What do you get when you combine a love for statistics, a love for biological maritime mysteries and a relentless curiosity? <a href="http://biology.st-andrews.ac.uk/contact/staffprofile.aspx?sunID=cgp2"> Dr. Charles Paxton</a> has applied biology and math work to produce several papers on the mysterious creatures called “sea monsters.” In this episode of MonsterTalk, we discuss <a href="http://www.livescience.com/14928-kraken-study-sea-monsters.html">sea monsters</a>, math and <a href="https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn2879-amorous-ostriches-scoop-ig-nobel-prize/"> naughty ostriches</a>.<a href="http://www.skeptic.com/podcasts/monstertalk/16/11/30/">Read the episode notes</a>  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Achievement Unloched — Morar Ness

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