Beyond Bones

• Let's call this a kind of...Mummification "Orientation"

  Kat Havens joins the podcast in our beautiful Hall of Ancient Egypt to discuss the, well, gutwrenching process of mummification!Website: https://www.hmns.org/eMail: [email protected] smell of a mummy: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/mummies-from-ancient-egypt-smell-surprisingly-nice-scientists-say/

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• Fennec Foxes & How We Care for Our Animals

  (00:00:00) Fennec Foxes & How We Care for Our Animals (00:22:08) In with the Foxes Our new exhibit "Extreme Animals Alive" showcases the superhero-like adaptations of some awesome animals. In this episode, we talk about Fennec Foxes specifically, and the blood, sweat, tears, and dedication that goes into caring for the animals in our museum.Website: https://www.hmns.org/Email: [email protected] Version: https://youtu.be/Blm8WukRZHI0:00 Outside Exhibit22:10 Inside with the Foxes

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• Two Big, Two Fail: The Life and Demise of Ice Age Giants, Ground Sloths & Armadillos

  Giant Ground Sloths and Giant Armadillos (Eremotherium and Glyptodon) were seemingly too big to fail...yet time comes for us all. So, how did these Ice Age (Pleistocene) get SO big, and why did they go extinct?Previous episode mentioned:Fossil Preperationhttps://open.spotify.com/episode/5762aSEEWuQeUVqJGIo6NK?si=2f6420a3c6ab4d19Email: [email protected]

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• Quantum Computing: A Qubit Crash Course

  While Ai is the current hype, even thinking about Quantum Computing can seem daunting, if not ominous...honestly. So here is a crash course in qubits to hopefully help ease us into an initial pursuit of understanding.Deeper dive into Quantum Computers: https://www.ibm.com/think/topics/quantum-computingEmail us! [email protected] Episode: https://youtu.be/uWWFlbDl6BE?si=mfnSB580vY7HzDZu

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• Dinosaur Conspiracies & Misconceptions with James Washington

  Who is allowed to dig for fossils? What do you do with fossils that are found? Why don't I find fossils in my yard? Are fossils a hoax? Are fossils radioactive?James Washington and "Mental Curator" Johnny Hemberger discuss some interesting dinosaur conspiracies and clear up some common misconceptions about fossils, dinosaurs, and more in this latest episode of the "HMNS Beyond Bones Podcast."[email protected]

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