
Adapt or Die! The Evolutionary Biology of Pop Culture
Darwin did not expect to have "his" theory applied to pixelated creatures...this is payback for taking the limelight over Wallace. On Adapt or Die, Austin (a PhD candidate in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology) explores topics in popular culture that can be dissected with evolutionary theories and ideas. We will ask questions like "Does Pokémon evolution work like actual evolution?" or "How would evolution inform what lives and what dies after nuclear fallout". Combining peer-reviewed science, humour, and a smidge of speculation we will adapt our understanding of pop culture together.
Episodes
20 episodes
18. I Capture the Clefairy: Same-sex behaviour in evolution
Welcome to this brand new (and final for this season!) episode of Adapt or Die! The evolutionary biology of pop culture hosted by Austin Ashbaugh. The current cultural phenomenon we are discussing this season is Pokémon and todays episode is fo...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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32:38

17. The Draconic History: Phylogenetics
Welcome to this brand new episode of Adapt or Die! The evolutionary biology of pop culture hosted by Austin Ashbaugh. The current cultural phenomenon we are discussing this season is Pokémon and todays episode is focused on the dragon type. Our...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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36:12

16. The Meta(pod)morphosis: Evolution of Insects
Welcome to this brand new episode of Adapt or Die! The evolutionary biology of pop culture hosted by Austin Ashbaugh. The current cultural phenomenon we are discussing this season is Pokémon and todays episode is focused on the bug type. Our ev...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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27:16

15. To Kill a Kilowattrel: Evolution of Flight
Welcome to this brand new episode of Adapt or Die! The evolutionary biology of pop culture hosted by Austin Ashbaugh. The current cultural phenomenon we are discussing this season is Pokémon and todays episode is focused on the flying type. Our...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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33:02

14. It Was A Pleasure to Forge: Urban Impacts on Evolution
Welcome to this brand new episode of Adapt or Die! The evolutionary biology of pop culture hosted by Austin Ashbaugh. The current cultural phenomenon we are discussing this season is Pokémon and todays episode is focused on the steel type. Our ...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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34:09

13. I, Seviper: Evolution of Poison and Venom
Welcome to this brand new episode of Adapt or Die! The evolutionary biology of pop culture hosted by Austin Ashbaugh. The current cultural phenomenon we are discussing this season is Pokémon and todays episode is focused on the poison type. Our...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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37:33

12. The Tynamo That Harnessed the Lateral Line: Evolutionary Physiology
Welcome to this brand new episode of Adapt or Die! The evolutionary biology of pop culture hosted by Austin Ashbaugh. The current cultural phenomenon we are discussing this season is Pokémon and todays episode is focused on the electric type. O...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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32:53

11. Fahrenheit 006: Evolutionary Developmental Biology
Welcome to this brand new episode of Adapt or Die! The evolutionary biology of pop culture hosted by Austin Ashbaugh. The current cultural phenomenon we are discussing this season is Pokémon and todays episode is focused on the fire type. Our e...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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37:31

10. A Song of Ice and More Ice: Ice Ages
Episode Description:Welcome to this brand new episode of Adapt or Die! The evolutionary biology of pop culture hosted by Austin Ashbaugh. The current cultural phenomenon we are discussing this season is Pokémon and todays episode is foc...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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39:50

9. One Flew Over the Archeops' Nest: Fossils
Episode Description:Welcome to this brand new episode of Adapt or Die! The evolutionary biology of pop culture hosted by Austin Ashbaugh. The current cultural phenomenon we are discussing this season is Pokémon and todays episode is foc...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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41:33

8. Moby Diglett : Biogeography
Episode Description:Welcome to this brand new episode of Adapt or Die! The evolutionary biology of pop culture hosted by Austin Ashbaugh. The current cultural phenomenon we are discussing this season is Pokémon and todays episode ...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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30:09

7. Brave Mew World : Nature Vs. Nurture
Episode Description:Welcome to this brand new episode of Adapt or Die! The evolutionary biology of pop culture hosted by Austin Ashbaugh. The current cultural phenomenon we are discussing this season is Pokémon and todays episode ...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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47:41

6. The Marowak in Black : Non-natural selection
Episode Description:**TRIGGER WARNING - I discuss Residential Schools and how a regional variant may be able to educate on an international level about how Canadian history has its own darkness**Welcome to this brand new e...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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52:31

5. Pride, prejudice, rats, and cane toads: Competition CORRECTION
I accidentally used "Trans extremist radical feminist" instead of "Trans exclusionary radical feminist" on the latest episode - apologies folks!
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0:56

5. Pride, Prejudice, Rats, and Cane toads: Competition
**CORRECTION**I mention in the contest spectacular section that shiny zoaroark almost looks as if it would align with trans extremist radical feminists - this was a major mistake/misspeaking of my own. I meant to say Trans EXCLUSIONAR...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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43:18

4. A Tale of Two Fishes: Biodiversity
Episode Description:Welcome to this brand new episode of Adapt or Die! The evolutionary biology of pop culture hosted by Austin Ashbaugh. The current cultural phenomenon we are discussing this season is Pokémon and todays episode is foc...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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45:14

3. The Last of Us - Paras edition: Coevolution
Episode Description:Welcome to this brand new episode of Adapt or Die! The evolutionary biology of pop culture hosted by Austin Ashbaugh. The current cultural phenomenon we are discussing this season is Pokémon and todays episode ...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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44:12

2. Of Meowth and Men: Artificial Selection
Episode Description:Welcome to this brand new episode of Adapt or Die! The evolutionary biology of pop culture hosted by Austin Ashbaugh. The current cultural phenomenon we are discussing this season is Pokémon and todays episode is focused...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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40:16

1. The Eye of the Tauros: The Survival of the Fittest
Episode Description: Welcome to this brand new episode of Adapt or Die! The evolutionary biology of pop culture hosted by Austin Ashbaugh. The current cultural phenomenon we are discussing this season is Pokémon and todays episode is focuse...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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37:52

Adapt or Die! - The Trailer
Darwin did not expect to have "his" theory applied to pixelated creatures...this is payback for taking the limelight over Wallace. On Adapt or Die, Austin (a PhD candidate in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology) explores topics in popular culture ...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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