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Just when we thought they were done, Joel - gay - and Tim - dad - continue their cinema debate with a fact-off. Which movie will dominate globally? Moana 2 or Wicked? Let them persuade you.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dolphin filled episode this month – we've got dolphins facts and more dolphins facts and a dolphin story and dolphin themed call to action. It's the only way we know how to celebrate Dolphin Awareness Month! Show Notes: –Lauryn Fly Instagram –Behavioural laterality in foraging bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) by Kaplan et al. –The Life […]

We're chatting to actual factual fact expert Radzi Chinyanganya all about his new book, Radzi's Incredible Facts! Radzi is here to chat about some of his favourite facts from the book, including why our brains are so amazing and how old you'll be when you've lived for a billion seconds! Buying a 31.7 birthday cake has never been so difficult... A company has been FINED for leaving rubbish in space, we take a close look at a venomous underwater snake, and your questions are answered - this week, they're on how our stomachs digest food and what would happen if the Sun CRASHED into the Earth! Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's Dolphin Awareness Month

It's two trips to the Stade Louis II on the bounce as John and Alex roll up for Monaco v Ferencváros in the Europa League. With them again is Young Trafford, youthful vim and energy clamouring for a decent game of football. Will this clash with Hungary's most successful club side deliver the goods? With Henry Wingo not on the wing and an impressive band of noisy fans, the away side took the sting out of Monaco from early in the match - and came away with a famous 1-0 victory. Sadly the game wasn't up to much but with Alex as quiz master John and Young Trafford went head-to-head in a Fact Off. Would age triumph over youth? Have a listen for a battle that was as good as anything on the pitch. Monaco 0, Ferencváros 1 (Young Trafford 3, John 8) was recorded at the Stade Louis II on Thursday, 15 September 2022 More info at FootyOnTheMed.com

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This a preview of what is to come. We will have a separate feed to subscribe to and a website where you can vote on your favorite fact. Stay tuned for more announcements coming soon! VOTE ON TWITTER HERE  

This week we pay tribute to our big, wrinkly, grey friends with funky trunks: elephants!  Head to https://www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to see some great pictures from Ceri's Fact Off fact, and to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you'll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter!A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Eclectic Bunny and Garth Riley for helping to make the show possible!Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we'll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen[Fact Off]Elephants and beeshttps://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/893601https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/632820https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2015/12/beehive-fences/https://www.livescience.com/33261-elephants-afraid-of-mice-.htmlElephant skin wrinkleshttps://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/607368https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-018-06257-3Computer simulation image: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-018-06257-3/figures/4https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2010JF001842https://elephantconservation.org/elephants/just-for-kids/[Ask the Science Couch]Elephant communication/grief/etc.https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article/animal-grief/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/do-animals-experience-grief-180970124/https://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2005/11/04/1497634.htmhttps://www.audubon.org/news/how-do-elephants-talk-each-otherhttps://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/unforgettable-elephants-crack-the-code-of-elephant-communication/5885/https://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/the-internet-appears-to-believe-elephants-worship-the-moon/https://confluence.gallatin.nyu.edu/context/interdisciplinary-seminar/the-elephant-before-darwin[Butt One More Thing]Elephant gold enemahttps://muse.jhu.edu/article/442189/pdfhttps://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/a-16th-century-pope-buried-his-pet-elephant-under-the-vatican 

We're back! This week, due to her... *ahem* ... busy schedule, Devyani forgets to choose a topic, but all is well, because ARDRA IS HERE TO SAVE THE DAY!!! (Well, I may be biased, because my name just so happens to be Ardra's name backwards. Guess who I am!) Yet, Devyani impresses her co-hosts with a "Last Minute Poem", one of our many non-existent sponsors. The topic of the game is not a topic after all, it's a game, aptly christened "Wikidiving" by Snigdha, where we delve into the depths of the internet. The games begin (5:24)! We encounter the "plage", another non-existent sponsor, and the crows, our new co-hosts and, you guessed it, yet another non-existent sponsor. In the Fact-Off (18:16), Snigdha (who claims to have a lovely relationship with farm animals, though others agree that this bond is merely theoretical), Uma (who makes Devyani jealous of a cow) and Ardra (who fails to get to the actual point of the fact until much later) , all coincidentally bring animal facts, though we fail to notice this link. We then remain unsuccessful to launch into the outro till very late (48:04) as Ardra keeps interrupting Devyani with non-existent sponsors (45:20), which also include: Jealous of a Cow. Huzzah! Farm Animals Blblmblblm Off The Non-Actual Wikipedia Reach out, as always, at: Twitter - @TheInCommonPod1 Gmail - the.in.common.podcast@gmail.com

Here we are again. I'm half inclined to give up and accept that our episodes will always be long. But then I think of you, our listeners, and… I'm still inclined to give up. But never fear, we will keep trying our best to shut up on time. After a large-ish amount of philosophy sprang out of our taglines, our main topic of conversation was anything that comes out of a tube, which is a weird, broad and surprisingly controversial subject. Turns out, we are tubes, and so are doughnuts. Therefore, we are doughnuts. Obviously, the next logical step is to mix up and debate the etymology of doughnuts. They originally came from looking like nuts made of dough. Then people started cutting out the middle so it could bake all through. The oil cakes thing is related, but it's a long story. If you're interested, you can read up on it. After this, Snigdha regales us with stories of the brave but unhygienic doctors of old (we probably don't have to say this, but DO NOT imitate them, they knew less than your toddler relative). Then we play - drumroll, please - Tubology! You can qualify as a professional Tubologist simply by playing this game, though instead of a degree you'll have to carry a copy of this podcast at all times. After the game (where everybody and their cat gets a little too excited), we move on to the FACT OFF. You know the drill. This week's fact off was less about hard facts and more about unbelievable stories. The Phantom of Heilbronn, the mayor of Cormorand, and accidental almost-vivisepulture. Links- Snigdha's argument for why aluminium foil comes out of tubes. What do you think? Mister Mayor the Good Boy Essie Dunbar, the lady with spunk (taking the story at face value) Reach out to make someone happy: Gmail - the.in.common.podcast@gmail.com Twitter - @TheInCommonPod1

Time to take a big ol' sip of science knowledge as we dive deep on that good, wet stuff we call water! Head to https://www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to see some great pictures from Ceri's Fact Off fact, and to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you'll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter!A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Eclectic Bunny and Garth Riley for helping to make the show possible!Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we'll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen[Fact Off]Wet water (to fight fires)https://www.biolinscientific.com/blog/what-is-a-wetting-agent-and-where-are-they-usedhttps://www.fireengineering.com/leadership/fighting-fires-with-wet-water/#grefhttps://childrensmuseumatlanta.org/blog/how-does-water-put-out-a-fire/http://fcfsd.com/wetting-agents.htmlhttps://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10694-016-0640-0Water to air communicationhttps://news.mit.edu/2018/wireless-communication-through-water-air-0822https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/489210[Ask the Science Couch]Water conducting electricityhttps://www.usgs.gov/special-topic/water-science-school/science/conductivity-electrical-conductance-and-waterhttps://www.usgs.gov/special-topic/water-science-school/science/water-universal-solventhttps://www.sciencealert.com/after-centuries-scientists-have-finally-figured-out-how-water-conducts-electricityhttps://science.sciencemag.org/content/354/6316/1131[Butt One More Thing]Hippo poop waterhttps://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/05/hippos-poop-so-much-that-sometimes-all-the-fish-die/560486/https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-018-04391-6 

In this truly explosive episode that will have you erupting with laughter, we share our lava of volcanoes! This is a hot one, folks! Head to https://www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to see a great video on the subject of Ceri's Fact Off fact, and to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you'll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter!A big thank you to Patreon subscribers Eclectic Bunny and Garth Riley for helping to make the show possible!Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we'll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreenSources:[Hear Ye]Round 1 AudioSource: NOAA Ocean Explorationhttps://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/06fire/logs/april29/media/movies/spectragram.htmlRound 2 AudioAudio Credit: Robin MatozaCitation: Matoza, R.S., D. Fee, M.A. Garces, J.M. Seiner, P.A. Ramon, and M.A.H. Hedlin (2009), Infrasonic jet noise from volcanic eruptions, Geophys. Res. Lett., 36, L08303, doi:10.1029/2008GL036486Round 3 Audio Audio Credit: Robin MatoozaCitation: Matoza, R.S., D. Fee, M.A. Garces, J.M. Seiner, P.A. Ramon, and M.A.H. Hedlin (2009), Infrasonic jet noise from volcanic eruptions, Geophys. Res. Lett., 36, L08303, doi:10.1029/2008GL036486Round 3 Audio - AirplaneCredit: PDX AviationPDX Aviation - https://www.youtube.com/user/buybygb[Fact Off]Elephant salt mining in extinct volcanohttp://faculty.jsd.claremont.edu/dmcfarlane/MtElgon/index.htmhttps://www.researchgate.net/publication/240675138_Formation_of_cave_salts_and_utilization_by_elephants_in_the_Mount_Elgon_region_Kenyahttps://eawildlife.org/east-african-wildlife-societys-mount-elgon-elephant-project-eawls-meep/https://volcano.oregonstate.edu/faq/how-volcano-defined-being-active-dormant-or-extincthttps://theconversation.com/how-volcanoes-recycle-the-earths-crust-to-uncover-rare-metals-that-are-vital-to-green-technology-125159https://en.unesco.org/biosphere/africa/mount-elgon-ugandaParícutin volcanohttp://www.unmuseum.org/7wonders/mob/paricutin.htmhttp://sci.sdsu.edu/how_volcanoes_work/Paricutin.html[Ask the Science Couch]Preventing volcano eruptionshttps://www.usgs.gov/faqs/how-can-we-tell-when-a-volcano-will-erupthttps://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/865376  https://theconversation.com/explainer-why-volcanoes-erupt-44732https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/can-we-drill-yellowstone-stop-it-erupting?qt-news_science_products=0https://www.forbes.com/sites/robinandrews/2018/05/28/why-cant-we-artificially-drain-magma-chambers-to-stop-volcanic-eruptions/​​https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF02600367https://www.usgs.gov/center-news/volcano-watch-did-aerial-bombing-stop-1935-mauna-loa-lava-flow[Butt One More Thing]Ardley island penguin poop ​​https://www.audubon.org/news/how-millennia-old-penguin-poo-led-scientists-volcanic-discovery 

Helloooooo. We are BACK with another Gauntlet, as we said, looking at the sequels of Scream, I Know What You Did Last Summer and Final Destination. In this one, we introduce a new game: Fact Off!

