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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
Okay, but can birds smell?
Season 1 Episode 21
E21. We're talking sense and scents with Dr. Danielle Whittaker, Oregon State, and author of The Secret Perfume of Birds, who spent a decade unraveli…
2 months ago
Okay, but what can we learn from a drawer of birds?
Season 1 Episode 20
E20. Less than 1% of what's in a museum is actually on display. So what's happening with the other 99%? Scott talks with Dr. Sushma Reddy, Breckenrid…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Okay, but are bird feeders helping or hurting?
Season 1 Episode 19
E19. More than 55 million Americans feed birds, and it's not exactly clear the birds asked us to. Dr. Olivia Sanderfoot, Research Scientist and Proje…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Okay, but what's in a bird's toolbox?
Season 1 Episode 18
E18. Turns out "bird brain" is less of an insult and more of a compliment. Scott sits down with Dr. Alex Kacelnik, Emeritus Professor at the Universi…
3 months ago
Okay, but do birds have culture?
Season 1 Episode 17
E17. From sparrow songs that go viral across a continent to cockatoos that watch each other to learn how to open bins, Dr. Lucy Aplin, Australian Nat…
3 months, 1 week ago
Okay, but why put eggs in another bird’s basket?
Season 1 Episode 16
E16. What if the secret to raising more babies was to never raise a single one yourself? Dr. Chris Balakrishnan, Associate Adjunct Professor of Biolo…
3 months, 1 week ago
Okay, but what makes a yard a bird paradise?
Season 1 Episode 15
E15. Most people picture a bird-friendly yard and imagine feeder, birdbath, maybe a decorative birdhouse with mortgage vibes. And feeders are great. …
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Okay, but what makes a bird… a bird? Hint: Dinosaurs!
Season 1 Episode 14
E14. What do feathers, toothless beaks, and a 66-million-year-old asteroid have in common. Paleontologist Dr. Daniel Field, University of Cambridge, …
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Okay, but why do some birds babysit?
Season 1 Episode 13
E13. Some birds skip having their own families and spend years helping raise their siblings instead. It sounds like altruism, but it's probably more …
4 months ago