Why Do Sea Lions Have Whiskers? (w/ Claire Nasr)

What’s up with our flipper-footed friend’s whiskered faces? Do humans have blubber? What does blood have to do with keeping warm in the water?

I sat down with marine ecologist Claire Nasr to get some answers.

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Why Are Some Plants Poisonous? (w/ Kathryn Solie)

Why have some plants evolved to be poisonous? Why do some plants have some poisonous parts and some non-poisonous parts? What does poisonous actually mean, anyway?

I sat down with herbalist Kathryn Solie to get some answers.

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