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Scientists from Drexel University and the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia have just named a brand-new dinosaur—they dubbed the 65 ton herbivore “The Dreadnoughtus.” Dug up over the course of four years in the wilds of Patagonia, the 77-million-year-old skeleton is one the most complete ever found for a dinosaur of its size. Carolyn Beeler met the man who dug Dreadnoughtus up and named him.

The debate over Medicaid expansion in Pennsylvania has largely centered around people “in the gap”—people like David Coleman of Philadelphia. Coleman was eager to sign up for health insurance once the Affordable Care Act went into effect, but then found out he made too much for medicaid but not enough to get the benefits of the Obamacare.

But that’s about to change. Pennsylvania will soon get an influx of billions of federal dollars in coming years to welcome more people into its Medicaid program, but how will that help Coleman? The Pulse’s Taunya English and Elana Gordon explored that question.

The vast darkness of space seems like a tranquil place until you give voice to all the radio waves buzzing around in it. From the static beat of a pulsar, to the eerie hum of Saturn…the universe clearly is trying to tell us something. The newest noisemaker is something called a “fast radio burst,” and astronomers say it could provide clues for solving some deep space mysteries. We asked Todd Bookman to explain what these new signals from far-off galaxies are trying to tell us.

Philadelphia’s Mütter Museum is a huge attraction for lovers of the bizarre. Skulls in all shapes and sizes line the wall, there are the famous conjoined twins, the woman with the horn, and many other fascinating oddities. But the museum is really a tribute to a surgeon who changed medicine and how it’s taught—Dr. Thomas Dent Mütter. This week, Maiken sits down with Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz who has just written “Dr. Mutters Marvels: A true tale of intrigue and innovation at the dawn of Modern Medicine,” to learn more about a man who helped shape the medical experience.

We’ve all lost some of our high-frequency hearing by going to way-too-loud rock shows, but it so happens that about a million Americans live with severe hearing loss at those upper frequencies—especially military veterans and people who work noisy, industrial jobs. These folks have trouble hearing high-pitched sounds, and, for them, turning up the volume with a hearing aid doesn’t solve their problem. But earlier this year, the FDA approved a new type of device that could help: a hybrid cochlear implant, so Christopher Intagliata set out to understand how that will change all those lives.

A rather unusual health clinic has opened up in Philadelphia, geared toward ex-offenders and people leaving jail or prison. Inmates leave prison with a host of treatment-intensive maladies, and Elana Gordon reports on why organizers think such a space is necessary.

In our series “The Spark,” people in the field of health and science tell us what ignited their passion for their careers and what continues to motivate them. This week, we hear from Dr. Abdalmajid Katranji, who has been risking his life to cross the Turkish border into Syria to treat badly wounded patients in a bare-bones operating room. The Michigan-based surgeon is one of the founding doctors of the Syrian American Medical Society, a large network of medical professionals dedicated to providing volunteer medical relief in Syria since the civil war started in 2011.

In the fight against obesity, public health officials, the government and doctors are trying all kinds of things. In Philadelphia, they’ve added fresh food to corner stores, chain restaurants now list calorie counts on their menu, schools have banned soda in the vending machines and nixed deep fryers in the cafeteria, and there’s even a program to make Chinese takeout healthier. Still, about 40 percent of Philadelphia kids are overweight or obese—and that number is even higher in certain neighborhoods. As Pulse reporter Taunya English found out, one of the newest ideas to “Get Healthy” in Philly tries to revive a fading tradition: the family dinner.

New research explores a potential relationship between legalizing medical marijuana and a decrease in opioid overdose deaths. It seems that in states that have legalized medical marijuana, there have been fewer deaths from prescription painkiller overdoses than experts had expected. We talk with Marcus Bachhuber of the Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars program about the study’s findings.

How smart is your electric meter? Pennsylvania is requiring the state’s major utilities to install new, techy meters in the place of those old, impossible-to-read dinosaurs that cling to the sides of our houses. The state hopes to paint a more detailed picture of how and when we’re using energy. Utilities think that being more transparent about energy use could encourage customers to conserve and consume smarter. But, as the Pulse’s Katie Colaneri asks, do the new meters make a difference?

