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Mar 23, 2022 32 min

The Secret Scientist

from Ask A Biologist Podcast Hosted by Dr. Biology Talks with John Truong

Changing careers can be a challenge. It can also be rewarding. And for some people, it is an opportunity to fulfill a childhood dream. This would be the case for John Truong who has been an artist and animator on some of the popular movies produced by Pixar, DreamWorks, and Disney. While he was and will always be an artist, he also has been hiding a secret from his friends and family. Dr. Biology sits down to talk with John about his secret that led him to his current role in a science laboratory at Caltech. This episode is part of a series of podcasts recorded at the Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology conference– also called SICB. Learn more: Face to Face with Ants Try this: Ant Anatomy Activity See more images from John: Nurbs Ants Instagram If you have not already, please subscribe to the podcast so you can be notified about new episodes.

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Changing careers can be a challenge. It can also be rewarding. And for some people, it is an opportunity to fulfill a childhood dream. This would be the case for John Truong who has been an artist and animator on some of the popular movies produced by Pixar, DreamWorks, and Disney. While he was and will always be an artist, he also has been hiding a secret from his friends and family. Dr. Biology sits down to talk with John about his secret that led him to his current role in a science ...

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The Secret Scientist

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  1. 0:00 Intro
  2. 3:53 Sketch of harvester ant by John.
  3. 4:15 Ant math
  4. 5:12 Films that John worked on.
  5. 5:49 Bowties for Ratatouille
  6. 6:37 Subliminal insects in movies.
  7. 8:33 What motivated you to switch careers?
  8. 11:12 Ant basic anatomy
  9. 11:38 Ant head anatomy
  10. 11:53 Honeypot ants
  11. 13:16 Keying out a species
  12. 18:02 When did you get your first ant farm?
  13. 22:37 How to build an ant farm.
  14. 25:05 Three questions
  15. 25:39 When did you know you wanted to raise ants for a living?
  16. 27:41 What would you be if you were not an artist or ant keeper?
  17. 28:54 Advice for future animators.
  18. 30:38 Link to YouTube reel.
  19. 30:49 Advice for burned out animators.
  20. 31:17 Sign-off

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