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ENCORE PRESENTATION: OCEAN SCIENCE IN THE 21st CENTURY - Old warships become new habitats. An ocean quadcopter gives researchers a sky-high view of the stormy North Atlantic. And, autonomous underwater vehicles that search for sunken treasure. Also, behind the untimely death of the octopus.
Scientists listen in on fruit fly courtship calls to study the neural underpinnings of communication.
Mobile phone data can help create maps of wealth and poverty.
Regardless of culture and language, conversations have a lot in common.
How can scientists better prepare for natural and man-made disasters?
3-D talking maps use a variety of sensory modalities to help people find their way around college campuses and other institutions.
OCEAN SCIENCE (Encore Presentation) - Old warships become new habitats. An ocean quadcopter gives researchers a sky-high view of the stormy North Atlantic. And, autonomous underwater vehicles that search for sunken treasure. Also, behind the untimely death of the octopus.
Could analyzing phone conversations help predict mood?
OCEAN SCIENCE - Old warships become new habitats. An ocean quadcopter gives researchers a sky-high view of the stormy North Atlantic. And, autonomous underwater vehicles that search for sunken treasure. Also, behind the untimely death of the octopus.
PSYCHOLOGY & MEDICINE - Can literary fiction influence social astuteness? Why some people still fall for email spam. And, how sluggers' eyes can track fastballs in time to hit them. Also, how cell phones are transforming rural medicine.
A new attachment turns a smartphone into a powerful microscope.
Using mobile phones for medical purposes, a new frontier when we reported on it in 2008, has become a huge field.
The Ugly Animal Preservation society uses humor to raise awareness about conservation. Why whales have to worry about sunburns. And an ancient terror bird that wasn't so terrible after all. Also: transplanting gut bacteria from obese humans makes mice fat.
Chinese children's reading development has gone downhill since electronic communication technologies became common.
A group of microscopic animals get 10% of their active genes by eating the DNA of other species.
Baboons can learn to distinguish English words from nonsense letter sequences.
A combination of smartphones, GPS and radar could help the blind navigate the cities of the future.
Digital technology and social media are helping save endangered languages.
Some of the first sound recordings ever made are finally being heard again.
Scientists have created a secret fluorescent code by inserting jellyfish genes into E. coli bacteria.
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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