: battles led by and within IsraelThe ceasefire in Gaza is in tatters; the campaign against Hizbullah is flaring up again. Yet the most telling battles are those happening inside Israel. Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico’s president, is coolly dealing with the fitful aggression of her northern neighbour (10:25). And our obituaries editor pays tribute to Richard Fortey, a fossil obsessive who spent a career telling the world about trilobites (16:50).Get a world of insights by subscribing to Economist Podcasts+. For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page or watch our video explaining how to link your account. Hosted on Ac...
2025-03-2425 minGeology Bites
Geology BitesRichard Fortey on Deep TimeThe Earth is about 4.5 billion years old. How can we begin to grasp what this vast period of time really means, given that it is so far beyond the time scale of a human life, indeed of human civilization? Richard Fortey has devoted his long and prolific research career at the Natural History Museum in London to the study of fossils, especially the long-extinct marine arthropods called trilobites.  In an earlier episode of Geology Bites, he talked about measuring time with trilobites. In this episode, he describes how it was the fossils in the geological record that gave us t...
2025-01-0929 minA Good Science Read
A Good Science ReadA Good Science Read: A Walk on the Wild SideProfessor Richard Fortey joins Professor Frances Ashcroft to discuss Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake and Wilding by Isabella Tree. Series 2 Episode 8 Entangled Life is fascinating journey into the world of fungi - what they are, how they evolved, their hyphal networks below the ground, their mycorrhizal relationships with plants, their symbiotic interactions with algae in lichens, and the mind-altering chemicals they make. Wilding describes how the switch from intensive farming to minimal intervention led to a spectacular return of wildlife on the Knepp estate in Sussex, including rare species such as turtle doves, nightingales and purple emperor butterflies. Richard Fortey...
2024-10-1544 minA Good Science Read
A Good Science ReadA Good Science Read: A Walk on the Wild SideProfessor Richard Fortey joins Professor Frances Ashcroft to discuss 'Entangled Life' by Merlin Sheldrake and 'Wilding' by Isabella Tree. Series 2 Episode 8 Entangled Life is fascinating journey into the world of fungi - what they are, how they evolved, their hyphal networks below the ground, their mycorrhizal relationships with plants, their symbiotic interactions with algae in lichens, and the mind-altering chemicals they make. Wilding describes how the switch from intensive farming to minimal intervention led to a spectacular return of wildlife on the Knepp estate in Sussex, including rare species such as turtle doves, nightingales and purple emperor butterflies. Richard Fortey...
2024-10-1544 minPower-Up With A Full Audiobook That Is Simply Captivating.
Power-Up With A Full Audiobook That Is Simply Captivating.Close Encounters of the Fungal Kind by Richard ForteyPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/90146to listen full audiobooks. Title: Close Encounters of the Fungal Kind Author: Richard Fortey Narrator: Richard Attlee Format: mp3 Length: 10 hrs and 43 mins Release date: 09-12-24 Ratings: Not rated yet Genres: Environmentalists & Naturalists Publisher's Summary: Professor Richard Fortey has been a devoted field mycologist all his life. He has rejoiced in the exuberant variety and profusion of mushrooms since reading as a boy of nuns driven mad by ergot (a fungus). Drawing on decades of experience doing science in the woods and fields, Fortey starts with the perfect ‘fungus day’ – eating ceps in Piedmo...
2024-09-1210h 43Talk Art
Talk ArtSir Elton John and David FurnishTalk Art exclusive! We meet Sir Elton John and David Furnish to discuss their epic, brand new exhibition Fragile Beauty. Opening this weekend, Saturday, 18 May 2024 at the V&A South Kensington.An unparalleled selection of the world's leading photographers, telling the story of modern and contemporary photography. Discover iconic images across subjects such as fashion, celebrity, reportage and the male body. This exclusive episode was recorded in person at the South of France home of Elton & David.Showcasing over three hundred rare prints from 140 photographers, Fragile Beauty is a major presentation of twentieth- and...
