Eyes Before Flippers
A recent paper about how eyes got creatures onto land, and a puzzle about a disease called Stinky Stink. Note: This will be our last episode of the se...
Recent Paper Decent Puzzle
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Recent Paper Decent Puzzle is a podcast with two parts: First, I pick apart a recent scientific journal article in enough detail that a non-expert listener would be able to speak intelligently about it. Then I present a decent puzzle, so the listener has something fun to work on until the answer is announced in the next episode.
Amazon: Floodplains and Uplands
Guest host Shelby Riskin: A recent paper about forests in the Amazon and how they dry out, and puzzle about finding phosphorus. Music: Bensound
Kangaroo Rats Keep Their Cool
A recent paper about kangaroo rats staying stealthy around heat-seeking rattlesnakes, and a decent puzzle about cereal boxes Music: Bensound
Flying Mosquitoes
A recent paper about mosquito flight that might even make you stop hating them for a second, and a decent puzzle about a martini. Music by Bensound
Laughing Parrots
A recent paper about why laugh tracks would be good for parrot sitcoms, and a decent puzzle about a pentagon. music: Bensound
Neanderthals With Food In Their Teeth
A recent paper about Neanderthal dental hygiene, and a puzzle comparing American coffee consumption to the flow of the Thames. Music: Bensound
Beetles Pretending to be Ants
A recent paper about beetles pretending to be ants, and a romantic puzzle about Andy and Maria. music: bensound.com
"I'm not left-handed either!"
A recent paper about left/right handedness in fish, of all things, and a decent puzzle about ten gloves. Music: Bensound
Can Dark Feathers Protect Birds from Pollution?
A recent paper about how birds deal with heavy metal pollution, and a decent puzzle about two trees. Music: Bensound
Why do Seals have Whiskers?
A recent paper about why harbour seals have whiskers, and a decent puzzle about your cow's new shed. Music: Bensound