Science Talk

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Science Talk episodes

March 18, 2016 African Park Comeback Offers Ecological Optimism
A decade of modest financial investment has revitalized Mozambique's Gorongosa National Park, explains biologist Sean B. Carroll in his new book The Serengeti Rules: The Quest to Discovery How Life Works and Why It Matters.

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5 min
March 17, 2016 Bring a Musician to Untangle Cocktail Party Din
Musicians are better at separating out one meaningful audio stream from a combination, a skill that could help decipher a single conversation in a crowd. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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5 min
March 15, 2016 Our Noise Bothers Overlooked Seafloor Critters
Creatures that live on the seafloor play vital roles in marine ecosystems, but human-made noise can alter their behaviors.

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4 min
March 14, 2016 Eavesdrop on Echolocation to Count Bats
Researchers created a model that can accurately predict a cave's bat populations using audio alone. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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4 min
March 11, 2016 Underground Eruptions Could Cause Quakes Months Later
When the Nyiragongo volcano erupted in January 2002, it set the geologic stage for earthquakes nine months later. Julia Rosen reports.

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4 min
March 10, 2016 Raw Stone Age Meals Got Tenderizing Treatment
Pounding and slicing meat and vegetables would have saved our ancestors millions of tough chews a year—potentially explaining the evolution of smaller jaws and teeth. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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4 min
March 09, 2016 Fear of Spiders Makes Them Look Bigger
Arachnophobic study subjects estimated the size of spiders as bigger than did people who do not fear the eight-legged beasties. Jason Goldman reports.

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4 min
March 08, 2016 Pro Baseball Player Tech Avatars Could Be a Hit
Smart Bat sensor captures swing data and reenacts the motion on a smartphone app. Larry Greenemeier reports.

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3 min
March 07, 2016 This Dragonfly Outmigrates Monarchs
The dragonfly Pantala flavescens can travel 9,000 to 11,000 miles, and may interbreed across the globe. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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4 min
March 04, 2016 Gators Guard Birds That Nest Nearby
Wading birds in the Everglades prefer to nest near resident gators for protection. And the arrangement appears to be mutually beneficial. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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4 min

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Science Talk is a podcast of longer-form audio experiments from Scientific American--from immersive sonic journeys into nature to deep dives into research with leading experts.