Spiderman meets Spider-Man

Ask A Biologist Podcast

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Intro
1:17
How did you get interested in spiders?
1:58
How many species of spiders are in the world?
2:08
How many spiders species are left to be discovered?
2:23
The number of spiders you have discovered.
3:19
How many spiders are dangerous to humans?
4:29
How many species of spiders in the U.S. that are dangerous to humans?
5:03
Black widow bites misdiagnosed as an appendicitis.
5:22
Brown recluse spider.
6:08
So, spiders are not that dangerous for humans and are critical to the planet.
6:47
What if there were no spiders on Earth?
8:22
Why do you think people are afraid of spiders?
9:20
What are some of the best things about spiders - what are some of your favorite spiders?
10:43
What are some of the coolest characteristics of spiders? [Silk - types - strength]
12:18
SPIDA-web - artificial neural network.
13:44
SPIDA-web learns?
14:22
Can anyone use SPIDA-web?
16:10
How was SPIDA-web funded and how much did it cost?
17:30
Other spider resources on the web.
17:58
What's it like to work in a natural history museum - American Museum of Natural History?
19:12
Spiderman meets Spiderman - is Tobey Maguire afraid of spiders?
19:52
What's an average day like for you?
21:26
Travel as part of your job.
21:49
Do you have any interesting travel adventure stories?
22:26
Launch of the new International Institute for Species Exploration - what do you hope the IISE will do?
24:36
When did you know you wanted to be a biologist?
25:44
What would you do if you could not be a biologist?
26:40
The importance of artists in science.
27:33
What advice do you have for future biologists?
28:10
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Ask A Biologist Podcast
Spiderman meets Spider-Man
Mar 15, 2008 Episode 31
Dr. Biology Talks with Norman Platnick

World expert arachnologist Norman Platnick (born: December 30, 1951 – died: April 8, 2020 | age 69) sits down with Dr. Biology to talk about his favorite eight-legged animal. Sometimes scary to people, learn what the world might be like without spiders and if the current action hero Tobey Maguire is actually afraid of the animal who made him famous.

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