Monsoon
Yao-Hua Law
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Exploring Southeast Asia through science. Casual chats with scientists and science journalists in the region. More goodies at https://scienceilluminates.com/monsoon/ Follow @monsoon_podcast
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Feb 25, 2021
Ep.2. Pigs with beards, warts, and tusks
Frizzy beard above the nose; thick warts on the face; chitty-chatty and yet ready to butt heads for sex. Scientists Matthew Linkie and Sheherazade from Wildlife Conservation Society (Indonesia) share stories about the many species of wild pigs that roam the forests of Southeast Asia and their deadly new threat, the African swine fever. Show recorded on 16 Feb 2021. Detailed notes and goodies at https://scienceilluminates.com/monsoon/
*Resources mentioned in show*
* Luskin et al. 2020 – the paper that assessed the threat of African swine fever for wild pigs; co-authored by Matthew Linkie and Sheherazde.
* Suiform Soundings – the newsletter of the IUCN’s Wild Pig Specialist Group.
* Ancient cave paintings of wild pigs in Sulawesi (Jan 2021)
Feb 25, 2021
Ep.1. Life of freelance science journalists in Southeast Asia
Science journalists Dyna Rochmyaningsih (Indonesia), Sandy Ong (Singapore), and I talk about our careers and its joy (it's a career for the curious!) and pain (show me the money, please). Show recorded on 2 Feb 2021. Detailed notes and goodies at https://scienceilluminates.com/monsoon/
*Resources mentioned in show*
* The Open Notebook. This is my first reference for everything science journalism
* Science journalists to follow, as recommended on show: Rachel Nuwer; Harry Sujardi; Ahmad Arif
* The World Federation of Science Journalists
Feb 18, 2021
Trailer
What Monsoon, a bi-weekly podcast on science in Southeast Asia, is about.
Credits: "Rasa Sayang" music arranged by Yap Sheau Jia.