Recent Paper Decent Puzzle

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Sinopse

Recent Paper Decent Puzzle is a podcast with two parts. First, Dan explains a recent scientific journal article in enough detail for non-experts to get a good sense of the science. Then, he presents a decent puzzle, so you have something to think about until you get the answer in the next episode. Ready? Set? Listen!

Episódios

  • Eyes Before Flippers

    08/05/2017 Duração: 15min

    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 season - see you in September! (music: Bensound)

  • Amazon: Floodplains and Uplands

    01/05/2017 Duração: 18min

    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

    24/04/2017 Duração: 18min

    A recent paper about kangaroo rats staying stealthy around heat-seeking rattlesnakes, and a decent puzzle about cereal boxes Music: Bensound

  • Flying Mosquitoes

    17/04/2017 Duração: 15min

    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

    10/04/2017 Duração: 12min

    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

    03/04/2017 Duração: 10min

    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

    27/03/2017 Duração: 13min

    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!"

    20/03/2017 Duração: 13min

    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?

    13/03/2017 Duração: 14min

    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?

    06/03/2017 Duração: 10min

    A recent paper about why harbour seals have whiskers, and a decent puzzle about your cow's new shed. Music: Bensound

  • Madagascar's Most Mysterious Bat

    27/02/2017 Duração: 16min

    A recent paper on the mystery of Madagascar's male microbats, and a decent puzzle about a cow, some grass, and a shed. Music: Bensound

  • Does Seeing the Poor Make People More Generous?

    20/02/2017 Duração: 14min

    A recent paper showing that exposure to the poor makes people less supportive of them, and a decent puzzle about birthdays. Music by bensound

  • Surprisingly Popular!

    13/02/2017 Duração: 14min

    A surprisingly popular paper about harnessing wisdom from crowds, and a decent puzzle about rolling a six. Music: Bensound.

  • Fish Can Take a Vote Without Counting

    06/02/2017 Duração: 16min

    A recent paper about fish schools democratically choosing where to go, and a decent puzzle about the province of Saskatchewan.   Music: Bensound

  • Cockroaches Divide Without Counting

    30/01/2017 Duração: 13min

    A recent paper about how cockroaches can evenly share two hiding places without counting, and a puzzle about nails and string. Music: Bensound

  • The Devil Drinks with its Skin

    28/11/2016 Duração: 11min

    A recent paper about Australian lizards that use the cracks in their skin as drinking straws to their mouths. Also, a four-ball puzzle. Music: Bensound.com

  • Balls Under Water

    21/11/2016 Duração: 13min

    A recent paper about why buoyant balls held just under the surface launch further out of the water than those from deeper down. Also, a five-ball puzzle. Music by Bensound.com

  • Bats and Wind Turbines

    14/11/2016 Duração: 13min

    A recent paper about wind turbines killing bats, and a decent puzzle about what it's like at the tip of a turbine blade. Sound by Bensound.com

  • Diving Birds Don't Break Their Necks

    07/11/2016 Duração: 16min

    A recent paper about seabirds plunge-diving without breaking their necks, and a puzzle about throwing a baseball at the water. Music by Bensound.com

  • Neurohacking Dogs

    31/10/2016 Duração: 13min

    A recent paper about why drugs given to your dog can show up in your body, and a puzzle about clay and paint.   Music: bensound.com

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