Tag: Extinction
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Joseph Bennett, Carleton University – De-Extinction
Should we bring species back from extinction? Joseph Bennett, assistant professor and conservation biologist at Carleton University, explores if making a real life Jurassic Park would be a good idea. Joseph Bennett is a conservation biologist and Assistant Professor at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. Research in his lab focusses on statistical and mathematical tools…
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Charles Mitchell featured on The Best of Our Knowledge
As always, host Bob Barrett selects an Academic Minute to air during The Best of Our Knowledge. Each week this program examines some of the issues unique to college campuses, looks at the latest research, and invites commentary from experts and administrators from all levels of education. For this week‘s edition (#1358), Bob has selected…
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Nicola Mitchell, U of Western Australia – Assisted Colonization
Can the relocation of a species’ habitat save it from extinction? Nicola Mitchell, a zoologist at The University of Western Australia, is working to recolonize the western swamp turtle and hopefully save the species from extinction. Dr Nicola Mitchell is an associate professor of zoology at the University of Western Australia where she runs lab…
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Fred Jourdan, Curtin University – Mass Extinctions
Looking back through geologic time is possible when you know what to look for. Fred Jourdan, associate professor of applied geology at Curtin University in Australia, is studying mass extinction through the lens of ancient volcanic eruptions. Dr. Fred Jourdan is an Associate professor at the Department of Applied Geology and the John de Laeter…