2024-05-171h 33Palaeo After Dark
Palaeo After DarkPodcast 254 - Forking Trilobites The gang discusses two papers about trilobite evolution and morphology. The first paper looks at disparity and taxonomic trends of trilobites across the Devonian, and the second paper looks at the unique tridents of Walliserops. Meanwhile, Amanda makes a choice, James does some unique functional morphology, and Curt critiques tilapia.   Up-Goer Five (Curt Edition): The friends talk about two papers that look at small hard animals that live in the water and some of them can roll into a ball. The first paper looks at how these animals looked over time. They look a...
2023-02-261h 29GeoCastAway | GeoNáufragos
GeoCastAway | GeoNáufragosHablamos de TrilobitesSaludos geonáugrafos. Hoy hablamos de Trilobites con Luis Collantes. Podéis consultar más sobre los temas que hablamos en la conversación en los siguientes links: Describen una nueva especie de fósil de trilobites en la sierra de Huelva Juguete Trilobite Libro "Trilobites" de Richard Fortey Realiza una donaciónGrupo de Telegram: t.me/geocastawaypodcast Web: http://geocastaway.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/geocastaway Facebook: http://facebook.com/geocastaway Youtube: http://youtube.com/geocastaway Correo: geocastaway@gmail...
2022-11-042h 12Atascocita Library Advanced Copy
Atascocita Library Advanced CopyAdvanced Copy: Family Stories and Gift Worthy ReadsPJ and Daniel have some gift giving ideas for the readers you know.  It's also National Family Stories month!  Family is how you define it, and throughout human civilization, connections are built on the stories we share.   Gift Books Recommended: The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry The boy, the mole, the fox, and the horse by Charlie Mackesy We don't eat our classmates! and We Will Rock our Classmates by Ryan Higgins  The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein Still Life by Louis...
2022-11-0432 minGeoCastAway
GeoCastAway136. Hablamos de TrilobitesSaludos geonáugrafos. Hoy hablamos de Trilobites con Luis Collantes. Podéis consultar más sobre los temas que hablamos en la conversación en los siguientes links: - Describen una nueva especie de fósil de trilobites en la sierra de Huelva - Juguete Trilobite - Libro "Trilobites" de Richard Fortey Grupo de Telegram: t.me/geocastawaypodcast Web: http://geocastaway.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/geocastaway Facebook: http://facebook.com/geocastaway Youtube: http://youtube.com/geocastaway Corre...
2022-11-042h 12Talks by Sensei Richard von Sturmer
Talks by Sensei Richard von Sturmer2022-10-11 Zen and Nature Part One (Richard von Sturmer)In this talk Richard explores interconnection on both vast and intimate scales. This is the first of three talks on 'Zen and Nature' given by Richard at the Auckland Zen Centre. Texts used: A (Very) Short History of Life on Earth by Henry GeeEarth: An Intimate History by Richard ForteyPilgrim at Tinker's Creek by Annie Dillard
2022-10-1939 minAZC Weekly talks
AZC Weekly talks2022-10-11 Zen and Nature Part One (Richard von Sturmer)In this talk Richard explores interconnection on both vast and intimate scales. This is the first of three talks on 'Zen and Nature' given by Richard at the Auckland Zen Centre. Texts used: A (Very) Short History of Life on Earth by Henry GeeEarth: An Intimate History by Richard ForteyPilgrim at Tinker's Creek by Annie Dillard
2022-10-1139 minRadiolab
RadiolabBaby Blue Blood DriveThis is an episode that first aired in 2018 and then again in the thick of the pandemic in 2020. Why? Because though Horseshoe crabs are not much to look at, beneath their unassuming catcher’s-mitt shell, they harbor a half-billion-year-old secret: a superpower that helped them outlive the dinosaurs, survive all the Earth’s mass extinctions, and was essential in the development of the COVID vaccines.  And what is that secret superpower? Their blood. Their baby blue blood.  And it’s so miraculous that for decades, it hasn’t just been saving their butts, it’s been saving ours too. But tha...
