Cycadology (RARE PLANT DRAMA) with Dr. Nathalie Nagalingum
The study of RARE PLANT DRAMA
Episode Info
- Guest: Dr. Nathalie Nagalingum
- Date: Feb 16
- Topics: Plants
- Listen: Original Episode
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About This Episode
Gather ‘round fellow nerds, you’re about to learn about the wildest not a fern not a bush not a cactus plant you never knew you never knew about: CYCADS. These endangered ancient plants have been around for 270 million years, give or take, and now they’re some of the most valuable vegetation in the world. Come along to learn about these uncomfortably sexy gymnosperms and the international crimes people do to steal them. Also: neurotoxins, Jurassic Park, and one of the best fixes for procrastination we’ve ever heard with the world’s favorite botanist and cycadologist, Dr. Nathalie Nagalingum.