Discovering Biological DiversityPlanet Philadelphia 4-5:00 PM Friday 3/20/2026

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Planet Philadelphia 4-5:00 PM Friday 3/20/2026
92.9 FM WGGT-LP in Philadelphia 
and https://gtownradio.com/ world wide

There are more biological species on our earth than we ever imagined and their characteristics and capacities are innumerable. Here are a few ways to discover and understand this diversity.
  • Toby Kiers is an evolutionary biologist at the Free University of Amsterdam and Director of SPUN, a research organization promoting the kind of fungi that make underground networks with plants (mycorrhizal). Toby is the winner of the 2026 Tyler Prize (often dubbed the Green Nobel) and a MacArthur Genius Fellow. She will tell us about the amazing characteristics of these organisms, including their ability to help with climate change, and how she is disseminating knowledge about them and discovering new types of them all over the globe.
  • Alison Young is Director of Outreach at iNaturalist, a citizen scientist organization collecting data worldwide. At iNaturalist, she works to grow and support the iNaturalist community in their efforts to document and learn more about nature around the globe. iNaturalist provides a place to record and organize nature findings, meet other nature enthusiasts, and learn about the natural world.
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Planet Philadelphia environmental radio show airs on 92.9 FM in NW Philadelphia & gtownradio.com, 4-5:00 PM ET the 1st & 3rd Friday/month. Share your thoughts on the nature, the seasons, or other comment about our world: (484) 278-1846.
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