In this episode we try to out fact each other. We searched the wide reaches of the internet to find the most obscure facts on board games. Who won? You decide.

In the world of podcasting, one organ reigns supreme: the ear. This week, we give thanks to the orifice that allows us to enjoy SciShow Tangents and that also helps us balance for some reason!Also this week, the world premier of Sam's new game! It's a real corker! Also you will be required to visualize an entire cob of corn, so you better start practicing now.Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreenIf you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links: [Hear Ye Hear Ye]Toadfish Calls courtesy of the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology: https://www.birds.cornell.edu/homehttps://www.chesapeakebay.net/S=0/fieldguide/critter/oyster_toadfishSun Sonificationhttps://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2018/sounds-of-the-sunWhistler-waveshttps://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2017/nasa-listens-in-as-electrons-whistle-while-they-workJupiter Bowshockhttps://www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/nasas-juno-spacecraft-enters-jupiters-magnetic-field[Fact Off]19th Century hearing devices Pictures here: http://beckerexhibits.wustl.edu/did/19thcent/index.htmhttps://www.nytimes.com/1998/11/26/technology/hearing-aids-smaller-and-smarter.htmlhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/773357/https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2582694/Cheetah ears & vestibular organhttps://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2018/02/cheetah-inner-ear-speed-hunting-spd/https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-20198-3[Ask the Science Couch]Hearing losshttps://www.cdc.gov/nceh/hearing_loss/how_does_loud_noise_cause_hearing_loss.htmlhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK11122/https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/hearing-loss/symptoms-causes/syc-20373072https://stanmed.stanford.edu/listening/scientists-hope-cure-hearing-loss-studying-birds.htmlhttps://psych.athabascau.ca/html/Psych289/Biotutorials/17/cochlea.shtmlhttps://www.nidcd.nih.gov/sites/default/files/Content%20Images/presbycusis.pdfhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQEaiZ2j9oc

So what does 'climate change' really mean? And what can we do about it?  Sophie and Eva chat to acclaimed author, TV presenter and journalist Simon Reeve, using his unique experience of the planet and expeditions to far-flung corners of the world, to share thoughts on the climate crisis and explore where beavers fit into a solution-based approach.  Also coming up: the Fact-Off returns and Sophie puts Eva's nature knowledge to the test in a quiz.  Want to buy Simon's latest book? Click here.  Are you a beaver believer? We want to hear from you: Beaver Trust.  Want more beaver? Please leave us a lovely little review, so we can bring the joy of beavers to more ears!  Hosted by Sophie Pavelle and Eva Bishop.  Produced and edited by Emma Brisdion.  

What does 'access to nature' really mean? And why is it so important to get right? Sophie and Eva chat to author, activist and illustrator Nick Hayes, delving into this vital issue and exploring Nick's  fascinating adventures through the fields and waterways of Britain, to discover just how easy it is for us to get into the wilder places. Also coming up: the Fact-Off returns and Eva puts Sophie's nature knowledge to the test in a quiz.  Want to buy Nick's book? Click here.  Are you a beaver believer? We want to hear from you: Beaver Trust.  Want more beaver? Please leave us a lovely little review, so we can bring the joy of beavers to more ears! Hosted by Sophie Pavelle and Eva Bishop. Produced and edited by Emma Brisdion.  

When you think architecture, you’re probably thinking blueprints, slide rules, maybe a compass or something, I don’t know. But it turns out some of our animal brethren can hold their own when it comes to building stuff, and they don’t have any of those fancy tools! They have like… their mouths!   Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions!    While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Stefan: @itsmestefanchin Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen   If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links:   [Truth or Fail] Blinds: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/11/171130122759.htm https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/adma.201703653   Algae: https://earthbuddies.net/algae-curtain/   Electric Bacteria: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/02/electric-bacteria-create-currents-out-thin-and-thick-air#:~:text=Generating%20electricity%20from%20thin%20air,there's%20moisture%20in%20the%20air.   [Fact Off]   Crystal in hornet nests https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2001/06/mystery-hornets-nest  https://geology.com/minerals/ilmenite.shtml  https://www.nature.com/articles/35079679  https://books.google.com/books?id=If229i4wRQEC&pg=PA25  https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/jemt.20168    Neolamprologus obscurus burrows https://www.popsci.com/fish-teamwork-snare-shrimp/ https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00265-018-2566-7 https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180306101713.htm [Ask the Science Couch]   Concrete & environmental impacts https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-46455844 https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/feb/25/concrete-the-most-destructive-material-on-earth https://constructionclimatechallenge.com/2016/07/07/green-building-materials-that-are-alternatives-to-concrete/ https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2016/mar/04/making-concrete-green-reinventing-the-worlds-most-used-synthetic-material https://www.ny-engineers.com/blog/how-can-concrete-construction-be-greener    [Butt One More Thing]   Japanese transparent public toilet https://www.dezeen.com/2020/08/17/shigeru-ban-transparent-toyko-toilet-shibuya  https://tokyotoilet.jp/en/ 

It’s our 100th episode! And to celebrate our migration from double- to triple-digits, we’re talking about… animal migration... Ok, we forgot it was our 100th episode. But this is still a great episode!   Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions!    While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Stefan: @itsmestefanchin Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen   If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links:   [Truth or Fail]   Arrow Stork https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/76208/how-stork-solved-scientific-mystery https://www.realclearscience.com/blog/2018/02/19/the_weirdest_ideas_about_bird_migration.html https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/zoological-collection-of-the-university-of-rostock https://labandfield.wordpress.com/2013/11/03/bird_migration/ [Fact Off]   American and European eel migration https://www.jstor.org/stable/2449503?seq=3#metadata_info_tab_contents https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-37563100 https://jeb.biologists.org/content/208/7/1329 https://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms9705 https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/mystery-of-the-vanishing-eels https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/2/10/e1501694 https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/sargassosea.html    Army ant bivouac    https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00040-002-8286-y   We just made a SciShow video about this! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20N0yUUOavc [Ask the Science Couch]   Forest migration https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/features/BorealMigration https://www.npr.org/2020/07/28/896030567/believe-it-or-not-forests-migrate-but-not-fast-enough-for-climate-change https://daily.jstor.org/the-incredible-moving-forest/   [Butt One More Thing]   Starling poop  https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-01-05/rome-is-drowning-in-the-droppings-of-a-million-migrating-starlings

Monster Month meets its ghoulish end, and we’re throwing it a swinging wake! This week, all the monsters we didn’t talk about during the rest of October come together for a great big Monster Mash! Halloween is my favorite time of year, and this one has been more than a little weird. But working on Monster Month helped make up for some of the creepy fun I'm missing out on, and I hope it did the same for you! RIP Monster Month! For now... Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions!    While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Stefan: @itsmestefanchin Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen   If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links:   [Truth or Fail] King Kong suit experiments https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(15)00946-X https://www.livescience.com/52209-apes-remember-ancitipate-scary-movie-scenes.html   Thieving puppet experiment https://www.manchester.ac.uk/discover/news/research-with-thieving-puppets-demonstrates-toddlers-caring-sides/ Parrots wasting food https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/02/science/why-parrots-waste-food.html Social interaction puppet experiment https://munewsarchives.missouri.edu/news-releases/2015/0210-babies-can-identify-complex-social-situations-and-react-accordingly-2/   [Fact Off]   Birdcatcher tree https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-tropical-ecology/article/dispersal-and-germination-of-seeds-of-pisonia-grandis-an-indopacific-tropical-tree-associated-with-insular-seabird-colonies/60178D05BB8FFDED4565F2EB72E9061D  https://www.sciencealert.com/this-tree-seems-to-kill-birds-just-for-the-heck-of-it  https://www.academia.edu/16969627/_Birdlime_Sticky_Entrapments_in_Renaissance_Literature_ https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/this-tree-lures-birds-with-a-free-lunch-and-then-kills-them/2017/03/31/27aa04c0-1309-11e7-9e4f-09aa75d3ec57_story.html https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/16882829.birds-killed-illegal-glue-traps-horsham-nature-reserve/    Bloodsucking (Capri Son) ant https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-12/uoia-dap120618.php https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9dsINb64Q0&feature=youtu.be&ab_channel=AntLab https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/dracula-ants-snapping-jaws-are-fastest-known-appendage-any-animal-180971061/#:~:text=According%20to%20Hannah%20Devlin%20of,them%20%E2%80%9Cfull%20of%20holes.%E2%80%9D https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/running-ponies/shadow-labyrinth-mirror-new-species-of-child-eating-dracula-ants-get-cool-ninja-names/ https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-03/pp-snd032814.php   [Ask the Science Couch]   Organ transplants https://www.cedars-sinai.org/programs/transplant-center/programs/kidney-pancreas/abo-incompatibility.html https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/transplant/programs/reconstructive_transplant/hand_transplant.html https://www.nature.com/articles/s41423-019-0215-3 https://jbioleng.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13036-017-0089-9   Blood compatibility  https://www.rch.org.au/bloodtrans/about_blood_products/Blood_Groups_and_Compatibilities/ https://www.cedars-sinai.org/programs/transplant-center/programs/kidney-pancreas/abo-incompatibility.html    [Butt One More Thing]   Yeti poop actually bears https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2017/11/yeti-legends-real-animals-dna-bears-himalaya-science/

