March Mammal Madness
The official location for March Mammal Madness tournament information and resources! If you're learning, you're winning!
2022MMM Informational Videos
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A Decade of Classroom Madness : The Birth, Growth and Evolution of March Mammal MadnessDr. Katie Hinde addresses the February 2022 session of the Texas Association of Biology Teachers Speaker series. She shares the history of March Mammal Madness and the status of the upcoming 2022 tournament.
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Community Conversation: A Look Inside the Annual March Mammal Madness TournamentJoin MMM editor-in-chief Katie Hinde and scholarly communication librarian Anali Maughan Perry to kick off the 10th annual tournament with information on how to play, a round up of resources available to fans, teachers and students and a return of the lightning round.
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March Mammal Madness Festival RecordingsHosted by Exploring by the Seat of your Pants, the folks at MMM Headquarters had an all-day March Mammal Madness Festival. Join our team of scientists and artists for a series of panels celebrating animal behavior, genetics and the tree of life, paleontology, art and design, and hilarious discussions of the history of the tournament. Designed for the classroom, the MMM team discussed career paths to wildlife biologist, animal behaviorist, paleontologist, geneticist, and scientific illustrator and along the way students can learn useful info about the 2022 combatants, their adaptations and their environments.
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2022MMM Festival Feb 25Poster includes schedule of events and embedded links for viewing the recording of each session.
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Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of March Mammal Madness: 2013-20232023 is the 10th Anniversary of March Mammal Madness, celebrating the natural world through an evidence-based, simulated animal tournament played by hundreds of thousands of students annually. Join MMM Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Katie Hinde and librarian Anali Maughan Perry to kick off the pre-season with updated information on this year’s tournament and resources, some highlights from the last 10 years of MMM and a return of the lightning round!
MMM Podcasts
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The Women in Ecology and Evolution Podcast: March Mammal Madness SpecialThis month we are celebrating the 10th annual March Mammal Madness tournament! This fantastic and super fun initiative is a model for great science communication - and it was great to talk with founder Dr Katie Hinde and longtime participant Dr Alyson Brokaw about the history of the tournament and what makes it so special. Katie and I also talked about her other research projects.
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Ocean Science Radio: March Mammal Madness and Storytelling in ScienceThe Ocean Science Radio team interviews founder Professor Katherine Hinde, of Arizona State University, and fight "announcer" Professor Josh Drew, of SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, about this amazing event, how battles are decided, and how impactful this event has been in science communications efforts.
2025 MMM recaps
MC Marmot is taking a break this year so we will be providing animated recaps for classroom use.