Imagine a full moon over the open ocean, waves lapping over a coral reef, and warm currents silently passing by. Sounds romantic, right? Apparently corals think so too! In our regular segment “So, What Do You Do,” where lay people interview scientists about their work, we meet physics and astronomy professor Alison Sweeney from the University of Pennsylvania. She studies the sex lives or corals.

When you picture a spaceship hurtling silently through the universe, what exactly do you picture it hurtling through? Nothing? That begs the question, what is space made of? It’s a question that has vexed humanity for quite some time. Since the 1930s, scientists have theorized about “dark matter,” which is believed to be responsible for keeping the galaxy and universe together with its gravity, but it cannot be directly detected, so its exact makeup remains elusive. Though, results from the particle detector attached to the International Space Station could perhaps bring us closer to getting a grasp on dark matter. Derek Pitts, Chief Astronomer at the Franklin Institute joins us to explain what exactly we’re hoping to find.

The American Medical Association calls the practice of shackling pregnant inmates dangerous to both mother and child, and, in 2010, Pennsylvania passed a law against the practice. Corrections workers aren’t supposed to shackle pregnant inmates after their second trimester, but the legislation lacks oversight. Reporter Audrey Quinn found evidence that pregnant Pennsylvania inmates are still being shackled despite the law.

In this week’s installment of Patient Files—your stories of illness, recovery and healing—we hear from Eugene Tatom Sr., a 70-year-old Vietnam Veteran who recently competed in the National Veterans Wheelchair Games, which took place in Philadelphia. He says playing sports was instrumental in reclaiming his life after a land mine nearly took it from him.

You know the feeling…you’re trying to come up with a witty line, a clever metaphor, a song, a poem…and nothing. The harder you try, the more your brain refuses. Then, hours later, inspiration strikes. Pulse contributor Avir Mitra explores what would happen if we could unblock our brains and let the ideas flow.

Bill Gates has done it. Oprah, Conan O’Brian, LeBron James and Mark Zuckerberg have all done it. Everywhere, people famous and not so famous are dumping ice water on their heads. It’s a campaign turned viral sensation to raise money for ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. ALS is a neurodegenerative disease that slowly and cruelly robs people of their bodily functions. So, ice buckets aside, where does research stand? Pulse host Maiken Scott spoke with Leo McCluskey, Medical Director of Penn’s ALS center to get an update.

The focus on so-called “p-hacking” and problems with research methodology in science, psychology and medicine has grown significantly in recent years, jump-started, in part, by an outrageous University of Pennsylvania study published three years ago. Carolyn Beeler brings the story of how more journals are adopting data disclosure requirements in an attempt to discourage cherry-picking of “significant” findings.

Summer is coming to an end and kids are going back to school. For some that means access to school breakfast and lunches—and that they won’t have to go hungry any more. Thousands of schools, community centers and libraries are trying to bridge the food gap by serving free meals to kids during the summer. But nationwide, they only reach about 1 in 6 children who qualify for free or reduced price lunch during the school year. Aaron Mendelson reports on these programs, starting in Oakland, California.

Fear is not a positive emotion – yet we seek it out in our daily lives. There’s a certain thrill to watching a terrifying movie, reading a Stephen King novel, or climbing up a steep mountain. Joe Hernandez took a look at the science behind being scared, and how, ironically, it sometimes brings us joy.

There’s a new start-up business on the rise and its turning women’s hygiene products into a force for good. That’s right. The lowly tampon. The name of the company is Cora, and it just won the prestigious Philly Geek Award for Start up of the Year. Cora’s founder, Molly Hayward, joined Pulse host Maiken Scott to discuss how her tampons are changing lives around the globe.

Sickle Cell Disease is a genetic blood disorder that affects about 100,000 people in the United States—mostly of African descent—making it one of the most common genetic disorders in the country. Despite the fact that it has been known and studied for over 100 years, there is no cure for Sickle Cell, and it lags behind similar diseases in both research funding and media attention. But advocates are trying to change that—in some cases, as reporter Jeanette Woods learned, to save their own lives.

Last month marked the anniversary of the outing of the now infamous “Tuskegee Experiment.” Beginning in the 1930s, the U.S. government enrolled African American men in a study of syphilis in Alabama, denying them available and affordable treatment for decades. As Pulse reporter Taunya English found out, the experiment’s ripple effects can be felt to this day.