Monster Month turns up the spooky sex appeal as we talk about the hunkiest monster in Monster Town: vampires!    What monster do you think is the hunkiest? Or how about least-hunkiest (sort of tricky! They can all be hunks in their own way)? Send us a tweet and let us know!    Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions!    While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Stefan: @itsmestefanchin Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen   If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links:   [Truth or Fail]   Wireworms https://extension.entm.purdue.edu/fieldcropsipm/insects/corn-wireworms.php https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1119566-overview   Vampire Ground Finch http://blog.discoveringgalapagos.org.uk/vampire-finch/   Japanese Wild Boars https://www.nal.usda.gov/fsrio/research-projects/silver-nanoparticles-pesticide-agricultural-applications#:~:text=Silver%20nanoparticles%20have%20received%20significant,resistance%20to%20existing%20chemical%20pesticides. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/2136652/wild-boars-are-taking-over-japans-small-towns-and-residents-are [Fact Off]   Blood battery https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/04/160429095849.htm https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/science/Scientists-create-bio-batteries-which-can-be-charged-with-human-sweat/articleshow/40198217.cms https://futurism.com/blood-is-helping-us-make-the-next-generation-of-batteries   Tick traumatic insemination  https://www.pnas.org/content/116/29/14682 https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2011/08/immune-system-protects-female-bedbugs-traumatic-sex https://phys.org/news/2019-07-female-bed-bugs-immune-stis.html   [Ask the Science Couch]   Teeth/beak/etc puncture https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/c/common-vampire-bat/ https://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/7242.html  https://academic.oup.com/beheco/article/11/2/154/204658  https://zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1469-7998.2000.tb00583.x    Specialized mouthpiece straw https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/06/07/480653821/watch-mosquitoes-use-6-needles-to-suck-your-blood https://web.natur.cuni.cz/parasitology/vyuka/LekEnt_CV/The%20Biology%20of%20Blood-Sucking%20in%20Insects.pdf    [Butt One More Thing]   Vampire bat poop https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/22/science/vampire-bats-blood.html https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-018-0476-8

Monster Month shambles on! This week: the living dead! We’re talking zombies, we’re talking Frankensteins, we’re talking skeletons. And by the end, things get downright poignant!   Also in this episode, an all time Hank hot take about ghosts. I’d love to hash that one out more, so be sure to hit him up on Twitter so we can all figure out why he thinks ghosts are alive…    Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions!    While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Stefan: @itsmestefanchin Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen   If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links:   [Truth or Fail] Brazilian Treehoppers https://io9.gizmodo.com/the-brazilian-treehopper-may-be-the-strangest-creature-5975761 https://www.sciencefocus.com/nature/what-is-a-brazilian-treehopper/   Cicada Wing Flicking https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-02/uoc-iot022218.php   Protective Ant Fungus https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-05/ps-tzf050212.php   [Fact Off]   Neochromosomes (Frankenstein’s monster chromosomes) & cancer https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-11/giom-ssm110514.php https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4905327/ https://www.nature.com/articles/515314b https://www.cell.com/cancer-cell/fulltext/S1535-6108(14)00373-0 https://www.nature.com/articles/nature14493 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1383574218300322 https://www.nature.com/articles/4401161   Glass knifefish brain transplant https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-03/njio-sb032420.php https://news.njit.edu/simulated-frankenfish-brain-swaps-reveal-senses-control-body-movement   [Ask the Science Couch]   Trying to reanimate animal corpses https://www.livescience.com/65542-zombies-real-resurrection-experiments.html https://io9.gizmodo.com/real-life-scientists-who-meddled-with-life-and-death-5949176  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15595271/  https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0003497500010912    Animal brains https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-01216-4 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/0006899374904788 https://science.sciencemag.org/content/168/3929/375  [Butt One More Thing]   Dead butt syndrome https://www.healthline.com/health/dead-butt-syndrome

It’s ba-ack! Fear Month is back from the dead in a hideous new form: Monster Month! This week we’re busting out the Ouija board and summoning forth some Ghostly science knowledge from beyond this earthly plane!    Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions!    While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Stefan: @itsmestefanchin Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen   If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links:   [Truth or Fail]   Bioluminescent/reflective animals https://www.owlpages.com/owls/articles.php?a=18  https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsta.2014.0206  https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2015/07/150724-fireflies-glow-bugs-summer-nation-science/    Marsh gases https://cen.acs.org/articles/92/i38/George-Washington-Scientist.html https://www.popsci.com/jack-o-lanterns-marsh-lights/ https://discovernjhistory.org/magical-mud-microbes-and-methane/ https://www.nj.gov/state/historical/it-happened-here/ihhnj-er-first-science-ex.pdf https://www.mountvernon.org/library/digitalhistory/digital-encyclopedia/article/rocky-hill-experiment/    Pepper's ghost illusion https://cosmosmagazine.com/physics/the-science-behind-the-pepper-s-ghost-illusion/ http://www.theatrecrafts.com/pages/home/glossary-of-technical-theatre-terms/more-about-peppers-ghost/ https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/aekye5/the-science-behind-the-worlds-most-convincing-ghost-effect  [Fact Off]   Feeling of presence ghost robot https://www.wired.com/2014/11/robot-ghost/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/this-robot-messes-with-your-brain-until-you-feel-a-ghostly-presence/   Ghost fleas and mercury https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/07/ghost-fleas-bring-toxic-mercury-depths-prairie-lakes https://www.sciencetimes.com/articles/26294/20200701/ghost-fleas-act-mercury-elevators-bring-toxin-up-depths-lake.htm   [Ask the Science Couch]   EMF readers https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2016/11/the-broken-technology-of-ghost-hunting/506627/ https://www.livescience.com/4261-shady-science-ghost-hunting.html https://io9.gizmodo.com/meet-the-emf-meter-the-little-tool-that-ghost-hunters-5875212   [Butt One More Thing]   Ghost dog poop

What would a podcast be without language? Perhaps a series of soothing tones? Maybe frog sounds? Wait… that sounds nice…  Need more sweet language knowledge?  Crash Course Linguistics: https://youtu.be/eDop3FDoUzk Want more Deboki?  Journey to the Microcosmos: https://youtu.be/17tug6T-4jc Crash Course Organic Chemistry: https://youtu.be/bSMx0NS0XfY And follow her on Twitter: https://twitter.com/okidoki_boki And every other Tangents episode! She does a ton of behind the scenes work and we’d, frankly, be screwed without her! Thank you, Deboki! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions!  While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Stefan: @itsmestefanchin Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links:   [Truth or Fail] Mustached bat sounds and syntax https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7962992/   Heaps Law https://www.johndcook.com/blog/2019/08/27/heaps-law/   Jackass penguin honks https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsbl.2019.0589https://www.livescience.com/jackass-penguin-linguistic-rules.htmlhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/jackass-penguin-calls-follow-similar-rules-human-speech-180974139/https://youtu.be/oTOcJj_NNUg   Speed dating communication https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2012/04/30/151550273/to-predict-dating-success-the-secrets-in-the-pronouns   Prairie dog chatterhttps://www.prairiedoghoogland.com/vocalizationshttps://academic.oup.com/jmammal/article/79/3/887/859259 [Fact Off] Facebook machine learning of language  https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-03/uops-fuc030620.php Hypothetical spaceship language https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/07/200706145433.htm https://zenodo.org/record/3747353#.X1j66nlKiJc [Ask the Science Couch] Human language efficiency  https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2016/06/complex-languages/489389/ https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/5/9/eaaw2594  http://www.ithkuil.net/00_intro.html  Computer languages  https://thenewstack.io/which-programming-languages-use-the-least-electricity/  https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/compiled-versus-interpreted-languages/  [Butt One More Thing] Pumpernickel https://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/wordroutes/the-devilish-origins-of-pumpernickel/ 

