Christine Del Turco at The Fort Worth Zoo gave me a behind the scenes tour of the elephant facilities at the Fort Worth Zoo and then we sat down to chat about what it takes to get a multi-ton elephant to participate in its own health care. If you’ve ever had trouble giving your pet medicine, you might just pick up some tricks Shane News! My two-part comedy special TRIPS is finally finished with post production!We are screening it and doing a Q&A in Portland, OR June 11!https://portlandpsychedelic.app.neoncrm.com/nx/portal/neonevents/events?path=%2Fportal%2Fevents%2F18901 Denver - Next week - I will be doing a Meow Wolf takeover on June 17th!https://tickets.meowwolf.com/events/denver/shane-mauss-new-trip/ Stand-up Science Tour is getting booked for the fall!Lots happening! Stay up-to-date on my email list https://www.shanemauss.com/contact
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Medical Geography with Dr. Sadie Ryan
Dr. Sadie Ryan is professor of medical geography at the University of Florida, specializing in disease ecology, tropical conservation, human-wildlife interface, and geospatial models.https://geog.ufl.edu/faculty/ryan/APPEX helps ensure that the vision of pandemic science is not simply about filling in knowledge gaps but is about framing how to meet complex challenges, improving both our ability to respond to existing disease threats and to be flexible, nimble, and adaptable to the next emerging pathogen we cannot yet anticipate.https://appex.org/ New shows announced at Shanemauss.com <http://shanemauss.com/> !Join my email list to stay up to date with plans for the fall tour.
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Ants: Complexity & Cooperation With Noa Pinter-Wollman
This week comedian Shane Mauss stops by UCLA to learn all about ants!The Pinter-Wollman Lab studies how collective behavior emerges from individual variation and environmental pressures. We chat about how variation among ants shapes colony behavior, and how space influences social dynamics.This work informs conservation strategies and provides insights into disease transmission and information flow.https://pinterwollmanlab.eeb.ucla.edu/ I have new shows being announced in coming weeks so join my email list at shanemauss.com
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APPEX - Interdisciplinary Science with Nina Fefferman
Dr. Nina Fefferman’s research uses applied mathematics to study epidemiology, evolutionary and behavioral ecology, and self-organizing systems like networks. Her lab tackles a wide range of topics, from disease dynamics in human and animal populations to cybersecurity and the evolution of social behaviors.Nina Fefferman - Ecology & Evolutionary Biologyeeb.utk.eduAPPEX helps ensure that the vision of pandemic science is not simply about filling in knowledge gaps but is about framing how to meet complex challenges, improving both our ability to respond to existing disease threats and to be flexible, nimble, and adaptable to the next emerging pathogen we cannot yet anticipate.https://appex.org/ Shanemauss.com
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Apocalypse Road Show With Athena Aktipis
Athena Aktipis is a cooperation theorist in the social psychology department of ASU.Her book “A Field Guide to the Apocalypse: A Mostly Serious Guide to Surviving Our Wild Times” is a whole lot of fun packed into a pragmatic and optimistic examination of preparedness.Check out Athena's books and podcasts here https://www.athenaaktipis.org/ I’m taking part in a few live variety shows she is putting together combining science, comedy, music and surprises.Here is one at San Fran 4/17 https://www.exploratorium.edu/visit/calendar/after-dark-resilience Joshua Tree 4/26 https://bubblingwellsranch.com/stagecoach/Eureka Springs, AK 10/20-22 https://www.zombiemed.org/ https://www.mypurplelady.com/