The circus is full of marvels of human strength and agility—contortionists, acrobatics, and even sideshow acts who can withstand the force of a hammer crushing a cinderblock on their back while lying on a bed of nails. A traveling exhibit on the history and science of the circus is at Philadelphia’s Franklin Institute this month, and The Pulse’s Elana Gordon dropped in and brought back this report.

Many of Pennsylvania’s forests produce the kinds of wood that are favorites for beautiful furniture and front doors—cherry, oak and walnut to name a few. Unfortunately, bugs love them just as much as humans. Pennsylvania’s horticultural history seems to include a steady stream of insects and fungi that threaten this major industry (remember the chestnut blight and Dutch elm disease?). Now, even as Pennsylvania grapples with the latest scourge of the emerald ash borer, reporter Kimberly Haas says a new pest has arrived on our doorstep.

Part of the Veterans Administration’s system overhaul to address long patient wait times is to offer veterans more access to community-based primary care doctors outside of the VA system, without forcing them to pay out of pocket or having to use other health insurance. Already a lot of veterans who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan receive care at non-VA doctors offices, and, as Pulse host Maiken Scott reports, there is a push underway to make sure all healthcare providers are better prepared to treat and understand these patients.

12 years ago, Sociologist Liberty Walther Barnes and her husband were going through fertility treatments – and the experience opened Barnes’ eyes to a world she had previously known nothing about — couples, desperate and eager to do whatever it would take to conceive. Barnes researcher mind kicked in – and she decided to explore one aspect of this puzzle, male infertility. Her new book is called “Conceiving Masculinity.” 

Legal or not, swimming in Philadelphia’s numerous creeks is a favorite summer activity for young and old. But, as WHYY’s Elizabeth Fiedler reports, a grieving Philadelphia mom wants to make sure everyone knows that swimming in the creeks isn’t just illegal—it’s dangerous.

What if you could take carbon dioxide out of our atmosphere, and actually use it to make stuff? Well, in our regular segment “So, what do you do?” where lay people interview scientists about their work, we meet Peter Graham, a chemistry professor at St. Joseph’s University who is trying to do just that. He was interviewed by third-year Penn dental student Yesle Kim.

A couple decades ago, women going through menopause were prescribed hormone replacement, but questions over the safety of that therapy have healthcare professionals and researchers divided on the topic. Our host Maiken Scott takes a look at the conundrum that is menopause treatment, and asks, “Hormone replacement—yay or nay?”

Six years into the shale boom, transparency about the chemicals used in fracking remains elusive. The website FracFocus.org has become a national clearinghouse for data on the chemicals used in extracting energy in this way, but as StateImpact Pennsylvania’s Katie Colaneri reports, some groups are raising serious questions about how exactly FracFocus puts that information out to the public—one well at a time.

As the Ebola outbreak in West Africa continues to spread, and talk of the need for a vaccine to inoculate people against the disease has risen in volume. The Ebola virus is amongst the most deadly known to man, killing some 90 percent of the people afflicted, but, according to Dr. Hildegund Ertl, M.D. at The Wistar Institute’s Vaccine Center, it’s highly unlikely that an Ebola vaccine could or would be ready in time to help with this outbreak. Why? It’s a numbers game.

All of Philadelphia’s major birthing hospitals have stopped giving out discharge bags filled with formula to new moms. The city joins nearly a quarter of all hospitals in the country which have gone “bag free” in recent years. As Pulse reporter Elana Gordon discovered, the recent announcement is part of a broader push to stop sending mixed signals and start strongly encouraging breastfeeding.

On November 30, 2012, a cloud of toxic gas caused by a train derailment in Paulsboro, New Jersey sent 28 people to the hospital with a variety of symptoms. Last week, investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board pointed to a string of mistakes following the derailment. Taunya English spoke with a Mantua Township resident who ended up in the emergency room—twice—that Friday.

If even just hearing the word “ragweed” makes your eyes water, you might be one of the nearly 45 million Americans with seasonal allergies, and allergists say the number of people with sensitivities to all kinds of plants is growing. Reporter Julie Grant looks at how climate change is fueling the rise in allergies and asthma.

Have you ever wondered why some people are able to shake off stress more than others? Regular contributor to The Pulse, Dr. Bethany Brookshire (a.k.a. Scicurious) joined us to talk about a recent study that could provide some clues as to why some are more successful at managing their stress.