Jeepers creepers, today we’re talking about peepers!    I can't come up with anything that would really add to the above description of the episode, but I also feel like I owe you guys more than that... so hey, what's up? Excited for Halloween? Watching any good shows? I'm sort of out of shows...    Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions!    While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Stefan: @itsmestefanchin Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen   If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links:   [Truth or Fail]   Bat Eyes https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/78kwdz/bats-crash-into-each-other-all-the-time-high-speed-cameras-reveal   Guitarfish Eyes https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/instead-eyelids-fish-has-special-muscles-retract-its-eyeball-180957005/   https://ocean.si.edu/ocean-life/sharks-rays/sharks#:~:text=Sharks%20have%20eyelids%2C%20but%20they,damage%20when%20fighting%20or%20feeding.&text=In%20addition%2C%20some%20species%20have,the%20eye%20in%20dicey%20situations.   Goat Eyes https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2015/08/07/430149677/eye-shapes-of-the-animal-world-hint-at-differences-in-our-lifestyles   [Fact Off]   Glowing Contacts https://www.caltech.edu/about/news/glowing-contact-lens-could-prevent-leading-cause-blindness-82050 https://orionvisiongroup.com/blog/glow-in-the-dark-contact-treatment-diabetic-retinopathy/#:~:text=Diabetic%20Retinopathy%20%E2%80%93%20The%20Facts,the%20precursor%20to%20nerve%20death.   Cockeyed squids https://today.duke.edu/2017/02/mismatched-eyes-help-squid-survive-ocean%E2%80%99s-twilight-zone https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rstb.2016.0069 https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/this-squid-gives-better-side-eye-than-you https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-does-someone-get-two/   [Ask the Science Couch]   Eye shapes https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/90509/13-furry-facts-about-pallass-cat https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/1/7/e1500391 https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2015/08/07/430149677/eye-shapes-of-the-animal-world-hint-at-differences-in-our-lifestyles   [Butt One More Thing]   Cow butt eye https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/painting-eyes-cow-butts-could-save-cow-and-lion-lives-180975601/ https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/627983/save-cow-from-predators-paint-eyes-on-its-butt

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  Beep beep, toot toot, etc.  Cars are definitely one of the more common-place things we’ve talked about on Tangents… yet to some, including many on our panel, they are even more mysterious and confusing than the human body or the fundamental forces of nature!    Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions!    While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Stefan: @itsmestefanchin Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen   If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links:   [Truth or Fail]   Freeze-drying https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-03/nuos-nit031820.php   Replacing human tissues https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-03/cuot-nrm031320.php https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsnano.9b01924   Batteries https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/08/140827151654.htm https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2014/RA/C4RA03888F#!divAbstract   [Fact Off]   Added engine noise https://www.caranddriver.com/features/a15117726/faking-it-engine-sound-enhancement-explained-tech-dept/ https://www.carthrottle.com/post/5-ways-that-manufacturers-enhance-the-sound-of-their-cars/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/americas-best-selling-cars-and-trucks-are-built-on-lies-the-rise-of-fake-engine-noise/2015/01/21/6db09a10-a0ba-11e4-b146-577832eafcb4_story.html https://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/a7923/the-rise-of-the-fake-engine-roar-11291754/ https://www.caranddriver.com/features/a15107374/this-is-why-various-engine-types-sound-so-different-feature/ Hank's fact…    [Ask the Science Couch]   Wheels vs. tracks https://litetrax.com/wheels-vs-tracks-advantages-disadvantages/ https://www.macallisterrentals.com/track-vs-wheeled-equipment-type-machine-rent/   3 vs. 4 wheels https://thenewswheel.com/why-do-cars-have-four-wheels/ https://jalopnik.com/why-three-wheels-are-better-than-four-5950307   [Butt One More Thing] https://www.fertstert.org/article/S0015-0282(07)01404-5/pdf

Does the Tangents crew know anything about black holes? Not really. But when has that ever stopped us? Let’s get theoretical!    Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions!    While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Stefan: @itsmestefanchin Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen   If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links:   [Truth or Fail]   Gravastar https://www.universetoday.com/24299/types-of-stars/ https://web.archive.org/web/20061213095149/http://www.lanl.gov/news/releases/archive/02-035.shtml   Blanet https://www.sciencealert.com/we-have-ploonets-we-have-moonmoons-now-hold-onto-your-hats-for-blanets https://arxiv.org/abs/2007.15198   Massteroid https://www.space.com/51-asteroids-formation-discovery-and-exploration.html https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/basics/primer/   [Fact Off]   Runaway black hole Tracking down these sources… Hank!   Stealing energy from black hole http://large.stanford.edu/courses/2011/ph240/nagasawa2/ https://www.sciencealert.com/an-experiment-has-just-demonstrated-how-energy-could-be-extracted-from-a-black-hole https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_727690_en.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=73&v=ES2VxhRAkUM&feature=emb_title https://science.howstuffworks.com/dictionary/astronomy-terms/black-hole.htm#:~:text=The%20Schwarzschild%20black%20hole%20is,singularity%20and%20an%20event%20horizon.&text=The%20Kerr%20black%20hole%2C%20which,it%20was%20formed%20was%20rotating. https://www.quora.com/What-is-an-ergosphere https://www.howmusicworks.org/103/Sound-and-Music/Amplitude-and-Frequency#:~:text=There%20are%20two%20main%20properties,how%20loud%20the%20sound%20is.&text=A%20frequency%20of%201%20Hz%20means%20one%20wave%20cycle%20per%20second. [Ask the Science Couch]   White holes https://www.space.com/white-holes.html https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/white-holes-do-black-holes-have-mirror-images https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1HqOEbq2L4  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4aqGI1mSqo    [Butt One More Thing]   Carl Sagan BHA https://www.engadget.com/2014-02-26-when-carl-sagan-sued-apple-twice.html#:~:text=In%20the%20wake%20of%20Sagan's,first%20place%20is%20beyond%20comical.

Birder Jason Ward joins the science couch to teach us about the wonder and majesty of birds both big and small... then he tells us stories about birds pooping on him!   Hungry for more Jason Ward content?  Check out his Twitter: @JasonWardNY And his YouTube series, Birds of North America: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FvoppCDT1k   Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions!    While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Stefan: @itsmestefanchin Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen   If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links:   [Fact Off]   Project Sea Hunt https://apps.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a109510.pdf https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1979/07/31/in-sea-rescues-the-eagle-eyes-are-pigeons/3d5f4488-1252-4858-86ec-f05204a7162e/ https://www.gocoastguard.com/about-the-coast-guard/discover-our-roles-missions/search-and-rescue https://www.dcms.uscg.mil/Portals/10/CG-9/RDTE/RDTE%20PDFs/RDC_Proceedings_Article.pdf?ver=2017-04-03-071444-627   Elephant bird CT scan https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-10/uota-gfb102618.php https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2018.1540   [Ask the Science Couch]   Bird cloacas controlling poop https://www.scienceworld.ca/stories/curious-question-about-chickens-pooping-you-never-knew-you-wanted-know/ https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/610776/can-birds-control-their-bladders https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Blue-footed_Booby/lifehistory https://www.dvm360.com/view/cloacal-disorders-and-diseases-proceedings   Fecal sacs https://www.audubon.org/news/what-are-fecal-sacs-bird-diapers-basically   Car colors https://www.businessinsider.com/personal-finance/halfords-study-finds-birds-poop-on-red-cars-the-most-2012-6   [Butt One More Thing] https://www.newscientist.com/article/2138655-birds-use-cigarette-butts-for-chemical-warfare-against-ticks/

Milk is pretty normal, right? Boring even! But have you ever thought about it? Like, really thought about it? We have! And I gotta say, it led us to some challenging places.    Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions!    While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Stefan: @itsmestefanchin Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen   If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links:   [Truth or Fail]   General Info http://www.milkproduction.com/Library/Scientific-articles/Nutrition/Common-poisonous/   Toxic Grass https://www.wired.com/2012/06/cyanide-and-poisoned-cows/ https://aces.nmsu.edu/pubs/_b/B808/welcome.html   Sugar Belly https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22513036/   White Snakeroot https://www.nps.gov/libo/learn/historyculture/milk-sickness.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20081006175255/http://www.lib.niu.edu/ipo/1996/ihy960456html   [Fact Off]   Wallaby lactation variation Waiting on these sources, will update!   Platypus antimicrobial protein https://www.csiro.au/en/News/News-releases/2018/Saving-lives-with-platypus-milk https://blog.csiro.au/fighting-superbugs-with-platypus-milk-and-shirley-temple/ https://journals.iucr.org/f/issues/2018/01/00/cb5104/index.html   [Ask the Science Couch]   Milk color https://www.compoundchem.com/2018/06/02/milk/ https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/general-science-you-asked/why-milk-white-and-not-green-grass https://www.adpi.org/DairyProducts/DryMilks/MilkPermeatePowder/tabid/356/Default.aspx https://www.theverge.com/2017/12/19/16795346/green-blue-milk-scene-the-last-jedi-luke-skywalker-thala-siren-dairy-science https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-and-biological-sciences/milk-fat   [Butt One More Thing]   Solenodon butt teats https://www.popsci.com/hispaniola-solenodon-genome-venomous-butt-nipples/ https://www.wired.com/2016/02/absurd-creature-of-the-week-the-mystery-of-solenodon-the-mammal-that-bites-like-a-snake/

