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March Madness may refer to:
Mammal March Madness is an alternate March Madness tournament focusing on simulated mammal combat instead of college basketball. The bracket is run by a team of evolutionary biologists, using science and probability to determine the outcomes of the fights. The goal of Mammal March Madness is to provide a fun and exciting way to spread scientific knowledge about the competing animals, as well as awareness for animal conservation.
March Mammal Madness dates back to 2013, when founder Katie Hinde discovered a Buzzfeed Animal Madness bracket online. She was disappointed to find it only contained 16 animals and that the outcomes were based solely on their cuteness, rather than science. In response she created Mammal March Madness, containing a 64 animal bracket with the goal of mixing fun narrated battles with scientific research of the many species involved.
Katie Hinde, an assistant professor of human evolution at Harvard, later brought in three other educators to help her organize the event. This includes assistant professor at Boston University School of Medicine Kristi Lewton, lecturer at Columbia University Joshua Drew, and assistant professor at Dominican University Christopher Anderson. Together, they heavily research all of the combatants, using what they learn to provide an entertaining and informative experience.
Madness may refer to:
In honor of the 5th Annual March Mammal Madness, the 2017 wild card bout is a FOUR SPECIES BATTLE ROYALE! Find out about the animal behavior, ecology, and biology research we used to write the "what would happen" of the simulated battle here: https://tinyurl.com/gp3z5ko Find out about the whole tournament here: http://mammalssuck.blogspot.com/2017/02/dont-call-it-is-comeback-weve-been-here.html Guidance on composer provided by Melissa Flamson at With Permission, butterfly crew by Lenora Ott and Jackie Smith, and MMM parody logo by Zach Holmboe (NOT Holcombe). Huge thank you to all who made this possible!
A team of evolutionary biologists pick a bunch of animals to enter a tournament, and then imagine who would win each match-up based on SCIENCE. ↓↓Links & Info↓↓ SUBMIT A QUESTION HERE: http://skunkbear.tumblr.com/ask/ SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/2dH6fpR TUMBLR: http://skunkbear.tumblr.com/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/NPRskunkbear I thought it made sense for this fake tournament to have a fake sports-radio talk show, so I threw one together, complete with cheesy 90's era graphics! The guests are 100% real though. Produced by Adam Cole and Ryan Kellman, with help from Emily Jan. More on Mammal March Madness 2015: http://mammalssuck.blogspot.com/2015/02/mammal-march-madness-2015.html Press conference photo: Logan Werlinger Press conference sound: klankbeeld http://www.freesound.org/peop...
First Round Match-Up Video for Mammal March Madness... Are you READY!?!
The Rodent Roundtable's M.C. Marmot brings you a recap of the action-packed March Mammal Madness 2017 Adjective Division!
The Rodent Roundtable's M.C. Marmot brings you a recap of the action-packed March Mammal Madness 2017 Desert Division!
Mythical beasts? Dirty humanoids with opposable thumbs? Has the world gone mad? Find out in the recap of March Mammal Madness' "Coulda Shoulda Division" Slug-fest.
Let's get ready to rummmmmm-bllllllle! It's time once again for March Mammal Madness, an outreach & education project designed by Dr. Katie Hind! Learn all about March Mammal Madness from Katie, and then go find out who's fighting for their right to party and enter your own picks at Katie's blog. The competition begins Monday, March 10th, and you can follow along with the nightly matches on Twitter using the hashtag #2014MMM! March Mammal Madness 2014 - Mammals Suck http://mammalssuck.blogspot.ca/2014/03/mammal-march-madness-2014.html
The probability of completing a perfect NCAA tournament bracket is less than the combined odds of landing a hole-in-one, winning the Powerball and being struck by lightning multiple times. So how did Sam Holtz, the 2015 winner of ESPN's March Madness Bracket Challenge, beat out almost 12 million other entries and score a near-perfect bracket? For one: he didn’t watch any college basketball before the tournament. A Great Big Story told with our friends at Bleacher Report. Coverage continues on TNT, TBS, Trutv, CBS and March Madness Live: http://www.ncaa.com/march-madness-live SUBSCRIBE: https://goo.gl/vR6Acb Follow us behind the scenes on Instagram: http://goo.gl/2KABeX Make our acquaintance on Facebook: http://goo.gl/Vn0XIZ Give us a shout on Twitter: http://goo.gl/sY1GLY Come hang with...
