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Undercurrents 11.11.25 | Potential life on mars, and the evolution of life on earth

November 11, 2025 · 56 min

Undercurrents is a podcast series from Nerdy About Nature where we discuss recent studies, reports and news from the world of environment, ecology and climate which all impact our understanding of the world and the way we relate to it. In…
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April 29, 2025 · 1 hr 31 min

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April 3, 2025 · 1 hr 14 min

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Podchat 29 | Melding Indigenous Knowledge & Western Science with Leigh Joseph

March 5, 2025 · 1 hr 23 min

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Undercurrents 1.31.25 | Science Funding in trump's America

January 31, 2025 · 1 hr 3 min

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Podchat 28 | Indigenous Knowledge, Science, Arts and Community with Awi'nakola (Rande Cook & Mark Worthing)

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About the show

Hosted by Ross Reid, Nerdy About Nature is a passion project that creates fun, educational content with the aim of inspiring folks to engage with the outdoor world, to fall in love with it, and to advocate on it's behalf so that we can create a more inclusive, diverse, equitable, and just future for us all. From a 'Podchat' series that interviews experts in their field to the 'Undercurrent' news updates and everything in between, full of fun fact to make your time outside more fun. Visit NerdyAboutNature.com or @NerdyAboutNature on social media for more videos & ways to support this project.