#3 Nizar Ibrahim | Palaeontologist | Dinosaurs | Spinosaurus |

NIZAR IBRAHIM is a renowned palaeontologist, anatomist, National Geographic Explorer, and TED fellow. He's widely known for a discovery that National Geographic rates as one of the top 20 scientific discoveries of the last decade: finding an incredibly elusive partial Spinosaurus skeleton. 

We talk about his incredible and unbelievable hunt for the largest predator known to have ever walked our planet, if Jurassic Park is actually accurate, what it's like to carry a human skull through an airport, and if we're headed the same way as the dinosaurs. 

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[00:00] INTRO

[01:00] Nizar's early love of dinosaurs

[02:32] Becoming a Palaeontologist

[05:15] Becoming a Palaeontologist

[07:00] Expeditions to the Sahara 

[13:10] Africa: Palaeontology's Forgotten Continent

[14:15] Brief History of Spinosaurus

[15:15] Nizar's Amazing Search for Spinosaurus

[28:35] Uncovering the Dig

[30:20] The Strangest, Weirdest Dinosaur Ever

[31:00] Finding 'The Guy'

[33:55] Moving 20 Tonnes of Rock

[35:25] The Real Spinosaurus

[45:50] Disputes in Science

[48:50] The Age of Dinosaurs

[50:25] How Spinosaurus Walked?

[52:20] What to do with dinosaur bones?

[54:30] Publishing Spinosaurus Papers

[57:10] Films

[59:00] Other Dinosaurs

[01:02:50] Digging for Humans

[01:08:00] Teaching Anatomy and Dissecting Cadavers  

[01:10:00] Defining Palaeontology

[01:12:11] Palaeontology's relevance in 2021

[01:15:07] The Greatest Story Ever Told: The story of Life on Earth

[01:16:15] Are We Headed for Extinction?

[01:22:40] Plan B

[01:26:30] Heroes

[01:28:30] Making a Difference 

[01:30:05] Jurassic Park Films

[01:40:28] Coolest Dinosaurs

[01:44:00] Remote Dig Sites

[01:45:08] T-Rex vs Spinosaurus

[01:49:11] Velociraptor vs Utah Raptor 

[01:50:25] Were Raptors Pack Hunters?

[01:52:18] What Don't We Know About Dinosaurs

[01:54:00] Nizar's Message

[01:56:21] OUTRO

[01:56:40] Music

The podcast that will introduce you to people you’ve never heard of, along with getting you better acquainted with those you have. 

Relaxed conversational style interview podcast with no rigid structure or boundaries.

My goal with this podcast, is to talk to an eclectic mix of people about an eclectic range of topics. The only thing all my guests are guaranteed to have in common, is that I want to chat with them.

Nizar's Links: 

Nizar's Website

Twitter: @NizarIbrahimPhD

Book Nizar as a speaker via National Geographic 

Keywords for the video: Spinosaurus, Dinosaur, Extinction, Palaeontology, Palaeontologist, Skeleton, Jurassic Park, Spinosaurus Aegyptus, Tyrannosaurus Rex, T-Rex, Velociraptor, Raptor, Dinosaurs, Episode 3