Podcast Episodes

How to Freeze a Turtle

The painted turtle is found farther north than any other turtle in North America. During their first year of life, painted turtles survive temperatu…

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Butterfly Physics and Stealth

One would not think that a brightly colored, relatively slow butterfly has much of a chance against a bird moving in for lunch. But you would be sur…

2 years, 2 months ago

Voodoo Aspirin

When they flower, some plants actually generate their own heat. The voodoo lily can raise its temperature by 25 degrees. As it does so, it releases …

2 years, 2 months ago

Do You Have a Bad Attitude?

Do you think that people are generally out to benefit themselves at your expense? Or are you someone who usually makes sure that you get what you fe…

2 years, 2 months ago

A Spider Treatment for Stroke?

A spider's venom paralyzes its victim, keeping the victim fresh, yet immobile. Spider venom does this by slowing or stopping the work of a chemical …

2 years, 2 months ago

Is Your Brain Really Necessary?

How does the brain remember what it learns? What happens when you think? Is your mind the same as your brain? 

 Ref: Paul D. Ackerman. 1990. In God…

2 years, 2 months ago

Racing Cockroaches

Scientists have been studying the different ways in which insects move, hoping to discover a better way to design mobile robots. In doing this they …

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Horses Before Dinosaurs

According to evolution, dinosaurs developed tens of millions of years before horses and were extinct long before the first horse galloped across the…

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The Strange Case of the Singing Fish

During the mid-1980s, the residents at the north end of San Francisco Bay began complaining about a strange droning noise coming from the Bay. Durin…

2 years, 2 months ago

Do We Always See Clearly?

There is a blind spot where the optic nerve enters the retina of your eye. Yet, we don't see a hole in our field of vision. Scientists always though…

2 years, 2 months ago