And finally, we got word this week that The Penn Museum discovered a 6,500-year old skeleton in its basement. A slight oversight, for sure, which begged the obvious question: How did they lose it in the first place? And what do they do with it now that they’ve found it? We sent Carolyn Beeler to West Philly to check it out.

The Pulse goes to the beach…

Our first stop is Rockaway Beach, New York, where a group of surfers met last weekend to catch some waves. That’s not unusual, of course—Rockaway has big surf community—but last Sunday a lot of the participants were in wheelchairs. Surfing has emerged as a respected therapy tool for people trying to overcome physical and emotional injuries, and, as Pulse reporter Steve Trader found out, it certainly has the power to put smiles on faces.

Sunscreen is sticky, oily, messy, and it severely restricts your beach bronzing, but the story of former sun worshipper Terri Stoakley from Dover, Delaware will have you thinking twice about leaving the house without some kind of sun protection. Terri’s spent much of the last five years battling a slow growing form of skin cancer called basal cell carcinoma, and she tells us her story in her own words. Then we check in with Delaware dermatologist Michael Saruk for some sunscreen best practices.

Ever been knocked down and brutalized by a small wave? Even knee-high swells can cause everything from sprained ankles to severed spinal cords close to shore, but at Delaware’s Cape Henlopen beach, a unique collaboration between coastal engineers and physicians is trying to employ technology to reduce the amount of surf zone injuries. Reporter Jessie McDonald has that story.

Our next stop is Brigantine, New Jersey and the Marine Mammal Stranding Center—the 911 call center for sick and injured marine animals on the Jersey Shore. Elisabeth Perez Luna recently visited the Center, where marine mammals get a new lease on life, and took a tour with Robert Schoelkopf, the heart and soul of the unique operation.

Many of Ocean County, New Jersey’s coastal communities here were devastated by hurricane Sandy, and many experts say the flooding and destruction was a taste of things to come. Now that the most pressing storm clean-up is done, coastal towns are faced with big questions of how to plan for the future. Pulse reporter Carolyn Beeler looks at how one town is preparing for rising seas, and why some say the state is moving in the opposite direction.

No trip to the beach is complete without a game of frisbee, right? Pulse reporter Elana Gordon heads down to Wildwood, New Jersey and the 22nd Annual Wildwood Ultimate Tournament, to get some lessons on both the art and science of throwing a flying disc. Turns out, it’s all in the wrist.

Also on this week’s show: identifying the origin of those countless sea shells at the water’s edge with malacologist Amanda Lawless from the Academy of Natural Sciences at Drexel University, and predicting ocean temperatures weeks—or even months—before your next trip to the beach with coastal oceanographer Josh Kohut from Rutgers University.

Mindfulness meditation is becoming as popular as yoga. It’s the practice of being present in the moment, to really pay attention to what’s happening around us and within us. Everybody is doing it: stressed out parents, police officers, CEOs, doctors, nurses. Research shows that mindfulness meditation has a positive impact on people’s health, and that it’s an effective tool in stress reduction. Stephanie Marudas looks into whether this practice can be used to focus rambunctious school children and improve their ability to learn.

Scientists have a good understanding of how sound reaches our ears, but the process of extracting meaning from sound remains a mystery. A University of Pennsylvania researcher is invstigating this question, and is deconstructing noises to answer just how we process sound. Taunya English visited Maria Geffen of the UPenn’s otorhinolaryngology department to find out more.

The biggest technology companies in the world are quietly chasing the holy grail of the information age—quantum computing. They’re hoping to build a computer so powerful it would do everything from solving incredibly complex mathematical riddles to sorting through the universe of data collected about us. But as Todd Bookman explains, the first challenge is getting the quantum bits to dance how we want them to.

A familiar backyard scourge is spreading shoots this time of year, striking fear into suburban America: poison ivy. Carolyn Beeler visited a front yard in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania to watch professionals go to battle with a serious patch of poison ivy. Along the way, she picked up a few tips on avoiding the painful rash.

Emergency rooms and intensive care units are terrifying, almost violent places. Efforts to save a life can sometimes look and feel like the opposite, and many patients who return from the brink of death struggle with their experiences. Laura Benshoff reports on a growing body of research looking into PTSD as a result of intensive care.

