We Are Nature
Stories about natural histories and livable futures presented by Carnegie Museum of Natural History. Season one, which premiered in October 2022, centers on collective climate action through 30 interviews with museum researchers, organizers, policy makers, farmers, and science communicators about climate action in Southwestern Pennsylvania. Season two delves deep into Carnegie Museum of Natural History’s collection of more than 22 million objects and specimens. Fourteen Carnegie Museum of Natural History experts as well as special guests from Three Rivers Waterkeeper and the Royal Ontario Museum discuss collection items as windows into the science and ethics of the Anthropocene, a term for our current age, defined by human activity that is reshaping Earth’s climate and environments.
We Are Nature
Preview: Season 2
We Are Nature returns on November 7, 2025! Tune in to delve deep into Carnegie Museum of Natural History’s collection of over 22 million items. Fourteen Carnegie Museum of Natural History experts as well as special guests from Three Rivers Waterkeeper and the Royal Ontario Museum join the podcast to discuss collection items as windows into the science and ethics of the Anthropocene, the time period when human activities began significantly shaping their environment.
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Carnegie Museum of Natural History holds over 22 million collection items. 22 million! Radioactive crystals, plastic nurdles, dinosaur teeth the size of your arm. On the new season of We Are Nature, we're delving deep into Carnegie's cabinets and cases, sifting through objects and organisms in search of stories of stewardship, solutions, and scientific wonder. Learn and laugh about birds, botany, bones, beetle poop, and more on We Are Nature, a podcast about natural history and livable futures.