Past Time

About Past Time

Past Time is a podcast that explores how we know what we know about the past. There's a special focus on the fossil record - it is hosted by two paleontologists - but delving into the story of the past isn't limited to dry bones. Today's paleontologists use techniques drawn from other sciences including Physics, Chemistry, Geology, and Biology to figure out what extinct animals were like and how they lived.

Publisher

Adam Pritchard, Matthew Borths, Catherine Early

Category

science

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

25 May 2013

Latest episode

10 Feb 2020

Latest episodes

56 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   10 Feb 2020

   Episode 34 – March of the Trilobites

   Of Collective Behavior and Trilobites Reading scientific papers can be a daunting prospect. Even the titles can contain layers of jargon. On Past Time, we work diligently to break down the barriers of science to make the discoveries of science for audiences of all ages. In this episode, we experiment with a new method: breaking […]

2. 

   26 Nov 2019

   Episode 33 – The Story of the Sloth

   PAST TIME RETURNS! After three and a half months of discovering how insanely busy a museum curator can be, I (Adam) am back to past times with a brand new episode of Past Time! Join me on a journey back to the Smithsonian Institution to learn about the whole history of sloths. We’ll also meet RYAN […]

3. 

   21 Jul 2019

   Episode 32 – The Changing Face of Crocodiles

   Episode 32 – The Changing Face of Crocodiles INTRODUCTION TO GROWING UP – Every living thing grows up, and this episode of “Past Time” explores the evolution of the growing process. Specifically, we explore the evolution of growth in crocodiles, and how changes to the growing process at the earliest stages of crocodile development help […]

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.7 / 5

93 ratings

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