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The Natural Curiosity Project

The Natural Curiosity Project

Written by: Dr. Steven Shepard
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 I photograph, record, and write about the natural world. I see, I listen, I write. I fundamentally believe that curiosity can save the world—so I publish stories to make people curious. Ultimately, curiosity leads to discovery, discovery leads to knowledge, knowledge leads to insight, and insight leads to understanding. Please enjoy!All rights reserved
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  • Episode 312-What Matters

    Episode 312-What Matters
    Jan 7 2026
    Do the actions of a single individual matter? If you subscribe to the fundamental tenets of negativism, pessimism, resignation, and snark, the answer to that question is decidedly ‘no.’ But let’s reconsider that.
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    10 mins
  • Episode 311-Interspecies Communication—Fantasy or Reality?

    Episode 311-Interspecies Communication—Fantasy or Reality?
    Jan 3 2026
    One of the themes in my new novel, “The Sound of Life,” is interspecies communication—not in a Doctor Doolittle kind of way—that’s silly—but in a more fundamental way, using protocols that involve far more listening on our part than speaking. The ability to communicate with other species has long been a dream among scientists, although as I observed in an earlier Podcast episode, we might not be pleased with what other species have to say to us. But that aside, I find it pretty exciting that we’re on the bleeding edge of being able to engage in a form of two-way communication with other species. So, in this episode, I want to tell you a bit about where we are, and why 2026 is widely believed to be the year we make contact.
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    40 mins
  • Episode 310-Centennial Gleissberg Cycles

    Episode 310-Centennial Gleissberg Cycles
    Jan 1 2026
    Lately, we’ve had more displays of the Aurora than usual up here in northern Vermont. I wondered why, and ended up going down one of my occasional rabbit holes in search of the reason. Along the way, I discovered something very interesting. Let me introduce you to the Centennial Gleissberg Cycle—and why you might want to familiarize yourself with it.
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    7 mins
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