EPISODE 91: Sean Moran

Sean Moran, Collections Manager of Paleontology and Geology at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, talks to us about the real-world background of A GREAT BIG WOOLLY MAMMOTH THAWING FROM THE ICE. Timestamps: Intro: 0:13 Who is Our guest? 0:25 What is Climate? 2:13 Global climate shifts over the years and their affects 3:21 Evolution of mammoths 9:00 Mammoths found in ice 9:57 Bringing Mammoths back from extinction 10:52 How has climate change impacted specimen discoveries 12:08  Specimen collection process 17:10 Why museums want fossils 18:23 Monetary values and fossils 18:46 Link between western industrialization and climate change? 23:34 What should we do to fight climate change?  27:29 Can art have an impact on climate change?  31:10 Outro: 34:26