Daniel Sasson's guest appearances

Daniel Sasson

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The Wild Life

Kurt Vonnegut

Mandisa Thomas

Dave Warnock

Amy Miller

Don Miller

Massimo Pigliucci

Stephen Law

Jules Evans

Lauren Lane

Mary Anning

Sarah Kendzior

James Croft

Buzz Spector

Andrew Copson

Chris Stedman

OwlTail

They look like some sort of illustration in a mid-90’s kids book about prehistoric animals, which, if you’re familiar, is a really specific aesthetic that deserves some sort of a revival.Maybe you’re familiar with the Pokemon called Kabuto. I have to admit, my wife got me a classic Gameboy Color for Christmas, exactly like the one I had when I was a kid, and I’ve put close to 20 hours into Pokemon Gold over the past 4 weeks.Anyway, the point is that they look like, like many things from the sea, otherworldly, ancient, relics of a bygone era, even straight made up for an animated children’s television and game series that somehow manages to rely on its characters training animals to fight each other as a universe building plot point which is, I mean, problematic, right? I don’t know.They somehow manage to simultaneously embody the moniker of horseshoe while also looking nothing alike other than a U-ish similarity, just as much as their sight immediately calls to mind a crab while not being one in the slightest. I’m talking about, of course, the horseshoe crab. That’s today’s topic. Horseshoe crabs. Their history, their very nature, and their relationships…to each other, other species, us, and even our health.Today’s special guest, Dr Daniel Sasson (@Daniel_A_Sasson)He’s a behavioral ecologist primarily interested in studying the evolution of reproductive behaviors. He did his PhD at Florida working with Horseshoe crabs and now conducts research on them at the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, and as you’d expect, he’s pretty mch always loved scienceLearn More about The Horseshoe CrabSupport The Wild Life

They look like some sort of illustration in a mid-90’s kids book about prehistoric animals, which, if you’re familiar, is a really specific aesthetic that deserves some sort of a revival.Maybe you’re familiar with the Pokemon called Kabuto. I have to admit, my wife got me a classic Gameboy Color for Christmas, exactly like the one I had when I was a kid, and I’ve put close to 20 hours into Pokemon Gold over the past 4 weeks.Anyway, the point is that they look like, like many things from the sea, otherworldly, ancient, relics of a bygone era, even straight made up for an animated children’s television and game series that somehow manages to rely on its characters training animals to fight each other as a universe building plot point which is, I mean, problematic, right? I don’t know.They somehow manage to simultaneously embody the moniker of horseshoe while also looking nothing alike other than a U-ish similarity, just as much as their sight immediately calls to mind a crab while not being one in the slightest. I’m talking about, of course, the horseshoe crab. That’s today’s topic. Horseshoe crabs. Their history, their very nature, and their relationships…to each other, other species, us, and even our health.Today’s special guest<a href="https://danielasasson.wordpress.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">, Dr Daniel Sasson</a> (<a href="https://twitter.com/Daniel_A_Sasson" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">@Daniel_A_Sasson</a>)He’s a behavioral ecologist primarily interested in studying the evolution of reproductive behaviors. He did his PhD at Florida working with Horseshoe crabs and now conducts research on them at the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, and as you’d expect, he’s pretty mch always loved science<a href="https://thewildlife.blog/?p=17008" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Learn More about The Horseshoe Crab</a><a href="patreon.com/devonbowker" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Support The Wild Life</a>

Horseshoe Crabs with Dr Daniel Sasson

Kate Lovelady

Toni Wirts

The theory of evolution by natural selection is now a cornerstone of science, and we are learning more about the process every day. For Ethical Humanists, evolution is fascinating for its own sake, but it also influences how we view humanity, our own lives and ethical values, and the rest of the natural world. So join us for this special Sunday—we will celebrate evolution through science, story, readings, and song; explore some of the emotions and questions that evolutionary theory raises; and talk about why evolution matters.

Darwin Day Evolution Celebration!; Claude Bernard, Daniel Sasson, Toni Wirts, James Croft, and Kate Lovelady, 10-Feb-2019