Glowing Things: is that a scientific topic? Yes, but not by much. In fact, we spend a lot of the episode figuring out of there even is a scientific definition of 'glow!' Very exciting! Here's a little fun fact for all you Sam-heads out there: my favorite color is 'glow-in-the-dark green." That's right, I finally admit that I'm the one writing all these descriptions! I guess Ceri doesn't do everything after all, huh?!  Peace, Sam   Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions!    While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Stefan: @itsmestefanchin Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen   If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links:   [Truth or Fail] Foxfire https://allthatsinteresting.com/foxfire-bioluminescence#:~:text=Foxfire%20is%20the%20informal%20term,together%20to%20form%20a%20glow.   Submarine https://www.warhistoryonline.com/instant-articles/david-bushnells-turtle-of-1776.html https://www.history.navy.mil/research/library/online-reading-room/title-list-alphabetically/s/submarine-turtle-naval-documents.html There is a LOT about this submarine, and a lot of it is contradictory! A very fun Google rabbit hole to fall down.    [Fact Off]   Death fluorescence  https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/blue-death-in-worms/ https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.1001613 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3735983/ Picture: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3735983/figure/F1/ Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6S3D8Fy8N4   Millipede glowing genitals https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article/187/1/117/5475011?searchresult=1 The Brain Scoop video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjNQUOYtZC0   [Ask the Science Couch]   Freezing glow sticks https://www.compoundchem.com/2014/10/14/glowsticks/ https://www.thoughtco.com/how-do-lightsticks-work-607878 https://www2.chem.uic.edu/marek/apintropage/ap_notes/chapter18/rateseffectstempconcats.htm   [Butt One More Thing] Glow Woims  https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/16/science/glow-worms-new-zealand.html

What do proteins do? Heck, an easier question to answer would be 'what don't they do?" No, seriously... I think they do, like, everything.    Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions!    While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Stefan: @itsmestefanchin Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen   If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links:   [Truth or Fail]   Protein game https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/victory-for-crowdsourced-biomolecule2/   Protein music https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/06/190626125052.htm   Whey fabric https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-01/ded-ssa012317.php   [Fact Off]   Prions in wine yeast https://phys.org/news/2014-08-prions-trigger-stuck-wine-fermentations.html#:~:text=Working%20through%20a%20prion%E2%80%94an,without%20altering%20the%20yeast's%20DNA.   Spider silk in vaccines https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/06/180612185155.htm https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-06/udg-ank061218.php https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0142961218302473?via%3Dihub http://news.mit.edu/2019/spider-silk-humidity-robotic-muscle-0301   [Ask the Science Couch]   Complete proteins https://goaskalice.columbia.edu/answered-questions/complete-and-incomplete-proteins-grains-and-vegetables https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002467.htm https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002222.htm https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-03/cfgr-utr031119.php https://academic.oup.com/jn/article/134/6/1558S/4688841 [Butt One More Thing]   Sonic hedgehog anorectal malformation https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1850556/

What’s a frog? Well, it’s not quite a fish, and it’s not quite a lizard, but put them together and you have a stout, slimy little pal that everyone can agree on! Especially Ceri!    Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions!    While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Stefan: @itsmestefanchin Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen   If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links:   [Truth or Fail]   Glue Image of crucifix frog: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Holy_Cross_Frog.jpg https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-05473-z https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn6492-frog-glue-repairs-damaged-cartilage/    Sand Image of tadpoles: https://www.thehindu.com/migration_catalog/article14128847.ece/ALTERNATES/LANDSCAPE_1200/31th-frog2.jpg http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20160330-these-newly-discovered-frogs-have-really-weird-tadpoles https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0151781   Suction Image of paradox frog tadpole: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NHM_London_Paradoxical_frog_(Pseudis_paradoxa)_model.jpg https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/31509/what-big-baby-life-and-times-paradox-frog https://www.mtpr.org/post/field-notes-tale-montanas-strangest-frog [Fact Off]   Foam-nest frogs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1D8b4e9nGwE https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsbl.2009.0934   Frog cell robots https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/01/200113175653.htm https://www.pnas.org/content/117/4/1853 Video: https://movie-usa.glencoesoftware.com/video/10.1073/pnas.1910837117/video-1   [Ask the Science Couch]   Sticky frog tongues https://theconversation.com/the-frog-tongue-is-a-high-speed-adhesive-72064 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsif.2016.0764 https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/01/watch-frog-s-tongue-ultrasoft-shock-absorber [Butt One More Thing]   Frog skin buttock graft https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2355278/?page=1

The Tangents crew needed to get out and enjoy some summer sun, so this week we're reposting our classic 'Bees' episode! Tune in next week for a new episode! Do you ever just wonder, “are the bees doing okay?” They’re so important to our food industry and native ecosystems, and every couple of years it seems like something horribly bad is happening to them. So this week, we’re taking a look at the fascinating lives and deaths of bees! Can they recognize human faces or understand the concept of zero? Why are blister beetles mimicking sexy bee pheromones? And what do nightclubs and honeybee hives have in common?    Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions!  While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Stefan: @itsmestefanchin Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen   If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links:   [Poem]   https://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/03/120316-hot-bee-balls-hornets-insects-brains-animals-science/ http://jeb.biologists.org/content/jexbio/206/2/353.full.pdf    [Truth or Fail]   https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0184343 http://science.sciencemag.org/content/360/6393/1124 https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/insects-recognize-faces-using-processing-mechanism-similar-to-that-of-humans/    [Fact Off]   Blister beetles & ground bees:  https://www.pnas.org/content/115/39/9756 https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2018/09/bees-blister-beetles-evolution-parasites-pheromones-news/ http://entomology.ucdavis.edu/News/How_Blister_Beetle_Nest_Parasites_Cooperate_to_Mimic_the_Sex_Pheromone_of_a_Solitary_Bee/    Drunk bees: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2001/dec/13/research.highereducation1 https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn22-boozing-bees/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0741832905001497 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1074742708001433 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S002219100600165X    [Ask the Science Couch]   CCD:  https://www.epa.gov/pollinator-protection/colony-collapse-disorder   Glyphosate: http://jeb.biologists.org/content/218/17/2799 https://www.glyphosate.eu/glyphosate-mechanism-action  https://www.pnas.org/content/115/41/10305   Native bees: https://www.wired.com/2015/04/youre-worrying-wrong-bees/ http://www.xerces.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Xerces_policy_statement_HB_Final.pdf https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5722319/    [Butt One More Thing]   Isopentyl acetate: https://www.extension.entm.purdue.edu/beehive/pdf/Breed_et_al.pdf  https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/isoamyl_acetate#section=Top   

From toenails to T-cells, human bodies have a whole lot of moving parts, which means there’s ample opportunity for things to go not-quite-according-to-plan!   Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions!    While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Stefan: @itsmestefanchin Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen   If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links: [Truth or Fail]   Salmonella https://www.technologyreview.com/2007/09/25/223729/deadly-bacteria-from-outer-space/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/in-space-infectious-diseases-reveal-their-true-nature-19761956/) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5515522/   UTI https://www.theglobeandmail.com/technology/science/germs-in-space-tougher-and-deadlier/article694273/#:~:text=In%201970%2C%20Fred%20Haise%2C%20part,2006%20mission%2C%20including%20Pseudomonas%20aeruginosa. https://history.nasa.gov/SP-350/ch-13-5.html https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23658630/   Green Muscle https://extension.umd.edu/sites/extension.umd.edu/files/_docs/programs/poultry/IS1976%20Deep%20Pectoral%20Myopathy.pdf   Supplemental  https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/547736/what-happens-when-astronaut-gets-sick-space#:~:text=Astronauts%20floating%20around%20in%20zero,can%20sometimes%20cause%20an%20injury.&text=That%20happened%20with%20spaceflight%2Dassociated,their%20eyes%20during%20space%20missions. [Fact Off]   Fake Typhus epidemic https://archive.org/stream/NavyMedicine198004/Navy%20Medicine%201980-04#page/n27/mode/2up https://www.cdc.gov/typhus/epidemic/index.html https://www.dshs.texas.gov/lab/serology_agg.shtm https://amednews.com/article/20040705/profession/307059953/6/ https://academic.oup.com/trstmh/article-abstract/37/5/321/1898852?redirectedFrom=fulltext   Glaucoma T-cells https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180810091530.htm https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-018-05681-9   [Ask the Science Couch]   Multivalent vaccines https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2018/12/28/how-about-6-vaccines-in-one-fda-approves-new-vaccine-from-sanofi-merck/#6c7e3c348f10 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.4161/hv.25407 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6069402/ [Butt One More Thing]   Mummy rectal tissue https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0089528 https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-02/p-iom022514.php  

