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Hosted by Hosted by Dr. Jennifer Verdolin · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 95 episodes
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Often we forget that we human beings are animals. Wild Connection, is where Dr. Jennifer Verdolin investigates our similarities and differences with other animals, what we can learn, and how we can reconnect, not just with ourselves and each other, but with nature to improve our lives.
Hosted by Dr. Jennifer Verdolin hosts Wild Connection, a science show with 95 episodes published.
Episode Summary Marine mammal cognition researcher Dr. Kevin Woo joins Wild Connection to talk about what’s actually going on inside the minds of seals and sea lions — how they perceive their world, make decisions, and a
We like to believe humans are special, separate, and sitting at the top of some invisible hierarchy of life. But what if that story is not only wrong, it’s actively harming our science, our relationships, and the way we
Show Notes Summary In this episode, I sit down with evolutionary biologist Joan Strassmann to explore the social lives of birds and what they can teach us about behavior, self‑interest, and community across species. Buil
Primatologist Joan Silk has spent decades following individual baboons from birth to death, documenting how friendships, conflicts, and early life experiences shape their lives. In this conversation, we explore how groom
Valentine’s Day has come and gone, but we’re relentlessly reminded that romantic love ought to be the most important relationship in our lives. But in this conversation, evolutionary anthropologist Robin Dunbar, Emeritus
How do we live well in a world we cannot control? In this episode of Wild Connection, I'm joined by Massimo Pigliucci, evolutionary biologist, philosopher, author, and one of today’s leading voices on modern Stoicism. We
What if the building blocks of life are not unique to Earth? In this episode of Wild Connection, I am joined by Dr. Ersilia Vaudo, astrophysicist who serves as Special Advisor on Future Talents at the European Space Agen
In this episode of Wild Connection, Dr. Jennifer Verdolin speaks with author and essayist Tamara Dean , whose book Shelter and Storm: At Home in the Driftless explores what it means to live in relationship with a place.
Conflict doesn’t stop at people. It also impacts forests, rivers, and species that share our world. In this conversation, Dr. Jen and Dr. András Hárs explore the UN’s complicated role in peacekeeping and environmental pr
Fungi are everywhere , in the soil, in the air, in our food. Quietly they sustain life but also may unleash devastation. In this episode of Wild Connection, I chat with environmental toxicologist and author Emily Monosso
What if a river is alive? What would it say about our world today? About the way we treat water, land, and each other? This question is at the heart of Robert Macfarlane’s latest book, Is a River Alive? On this episode R
What can animals teach us about empathy, intelligence, and connection? In this episode of Wild Connection, bestselling author Sy Montgomery shares her journey and explores what chickens (and other animals) really know. W
Join me in conversation with conservation legend Ian Redmond, whose groundbreaking work with Dian Fossey and lifelong advocacy for great apes and elephants has shaped global conservation. We talk about his early days in
This episode is a special one as I got to interview a personal scientific hero of mine, and fellow great ape researcher, Dr. Richard Wrangham. He shares his findings and heartwarming stories of some of the chimpanzees he
This episode features Dr. Susan B Eirich— author of Whispers from the Wild: An Invitation Stories from the Rescued Wild Animals of Earthfire institute. Susan’s work in Reconnection Ecology invites us to see animals not a
George Makari is the author of a recent book titled Of Fear and Strangers: A History of Xenophobia. He is also a psychiatrist and historian, who is the Director of the DeWitt Wallace Institute of Psychiatry: History, Pol
Today we have science writer and author Emma Marris here, and we’re going to be talking about her amazing experience and her book, Wild Souls: Freedom and Flourishing in the Non-Human World. You can keep up with Emma by
Today I am lucky enough to talk to award winning photojournalist and filmmaker Ami Vitale who’s works will move you and compel you to reconsider your relationship to nature. Most recently her not for profit Vital Impacts
This episode the interviewer becomes the interviewee as I am interviewed by my very talented intern Logan. We cover everything from how I got started to where I am headed. Please join us as we kick off Season!
A throwback to an episode from July 2023 where I talked with orca biologist and author Hanne Strager. As you may have heard Orca's off the coast of Spain have been "misbehaving" and scientists are struggling to find a go
Massimo Pigliucci
author of How to be a (Happy) Skeptic: The Power of Doubt in a Meaningful Life · The City College of New York
1 appearance on this show
Tamara Dean
Shelter and Storm: At Home in the Driftless
1 appearance on this show
Robert Macfarlane
Professor at Cambridge · Cambridge University
1 appearance on this show
Sy Montgomery
author of Secrets of the Octopus
1 appearance on this show
Ian Redmond
wildlife biologist and conservationist · Explore Training
1 appearance on this show
Ami Vitale
1 appearance on this show
Hanne Strager
biologist and whale researcher
2 appearances on this show
David Gessner
1 appearance on this show
Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka
Uganda's first wildlife veterinarian · Conservation Through Public Health
1 appearance on this show
Lori Gruen
William Griffin Professor of Philosophy and Professor of Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and Science in Society · Wesleyan University
1 appearance on this show
Alice Crary
Philosopher
1 appearance on this show
Caren Cooper
Corporate Recovery Specialist
1 appearance on this show
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