Remember those barefoot running shoes everybody seemed crazy about a while back? The toe-glove looking things that were supposed to keep runners’ feet and bodies in the most natural position? Well, that’s one class action lawsuit ago, and now there is a new “best thing ever” – a maximalist running shoe. Think platform sandal meets sneaker. Host Maiken Scott speaks with Brain Metzler, Editor-in-chief of Competitor Magazine and Competitor.com, to discuss the latest running shoe trends.

Runners love their shoes. Runners also seem to covet a slow resting heart rate. But that may not be a good thing. Dr. Bethany Brookshire, also known as Scicurious, joins host us to talk low heart rates and their affect on an athlete’s body in the long run.

On the latest edition of Patient Files, your stories of illness, recovery and healing, JJ Shirley and Raphael Cunniff of Philadelphia recall the dramatic birth of their third child, Declan.

The word “cure” is one we don’t hear much from the cautious medical and scientific communities. But a much anticipated new drug has left those who suffer from hepatitis C with a hope that the pain and worry could be over with just a three-month treatment regime. Although at $1,000 per pill, the cost of the drug has raised serious questions about the cost of a cure. Pulse reporter Elana Gordon looks into the drug’s promise and the price tag.

Dropping 20-plus pounds quickly is an all-American pursuit, and a gym in Haverford Pennsylvania is pushing a new approach to getting in shape, called “negative force.” The show movements make it seem like a hybrid of tai-chi and weightlifting. It certainly makes you slow, but how does it work? Pulse host Maiken Scott puts on her gym clothes and gives it a shot.

Lead paint is a thing of the past, but the past continues to haunt cities like Philadelphia, where the vast majority of the housing stock is older. In 2012, Philly residents passed a law requiring landlords to have older properties tested for lead paint before they can rent to families with small kids, but children are still being exposed. Reporter Audrey Quinn takes a look at the impact of lead—past and present—in the city.

Your body needs iron to carry oxygen throughout the body in red blood cells, but too much iron can be toxic. In this edition of our series patient files, we meet Craig Hooper who suffers from hemochromatosis—a dangerous buildup of iron in the blood. Over a million people in the US have this condition. Hooper has to continue the weekly bleedings for about a month, or until his iron levels return to normal.

Tim Lee got a PHD in ecology and evolution from UC Davis, and then he decided that spending the rest of his life in a lab coat wasn’t for him. He had always had an interest in comedy, so he exchanged his microscope for a microphone and hit the nightclub circuit. We sit down for a conversation with this rare “Scientist Turned Comedian.”

Finding a job is a major challenge for a lot of people with disabilities, especially in a tight job market. A Philadelphia program is trying to equip special needs high school students with job skills to give them a leg up on the competition. Jeanette Woods reports on a collaboration between Einstein Medical Center’s Ancillary Hospital Services Program and Philadelphia schools that has lasted 40 years.

Also on this week’s show, flying dinosaurs, genetic pacemakers and laboratory safety. 

Several weeks ago, the government adjusted its estimate on Americans with diabetes—the number went up, again, to 29 million people. That means more and more people are trying to learn to cope with diabetes at work, and, similarly, more workplaces are managing people with the disease. We sent senior reporter Taunya English to find out how that potentially rocky relationship is working out.

But recent diabetes news hasn’t been all bad. Case in point: a two-year-old golden retriever named Bretagne who is about to become the first diabetes alert dog to graduate from the Penn Working Dog Center in Philadelphia. If her training was successful, Bertagne will be able to help those suffering from diabetes by smelling episodes of low blood sugar and alerting her owner. Reporter Lari Robling tagged along on a training walk with Bretagne and her new owner, Wayne Mowry. 

A movement is underway that could fundamentally change our relationship with animals and their status in our society. University of Pennsylvania professor of animal ethics and welfare, James Serpell, joins us to discuss the complicated notion of granting some animals what’s called non-human personhood, expanding their legal rights.

Overdose deaths from heroin and opioid prescription painkillers have been rising all over the country—in gritty city neighborhoods and leafy suburbs alike—and police officers are pushing to get a tool that can help them save lives. It’s called Narcan, and, when used right, it can immediately reverse a heroin overdose. Reporters Elizabeth Fiedler and Elana Gordon look at how this miracle antidote works and who is allowed to administer it.

