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Okay, but is the dawn chorus getting quieter?
Season 1 Episode 30
E30. That wall of birdsong outside your window at sunrise has a name, a structure, and a surprising amount of drama. This week Scott talks with Dr. D…
3 hours ago
Okay, but what's it like as a bird at the top of the world?
Season 1 Episode 29
E29. Standing at 11,000 feet, lungs burning, Scott watched birds go about their afternoon in the exact thin air that had nearly taken him out. This w…
1 week ago
Okay, but does easy living make birds dumber?
Season 1 Episode 28
E28. A bird's brain is the most expensive thing it owns, and evolution doesn't hand one out for free. Dr. Carlos Botero, Associate Professor at the U…
2 weeks ago
Okay, but... pigeons!
Season 1 Episode 27
E27. They’ve been called "rats with wings," but pigeons are actually elite athletes, historical icons, and evolutionary marvels. Scott chats with Dr.…
3 weeks ago
Okay, but did birds originate the open relationship?
Season 1 Episode 26
E26. We borrowed a phrase from human dating and tried to pin it on birds. Turns out they never needed the rulebook. Dr. Wenfei Tong, biologist and au…
4 weeks ago
Okay, but... boobies!
Season 1 Episode 25
E25. The blue-footed booby has become an internet personality: cartoon feet, a goofy strut, a name that practically begs to be a punchline. But Scott…
1 month ago
Okay, but what about birds that can't fly?
Season 1 Episode 24
E24. Flight is the thing we associate most with birds, so what does it mean when a lineage gives it up? Dr. Scott Edwards, Harvard, joins Scott to un…
1 month, 1 week ago
Okay, but can a bird really cooperate with humans?
Season 1 Episode 23
E23. Across sub-Saharan Africa, wild birds and people work together to find honey. No taming, no breeding, no domestication… just a partnership thous…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Okay, but can a bird really cooperate with humans?
Season 1 Episode 23
E23. Across sub-Saharan Africa, wild birds and people work together to find honey. No taming, no breeding, no domestication… just a partnership thou…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Okay, but can birds predict the weather?
Season 1 Episode 22
E22. Folklore says birds know a storm is coming before we do. Scott talks with Dr. Gunnar Kramer, Iowa State University, about what's actually happen…
1 month, 3 weeks ago