Caroline Roper (they/them)

@carolinethebug.bsky.social

Environment and Sustainability Officer • Science Communicator • 1/3 of Lets Learn Everything @llepodcast.bsky.social over at @maximumfun.org • Queer Bean https://carolinethebug.carrd.co/

We had an absolute blast with Sage (aka the Bad Naturalist) for episode 103 of Let’s Learn Everything! We talked all things fungi. From its confusing classification to the joy of mushroom graffiti- this episode is so jam packed, there want mush-room for anything else! 🍄🍄‍🟫

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Are octopuses the result of an extraterrestrial virus infecting a population of early squid!? They are according to this real image from a paper. We're not so convinced. But we do learn some other pretty sick stuff about these strange cephalopods on the latest episode of Let's Learn Everything!

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Here’s what we look like trying to hit a 4 part harmony, and you can hear what that sounds like on today’s episode! 🎶 But why is it that we like the sound of harmony so much in the first place? The wonderful DavidBennetPiano helps us answer that and all of our musical inquiries!

The hosts of Let's Learn Everything and guest David Bennett smiling as they try to hit a 4 part harmony. Sheet music of their notes is displayed, captioned with "Podcast Cohosts (trying)"The hosts of Let's Learn Everything and guest David Bennett making odd expressions as they try to hit a 4 part harmony. Sheet music of their notes is displayed, captioned with "Podcast Cohosts (failing)"

Yesterday was Shakespeare's birthday!! 🎉 But more importantly, how would he have pronounced protactinium? 🤔 On today's episode we solve 2 mysteries 🔎 What is the most boring element on the periodic table, and what did Shakespeare's accent sound like? Catch it wherever you get podcasts!

A painting of William Shakespeare with a hastily photo-shopped birthday hat next to the periodic table symbol for the element Protactinium