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A Moment of Science

Indiana Public Media

A Moment of Science is a daily audio podcast, public radio program and video series providing the scientific story behind some of life"s most perplexing mysteries.

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Do brains differ with biology?

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2024/02/19

There are some biological differences between the sexes, but do they extend to the brain?

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Mauveine: The first synthetic dye

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2024/02/16

Where does color come from?

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Can plants hear?

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2024/02/15

In 2019 a team of Israeli scientists published evidence that the evening primrose plant can detect the specific sound vibration frequencies of the buzz of an insect’s wings.

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Patient HM: Henry Molaison and the neuroscience of...

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2024/02/14

Every student who has ever taken a course in neuroscience or psychology has heard of Patient HM.

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Monkeys can be petty, too

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2024/02/13

We share a lot of genetic material in common with our chimpanzee relatives, and maybe some personal characteristics too.

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Snowshoes and physics

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2024/02/12

One frosty morning you awake to a blanket of fresh snow. Adventure awaits! Do you go skiing? Skating? Building snowmen? Or you could do some physics!

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Dogs can recognize their own species

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2024/02/09

French scientists tested dogs to see if they could recognize the faces of other dogs on a computer screen.

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Being able to stomach bugs

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2024/02/08

While not an ordinary part of the cuisine of the United States, insects are a common food source for millions of people around the world. It might be time Americans reconsidered their lack of bug-based eating.

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Are eyes evolving?

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2024/02/07

In evolutionary theory, an inherited trait is favored by natural selection when it helps an individual to produce more offspring than its competitors.

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The proteins in dinosaur feathers

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2024/02/06

Modern birds are the descendants of dinosaurs. Specifically, paleontologists have shown that birds evolved from a group of two legged dinosaurs called theropods.

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UFO attack or meteor fragments?

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2024/02/05

June 1969. Not one airliner but two, plus the pilot of an Air National Guard fighter plane, report being harassed by a team of UFOs.

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Beans get their flavor from yeast

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2024/02/02

Coffee and cacao beans are fermented. Similar to wine, the flavor of the beans is determined by the type of yeasts and microorganisms present.

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Solving a new problem with an old remedy

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2024/02/01

From DIY oven cleaner to removing odor from rugs, baking soda, or sodium bicarbonate, has long been known as an essential home cleaning agent.

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Think like a penguin: Finding your niche

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2024/01/31

A "niche" is an organism's special "slot" in an ecosystem that allows it to co-exist with other species.

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Going for a spin and getting dizzy

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2024/01/30

When someone moves, fluid sloshes inside the ears’ semicircular canals. The fluid tugs at tiny strands of hair.

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The risk astronauts take with the Sun

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2024/01/29

The Apollo astronauts were at risk of something many people don't know about. The Sun.

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Are you a tick magnet?

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2024/01/26

We all know someone who goes for a walk in the woods, and comes back with many ticks crawling on them.

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What are contrails?

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2024/01/25

Why do airplanes sometimes leave contrails behind, and what are they exactly?

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How does carbon dioxide impact our ability to think?

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2024/01/24

At high levels, carbon dioxide can affect the brain to cause impaired thinking.

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Dinosaurs may have had malaria

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2024/01/23

Scientists discovered a type of malaria in a twenty-million-year-old mosquito fossil from the Dominican Republic preserved in amber.

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