Biologists discuss plants that eat animals and their poop (from Livestream #178)

Carnivorous Plants Today

Clip taken from DarkHorse Podcast Livestream Q&A #178 (originally streamed live on RUMBLE Jun 17, 2023):
https://youtube.com/live/dhpnm-CKMyI?feature=share
https://rumble.com/v2up8u5-bret-and-heather-178th-darkhorse-podcast-livestream.html
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Q&A:
https://rumble.com/v2up9up-your-questions-answered-bret-and-heather-178th-darkhorse-podcast-livestream.html
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3m9UdT3BrEQE5pTUWj7mMq

References:
Inducible Carnivory: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adj0816

Givnish, T.J., 2015. New evidence on the origin of carnivorous plants. Proceedings of the National
Academy of Sciences, 112(1): 10-11. https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.1422278112

Clarke et al 2009. Tree shrew lavatories: a novel nitrogen sequestration strategy in a tropical pitcher plant. Biology letters 5(5):632-635: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2781956/

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In this 178th in a series of live discussions with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying (both PhDs in Biology), discuss the state of the world though an evolutionary lens. Find more from us on Bret’s website (https://bretweinstein.net) or Heather’s website (http://heatherheying.com).

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