Humanity’s quest for flight has been, all things considered, extremely successful! Sure, we aren’t all zipping around in jetpacks yet… but honestly I don’t think we’re ready for jetpacks.    Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions!    While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Stefan: @itsmestefanchin Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen   If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links:   [Truth or Fail]   Donut-shaped aircraft https://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/originalDocument?CC=US&NR=2014319274A1&KC=A1&FT=D&ND=3&date=20141030&DB=EPODOC&locale=en_EP https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/flying-saucer-patents-alexander-weygers https://patents.google.com/patent/US2377835A/en   Williams X-Jet https://patents.google.com/patent/US4447024 https://www.theguardian.com/science/2000/sep/14/technology2 More pictures: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Williams_X-Jet#/media/File:Williams_X-Jet_-_side_view.jpg   Flying magic carpet  https://books.google.com/books?id=biYDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA94&lpg=PA94& https://www.theverge.com/2011/11/3/2504531/jetpack-history-future-passed [Fact Off]   First aerial photograph https://www.geriwalton.com/felix-nadars-giant-balloon-le-geant/#:~:text=Felix%20Nadar's%20giant%20balloon%2C%20or,known%20by%20the%20pseudonym%20Nadar.&text=Caricature%20of%20Nadar%20as%20a%20ballooning%20photographer. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/dec/23/books-felix-nadar-france-photography-flight   http://www.artinsociety.com/the-adventures-of-nadar-photography-ballooning-invention--the-impressionists.html   https://papa.clubexpress.com/content.aspx?page_id=22&club_id=808138&module_id=158950   Drone organ transport https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-04/uomm-uom042619.php https://www.jems.com/2020/01/29/new-partnership-in-drone-delivery-system-for-human-organs/ https://weare.techohio.ohio.gov/2019/10/30/vyrtx-pioneers-air-corridor-for-drone-delivery-of-organs/ [Ask the Science Couch]   Alberto Santos-Dumont https://www.britannica.com/biography/Alberto-Santos-Dumont https://www.cnet.com/news/were-the-wright-brothers-really-first-not-in-brazil/ https://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/ptech/12/10/brazil.santosdumont.reut/ http://www.wright-brothers.org/History_Wing/History_of_the_Airplane/Who_Was_First/Santos_Dumont/Santos_Dumont.htm [Butt One More Thing]   Airplane stinky poop http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/31908620/ba-flight-forced-to-land-early-because-of-smelly-poo

From the joyful to the hateful to the extremely weird, the Internet is all of the complexity of human thought given shape! And boy do humans think about cats and sex a lot!   I hope you're all doing well!    Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions!    While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Stefan: @itsmestefanchin Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen   If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links:   [Truth or Fail] Lo: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/first-message-sent-over-the-internet-45-years-ago/#:~:text=The%20programmers%20attempted%20to%20type,message%20about%20an%20hour%20later.   First Email: http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/6116/First-e-mail-sent-by-Ray-Tomlinson/   [Fact Off]   IPoAC https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2549 https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1149 https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-11325452 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8248056.stm   Online therapy https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-05/ki-eoi051220.php https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/article-abstract/2765960   [Ask the Science Couch]   Deep web vs. dark web https://www.britannica.com/story/whats-the-difference-between-the-deep-web-and-the-dark-web https://computer.howstuffworks.com/internet/basics/how-the-deep-web-works.htm https://us.norton.com/internetsecurity-how-to-how-can-i-access-the-deep-web.html [Butt One More Thing]   Internet yoga pants https://www.vogue.com/article/nadi-x-wearable-technology-yoga-pants-smart-bluetooth-haptic  

Here links to more podcasts by Black creators: SCIENCE BE the Code - Black Enterprise's tech editor (Sequoia Blodgett) spotlights Black folks in the tech industry Therapy for Black Girls - a licensed psychologist (Dr. Joy Harden Bradford) talks about mental health Why Aren't You A Doctor Yet? - combination of scientists and journalists (Hana, Suhail, Oz, and Alex) talk about science and tech news Dope Labs - a scientist and an engineer (Zakiya and Titi) talk about science + pop-culture GENERAL Still Processing - 2 NYT Culture reporters (Wesley Morris and Jenna Wortham) talking about media, history, art, the internet, etc Code Switch - NPR journalists tackle conversations about race The Stoop - 2 journalists (Leila Day and Hana Baba) talk about the Black diaspora and Blackness  Black lives matter. If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links:   [Truth or Fail]   Hot Dog Allergy  https://spoonuniversity.com/lifestyle/hot-dog-allergie https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1994783/   Cat-Pork https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3594363/   Parent Spit https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2013/05/06/180817114/parents-saliva-on-pacifiers-could-ward-off-babys-allergies   [Fact Off]   Thunderstorm asthma https://academic.oup.com/qjmed/article/106/3/207/1565254 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/cea.12709 https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/thunderstorm-asthma-the-night-a-deadly-storm-took-melbournes-breath-away-20170308-gut8ur.html https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/nov/27/thunderstorm-asthma-oure-talking-an-event-equivalent-to-a-terrorist-attack   Langerhans cells https://www.popsci.com/allergy-immunotherapy-toothpaste/ https://allovate.com/how-allerdent-works/   [Ask the Science Couch]   Allergies & public horticulture https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/seasonal-allergies-blame-male-trees https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S016920461100137X https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2015-08/asoa-hpc082615.php   [Butt One More Thing]   Milk allergy fecal transplant https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-018-0324-z

I've got a fever... and the only prescription... is more SciShow Tangents! Remember that?    All kidding aside, in this episode we say goodbye to a dear friend.   Rest in peace, Ceri's Blanket Fort. 2020-2020   Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions!    While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Stefan: @itsmestefanchin Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen   If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links:   [Truth or Fail]   Cleaner Shrimp https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180823092057.htm https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00227-018-3379-y   Dolphin letter https://web.archive.org/web/20111205105601/http://explore.georgetown.edu/news/?ID=57991&PageTemplateID=295   Stressed Mice https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/07/050729063608.htm https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/hyperbaric-oxygen-therapy-dont-be-misled   [Fact Off]   Ant Medics https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/ajp.1350160407 https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2018/02/matabele-ants-rescue-heal-injured-soldiers/ https://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-paramedic-ants-20180216-story.html https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10.1098/rspb.2017.2457   Two-Headed Flatworms https://www.cell.com/biophysj/fulltext/S0006-3495(17)30427-7 https://journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol/article?id=10.1371/journal.pcbi.1002481 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0005273612000855   [Ask the Science Couch]   Scar tissue vs. normal tissue https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-07430-w https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3840475/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4352699/ https://medicine.yale.edu/dermatology/dermsurg/Chapter%2018%20Time%20and%20Care%20Heals%20All%20Wounds_36907_284_5_v1.pdf   Reducing scarring https://medschool.cuanschutz.edu/surgery/specialties/endocrine/patient-care/adrenalectomy/scar-management https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/everyday-cuts-and-scrapes-how-to-prevent-scarring https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3842869/   Fetal wound healing https://hsci.harvard.edu/skin-regeneration-and-rejuvenation https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4229131/ [Butt One More Thing]   Cow poop poultice https://books.google.com/books?id=0y6gAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA223&lpg=PA223&dq=In+dung#v=onepage&q=In%20dung&f=false https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/poultice

Kicking the ball, passing another type of ball, running around the big arena and making a point! SciShow Tangents knows one thing and that one thing is SPORTS!  And Hank sings another song!    Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions!    While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Stefan: @itsmestefanchin Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen   If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links:   [Truth or Fail]   Crowd Noise https://www.researchgate.net/publication/45821302_Crowd_Noise_as_a_Cue_in_Referee_Decisions_Contributes_to_the_Home_Advantage https://www.earq.com/hearing-health/articles/going-to-a-football-game https://www.hear-the-world.com/en/media/media-releases/world-cup-fans-warned-about-risk-of-hearing-damage-from-vuvuzela   RoboCup https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=350&v=H8xc6LpiNVs&feature=emb_title https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vKuhopzAZQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-neayQX3K30 https://www.forbes.com/sites/annatobin/2019/06/25/what-to-expect-from-robocup-2019-the-robotics-soccer-world-cup-kicks-off-july-2/#484935147485 https://www.robocup.org/leagues/3   HudGlasses https://newatlas.com/form-ar-swim-goggles/60985/ https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/04/everysight-cycling-display.html [Fact Off]   Rats playing hide-and-seek https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2019/09/why-scientists-taught-rats-play-hide-and-seek/597799/ https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/09/lab-rats-play-hide-and-seek-fun-it-new-study-shows https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/so-you-think-you-know-why-animals-play/ https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/07/science/animals-play-games.html https://science.sciencemag.org/lookup/doi/10.1126/science.aax4705   Empathy video game https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-08/uow-avg080918.php https://news.wisc.edu/a-video-game-can-change-the-brain-may-improve-empathy-in-middle-schoolers/   [Ask the Science Couch]   Getting competitive about games www.nbcnews.com/better/pop-culture/why-board-games-bring-out-worst-us-ncna828726 www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-06/uoc--yga061314.php www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-06/ucl-ddm053116.php www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-06/s-tsh062818.php   Parasocial relationships & sports fans https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1963&context=thesesdissertations https://surface.syr.edu/thesis/358/ https://www.units.miamioh.edu/psybersite/fans/sit.shtml https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2368&context=thesesdissertations   [Butt One More Thing]   Butt controller https://phys.org/news/2013-12-valve-mouth-mouse-butt-gadgets-video.html

