73 Milo Aukerman - Research Scientist / Musician ( Descendents )

This week we’re excited to share the professional story of one of punk rock’s most famous working stiffs, Milo Aukerman! From the moment he went to college to his subsequent career and the reformation of Descendents in the 90s, punks around the world have known that Milo left music to pursue a career as a scientist, but not much else. In this episode, we dive into his career as a molecular biologist, his areas of specialty, what drew him to science and his recent retirement to focus on music. Lots of laughs as we discuss finally becoming a ‘professional’ musician in your fifties, studying dirt vs. corn, and why science themes didn’t figure more prominently in Descendents songs. So break out the bonus cup and enjoy!

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Links:

Milo’s Research
https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=milo+aukerman+research&hl=en&as_sdt=0&as_vis=1&oi=scholart
https://www.asbmb.org/asbmb-today/people/090114/a-champion-of-the-nerds

Descendants Live - Making it look effortless
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeRX9NfpooA

Norman Bourlang
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lg9-HTtgFOk

Fritz Haber - The Bill Cosby of Agriculture
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdEE5uvFhOM
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-13015210

Neo-Malthusianism
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAkW_i0bDpQ

CRISPR
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YKFw2KZA5o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaSvN6WZSjc

Daniel “Bug” Snow - Roadie of Roadies
https://www.flickr.com/photos/34958432@N05/6116272687

Bananas (not the band)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhPEErJnErU

Lysenko
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvt2Zo6WIkk

EO Wilson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cSgSOm7WTg

Wilson Vs Lewontin
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF00127089

Put a penny in it
https://youtu.be/0a2lv4IwZFY?t=157
https://youtu.be/oIUtq0GZ1Z8?t=120

9th and Walnut
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0dF2ikZbgQ