A huge reason you have a touch screen on your smart phone is because of a pigeon and a bomb? Let's talk about WWII pigeon pilots! Show Notes: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@thanos_snapped22/video/7249545243278708010">TikTok</a> pigeon pilot footage <a href="https://www.nist.gov/blogs/taking-measure/saga-bird-brained-bombers">NIST history report on pigeons and invention</a> Wikipedia: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Pigeon">Project Pigeon</a> This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://brainjunkpodcast.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1">brainjunkpodcast.substack.com</a>

A huge reason you have a touch screen on your smart phone is because of a pigeon and a bomb? Let's talk about WWII pigeon pilots! Show Notes: TikTok pigeon pilot footage NIST history report on pigeons and invention Wikipedia: Project Pigeon This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit brainjunkpodcast.substack.com

A huge reason you have a touch screen on your smart phone is because of a pigeon and a bomb? Let's talk about WWII pigeon pilots! Show Notes: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@thanos_snapped22/video/7249545243278708010" rel="noopener noreferrer">TikTok</a> pigeon pilot footage <a href="https://www.nist.gov/blogs/taking-measure/saga-bird-brained-bombers" rel="noopener noreferrer">NIST history report on pigeons and invention</a> Wikipedia: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Pigeon" rel="noopener noreferrer">Project Pigeon</a> This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://brainjunkpodcast.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_1" rel="noopener noreferrer">brainjunkpodcast.substack.com</a>

279: Pigeon Pilots

Brain Junk is an off-the-wall, totally unbelievable but true podcast where Amy Barton and Trace Kerr shake up science & history in the hunt for answers to questions you never knew you wanted to know. We bring you the inside scoop on things like: Can goldfish drive? How do whales not drown while eating? Who had the first prosthetic eye? 
We cannonball off the question high dive every other Tuesday -- those of you in the front seats, bring your ponchos. We're out to flood your brain. <a href="https://brainjunkpodcast.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast">brainjunkpodcast.substack.com</a>

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Brain Junk is an off-the-wall, totally unbelievable but true podcast where Amy Barton and Trace Kerr shake up science & history in the hunt for answers to questions you never knew you wanted to know. We bring you the inside scoop on things like: Can goldfish drive? How do whales not drown while eating? Who had the first prosthetic eye? We cannonball off the question high dive every other Tuesday -- those of you in the front seats, bring your ponchos. We're out to flood your brain. brainjunkpodcast.substack.com

Brain Junk is an off-the-wall, totally unbelievable but true podcast where Amy Barton and Trace Kerr shake up science &amp; history in the hunt for answers to questions you never knew you wanted to know. We bring you the inside scoop on things like: Can goldfish drive? How do whales not drown while eating? Who had the first prosthetic eye? 
We cannonball off the question high dive every other Tuesday -- those of you in the front seats, bring your ponchos. We're out to flood your brain. <a href="https://brainjunkpodcast.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer">brainjunkpodcast.substack.com</a>

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