{"id":12095,"date":"2022-05-02T08:00:17","date_gmt":"2022-05-02T06:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sciencefocus.com\/?p=118687"},"modified":"2022-05-02T08:15:07","modified_gmt":"2022-05-02T06:15:07","slug":"instant-genius-podcast-lichens-with-kerry-knudsen","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcsciencefocus\/rss_feed\/instant-genius-podcast-lichens-with-kerry-knudsen\/","title":{"rendered":"Instant Genius Podcast: Lichens, with Kerry Knudsen"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Alice Lipscombe-Southwell\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Monday, 02 May 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Instant Genius<\/em> is a bite-sized masterclass in podcast form. In this week\u2019s episode, we talk to Kerry Knudsen.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s a world-leading lichen expert at the Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague who has discovered dozens of new lichen species (and currently has 20 more on his desk waiting to be described). In this episode, he tells us all about the biology of lichens.<\/p>\n\nFind\u00a0Instant Genius<\/em> on your preferred podcast platform here: <a href=\"\/\/instantgenius.podlink.to\/Podcast"\" target=\""_blank"\" rel=\""noopener" noopener noreferrer\">instantgenius.podlink.to\/Podcast<\/a><\/p>\nAnd if that\u2019s not enough, you can hear even more from Kerry on <a href=\"\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/instant-genius\/id1296673906"\" target=\""_blank"\" rel=\""noopener" noopener noreferrer\">Instant Genius Extra<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\nOn this subscription-only show, available on Apple Podcasts, we take a deeper dive into the topics covered on\u00a0Instant Genius<\/em>. In this episode, Kerry tells us all about why lichens are so important, and how they deal with a changing planet.<\/p>\nListen to more episodes of\u00a0Instant Genius<\/em>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul><li><a href=\""https:\/\/www.sciencefocus.com\/the-human-body\/instant-genius-podcast-the-origins-of-religion-with-robin-dunbar\/"\">The origins of religion, with Robin Dunbar<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\""https:\/\/www.sciencefocus.com\/news\/instant-genius-podcast-sound-in-the-animal-kingdom-with-david-george-haskell\/"\">Sound in the animal kingdom, with David George Haskell<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\""https:\/\/www.sciencefocus.com\/nature\/instant-genius-corals-with-dr-jamie-craggs\/"\">Corals, with Dr Jamie Craggs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\""https:\/\/www.sciencefocus.com\/the-human-body\/instant-genius-oral-health-with-dr-kami-hoss\/"\">Oral Health, with Dr Kami Hoss<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\""https:\/\/www.sciencefocus.com\/nature\/instant-genius-podcast-the-animal-kingdoms-mathematicians-with-brian-butterworth\/"\">The animal kingdom\u2019s mathematicians, with Brian Butterworth<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\""https:\/\/www.sciencefocus.com\/the-human-body\/instant-genius-podcast-the-neuroscience-of-grief-with-mary-frances-oconnor\/"\">The neuroscience of grief, with Mary-Frances O\u2019Connor<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By Alice Lipscombe-Southwell Published: Monday, 02 May 2022 at 12:00 am Instant Genius is a bite-sized masterclass in podcast form. 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