Produced by the Ocean Research and Conservation Association (ORCA), the ORCA Podcast shares the scientific facts that drive real environmental change. Host, Aurora Aparicio, converses with marine scientists and researchers, policy advocates, environmental educators, and many others to illuminate the processes through which environmental science is conducted and applied to aquatic ecosystems. Press play and take the plunge into topics like citizen science, environmental justice, One Health, and more.
Rose Blanchard, a senior at Berry College and 2019 summer intern at ORCA, expressed her passion for OneHealth research through a series of lab experim...
Hanna Atsma spent her summer internship at ORCA studying all different facets of the Indian River Lagoon. One of her passions is OneHealth, a research...
While in grad school, April Richards discovered that she wanted to study both fish and environmental justice. Her advisor wasn't really sure how to di...
We’ve all heard the word, "chemical," be used to insinuate toxicity, danger, or harm. But what, exactly, is a chemical? And what does chemistry have t...
We've all heard that age-old saying that you could be part of the solution, rather than part of the problem.Traditionally though, that was pretty diff...
In the way oysters are keystone species in aquatic ecosystems, such are interns at the Ocean Research and Conservation Association. Over the summer, o...
Episode 3. Science Funding and Policy: We Asked George JonesGeorge Jones, ORCA Government / NGO Representative and policy advisor walks us through the...
Host, Aurora Aparicio interviews Dr. Beth Falls regarding ORCA’s “systems thinking” approach to scientific research. Applied science is different from...
Host, Aurora Aparicio, engages ORCA founder, Senior Scientist, and CEO, Dr. Edith Widder (or "Edie" as she prefers) about the ABC's of ORCA. This quic...