2022-07-0851 minRadiolab Podcasts (Radiolab)
Radiolab Podcasts (Radiolab)Baby Blue Blood DriveThis is an episode that first aired in 2018 and then again in the thick of the pandemic in 2020. Why? Because though Horseshoe crabs are not much to look at, beneath their unassuming catcher’s-mitt shell, they harbor a half-billion-year-old secret: a superpower that helped them outlive the dinosaurs, survive all the Earth’s mass extinctions, and was essential in the development of the COVID vaccines.  And what is that secret superpower? Their blood. Their baby blue blood.  And it’s so miraculous that for decades, it hasn’t just been saving their butts, it’s been saving ours too. But th...
2022-07-0800 minGeology Bites
Geology BitesRichard Fortey on the Trilobite ChronometerLong before radiometric dating appeared on the scene, the geological time scale was defined by the sedimentary record, and particularly by key fossils preserved within them.  Throughout the Cambrian, and to a lesser extent until the end-Permian extinction about 300 million years later, trilobite fossils served as some of the most useful of these key fossils.  Richard Fortey explains why.  Here he is holding a trilobite from the calymene genus. Richard Fortey is formerly head of arthropod paleontology at the Natural History Museum in London and is visiting professor of paleobiology at Oxford University.  He has devoted much of h...
2021-11-0725 minEnjoy Amazing Free Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, History & Culture
Enjoy Amazing Free Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, History & CultureA Curious Boy: The Making of a Scientist by Richard ForteyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/418913 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Curious Boy: The Making of a Scientist Author: Richard Fortey Narrator: Mike Grady Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 27 minutes Release date: February 18, 2021 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: 'Truth and courage are what memoirs need and this one has them both in spades … The unforgotten boy: that is what makes this a book a revelation' ADAM NICOLSON ‘Wonderful, absolutely beguiling … I learnt a lot and really loved it’ RICHARD HOLMES ‘Gloriously evocative’ DAILY MAIL What makes a scientist? Charming, funny and wise, in this memoir Richard Fortey shows how restless...
2021-02-1805 minEmbrace The Full Audiobook Everyone Is Talking About — So Heart-Pounding!
Embrace The Full Audiobook Everyone Is Talking About — So Heart-Pounding!Earth by Richard ForteyPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/236899to listen full audiobooks. Title: Earth Author: Richard Fortey Narrator: Michael Page Format: mp3 Length: 18 hrs and 29 mins Release date: 09-01-20 Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 73 ratings Genres: Geology Publisher's Summary: Beginning with Mt. Vesuvius, whose eruption in Roman times helped spark the science of geology, and ending in a lab in the West of England where mathematical models and lab experiments replace direct observation, Richard Fortey tells us what the present says about ancient geologic processes. He shows how plate tectonics came to rule the geophysical landscape and how the evidence is written...
2020-09-016h 29The TLS Podcast
The TLS PodcastA deep history of EuropeRichard Fortey takes us on an energetic sprint through 65 million years of Europe's complex biological history; David Robey introduces the life and work of Emilio Salgari, the Italian Rider Haggard; Ella Baron, the TLS's regular cartoonist, discusses her work, including this week's European cover.BooksEurope: A natural history by Tim FlanneryEmilio Salgari: Una mitologia moderna tra letteratura, politica, società (volumes I and II) by Ann Lawson LucasElla Baron's work will be exhibited at Christie's in London, from April 5 to 10 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/p...
2019-03-2847 minOn the River of History
On the River of History3 - The Origin of Life (Part 4)This episode is dedicated to one of the biggest scientific mysteries of the modern world: how living things came to be. The chemistry of life is examined and various hypotheses are discussed. Evolution by natural selection is explained, and the history of the world - from 4.03 billion to 541 million years ago - continues, covering the rise of multicellular life, Snowball Earth, and the first animals.Transcript: https://riverofhistory.tumblr.com/post/182173306141/episode-3-the-origin-of-lifeLinks and Referenced Mentioned:Geologic Time Scale: http://www.stratigraphy.org/ICSchart/ChronostratChart2018-08.jpg Richard Fortey quote: Life: A Nat...
