Episode Details

Today you’ll learn about how squirrels are parkour experts and can be used to teach robots to move in a similar way, how artificial intelligence can help expectant mothers predict childbirth risks, and the gangs of dolphins that are roaming our oceans. 

Robot Squirrels 

• “Science’s next great leap: using squirrels to teach robots how to ‘parkour’” by Joe Pinkstone
  • https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/08/05/sciences-next-great-leap-using-squirrels-teach-robots-parkour/
• “Squirrel parkour: How leaping squirrels could inspire more nimble robots” by Lucia F. Jacobs, Nathaniel Hunt & Robert J. Full
  • https://bigthink.com/life/squirrel-biomechanics/
• “SCIENCE’S NEXT GREAT LEAP: USING SQUIRRELS TO TEACH ROBOTS HOW TO ‘PARKOUR’” by Joe Pinkstone
  • https://www.impactlab.com/2021/08/15/sciences-next-great-leap-using-squirrels-to-teach-robots-how-to-parkour/

AI Labor Prediction 

• “Successful Labor Outcomes in Expectant Mothers Using AI” by Mayo Clinic
  • https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/08/220830131708.htm
• “Artificial intelligence is being used to accurately predict women’s childbirth risks” by Tristan Bove
  • https://www.yahoo.com/now/artificial-intelligence-being-used-accurately-115041630.html?guccounter=1

Dolphin Gangs

• “Dolphins form largest alliance network outside humans, study finds” by University of Bristol
  • https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/08/220829153233.htm
• “How Do Dolphins Communicate?” by Discovery Cove
  • https://discoverycove.com/orlando/blog/how-do-dolphins-communicate/#:~:text=Dolphins%20Speak%20Body%20Language,each%20other%20and%20spy%20hopping.
• “Dolphins Have Formed the 'Largest Alliance Network Known Outside of Humans'” by Robyn White
  • https://www.newsweek.com/dolphins-formed-largest-alliance-network-known-outside-humans-1738428

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