Mammals pretty much have the market cornered on hair, and you know all the other types of animals are jealous of us. Imagine a little lizard with bangs or something? It just wouldn’t be right. Sorry!   Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions!    While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Stefan: @itsmestefanchin Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen   If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links:   [Truth or Fail]   Camarillo white horse https://books.google.com/books?id=WyYDAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PA216&lpg=RA1-PA216&dq=%22telescopic+sight%22+spider+silk#v=onepage&q=%22telescopic%20sight%22%20spider%20silk&f=false https://vgl.ucdavis.edu/services/horse/CamarilloWhite.php https://www.camarillowhitehorses.org/history_camarillo_white_horses.html   African crested rat https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10.1098/rspb.2011.1169 https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2011/08/case-poisonous-rat https://www.livescience.com/15360-crested-rat-poison-hairs-kills.html   Malabar giant squirrel https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2019/04/indian-giant-squirrels-colors-camouflage/ https://www.theguardian.com/environment/shortcuts/2017/jan/08/colour-changing-cats-warn-radioactive-waste-nuclear-plants-distant-descendants   [Fact Off]   Hyena poop hair preservation https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/257000-years-ago-a-hyena-ate-some-human-hair-and-probably-the-rest-of-the-person-too-419574/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S030544031300160X   Graphene hair dye https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-03/nu-gfn031218.php https://www.cell.com/chem/fulltext/S2451-9294(18)30082-2?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS2451929418300822%3Fshowall%3Dtrue   [Ask the Science Couch]   Grey hair www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-does-hair-turn-gray/ https://science.sciencemag.org/content/307/5710/720 https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(05)00293-X? https://www.fasebj.org/doi/full/10.1096/fj.08-125435   Stress www.theguardian.com/science/2020/jan/22/stress-speeds-up-hair-greying-process-science-confirms https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-1935-3 https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/hair-turn-gray-2017091812226 [Butt One More Thing]   Trichobezoar  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3083501/  

Salt: the mineral so nice that much of early human civilization was based on its procurement! Now we put big chunks of it on tasty pretzels at the mall! If some ancient Greek person saw a big salty pretzel, I bet he'd be very excited and proud of us. Actually, they might have had pretzels back then, let me look. Nope doesn't look like they did, so I stand by my statement.    Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions!    While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Stefan: @itsmestefanchin Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen   If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links:   [Truth or Fail] Salt Hotels https://www.lunasaladahotel.com.bo/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palacio_de_Sal   Lake Peigneur https://gizmodo.com/thirty-years-ago-a-louisiana-lake-turned-into-a-swirli-5695711 https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2209&dat=19801121&id=mKUrAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0vwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=7170,4208269&hl=en   Underwater Icicles https://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/earth/oceanography/underwater-brinicles.htm [Fact Off]   Coconut water IV http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/14/12/5144 https://podcasts.ufhealth.org/can-coconut-water-mimic-human-plasma/  https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0735675700900627 https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2011/08/15/139638930/saved-by-the-coconut-water-parsing-coconut-waters-medical-claims  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK154437/    Salt flats for satellite calibration https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Characterization-of-the-Salar-de-Uyuni-for-in-orbit-Lamparelli-Ponzoni/6b6a5037f838a2342d5681b642944fd68c775551 https://academic.oup.com/gji/article/172/1/31/2081107 https://www.nature.com/news/2007/071130/full/news.2007.315.html [Ask the Science Couch]   Salt in a wound history https://books.google.com/books?id=29gV_kCmZrIC&pg=PA141 https://www.abc.net.au/life/will-sea-water-help-heal-open-sores/11279036 http://utc.iath.virginia.edu/abolitn/abestwa8t.html   Saline solution https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/03/31/597666140/why-did-sterile-salt-water-become-the-iv-fluid-of-choice https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4794509/   Nociception https://nba.uth.tmc.edu/neuroscience/m/s2/chapter06.html https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK32659/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2903433/ [Butt One More Thing]   Rectal salt glands https://www.jstor.org/stable/1541076?seq=1 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5216465/ https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00364827.1963.10410275?journalCode=ssar20

    Humans have been digging deep holes for fun and profit since time began, and some animals have been doing it for way longer than that! And all of those holes can't hold a candle to some of the natural holes the Earth's got going on. And those are nothing compared to space, which some (Sam) would argue is the biggest hole of all!   Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions!    While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Stefan: @itsmestefanchin Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen   If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links:   [Truth or Fail] Termite mounds: https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(18)31287-9?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS0960982218312879%3Fshowall%3Dtrue Band of holes: https://www.sciencealert.com/is-this-mile-long-strip-of-holes-an-ancient-inca-tax-system Molecular drills: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsami.9b22595# Roman skin cream: http://cenblog.org/artful-science/2013/01/14/ancient-roman-cosmetics-skin-cream-from-the-2nd-century-a-d/   [Fact Off]   Ant colony fallen through hole Pictures in this paper: https://jhr.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=9096&display_type=element&element_type=4&element_id=43&element_name= https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s000400050022 https://arstechnica.com/science/2016/09/bizarre-ant-colony-discovered-in-an-abandoned-polish-nuclear-weapons-bunker/ https://www.popsci.com/story/science/ant-colony-escape/ https://jhr.pensoft.net/article/38972/   Star-nosed mole nose holes https://news.vanderbilt.edu/2006/12/20/scientist-discovers-some-mammals-can-smell-objects-under-water-58788/ https://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/26/science/26bubble.html https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn10834-star-nosed-mole-can-sniff-underwater-videos-reveal/ https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/11/171120090051.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/04/170424084028.htm   [Ask the Science Couch]   Sinkholes / blue holes https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/blue-holes-and-hurricanes/ http://geology.wlu.edu/intro3d/sinkhole/sinkhole.html https://www.usgs.gov/special-topic/water-science-school/science/sinkholes?qt-science_center_objects=0#qt-science_center_objects https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/explore-worlds-deepest-blue-holes-180959977/   Flooded pit caves https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/sep/30/worlds-deepest-underwater-cave-found-czech-republic-hranice-abyss https://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/destinations/europe/czech-republic/deepest-underwater-cave-discovered/   Mariana trench https://www.nationalgeographic.org/activity/mariana-trench-deepest-place-earth/   Kola Superdeep Borehole https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/ask-smithsonian-whats-deepest-hole-ever-dug-180954349/   [Butt One More Thing]   Scorpion anus https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2015/01/when-attacked-some-scorpions-discard-their-stinger-and-their-anus  

It's both Earth Day and Arbor Day this week! Ok, nature, we get it! We should appreciate you more! Hope you're all well! Enjoy! Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions!    While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Stefan: @itsmestefanchin Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen   If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links:   [Truth or Fail]   Dragon’s Blood Tree https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2018/11/socotra-yemen-biodiversity-photography/ https://owlcation.com/stem/The-Dragon-Blood-Tree-of-Socotra-Island-Dracaena-cinnabari   Dynamite Tree https://keys.lucidcentral.org/keys/v3/eafrinet/weeds/key/weeds/Media/Html/Hura_crepitans_(Sandbox_Tree).htm https://asknature.org/strategy/evaporation-releases-seeds/   West Tall Coconut http://www.agritech.tnau.ac.in/expert_system/coconut/coconut/coconut_varieties.html https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/coconuts-kill-more-sharks/   [Fact Off]   Vampire stump https://www.cell.com/iscience/fulltext/S2589-0042(19)30146-4https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-07/cp-ats071819.phphttps://www.livescience.com/66025-kauri-tree-superorganism-root-grafting.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/25/science/tree-stump-alive.html Ghost redwoods https://www.mercurynews.com/2010/11/28/albino-redwoods-hold-scientific-mystery/ https://sempervirens.org/discover-redwoods/ghost-redwoods-solving-the-albino-redwoods-mystery/ https://ucanr.edu/sites/Redwood2016/files/250645.pdf https://ucanr.edu/sites/Redwood2016/files/243400.pdf   [Ask the Science Couch]   Tree definition https://www.americanforests.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/AF-Tree-Measuring-Guidelines_LR.pdf   Willows https://oregonstate.edu/trees/broadleaf_genera/willow.html https://www.thoughtco.com/worlds-smallest-tree-species-1343503   Bonsai / Pygmy Forests https://www.pubs.ext.vt.edu/content/dam/pubs_ext_vt_edu/426/426-601/426-601_pdf.pdf   Other trees https://extension.uga.edu/publications/detail.html?number=C944&title=Crape%20Myrtle%20Culture http://www.pnwplants.wsu.edu/PlantDisplay.aspx?PlantID=169 [Butt One More Thing]   Butt rot https://hortnews.extension.iastate.edu/2007/7-11/root_butt_rot.html https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5347109.pdf

Real robots have more and more in common with science fiction robots every day. Not enough that you need to worry about them rising up against humans, but you should maybe consider being nicer to your smartphone...   Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions!    While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Stefan: @itsmestefanchin Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen   If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links:   [Truth or Fail] Plesiosaur Swimming https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/odd-swimming-style-plesiosaurs-decoded-robot https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2017.0951 RangerBot https://www.hakaimagazine.com/news/rangerbot-programmed-to-kill/ https://www.sciencealert.com/rangerbot-great-barrier-reef-conservation-crown-of-thorns-starfish https://www.qut.edu.au/news?id=137688 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zjKTvj0lB4 Firefighting Robot https://www.theverge.com/2015/2/5/7986345/firefighting-robot-saffir-prototype-us-navy Lifeguard Robot https://mentitude.com/ocean-alpha-dolphin-1-unmanned-usrv/   [Fact Off]   Clothing robothttp://www.news.gatech.edu/2018/05/14/robot-teaches-itself-how-dress-peoplehttps://futurism.com/pr2-ai-robot-dressing-gownhttps://robots.ieee.org/robots/pr2/ Video of the dressing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYj7gHQ_fwY   Parasitic turtle robots https://www.newscientist.com/article/2130292-parasitic-robot-controls-turtle-its-riding-by-giving-it-snacks/ https://phys.org/news/2017-05-parasitic-robot-waypoint-turtle.html [Ask the Science Couch]   Synthetic skin https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/encyclopedia/content.aspx?contenttypeid=85&contentid=P01336 https://robotics.sciencemag.org/content/4/32/eaax2198 https://www.tum.de/nc/en/about-tum/news/press-releases/details/35732/ https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8812712   OmniSkin https://robotics.sciencemag.org/content/3/22/eaat1853 https://www.theverge.com/2018/9/24/17895328/robotic-skin-flexible-soft-robotics-yale-nasa-space https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/these-robotic-skins-turn-everyday-objects-into-robots-180970328/ [Butt One More Thing]  https://www.sciencealert.com/this-robotic-rectum-lets-doctors-get-a-feel-for-prostate-exams https://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2016/07/04/robotic-rectum-developed-to-help-doctors-get-to-bottom-of-prosta/  