2019-02-1010 minOn the River of History
On the River of History3 - The Origin of Life (Part 3)This episode is dedicated to one of the biggest scientific mysteries of the modern world: how living things came to be. The chemistry of life is examined and various hypotheses are discussed. Evolution by natural selection is explained, and the history of the world - from 4.03 billion to 541 million years ago - continues, covering the rise of multicellular life, Snowball Earth, and the first animals.Transcript: https://riverofhistory.tumblr.com/post/182173306141/episode-3-the-origin-of-lifeLinks and Referenced Mentioned:Geologic Time Scale: http://www.stratigraphy.org/ICSchart/ChronostratChart2018-08.jpg Richard Fortey quote: Life: A Nat...
2019-02-1013 minOn the River of History
On the River of History3 - The Origin of Life (Part 2)This episode is dedicated to one of the biggest scientific mysteries of the modern world: how living things came to be. The chemistry of life is examined and various hypotheses are discussed. Evolution by natural selection is explained, and the history of the world - from 4.03 billion to 541 million years ago - continues, covering the rise of multicellular life, Snowball Earth, and the first animals.Transcript: https://riverofhistory.tumblr.com/post/182173306141/episode-3-the-origin-of-lifeLinks and Referenced Mentioned:Geologic Time Scale: http://www.stratigraphy.org/ICSchart/ChronostratChart2018-08.jpg Richard Fortey quote: Life: A Nat...
2019-02-1010 minOn the River of History
On the River of History3 - The Origin of Life (Part 1)This episode is dedicated to one of the biggest scientific mysteries of the modern world: how living things came to be. The chemistry of life is examined and various hypotheses are discussed. Evolution by natural selection is explained, and the history of the world - from 4.03 billion to 541 million years ago - continues, covering the rise of multicellular life, Snowball Earth, and the first animals.Transcript: https://riverofhistory.tumblr.com/post/182173306141/episode-3-the-origin-of-lifeLinks and Referenced Mentioned:Geologic Time Scale: http://www.stratigraphy.org/ICSchart/ChronostratChart2018-08.jpg Richard Fortey quote: Life: A Nat...
2019-02-1015 minBook Cougars Podcast: Two Middle-Aged Women on the Hunt for a Good Read
Book Cougars Podcast: Two Middle-Aged Women on the Hunt for a Good ReadEpisode 59 - Learning About Horseshoe Crabs!Episode Fifty Nine Show Notes CW = Chris Wolak EF = Emily Fine Purchase Book Cougars Swag on Zazzle! AND at Bookclub Bookstore & More. If you’d like to help financially support the Book Cougars, please consider becoming a Patreon member. You can DONATE HERE. Join our Goodreads Group! Please subscribe to our email list here. – Currently Reading – Scribe of Siena – Melodie Winawer (CW)(audio) Solemn Graves (Billy Boyle Mystery Series #13) – James R. Benn (CW) The Odyssey – Homer, translated by Emily Wilson (CW) The NY Times article discussing the new translation of The Odyssey by Emily Wilson can be found HERE. – Just Read – Scribe...
2018-09-1853 minThe TLS Podcast
The TLS PodcastIsherwood, from Weimar Berlin to HollywoodWith Stig Abell and Thea Lenarduzzi – Henry K. Miller on the cinematic progress of Christopher Isherwood, a novelist who wanted nothing more than to be a filmmaker; Lamorna Ash on All This Panic, a dreamy documentary about seven girls stumbling towards womanhood in Brooklyn; Richard Fortey tells the story of the British landscape, a sweeping tale spanning several millennia, from the retreat of the ice caps in 9700 BC to the crowded island of today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2017-03-2342 minIgnite Your Ears To A Uplifting Full Audiobook.
Ignite Your Ears To A Uplifting Full Audiobook.The Wood for the Trees by Richard ForteyPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/187647to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Wood for the Trees Author: Richard Fortey Narrator: Michael Page Format: mp3 Length: 10 hrs and 46 mins Release date: 12-06-16 Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 24 ratings Genres: Environment Publisher's Summary:
2016-12-0610h 46Book Shambles
Book ShamblesHelen CzerskiPhysicist, writer and broadcaster Dr Helen Czerski joins Josie and Robin this week to talk about the science of every day things, which just happens to be what her new book, ’Storm in a Teacup’ is all about. There’s also love for the work of Richard Fortey, Grayson Perry, Bruce Chatwin and more. And there’s also a special announcement this week. Robin and Josie are off on tour with Cosmic Shambles LIVE, a science, comedy, literary, musical variety night. There’ll be plenty of guests along for the ride, including Helen, and the show is going around Australia and New Ze...
