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Winging It! From Curiosity to a Scientific Fact

Winging It! From Curiosity to a Scientific Fact

By: Steven Peck
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We’re going to be a different kind of science podcast. Most science podcasts are about finished science—refined, cleaned up, and previously published in peer-reviewed literature. In this one, we will start with curiosity and work towards scientific discovery and publication at the end. Darwin began his discoveries with a voyage around the world on the HMS Beagle. He observed. He reported his observations. And born out of his unrelenting curiosity made THE most important discovery in the last two centuries—Evolution through natural selection (move over Einstein, you were bested).

This is also about birds. About listening to birds. About finding how birds live. So join us. Let’s get curious, and then let’s get full-on sciency. We are going to have fun.

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Episodes
  • Chasing the Dawn Chorus

    Chasing the Dawn Chorus
    Apr 13 2025

    In this episode my four students Abby, Danny, Kaleb, and Pieter talk about their recordings of the Dawn Chorus, and what we dug up from the scientific primary literature. The bottom line is very little is understood about why birds around the world sing together at dawn. We explore several hypotheses, and explore why science matters.

    We also have Danny on site at Lytle Nature Preserve studying birds. A report from the field is always fun.



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    56 mins
  • Birding from Beginners to Experts: There is fun enough for all!

    Birding from Beginners to Experts: There is fun enough for all!
    Nov 10 2024

    Join my students Kaleb (and experinced birder) and Samatha (a beginner) and your host Steven L. Peck in the first episode of a new season of Winging it! From Curiosity to a Scientific Fact, as we explore some of joys of birding. Owl picture by Student Kaleb Anderson
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    53 mins
  • The Meta-episode! Cross posting with the Y Life Science Podcast talking about this podcast!

    The Meta-episode! Cross posting with the Y Life Science Podcast talking about this podcast!
    Nov 2 2023

    Join me, Steve Peck, a biology professor, and my students, Sara Evans and Courtney Roos, interviewer Austin Lambert, and under the direction of Katy Knight from the Life Sciences Museum. Here we talk about some of our experiences podcasting about birds and exploring the world of sound. Join us and don't forget to listen the the Y Life Science Podcast which is chock full of great content stories and experiences.

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    26 mins
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