# The Anachronisms in our Backyards with David Zaya

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Podcast: [The Show About Science](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-show-about-science-879595)
Published: 2024-05-27T13:28:48+00:00
Episode link: https://theshowaboutscience.com/2024/05/27/108-the-anachronisms-in-our-backyards-with-david-zaya/
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## Resource

In this episode of The Show About Science, Nate unearths the surprising history of the Kentucky Coffee Trees growing in his backyard and quickly becomes obsessed with germinating their seeds. This obsession leads him to a lab at the University of Illinois at Chicago where he meets up with plant ecologist, David Zaya, to uncover the evolutionary tale of these trees and the role humans now play in preserving them.

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