| May 11, 2012 |
Podcast for 11 May 2012
- BIRDS & DINOSAURS - Scientists discover T. Rex's feathered cousin, did dino gas warm the ancient earth? And giant fleas that may have pestered the prehistoric giants. Also: why the amorous pursuits of an Australian bird has turned it into a horticulturalist, and how ravens keep track of friend and foe.
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| May 2, 2012 |
Baby Goat Accents
- Baby goats’ baas may contain a hidden message for their herdmates.
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| April 30, 2012 |
Dream:ON App
- Can a smartphone app influence your dreams?
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| April 20, 2012 |
Podcast for 20 April 2012
- SOUND SCIENCE - Can sounds influence dreams? Emotional similarities between music and speech. Does a deeper voice lead people to vote for a political candidate? Baboons that recognize words. And baby goats with accents.
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| April 17, 2012 |
Emotional Music
- Music and speech use the same tonal qualities to evoke happy and sad emotions.
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| April 12, 2012 |
Deep-Voiced Politicians
- Politicians with deep voices may garner more respect – and votes.
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| March 23, 2012 |
Podcast for 23 March 2012
- EVOLUTION & EXTINCTION - What really happened to Australia's missing megafauna, how carnivores lost their sweet tooth, why lovelorn fruit flies resort to alcohol, strategic miscarriages in monkeys, and a new frog species is discovered in plain sight.
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| March 22, 2012 |
Navigating With Smartphones
- A combination of smartphones, GPS and radar could help the blind navigate the cities of the future.
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| March 2, 2012 |
Podcast for 2 March 2012
- ALL ABOUT LANGUAGE - Neuroscientists are beginning to reconstruct what we've heard by listening to brainwaves, how scientists measure language delays around the world, using technology to keep endangered languages vibrant, and a musical instrument that allows you to sing...with your hands, Also: decoding the secret language of worms.
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| February 27, 2012 |
Brain Voices
- Scientists are beginning to reconstruct the words people hear based on electrical activity in their brains.
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| February 23, 2012 |
Endangered Voices
- Digital technology and social media are helping save endangered languages.
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| February 21, 2012 |
Hands-on Music
- Specialized gloves allow musicians to sing with their hands.
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| February 3, 2012 |
Podcast for 3 February 2012
- BABY SCIENCE - Why babies read lips, and how toddlers' napping habits could affect their mood for the rest of their lives. Also: Do Stradivarius violins really sound better?
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| January 24, 2012 |
Violin Confusion
- The Stradivarius is the violin by which all others are judged. But does it deserve its reputation?
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| January 20, 2012 |
Podcast for 20 January 2012
- ANIMALS & PEOPLE - Levitating flies, what dogs and babies have in common, how oxytocin makes kinder, gentler monkeys, a fish that mimics an octopus that mimics a fish, and how bats hear with both sides of the brain.
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| January 16, 2012 |
Bat Brains
- Like humans, bats process some types of sounds on the right side of their brains and other sounds on the left side of their brains.
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| January 13, 2012 |
Podcast for 13 January 2012
- SOUNDS & SENSES - Researchers replay some of the first audio recordings ever made. Chimpanzees, like humans, associate certain sounds with certain colors. Can your posture affect how you perceive numbers? Pigeons that learn to count. And spiders with brainy legs.
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| January 11, 2012 |
Sounds & Colors
- Like humans, chimpanzees associate high-pitched sounds with bright colors and low-pitched sounds with dark colors.
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| January 2, 2012 |
The Oldest Oldies
- Some of the first sound recordings ever made are finally being heard again.
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| August 25, 2011 |
Sizing Up Vowels
- New research suggests that different vowel sounds cue babies in to the size of objects.
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| August 8, 2011 |
Plant Sonar
- A Cuban plant has acoustically-enhanced leaves that help pollinating bats find it in the dark.
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| August 1, 2011 |
Ultrasound Safety
- A listener asks: Can medical ultrasound damage your ears?
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| July 27, 2011 |
Killer Whale Microphone
- An underwater microphone takes inspiration from the ears of killer whales.
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| July 25, 2011 |
Loudest Animal
- The mating calls of an insect called the water boatman are much louder than expected given the bug’s diminutive size.
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| July 22, 2011 |
Podcast for 22 July 2011
- THE BRAIN & SOCIETY: How the brain experiences beauty, what soccer reveals about the mind, and why lazing around in a hammock could benefit your memory. Also, how your cell phone could help you kick the habit.
