A podcast about biology, hosted by me and Eric Prileson​. Listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify​​
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Media Features
2025:
NPR — In photographs, scientists revel in the world they seek to discover (link)
Peta Pixel — Six Superb Award-Winning Photos Showcase Groundbreaking Science (link)
Phys.org — Breathtaking images show what working as a scientist can look like (link)
CNN — Incredible images showcase scientists at work (link)
SBS News — Tiny frogs and fjords: Australian student features in Nature's Science photo competition (link)
ZME Science — Whale Tagging at Dawn and Other Stunning Photos of Science in the Wild (link)
Washington State University — A Student's Story (link)
Washington State University Vancouver — Curiosity Chronicle March 2025 (link)
2024:
New Scientist — Stunning photos of life above and below water (link)
BMC — 2024 BMC Ecology and Evolution and BMC Zoology Image Competition: the winning images! (link)
CNN — Spectacular images of nature’s wonders revealed in photo competition (link)
Science — Climate change spreads avian malaria in Hawaii (link)
BBC — Award-winning nature pictures: Whale sharks, birds, coral and wasps (link)
Sky News — Science in pictures: Whale sharks, birds, coral and wasps win scientific photography competition (link)
Washington State University — 3-minute Thesis (link)
Peak Your Interest Podcast — Science Heroes and Graduate School with Ryan Wagner (link)
Peak Your Interest Podcast — Glorious Amphibians with PhD Student Ryan Wagner (link)
Peak Your Interest Podcast — Highlights from the 3 minute thesis competition (link)
2023:
Petapixel — The Splendid Nature Photos That Won NANPA’s 2024 Showcase (link)
Ohio State University SENR News — Saving the Copperbelly Water snake (link)
2022:
Ohio University Alumni News — Ryan Wagner turns his grad school, camera focus on mudpuppy salamanders (link)
Ecology on Tap YouTube Channel — A Year in Columbus from an Amphibian’s Perspective (link)
2021:
Wildlife Professional — Snakes on the Road (November 2021 edition)
2019:
Rust Belt Arcana: Tarot and Natural History in the Exurban Wilds — Box Turtle Chapter (link)
OU Arts & Sciences Forum — Why Did the Turtles Cross the Road? Or Did They? (link)
Izaak Walton League of America — 2019 IWLA National Conservation Scholarships (link)
Ohio Birds and Biodiversity — In the Footsteps of Conant: Herping Ohio’s Hill Country/Guest blog by Ryan Wagner (link)
KCRG — Dogs with unique training to help round up rare turtles (link)
Phys.org — Why did the turtles cross the highway? They didn't, but they still might be impacted (link)
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2018:
Record Herold — 2018 Ohio Wildlife Legacy Stamp now available (link)
The Athens News — ‘Snot otter’ or ‘hellbender,’ OU scientists want to save them (link)
OU Arts & Sciences Forum — Popescu & Students in News for Conservation Efforts with Hellbenders (link)
OU Arts & Sciences Forum — Sophomore’s Photo Is 2018 Ohio Wildlife Legacy Stamp (link)
OU Arts & Sciences Forum — Outdoor Wire Debuts Wildlife Stamp Featuring Biology Student’s Photo (link)