It's Spring here in the Northern Hemisphere, and the rivers swell with crystal clear snowmelt from tall mountain peaks... and we're all stuck inside and can't really look at it! Dang it! So I guess close your eyes and imagine floating down a beautiful river with your favorite podcast hosts as they drone on and on about bridges and salmon and stuff.   Again, a big thanks for choosing us as the thing to spend your time with! Be well, everyone!    Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions!    While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Stefan: @itsmestefanchin Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen   If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links:   [Truth or Fail]   Kites http://www.kitehistory.com/Miscellaneous/Homan_Walsh.htm https://www.uu.edu/dept/physics/scienceguys/2004Apr.cfm https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Kite_that_Bridged_Two_Nations.html?id=7tukmQEACAAJ   Stone-carving https://www.asce.org/project/five-stone-arch-bridges/   Explosions http://www.bbc.com/travel/sponsored/story/20160815-the-buddha-that-calmed-the-seas https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2011/02/why-is-ottawa-blowing-up-its-river/338889/ https://www.nap.edu/read/6289/chapter/3#16 [Fact Off]   Salmon & sea lions https://wildlife.org/sea-lions-to-be-culled-to-protect-salmon/ https://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/2018/03/battle_of_species_pits_protect.html https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2019/01/killing-sea-lions-save-salmon/581740/ https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/west-coast/endangered-species-conservation/adult-upstream-passage-west-coast https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/fish-ladder.html   Wildebeest bones https://www.pnas.org/content/114/29/7647 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2020.00031/full#h6 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2352249618300429?via%3Dihub https://news.uga.edu/animal-carcasses-source-river-nutrients/   [Ask the Science Couch]   Rivers on Titan https://www.nasa.gov/feature/the-mysterious-lakes-on-saturns-moon-titan https://www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/cassini-explores-a-methane-sea-on-titan https://www.space.com/36904-titan-evolution-more-like-mars-than-earth.html [Butt One More Thing]   The Great Stink http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/trail/victorian_britain/social_conditions/victorian_urban_planning_04.shtml https://www.open.edu/openlearn/science-maths-technology/engineering-technology/how-london-got-its-victorian-sewers

Ducks! Basically a joke of an animal, if we're being perfectly honest. They make silly noises, they waddle around, they are extremely cute and goofy looking, and they love to swim around in big piles of money!  And look, you might see the title and think 'a duck isn't science.' Well i've learned a thing or two from those eggheads on the science couch and I can definitely say that you are wrong! It turns out, everything is science! Seems like a cop out, but it's true. Anyway, we sincerely hope everyone out there is doing well and staying safe! Love you guys!  Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions!    While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Stefan: @itsmestefanchin Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen   If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links: [Definition]    Duck mating https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2009.2139 https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0000418 https://www.nature.com/articles/news.2009.1159   [Truth or Fail]   Sperm https://www.livescience.com/1279-rival-sperm-hook-cooperate.html Mallard Bills https://www.livescience.com/13681-duck-ejaculate-sperm-antibiotic-beaks-110412.html   [Fact Off]   Duck Imprinting http://sitn.hms.harvard.edu/flash/2017/getting-ducklings-row-look-inside-animal-mind-2/ http://sitn.hms.harvard.edu/flash/2017/getting-ducklings-row-look-inside-animal-mind-2/   Duck hearing https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-09/uod-wdd092518.php https://www.udel.edu/udaily/2018/august/graduate-student-works-on-training-ducks-hearing-fishing-nets/ https://www.usgs.gov/centers/pwrc/science/air-and-underwater-hearing-abilities-seabirds?qt-science_center_objects=0#qt-science_center_objects   [Ask the Science Couch]   Quacks sounds: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Mallard/sounds https://www.pressconnects.com/story/news/local/2019/03/04/ask-scientist-ducks-quack-several-different-reasons/3009779002/ https://www.ducks.org/conservation/waterfowl-research-science/waterfowl-vocalizations   Syrinx https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/10/bird-voice-box-one-kind-animal-kingdom https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/oct/12/oldest-fossil-of-birds-voicebox-gives-new-hint-at-soundscape-of-the-cretaceous-syrinx   Duck quack echoes sounds: http://www.acoustics.salford.ac.uk/acoustics_info/duck/ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3086890.stm [Butt One More Thing]   Fly that only breeds in duck poop https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/new-species-fly-found-breeding-central-park-duck-droppings-180965118/ https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/13411/element/2/12/

Hey gang, here’s another episode recorded before social distancing set in. We hope all of our listeners out there continue to stay safe and be well, and again, we are honored that you choose to spend some of this time with us. Thank you and enjoy the show!   This episode has a little bit of everything: the French Revolution, haunted amulets, mummies (maybe??)... why, it's like a regular Night at the Museum! Have fun!     Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions!    While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Stefan: @itsmestefanchin Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen   If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links:   [Truth or Fail] Da Vinci’s Faces https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/07/100715090917.htm First Museum: https://theconversation.com/hidden-women-of-history-ennigaldi-nanna-curator-of-the-worlds-first-museum-116431 https://io9.gizmodo.com/the-story-behind-the-worlds-oldest-museum-built-by-a-b-5805358 Woman Hit By Meteorite http://www.slate.com/blogs/atlas_obscura/2015/06/02/the_hodges_meteorite_is_one_of_the_few_space_to_ever_strike_a_human.html?wpisrc=obnetwork http://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu//full/1995LPI....26.1133P/0001133.000.html?high=484678bbd531063   [Fact Off]   Blaschka glass scientific models http://www.cmog.org/article/blaschkas-glass-models-invertebrate-animals-1863-1890 https://web.archive.org/web/20160411221330/http://www.journalofantiques.com/Feb04/featurefeb04.htm These three links include info + pictures: https://digital.library.cornell.edu/collections/blaschka http://hmnh.harvard.edu/glass-flowers https://hmnh.harvard.edu/fruits-decay   Spider Museum https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20160413-the-museum-filled-with-poisonous-spiders-that-just-wont-die https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2693514#page/430/mode/1up https://roaring.earth/venomous-spiders-haunt-museum-just-wont-die/ https://horizonpestcontrol.com/venomous-chilean-spider-infestation/ [Ask the Science Couch]   Painting restoration https://www.si.edu/mci/english/learn_more/taking_care/conservation_meaning.html https://www.invaluable.com/blog/the-science-behind-art-restoration/   Sculptures https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/modern-chemistry-techniques-save-ancient-art/ https://www.chemistryworld.com/features/the-art-of-conservation/3009092.article   Bacteria https://www.wired.com/2011/11/st-artrestoremicro/  

Hey everyone, things are a little different now than they were a couple weeks ago when we recorded this one. COVID-19 is impacting us all, and we just want to say that we hope you and yours are well. Thank you for choosing to spend your time with us every week. We will keep trying to do our part to make you smile and teach you stuff along the way.    We love you guys! Take care of yourselves.   Space… it’s big, it’s confusing, and there isn’t any gravity! That’s why we have a dedicated team of people up in the International Space Station running all kinds of experiments to try and figure out just what the heck is even going on up there.    You truly have no idea how much of us ordering Popeye’s I had to cut out of this. This was definitely our longest recording session ever and I was livid!   Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions!    While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Stefan: @itsmestefanchin Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen   If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links:   [Truth or Fail] https://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/9-12/features/spacescents_feature.html https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Investigation.html?#id=187 https://phys.org/news/2011-03-chicken-fat-biofuel-eco-friendly-jet.html https://spinoff.nasa.gov/spinoff2002/ch_1.html   [Fact Off]   Wake Shield Facility https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19920014405 https://er.jsc.nasa.gov/seh/pg46s95.html https://uwaterloo.ca/molecular-beam-epitaxy/about/what-epitaxy https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2002/03jan_bioniceyes https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0042207X01003839 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S009457650000148X Image: https://archive.org/details/STS069-724-095   Mouse sperm experiment https://www.pnas.org/content/114/23/5988 http://iss.jaxa.jp/en/kiboexp/theme/second/pmlatter/spacepup/     [Ask the Science Couch]   Human pregnancy https://emergency.cdc.gov/radiation/pdf/prenatal.pdf https://www.livescience.com/33047-space-sex-pregnancy.html https://www.thoughtco.com/can-women-get-pregnant-in-space-3072590   NASA sperm study https://futurism.com/sperm-space-nasa   Space childbirth startup https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2019/01/space-childbirth-babies/579064/   Other animal development https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article/what-space-jellyfish-tell-us-about-interplanetary-travel/ https://www.popsci.com/article/technology/space-born-jellyfish-hate-life-earth/ https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/wnjkkw/making-babies-in-space-may-be-a-terrible-idea [Butt One More Thing]   Flatworms in space https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/reg2.79