A date with Dr Travis Wyman

[t_h_wyman]

Strangely, my science does not get tapped that much at dinner parties LOL

[lumpy]

Lol really, mostly snake talk?

[saleengrinch]

@eaglereptiles

while you explain why your dinner guests twins dont look alike

I tell all my dinner guests my adventures as a semi professional snake breeder lol but I’m not nearly as interesting as Travis

[t_h_wyman]

@lumpy

mostly snake talk?

That comes up even less LOL
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@saleengrinch

I’m not nearly as interesting as Travis

Travis is totally boring at dinner parties. He is an introvert and tries to blend in with the walls or furniture to avoid drawing attention to himself

[lumpy]

@t_h_wyman

totally boring at dinner parties. He is an introvert and tries to blend in with the walls or furniture to avoid drawing attention to himself

Wait, that sounds like me

[eaglereptiles]

CornStars Ep. 4 - Line Breeding with Dr. Travis Wyman

[t_h_wyman]

I was on THP episode #155, but that one is not up on YT so you will need to pull it down using your favourite podcatcher

[stackedbp]

I just listened to this one and was wondering if @t_h_wyman could post a more comprehensive list of regular people friendly books about biology/genetics? Maybe @chesterhf would have a suggestion or two as well?
(Perhaps start a new thread for it?)

MPR Network Strictly Shorties ep4

[chesterhf]

The first one that comes to mind for me is " The Violinist’s Thumb: And Other Lost Tales of Love, War, and Genius, as Written by Our Genetic Code" by Sam Kean. He does a great job of writting science for people aren’t in the field. His book the “The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons” is a great read for neuroscience enthusiests (kind of along the same lines as “The Man who Mistook his Wife for a Hat” but more neuroscience and less psychiatry)

Also a huge fan of “Language of God” by Francis Collins, but there’s also a fair amount of religion mixed in with the genetics, so it may not be everyone’s cup of tea.

I’ll try to remember what else is on my bookshelf that I’d recommend

[t_h_wyman]

Conceptual Breakthroughs in Evolutionary Genetics - John Avise

Endless Forms Most Beautiful - Sean B Caroll
Making of the Fittest - Caroll

Your Inner Fish - Neil Shubin

Power, Sex, Suicide: Mitochondria and the Meaning of Life - Nick Lane

The Selfish Gene - Richard Dawkins (I like a lot of Dawkins books but, like Collins’ book mentioned by Hilary, he can get pretty heavy handed with the religion/secularism talk so if that offends you then you likely will not appreciate them)
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I will check over my bookshelf this weekend and see if anything else there jumps out at me

[stackedbp]

Thanks guys!!!
I’m starting with these two, if anyone else wan’t to join in reading them maybe we can start a book club discussion.

[lumpy]

@chesterhf

Also a huge fan of “Language of God” by Francis Collins, but there’s also a fair amount of religion mixed in with the genetics

I might take a look at this one…

[t_h_wyman]

Another to add to the list:

The Gene: An Intimate History - Siddhartha Mukherjee

[t_h_wyman]

Updating again

[eaglereptiles]

That would be this one for those wondering:

Nicole Tam & Dr. Wyman | Snakes & Stogies Ep. 155

[t_h_wyman]

You missed the second one I did with Ben Morrill

[lumpy]

I literally don’t know how you find time to be so involved. I would love to do a podcast, but I think wouldn’t want to listen to it. You know?

[t_h_wyman]

@lumpy

I literally don’t know how you find time to be so involved

HA!

I feel so phenomenally underinvolved that it is funny to hear this
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@lumpy

I would love to do a podcast, but I think wouldn’t want to listen to it. You know?

Oh, I rarely go back and listen to the ones I have been on… I hate the sound of my own voice

[eaglereptiles]

You Guessed It, More Desert Ghost Talk! Feat. Dr Travis Wyman - Reptile Genetics Weekly Ep. 11