Paramount Importance
Welcome to Paramount Importance — where science meets curiosity.
Hosted by marine scientist Kurt Krispyn, this podcast dives into the weird, wonderful, and wildly important questions about our world. Through open, honest, laid-back conversations with scientists, explorers, and big thinkers, we unpack the mysteries of nature, discovery, and human innovation.
If you're into the unknown, the unexplained, and the unbelievable, you're in the right place.
Paramount Importance
Latest Episodes
Ep 51 Inside the Hammerhead Shark Mystery | Dr Naima Andrea Lopez
Dr Naima Andrea López is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow with the Marine Futures Lab at The University of Western Australia and a shark researcher specialising in the ecology and conservation of hammerhead sharks. Her research led to the identif...
Ep 50 living ancient reptiles, rare frogs and the science of saving species | Professor Nicki Mitchell
Professor Nicki Mitchell is one of Australia’s leading experts on how threatened wildlife can survive a rapidly changing climate. A zoologist and ecophysiologist, Nicki is a Professor in UWA’s School of Biological Sciences, Deputy Director of t...
Ep 49 Environmental planning | Dr Daniel Jan Martin
Dr Daniel Jan Martin is an award-winning environmental planner and designer working at the intersection of conservation, landscape architecture and urban ecology. As Lecturer and Co-Head of Landscape Architecture at The University of Western Au...
Ep 48 Human Parasites and Pathogens | Dr Amanda Ash
Dr Amanda Ash is one of the people you want explaining parasites.A Senior Lecturer in Parasitology at Murdoch University and a parasitologist with the Harry Butler Institute, Amanda has spent her career studying how parasites move betwee...
Ep 47 Why Native Bees Matter More Than You Think | Dr Kit Prendergast
When it comes to Australia’s native bees, few people have done more to bring them into the public eye than Dr Kit Prendergast.In this episode of Paramount Importance, Kurt is joined by Dr Kit Prendergast, a native bee scientist, conserva...
