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    • Rodolfo Dirzo

    Associate Dean for Integrative Initiatives in Environmental Justice, Bing Prof in Environmental Science, Professor of Earth System Science and Senior Fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment

    Biology

    Web page: https://dirzolab.stanford.edu/

    Bio

    My scientific work examines the study of species interactions in tropical ecosystems from California, Latin America, and other tropical areas of the world. Recent research highlights the decline of animal life (“defaunation”), and how this affects ecosystem processes/services (e.g. disease regulation). I teach ecology, natural history, conservation biology, and biocultural diversity at undergraduate and graduate levels at Stanford, and conduct science education programs with underserved children in the Bay Area and our study sites. My lab includes undergrads, graduate students, postdocs, and visiting scholars from the US, and many other countries. I have co-authored the new Framework for K-12 Science Education.

    Administrative Appointments

    • Co-Director, INOGO Program of the Woods Institute for the Environment (2011 - Present)

    • Associate Chair for Diversity and Inclusion, School of Earth, Energy and Environment (2020 - Present)

    Honors & Awards

    • Pew Scholar in Conservation, The Pew Charitable Trust (1992)

    • Outstanding Service Award: Teaching, Organization for Tropical Studies (2002)

    • Member, Mexican Academy of Sciences (2003)

    • Outstanding Researcher, Biology, National University of Mexico (2003)

    • Presidential Award in Ecology, Secretary of Environment, Mexico (2003)

    • Foreign Associate, US National Academy of Science (2004)

    • Foreign Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2004)

    • Member, California Academy of Sciences (2008)

    • Medal of Honor (Science),, The State Congress, Morelos, Mexico (2015)

    • Merit in Ecology (Research), The Ecological Society of Mexico (2015)

    • Miriam Arnold Rollan Prize for Community Service, Stanford University (2016

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    From left to right: Vic Reeves, Mark Lamarr, Bob Mortimer, and Ulrika Jonsson.

    "I've been on some loony shows in my time, but this one takes the cake."

    — Larry Hagman, after appearing on the show in 2002.

    Brainchild of British surrealist comedians Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer, and a loving parody of British celebrity Panel Games. The questions made little sense, the answers made no sense, and the top prize could be as much as £120.

    The show was hosted in a traditional Panel Game format, with Vic and Bob in the middle acting as quizmasters and two teams on either side, headed a regular team captain. Team B was always hosted by TV presenter Ulrika Jonsson, while Team A was initially hosted by greasy-haired 1950s throwback Mark Lamarr (who himself hosted the Panel GameNevermind The Buzzcocks for over a decade), later by English intellectual and novelist Will Self (during which time comedian Johnny Vegas became a regular contestant on Ulrika's panel), and later still by comedian Jack Dee. The scores would be read out by George Dawes, a giant baby played by Matt Lucas (later the star of Little Britain). Sometimes George's mother, Marjorie, (also played by Lucas) would take over.

    The show followed roughly the same format each time. After an initial song and dance, Vic and Bob would introduce the team captains, and voiceover man Graham would read out a short biography of the guests. These rarely said what the guests were famous for and were usually just a tissue of lies (for example, that singer Alvin Stardust hid for 30 years inside a cow).

    There would then follow a question-and-answer round, where the answers were almost impossible to guess correctly (e.g., "True or false: Cupboard doors open outwards"; the answer is "false" because the question is asked from the perspective of a trapped cat). After this, there would be a random selection of other rounds including video rounds, in which the contestants must answer

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