Podcast
The Natural Curiosity Project
Hosted by Dr. Steven Shepard · EN
I photograph, record, and write about the natural world. I see, I listen, I write. I fundamentally believe that curiosity can save the world—so I publish stories to make people curious. Ultimately, curiosity leads to discovery, discovery leads to knowledge, knowledge leads to insight, and insight leads to understanding. Please enjoy!
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Episode 325-If You Want Something Different
2d ago00:10:34Tap to summarizeThoughts on America’s future on her 250th birthday.
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Episode 324-Jennifer Comeau and Milo the Green Mussel
1w ago00:16:13Tap to summarizeYou've heard me refer more than once to my friend Liz McKenzie, the Alaska-based filmmaker who made the documentary, "The Singing Planet." Well, a few months ago, Liz was visiting family in northern Florida, and while she was there, we had a chat over Zoom about a handful or projects we're working on together. But while we were talking, she interrupted herself and told me that she wanted to introduce me to someone whom she had met while she was in Florida. "A very interesting person," she told me, "who does the kind of work that you love." Well, that's hard to ignore. So, Liz made an email introduction, and the next thing you know, I was on another Zoom call, this time with Jennifer. And boy, was Liz right. What started with a personal tragedy turned into something very, very special.
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Episode 323-Life's Battery
1w ago00:12:17Tap to summarizeContrary to popular belief, life may very well not have begun on the sunlit surface of the planet--but rather in the deepest part of the deepest oceans. In his new book, "The Dark Frontier," marine geobiologist Jeffrey Marlow explains why.
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I Otter be in the Water
May 2600:10:12Tap to summarizeWhen I was a commercial diver in California, I often found myself surrounded by great swarms of marine mammals--seals and sea lions, mostly. But every once in a while we were rewarded by a sea otter, the most iconic of all marine mammals. Hunted almost to extinction (their numbers went from 300,000 to 50, then bounced back), they are a charismatic keystone species that hold a special place in my heart.
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Episode 321-A Climb to Remember
Apr 2700:20:43Tap to summarizeIt was an assignment to photograph the 50th anniversary of the San Francisco Bay Bridge from atop one of the towers. Who knew they didn't have an elevator?
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Episode 320-Food Names
Apr 1400:16:43Tap to summarizeEver wonder why they call the company Starbucks?
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Episode 319-Holly Hughes, Publisher and Much More
Apr 1400:36:09Tap to summarizePoet, fishing boat captain, publisher--what a great conversation!
Transcribe →Episode 318-The Greatest Sentence Ever Written
Apr 1400:09:38Tap to summarizeIn this small book that celebrates the second line in the American Declaration of Independence--the line that begins, "We hold these truths to be self-evident..." we discover the brilliance of the nation's founders.
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Episode 317-Russ Willis-AI Ethicist
Apr 1400:47:15Tap to summarizeRuss Willis is equal parts academic, ordained minister, technologist, poet, and strategist. In this episode, we sit down to chat about his new book, "AI and the Crisis of Control."
Transcribe →Episode 316-Ocean Facts
Apr 600:07:03Tap to summarizeInteresting facts about the deep ocean.
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