Tourette syndrome is a commonly misunderstood neurological disorder that is often the butt of jokes in which sufferers can’t stop cursing. In reality, Tourette’s causes sufferers to feel alienated socially, but the work of ambassadors like 16-year-old Adam Fishbein help fellow sufferers understand Tourette’s role in their lives.

A Pennsylvania company is in the running for one of the biggest environmental prizes ever—the $25-million “Virgin Earth Challenge.” British mega-entrepreneur Richard Branson and Al Gore are looking for novel ideas for greenhouse gas removal. The product that has caught the attention of the judges in this high-stakes competition is called “biochar,” but it’s not for your grill.

Chances are that at some point, you’ve walked, run or pedaled “for a cure”…or at least donated money to someone who has. Each year, thousands of walkathons and bikeathons are held for diseases like AIDS, cancer, and diabetes, and they raise both money and public awareness. This year, Penn’s Center for Orphan Disease Research and Therapy organized The Million Dollar Bike ride in support of those diseases we seldom hear about. We spend the day with folks hoping to stir our interest in rare disease research. 

The Philadelphia region is a hub for the pharmaceutical industry. In fact, some of the drugs that have transformed medicine have been developed right here—think vaccines, medicines for heart disease and diabetes. But Big Pharma is changing. We’ve seen a lot of industry consolidations and downsizing of these big companies, leaving thousands of smart people facing steep challenges, and, in some instances, unexpected opportunities.

Water coming straight from your tap might contain some unwanted elements in the form of drugs prescribed to your neighbors, your fellow citizens, and even their pets. Scientists have known this for a long time, and they assure us there’s no need to panic—no one is getting accidental full doses of Prozac just from drinking a glass of tap water. Still, scientists do wonder whether drugs in the water may be harming aquatic life or complicating the growing problem of drug-resistant bacteria.

Physicists recently used a particle accelerator to smash together the nuclei of calcium and berkelium atoms to create an entirely new element: Ununseptium. With 117 protons in its nucleus, this soon-to-be new addition to the periodic table is the second heaviest known to man. But scientists worldwide are excited by the discovery because it gave them a glimpse at a little known theory called the “Island of Stability.” Scientific American editor Clara Moskowitz joins us to explain why the Island of Stability matters…if it exists, that is.

Amtrak’s locomotive fleet is aging, and those engines have between 3 and 4 million miles on them. To replace their high-mileage engines, Amtrak is investing in a fleet of brand new high-tech train engines that save energy. The AC-64 City Sprinter was unveiled back in February, and will continue to roll out over the coming months. So we climbed aboard one of these new-fangled trains for a look.

Paul Stamets is a rock star in the world of fungi. In fact, he came to our studio carrying a backpack stuffed with a massive 40-pound mushroom called Agarikon. Stamets first fell in love with mushrooms in his mother’s yard, where giant puffball mushrooms would sprout up after heavy rainfalls. He was attracted by their transient nature. Stamets has devoted his entire career to better understanding fungi, and he joined us to explain the sometimes misunderstood world of fungus.

Also on this week’s show, the science behind the flavors of fermented foods, a look at the nurses who helped integrate Pennsylvania’s health care system and, in our regular segment “Patient Files,” writer Michael Downing describes a frustrating set of medical encounters related to a scary genetic condition called sudden death syndrome.

This week’s show was a rebroadcast. 

Music from this week’s show: 

“Sun Demon” – 3:18StereolabAlbum Not MusicLabel Duophonic/Drag City

“Trains” – 4:08Ryan Adams & The CardinalsAlbum Jacksonville City NightsLabel Lost Highway Records

“I’ve Got a Thing About Trains” – 2:50Johnny CashAlbum Hello, I’m Johnny CashLabel Columbia

“Breaking Bad, Main Title Theme” – 1:16Dave Porter

“The Elements” – 2:16Tom LehrerAlbum More of Tom LehrerLabel Lehrer Records

“Congratulations” – 3:55MGMTAlbum CongratulationsLabel Columbia

“Old Tree” – 5:02CreepoidAlbum Shaking Through Volume 2Label Weathervane Music

“Everybody’s Weird Except Me” – 3:34StereolabAlbum Not MusicLabel Duophonic/Drag City

“Bees” – 5:23CaribouAlbum The Milk of Human KindnessLabel Leaf/Domino