In honor of the 5th Annual March Mammal Madness, the 2017 wild card bout is a FOUR SPECIES BATTLE ROYALE! Find out about the animal behavior, ecology, and biology research we used to write the "what would happen" of the simulated battle here: https://tinyurl.com/gp3z5ko Find out about the whole tournament here: http://mammalssuck.blogspot.com/2017/02/dont-call-it-is-comeback-weve-been-here.html Guidance on composer provided by Melissa Flamson at With Permission, butterfly crew by Lenora Ott and Jackie Smith, and MMM parody logo by Zach Holmboe (NOT Holcombe). Huge thank you to all who made this possible!
A team of evolutionary biologists pick a bunch of animals to enter a tournament, and then imagine who would win each match-up based on SCIENCE. ↓↓Links & Info↓↓ SUBMIT A QUESTION HERE: http://skunkbear.tumblr.com/ask/ SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/2dH6fpR TUMBLR: http://skunkbear.tumblr.com/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/NPRskunkbear I thought it made sense for this fake tournament to have a fake sports-radio talk show, so I threw one together, complete with cheesy 90's era graphics! The guests are 100% real though. Produced by Adam Cole and Ryan Kellman, with help from Emily Jan. More on Mammal March Madness 2015: http://mammalssuck.blogspot.com/2015/02/mammal-march-madness-2015.html Press conference photo: Logan Werlinger Press conference sound: klankbeeld http://www.freesound.org/peop...
First Round Match-Up Video for Mammal March Madness... Are you READY!?!
The Rodent Roundtable's M.C. Marmot brings you a recap of the action-packed March Mammal Madness 2017 Adjective Division!
The Rodent Roundtable's M.C. Marmot brings you a recap of the action-packed March Mammal Madness 2017 Desert Division!
Mythical beasts? Dirty humanoids with opposable thumbs? Has the world gone mad? Find out in the recap of March Mammal Madness' "Coulda Shoulda Division" Slug-fest.
Let's get ready to rummmmmm-bllllllle! It's time once again for March Mammal Madness, an outreach & education project designed by Dr. Katie Hind! Learn all about March Mammal Madness from Katie, and then go find out who's fighting for their right to party and enter your own picks at Katie's blog. The competition begins Monday, March 10th, and you can follow along with the nightly matches on Twitter using the hashtag #2014MMM! March Mammal Madness 2014 - Mammals Suck http://mammalssuck.blogspot.ca/2014/03/mammal-march-madness-2014.html
The probability of completing a perfect NCAA tournament bracket is less than the combined odds of landing a hole-in-one, winning the Powerball and being struck by lightning multiple times. So how did Sam Holtz, the 2015 winner of ESPN's March Madness Bracket Challenge, beat out almost 12 million other entries and score a near-perfect bracket? For one: he didn’t watch any college basketball before the tournament. A Great Big Story told with our friends at Bleacher Report. Coverage continues on TNT, TBS, Trutv, CBS and March Madness Live: http://www.ncaa.com/march-madness-live SUBSCRIBE: https://goo.gl/vR6Acb Follow us behind the scenes on Instagram: http://goo.gl/2KABeX Make our acquaintance on Facebook: http://goo.gl/Vn0XIZ Give us a shout on Twitter: http://goo.gl/sY1GLY Come hang with...
Episode #608 — March Madness Is Here! — This week on TWIS (@TWIScience): hosts Dr. Kiki (@drkiki), Justin Jackson (@jacksonfly) and Blair Bazdarich (@blairsmenagerie), along with an interview with March Mammal Madness' Katie Hinde! Dr. Kiki, Blair, & Justin explore the world of science news with a few of the week's popular stories: (0:00) - Recording Start (0:31) - Show Start, Intro - Dr. Kiki. (0:55) - Disclaimer! Disclaimer! Disclaimer! - this week by.... BLAIR! (2:03) - Opening Theme Music. (2:42) - Opening "Good Science!" Greetings - with (a briefly muted) Dr. Kiki, Blair & Justin. Intros & Top Story Headlines. (4:17) - Interview w/ Katie Hinde of March Mammal Madness! Intro: Katie is an Associate Professor, Arizona State University, Biodesign Center for Fundamental and Applied Mi...