Going Wild with Peter Brown and Dr. Holly Jones
In this episode of the STEM Read Podcast Gillian King-Cargile (@gkingcargile), Kristin Brynteson (@kbrynteson), and Melanie Koss (@melaniekoss) sit down with NIU Biology professor Holly Jones, Ph.D., and author of The Wild Robot Peter Brown (@itspeterbrown) to talk island ecosystems, endangered species, writing, and robotics.
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Notes & External Links
· The Wild Robotby Peter Brown
· Holly Jones, Associate Professor of Biology at Northern Illinois University
· Learn more about NIU’s Department of Biological Sciences
· What is marine biology?
· What is biodiversity?
· What are invasive species?
· What would it be like to have a rat as a pet?
· What is topography?
· Learn more about ecosystem engineers
· What is a food web?
· Watch a giant pacific octopus camouflage
· Learn more about Sirocco in, “Seduced By a Rare Parrot: What can conservationists learn from New Zealand’s official “spokesbird,” a YouTube celebrity who tries to mate with people’s heads?”
· The Wild Robot Escapesby Peter Brown
· Check out Peter Brown’s outlines, sketches, and revision process on his blog.
· Creepy Carrotsand Creepy Pair of UnderwearWritten by Aaron Reynolds and Illustrated by Peter Brown
· Children Make Terrible Petsand Mr. Tiger Goes Wildby Peter Brown
· The Curious Gardenby Peter Brown
· Predator-Prey Dynamics: The Role of Olfactionby Michael R. Conover
· Learn more about our Field Trips from the Vault
· Learn more about STEMFest 2019
· Capeby Kate Hannigan
· Check out our lesson plans based on The Wild Robot by Peter Brown
