Episode 249: It's Funny In China
Media Type |
audio
Categories Via RSS |
Education
Science
Publication Date |
May 23, 2019
Episode Duration |
01:34:53

This episode contains: Steven and Devon are back together again. Steven tells us about his recent travels and Devon tells us about his entire family coming to visit.

Life, uh, Finds A Way: Running dinosaur robots reveals possible way dinos may have evolved flight. “Using robotic and animal models, researchers have shown that some dinosaurs were already flapping their rudimentary wings as a side effect of running, prior to evolving the ability to fly. The finding offers a unique perspective on the origins of flight, but experts say more evidence is needed.”

https://gizmodo.com/running-dinosaur-robot-reveals-a-possible-way-dinos-may-1834478779

Doggy, What Now?: Study finds that treats might mask animal intelligence. Scientists taught mice to respond to a particular tone and were rewarded with water. They performed better after a few days when the water was taken away then when the reward was left in place. They speculate this has to do with the difference between knowledge and performance.

05-mask-animal-intelligence.html"> https://phys.org/news/2019-05-mask-animal-intelligence.html

Sci-Fi: We have a lot of sci-fi to talk about. We talk about the Lego Movie 2, The Wandering Earth, Snowpiercer, Game of Thrones episode The Bells, and more!

Steven and Devon are back together again. Running dinosaur robots reveals possible way dinos may have evolved flight. Study finds that treats might mask animal intelligence. We have a lot of sci-fi to talk about. We talk about the Lego Movie 2, The Wondering Earth, Snowpiercer, Game of Thrones episode The Bells, and more!

This episode contains: Steven and Devon are back together again. Steven tells us about his recent travels and Devon tells us about his entire family coming to visit.

Life, uh, Finds A Way: Running dinosaur robots reveals possible way dinos may have evolved flight. “Using robotic and animal models, researchers have shown that some dinosaurs were already flapping their rudimentary wings as a side effect of running, prior to evolving the ability to fly. The finding offers a unique perspective on the origins of flight, but experts say more evidence is needed.”

https://gizmodo.com/running-dinosaur-robot-reveals-a-possible-way-dinos-may-1834478779

Doggy, What Now?: Study finds that treats might mask animal intelligence. Scientists taught mice to respond to a particular tone and were rewarded with water. They performed better after a few days when the water was taken away then when the reward was left in place. They speculate this has to do with the difference between knowledge and performance.

05-mask-animal-intelligence.html"> https://phys.org/news/2019-05-mask-animal-intelligence.html

Sci-Fi: We have a lot of sci-fi to talk about. We talk about the Lego Movie 2, The Wandering Earth, Snowpiercer, Game of Thrones episode The Bells, and more!

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