50: The Truth on Algal Blooms with Damon Tighe

Written By KK

This week we chat with Damon Tighe (@damontighe) about Alga Blooms. Damon is a biotech educator, biodiversity explorer, and has an interest in funga and urban design. He worked in molecular biology on the Human Genome Project. He currently trains high school community college teachers how to incorporate molecular biology like DNA sequencing and protein analysis into the classroom. Some topics we cover include:

How we got into flora and funga

Backpacking dos and donts

What are algal blooms?

The dangers of algal blooms

Where do they come from?

Where do you see them?

Different types?

How does it work?

What do the numbers look like?

What is a dead zone?

How does this affect fish?

Inaturalist is AMAZING

How can we help?

Composting Urine?!

What would the water look with species gone

Is there a bright future?

What is he most excited about?

What does a typical day look like?

Healthcare truth

Where to find more of Damon
LinkedIn
Instagram
Inaturalist
Twitter

KK

Just trying to bridge the gap between plants, fungi, and humans.

https://www.florafungapodcast.com
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