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S5E8 Boreal Owls and Citizen Science
Expert local birder and eBird reviewer Jeff Cooper joins Y Life Science to explore the power of citizen science. He shares insights from his research on Boreal Owls in Utah’s Uinta Forest—and how his…
S5E7 The Provo River Delta and the June Sucker
Leah and Samantha visit with Paula Trater, a biological technician for the Utah Reclamation, Mitigation, and Conservation Commission. They discuss various aspects of the Provo River and focus on the…
S5E6 Green-blooded Skinks of Papua New Guinea
In this episode of the Y Life Science podcast, graduate student Taylor Probst and Dr. Alison Whiting, curator of herpetology, discuss the genus Prasinohaema. Their research on this group of skinks is…
S5E5 Discovering Cryptic Plant Species in our own Backyard
In this episode of Y Life Science, we talk with Dr. Leigh Johnson, curator of the Bean Life Science Museum herbarium, about how plant species are named and classified. Using the genus Navarretia as a…
S5E4 Forest Fires and Desert Fires
Dr. Sam St. Clair and graduate student, Ryan Pienaar discuss their ecological research, specifically looking at fires in both desert and forest ecosystems. They talk about how their studies have…
S5E3 Earth as a Space Lab: Sand Dunes in Alaska
Sylvia and Leah team up with Dr. Jani Radebaugh and Emma Gosselin to uncover how Earth’s sand dunes—specifically those in Alaska—help scientists decode landscapes on other planets. A quick dive into…
S5E2 The Ecology of Winterfat
Dr. Matthew Madsen and Janetta Teichert talk with Sylvia and Leah about range management and their research with the native shrub, Winterfat.This episode was recorded on April 15, 2025
S5E1 The Energetics of Coastal Crabs
Bean Museum student hosts, Sylvia and Leah sit down with Dr. Blaine Griffen and students, Bailey Marlow (grad student) and David Neu (undergrad) to discuss their research with native and invasive…
S4E12 DNA Sequencing and Ground Beetles
In this episode, Sylvia and Katy visit with Dr. John Sproul and student researcher, Rachel Christensen. John and Rachel share their research with ground beetles and how they find them and sequence…
S4E11 Environmental Humanities
Dr. George Handley ([email protected]), professor of comparative literature is joined by students, Becca Black and Julia Morgan as they visit with host, Sylvia Duke about the environmental…
S5E1 Collections Managers at the Bean Life Science Museum
Dr. Robert Johnson (botanist) and Dr. Shawn Clark (entomologist) discuss the day to day work they do managing the plant and insect collections at the Bean Museum. In this episode they talk about…
S4E8 Soil Chemistry and Human Impact
Former co-host, Austen Lambert, and Dr. Josh LeMonte join Katy and Sylvia on this episode of the podcast. Austen shares his master's degree research he conducted with Josh LeMonte in eastern Utah.…
S4E8 Robotic Bees and the Waggle Dance
Our guests in this episode come from the College of Computational, Mathematical, and Physical Sciences. Dr. Sean Warnick and Dr. David Grimsman are joined by Brian Brown, Tanner Day, and Dakota…
S4E7 The Genetics of Caddisfly Silk
Dr. Paul Frandsen (Plant and Wildlife Sciences) is joined by Gabi Jijon (PhD), Danyon Gedris (undergrad) and Ashlyn Powell (recently graduated). They discuss their research projects with the…
S4E6 Soil Science and Bears Ears National Monument
Hosts Sylvia and Austen talk with Dr. Neil Hansen and graduate student, Elisabeth Currit about soil science and Elisabeth's research in Bears Ears National Monument. This episode was recorded on…
S4E5 Bristlecone Pine, Mine Reclamation and Land Management
Dr. Steve Peterson (Plant and Wildlife Sciences) and graduate students, Haley Moon and Otto de Groff, visit with student hosts Austen Lambert and Sylvia Duke. Sylvia will be joining Austen for the…
S4E4 BYU Sensory Lab
Amanda Rees, director of the BYU Sensory Lab and two of her assistant student managers, Mattie Prince and Lauren Cromarty, join Austen in this episode. They talk about the BYU Sensory lab and how…
S4E3 Potatoes and Mycorrhizae
Dr. Brad Geary and two of his students, Jacob Henrie and Melissa Burrell, discuss their research projects and how they are finding new ways to solve problems related to plant growth.
S4E2 Women Should Be included in Exercise Research
Historically women have been excluded from exercise science research. Since Title IX, more studies have been done as there have been more female athletes. This episode of the Y Life Science Podcast…
S4E1 The Rise of Athletic Training at BYU
Dr. Earlene Durrant (Dr. D) talks with Austen and Katy about her career in physical education and athletic training. She was inducted into the BYU Hall of Fame in 2000. You can read her bio here. Dr.…
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Y Life Science has published 54 episodes since November 2020, covering topics in Life Sciences, Science.
Y Life Science is currently highly active with new episodes monthly. Average episode length is 33m.
