Uploaded June 2018 | Updated September 2026, 7 hours ago

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Ecologist Alex McInturff helps Tom break down the lyrics from his Minute Earth musical collaboration on trophic cascades: "Rise of the Mesopredator." Watch it here and make sure to subscribe to Minute Earth! youtu.be/jsJj9q5UKlE

Read & Annotate the Lyrics to "Rise of the Mesopredator" here: goo.gl/rz64AS

Tom is an 8th grade science teacher and YouTuber as Science With Tom. Alex is a PhD candidate at UC Berkeley studying the impact of large carnivores on California ecosystems. On his FIRST appearance on Science With Tom, he sung about Pluto's moon Charon: youtu.be/AyxPU8OPrGI

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