2. Weird and wonderful fish with Kory Evans

Episode 1 of the Specimen Stories podcast, hosted by Klara Norden, titled "2. Weird and wonderful fish with Kory Evans" was published on August 28, 2021 and runs 33 minutes.

August 28, 2021 ·33m · Specimen Stories

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Summary

How do you evolve to have the entire right side of your face moving to the left side? Seems like a pretty outlandish thing to do - but the humble flatfish achieves just that feat during its lifespan. In this episode, I talk to Kory Evans, Assistant Professor at Rice University, to learn much more about how strange fish skulls evolve, and what this can tell us more broadly about how extraordinary lifeforms evolve. I promise, you will want to take a closer look at fish after this episode! If you want to see some examples of diverse fish skulls, head over to the show website at klaranorden.com/specimenstories. Music from https://pixabay.com/music/ and https://www.purple-planet.com.

Episode Description

How do you evolve to have the entire right side of your face moving to the left side? Seems like a pretty outlandish thing to do - but the humble flatfish achieves just that feat during its lifespan. In this episode, I talk to Kory Evans, Assistant Professor at Rice University, to learn much more about how strange fish skulls evolve, and what this can tell us more broadly about how extraordinary lifeforms evolve. I promise, you will want to take a closer look at fish after this episode!

If you want to see some examples of diverse fish skulls, head over to the show website at klaranorden.com/specimenstories.

Music from https://pixabay.com/music/ and https://www.purple-planet.com.

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