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Recent Paper Decent Puzzle
By Dan Riskin
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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.
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.
Eyes Before Flippers
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Recent Paper Decent Puzzle
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)
15:56
Amazon: Floodplains and Uplands
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Recent Paper Decent Puzzle
Guest host Shelby Riskin: A recent paper about forests in the Amazon and how they dry out, and puzzle about finding phosphorus. Music: Bensound
18:40
Kangaroo Rats Keep Their Cool
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Recent Paper Decent Puzzle
A recent paper about kangaroo rats staying stealthy around heat-seeking rattlesnakes, and a decent puzzle about cereal boxes Music: Bensound
18:47
Flying Mosquitoes
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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
15:04
Laughing Parrots
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A recent paper about why laugh tracks would be good for parrot sitcoms, and a decent puzzle about a pentagon. music: Bensound
12:32
Neanderthals With Food In Their Teeth
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A recent paper about Neanderthal dental hygiene, and a puzzle comparing American coffee consumption to the flow of the Thames. Music: Bensound
10:58
Beetles Pretending to be Ants
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Recent Paper Decent Puzzle
A recent paper about beetles pretending to be ants, and a romantic puzzle about Andy and Maria. music: bensound.com
13:03
"I'm not left-handed either!"
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Recent Paper Decent Puzzle
A recent paper about left/right handedness in fish, of all things, and a decent puzzle about ten gloves. Music: Bensound
13:26
Can Dark Feathers Protect Birds from Pollution?
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A recent paper about how birds deal with heavy metal pollution, and a decent puzzle about two trees. Music: Bensound
14:15
Why do Seals have Whiskers?
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A recent paper about why harbour seals have whiskers, and a decent puzzle about your cow's new shed. Music: Bensound
10:55
Madagascar's Most Mysterious Bat
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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
16:53
Does seeing the poor make people more generous?
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A recent paper showing that exposure to the poor makes people less supportive of them, and a decent puzzle about birthdays. Music by bensound
14:20
Surprisingly Popular!
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A surprisingly popular paper about harnessing wisdom from crowds, and a decent puzzle about rolling a six. Music: Bensound.
14:57
Fish Can Take a Vote Without Counting
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A recent paper about fish schools democratically choosing where to go, and a decent puzzle about the province of Saskatchewan. Music: Bensound
16:36
Cockroaches Divide Without Counting
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A recent paper about how cockroaches can evenly share two hiding places without counting, and a puzzle about nails and string. Music: Bensound
13:54
The Devil Drinks with its Skin
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Recent Paper Decent Puzzle
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
11:39
Balls Under Water
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Recent Paper Decent Puzzle
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
13:14
Bats and Wind Turbines
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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
13:57
Diving Birds Don't Break Their Necks
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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
16:26
Neurohacking Dogs
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Recent Paper Decent Puzzle
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
13:47
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