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| July 11, 2011 |
Double Dolphin Sonar
- Using precision instruments, scientists have discovered a second dolphin echolocation signal previously unknown to science.
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| July 8, 2011 |
Podcast for 8 July 2011
- NOISE & NAVIGATION: Bats maneuver in the dark with the help of microscopic wing hairs, researchers expose a dolphin's secret sonar, killer whale ears inspire better microphones, and how a tiny bug with a big sound has eluded biologists for centuries. Also: Do humans have an internal compass?
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| June 10, 2011 |
Podcast for 10 June 2011 – Vision & The Brain
- What reindeer can see that we can't. How some blind people are using echolocation to navigate the world. And, how the retinas of deaf people change their experience of the world. Also: better noses spelled bigger brains for ancient mammals, and: what the teeth of Neanderthals tell us about their hands.
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| May 16, 2011 |
Humpback Whale Dialects
- Humpback whale songs undergo rapid cultural evolution in the South Pacific.
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| April 29, 2011 |
Podcast for 29 April 2011 – Whale Songs & Zebra Stripes
- Cultural revolutions in humpback whale songs, a barcode scanner for zebra stripes, a prehistoric toothache, and changing skull sizes in the Iberian Peninsula.
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| April 21, 2011 |
Sounding Out Insects
- An automatic insect detection system that uses a variety of technologies could help monitor insect infestations.
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| April 15, 2011 |
Podcast for 15 April 2011 – The Five Senses
- Justice and lunch breaks, autism and visual processing, a case of beat deafness, and the hormone of smell.
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| April 9, 2011 |
Podcast for 8 April 2011
- Football and family violence, rooting out insects, a question of taste, and a bird's eye view for danger.
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| April 4, 2011 |
Soundscape Ecology
- An emerging scientific field studies the ecology of sound.
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| March 28, 2011 |
Gibbon Dialects
- Gibbons in Southeast Asia have identifiable regional dialects.
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| March 25, 2011 |
Podcast for 25 March 2011
- A new generation of self-conscious robots, how sunshine affects drugs in the body, new research into the prevention of cleft lips, why it's hard to stay focused for long periods of time, and what sound recordings can tell us about the health of natural habitats.
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| March 23, 2011 |
Flamingo Romance
- Playing flamingo calls from speakers helps put captive birds in the mood to breed.
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| March 21, 2011 |
Aeroecology
- The new science of aeroecology uses modern tools such as radar and thermasl imaging to follow the migrations of flying birds, bats, and insects.
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| March 11, 2011 |
Podcast for 11 March 2011: Animal Adaptations
- Regional dialects in gibbons, a squid attack pheromone, bats and carnivorous plants, and why frogs are slimy.
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| February 25, 2011 |
Podcast for 25 February 2011: Language & Behavior
- The surprising way the brain processes Braille, bilingualism staves off dementia, and new research on stuttering. Also: why being lonely could change how your immune system works, and the relationship between popularity and bullying.
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| February 23, 2011 |
Predicting Stuttering
- Researchers are trying to predict which children will become persistent stutterers in order to provide them with needed speech therapy.
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| February 22, 2011 |
Bilingualism & Alzheimer’s
- Speaking a second language may slow down the cognitive decline of Alzheimer’s disease.
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| February 17, 2011 |
Drumming Wasps
- A drum-like beat determines whether a baby paper wasp will become a worker or a future queen.
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| February 11, 2011 |
Podcast
- BRAIN SCIENCE: How the brain chooses which memories to store during sleep, neural explanations for ringing in the ears, and the brain rewards of listening to music.
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| February 10, 2011 |
Musical Chills
- Music stimulates the brain area involved in drug addiction.
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| February 7, 2011 |
A Fairy-Wren Tale
- A small Australian bird may benefit from the songs of one of its predators.
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| February 1, 2011 |
Ringing Brains
- Ringing in the ears involves the reward centers of the brain.
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| January 28, 2011 |
Podcast
- ANIMAL STORIES: An Australian bird benefits when its predator sings, what happens when bees get sleepy, the invasion of the giant fish, eating insects to slow global warming, and a female pterodactyl fossil is discovered in China.
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| January 25, 2011 |
Music & Emotion
- Listening to music activates the reward centers of the brain.
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| December 13, 2010 |
Gangster Birds
- In the Kalahari desert, a gangster-like bird provides protection to other birds, but at a high price.
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