Episode 1: Particles Start Accelerating
The Fermilab History & Archives Project
History of Ecological Land Management at Fermilab
The Guardian — “How big is a quark?”
Gizmodo — “Why I Went Birdwatching At A Particle Physics Lab”
MoMA — “The Original NTT DOCOMO Emoji Set Has Been Added to The Museum of Modern Art’s Collection”
99% Invisible — “Person In Lotus Position”
⬇️⬇️⬇️HANDY LINKS for getting started on your own emoji proposal! ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Unicode instructions for proposing an emoji
Mark’s proposal to Unicode for a “Person Meditating” emoji
Alex’s proposal to Unicode for a “Bison” emoji
Direct your questions about the emoji proposal process to: bisonemojipodcast@gmail.com
🎶Music used in this episode:
“Disco Sheik” by Podington Bear (soundofpicture.com)
“Tweedlebugs” by Podington Bear
“Pixelland” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
“Giving Tree” by Podington Bear
“Bass Rider” by Podington Bear
Sound effects in this episode via freesound.org
Music & sound effects licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/
Episode 2: Emoji Are Worthwhile!
Unicode.org — “About Adopt A Character”
Unicode online form for adopting a character
Quartz — “Move over Shakespeare, teen girls are the real language disruptors”
Wired — “New Emoji Are So Boring—but They Don't Have to Be”
The Guardian — “Don't know the difference between emoji and emoticons? Let me explain”
Atlas Obscura — “How Flower-Obsessed Victorians Encoded Messages in Bouquets”
Emojipedia page for the Pinched Fingers emoji
Cracked — “3 Emoji With Awesomely Bizarre Origin Stories”
Smithsonian — “The Accidental History Of The @ Symbol”
Unicode.org — Unicode Directors, Officers, Staff
Unicode.org — Unicode Maya Hieroglyph Project
🎶Music used in this episode:
“Disco Sheik” by Podington Bear (soundofpicture.com)
“Magic Scout - Northern Glade” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
“Giving Tree” by Podington Bear
“Thick Irony” by Podington Bear
“Tech Live” by Kevin MacLeod
Sound effects in this episode via freesound.org
Music & sound effects licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/
Episode 3: Bison Are Incredible!
The Chicago Zoological Society's Brookfield Zoo
U.S. Department of the Interior -- “15 Facts About Our National Mammal: The American Bison”
Yellowstone National Park -- “Frequently Asked Questions: Bison”
National Wildlife Federation — “6 Amazing Facts You Never Knew About Bison”
National Pesticide Information Center (Oregon State University) page about Diatomaceous Earth
Earther -- “Bison Are Helping Rewild the Last of the Midwest's Prairies”
Smithsonian — “A Beefalo Invasion Is Causing Trouble in the Grand Canyon”
Nature -- “The Remarkable Story of How the Bison Returned to Europe”
Nature -- “Mysterious origin of European bison revealed using DNA and cave art”
National Park Service — “Bison Bellows: What’s Wallowing All About?”
Gizmodo -- “Look at These Bison Running! Obviously a Volcanic Eruption Is Nigh!”
Gizmodo -- “The Odd Tale of the Hollywood Bison and the Quest to Save It”
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service -- “Sparky the Survivor - Lightning Won't Stop This Bison”
National Wildlife Federation -- “10 Festive Facts About Reindeer”
National Geographic -- “Why Are Reindeer Eyes Golden In Summer But Blue In Winter?”
National Geographic -- “Why These Birds Carry Flames In Their Beaks”
🎶Music used in this episode:
“Disco Sheik” by Podington Bear (soundofpicture.com)
“Magic Scout - Northern Glade” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
“Got Spark” by Podington Bear
“Frogs Legs Rag” played by Kevin MacLeod, composed by James Scott
Sound effects in this episode via freesound.org
Music & sound effects licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/
⬇️⬇️⬇️HANDY LINKS for the bison photos in this episode! ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Adult Bison and Red Dog (photo by Jan Maguire)
Red Dog jumping (photo by Tom Munson)
European Bison / Wisent (photo by David Santiago Garcia)
Bison latifrons skeleton (photo by James St. John)
Sparky the bison (photo by U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service)
Episode 4: Everyone’s Bison
Unpopular Opinion Podcast Network — “Fastball At Chet’s – A Blow By Blow Synopsis”
One Spirit (nativeprogress.org) ➡️ How To Get Involved
Voice Of America — “Nonprofit Works to Reintroduce Buffalo to Oglala Lakota Diet”
CityLab — “The Eccentric Design and Cutting-Edge Science of Fermilab”
Encyclopedia Britannica entry for Cathedral of Saint-Pierre, Beauvais, France
J-Archive.com — “Alex Schmidt”
BuffaloBills.com -- “Important dates in Bills history: How the Bills got their name”
Food & Wine -- “Butter Lambs Are the Most Adorable Easter Tradition You Need to Know About”
Montana Public Television documentary Facing The Storm: Story Of The American Bison
🎶Music used in this episode:
“Disco Sheik” by Podington Bear (soundofpicture.com)
“Giving Tree” by Podington Bear
“Small Bummer” by Podington Bear
“Thick Irony” by Podington Bear
“Bass Rider” by Podington Bear
“Now Son” by Podington Bear
“Fortress Europe” by Dan Bodan, from the free YouTube Audio Library (youtube.com/audiolibrary/)
“Got Spark” by Podington Bear
“Magic Scout - Northern Glade” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
“Smolder” by Podington Bear
“Tweedlebugs” by Podington Bear
Sound effects in this episode via freesound.org
Music & sound effects licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/
“Bison” pronunciation study: “S vs. Z: How NDSU pronounces Bison” by North Dakota State University Student News
Attributions for photos on this website:
Photos below by Ted Schmidt, taken 2015-2018