LA CROSSE TALK PM: UW-L Wilken revelations: Donkeys and beavers don’t get along, the T-rex is smarter that we thought

UW-La Crosse outreach coordinator Spencer Wilken in the WIZM studio Wednesday to talk science on La Crosse Talk PM.

La Crosse Talk PM airs weekdays at 5:06 p.m. Listen on the WIZM app, online here, or on 92.3 FM / 1410 AM / 106.7 FM (north of Onalaska). Find all the podcasts here or subscribe to La Crosse Talk PM wherever you get your podcasts.

Among the topics was bored scientists trying to determine how smart a Tyrannosaurus rex actually was. That was revelation No. 1.

Revelation No. 2 was entwined in a discussion about the “Great American Beaver Drop,” where Wilken enlightened us that beavers and donkeys don’t get along. Another part of our beaver conversation was how they’re wreaking havoc on parts of the country in the wake of climate change.

And, a couple different times throughout the show, we did got into space talk, including a green comet that will fly by Earth soon, new black hole info and how old — or young — the universe might be, thanks to the new James Webb telescope.