About Us!

We started the Cinematica Animalia podcast back in 2018 with the premise to use our combined working knowledge of science and apply it to our love of a good, classic movie monster. Every episode, we explore the ecology and physiology of these cinematic creatures; explaining what works, what mostly doesn’t, and important story beats along the way. Though we do often point out the flaws in our favorite motion picture monsters, our goal is to discuss basic ecological principles and biological systems in a fun way. At the end of the day, we just love talking about science.

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Meet the Hosts!

Dr. Sam Wenaas Perrin is a freshwater/invasive ecologist and climate emissions analyst based in Trondheim, Norway. He runs the website Ecology for the Masses and is passionate about communicating science to people by whatever means necessary including digesting scientific textbooks and then regurgitating it into people’s mouths baby robin style.

Cinematica Animalia host and founder, 2018

 

Dr. Adam Hasik is a Zuckerman Postdoctoral Fellow at the Ben Gurion University of the Negev in Israel and co-founder of Ecology of the Masses. In addition to his love of science and monster movies, Adam is a big fan of making food, eating food, and thinking about making and eating food. He’s also a pretty big fan of rock climbing.

Cinematica Animalia host and founder, 2018

 

Dr. Dave is a licensed veterinarian living in Canada. He provides a physiology perspective on the creatures that the podcast explores, as well as our frequent and important vet public service announcements. Dave is definitely not a cat. 

Cinematica Animalia host, founder, and not a cat, 2018

 

Libby Young is a writer, self-proclaimed cinephile, and our resident story expert. When she’s not suffering from imposter syndrome, she enjoys beach volleyball, gaming, nature, and giving goats a drink of water. She publishes a short story newsletter called Short Story Soup. 

Cinematica Animalia host, 2020