2016-10-2756 minGet Hooked On The Full Audiobook That Keeps Story Seekers Hooked.
Get Hooked On The Full Audiobook That Keeps Story Seekers Hooked.The Wood for the Trees by Richard ForteyPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/236908to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Wood for the Trees Author: Richard Fortey Narrator: Mike Grady Format: mp3 Length: 11 hrs and 32 mins Release date: 05-05-16 Ratings: 4 out of 5 stars, 2 ratings Genres: Geology Publisher's Summary:
2016-05-0511h 32Ask A Biologist Podcast
Ask A Biologist PodcastSecret Life of the Natural History MuseumNatural history museums may not come to life as they do in a Hollywood movie, but they do have some amazing stories. They also have all kinds of cool stuff that many of us never get to see. Paleontologist Richard Fortey talks about the life and some of the treasures hidden behind locked doors at natural history museums that are also part of his book Dry Store Room No.1.If you have not already, please subscribe to the podcast so you can be notified about new episodes.
2015-07-1123 minDiscovery
DiscoveryThe Life Scientific: Richard ForteyRichard Fortey found his first trilobite fossil when he was 14 years old and he spent the rest of his career discovering hundreds more, previously unknown to science. He is a Professor of Palaeontology at the Natural History Museum and talks to Jim al-Khalili about why these arthropods, joint-legged creatures which look a bit like woodlice and roamed the ancient oceans for almost 300 million years, are so important for helping us to understand the evolution of life on our planet.These new trilobite fossils were found at an exciting time for the earth sciences because of the emergence...
2015-02-0227 minThe Life Scientific
The Life ScientificRichard Fortey on fossilsRichard Fortey found his first trilobite fossil when he was 14 years old and he spent the rest of his career discovering hundreds more, previously unknown to science.Professor of Palaeontology at the Natural History Museum, he talks to Jim Al-Khalili about why these arthropods, joint-legged creatures which look a bit like woodlice and roamed the ancient oceans for almost 300 million years, are so important for helping us to understand the evolution of life on our planet.These new trilobite fossils were found at an exciting time for the earth sciences because of the emergence of...
2014-10-2828 minPalaeocast
PalaeocastEpisode 18: TrilobitesTrilobites are one of the most instantly recognisable groups of fossils. They were present from the very start of the Paleozoic and went on the fill a great number of ecological roles before going extinct at the Permo-Triassic mass extinction event 252 million years ago. They ranged from the very small to the very large, from the most basic appearance to the most elaborately ornamented. We were lucky enough to get the opportunity to speak to Prof. Richard Fortey of the Natural History Museum, London, all about trilobite morphology and ecology.
2013-07-0157 minIn Our Time
In Our TimeFossilsMelvyn Bragg and guests discuss the significance of fossils. In the middle of the nineteenth century the discoveries of the fossil hunters used to worry poor Ruskin to death, he wrote in a letter in 1851, “my faith, which was never strong, is being beaten to gold leaf…If only those Geologists would let me alone I could do very well, but those dreadful Hammers! I hear the clink of them at the end of every cadence of the Bible verses.”The testimony of fossils over the ages has been remarkably eloquent when we have wanted to listen; and now with m...
2001-03-2242 minIn Our Time: Science
In Our Time: ScienceFossilsMelvyn Bragg and guests discuss the significance of fossils. In the middle of the nineteenth century the discoveries of the fossil hunters used to worry poor Ruskin to death, he wrote in a letter in 1851, “my faith, which was never strong, is being beaten to gold leaf…If only those Geologists would let me alone I could do very well, but those dreadful Hammers! I hear the clink of them at the end of every cadence of the Bible verses.”The testimony of fossils over the ages has been remarkably eloquent when we have wanted to listen; and now with m...
2001-03-2242 min