Recent Paper Decent Puzzle

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Sinopse

Recent Paper Decent Puzzle is a podcast with two parts. First, Dan explains a recent scientific journal article in enough detail for non-experts to get a good sense of the science. Then, he presents a decent puzzle, so you have something to think about until you get the answer in the next episode. Ready? Set? Listen!

Episódios

  • Inevitability of Death

    24/10/2016 Duração: 14min

    A recent paper deflating your hopes of living forever, and a puzzle about a tall building.   music: bensound.com

  • Sex to Die For

    17/10/2016 Duração: 09min

    A recent paper about spiders that automatically die after sex, and a puzzle about a rectangular moat. music: bensound.com

  • Stick it to the Man by Eating Well.mp3

    10/10/2016 Duração: 13min

    A recent paper about making teens think differently about eating choices, and a decent puzzle about bats, cats, and rats.   music: bensound.com

  • Ten things you didn't know about Rosetta

    03/10/2016 Duração: 15min

    Dan takes a break from making a TV show about Rosetta to tell us 10 things about Rosetta we might not know. Also, a cometary puzzle. Music: Bensound.com

  • Nerds, Birds, and Convergent Evolution

    26/09/2016 Duração: 15min

    A recent paper about birds that get worse at flying when they move to islands, and a decent puzzle about balls in a bucket. Music: Bensound.com

  • The Botfly

    19/09/2016 Duração: 09min

    My friend Sherri lets us listen in while she has a botfly removed from her ankle. Also, there's a puzzle about a five-pointed star. music: bensound.com

  • I Scream You Scream

    12/09/2016 Duração: 10min

    We announce the final results of our citizen science experiment about ice cream, some puzzle answers, and an Indiana Jones-themed Puzzle. music: bensound.com

  • Please Eat Ice Cream for Science

    27/06/2016 Duração: 10min

    We're doing an experiment this summer, and want your data. Music: bensound.com

  • A Hurricane's Name makes it Deadlier

    20/06/2016 Duração: 12min

    A recent paper about how a hurricane's name can determine how many people it kills, and a puzzle about a long rope.   Music: bensound.com

  • Mice from Hell

    13/06/2016 Duração: 15min

    A recent paper about mice on Gough Island, and a coin-tossing game that will shatter your understanding of probabilities.   music: www.bensound.com

  • Carnivorous Bats

    06/06/2016 Duração: 15min

    A recent paper about carnivorous bats, and a puzzle about a cube you break in the desert.   music: www.bensound.com

  • City Lizard, Country Lizard

    30/05/2016 Duração: 09min

    A recent paper about lizard evolution, and a puzzle about edgy dice.   music: www.bensound.com

  • A Solar System with Rhythm

    23/05/2016 Duração: 12min

    A recent paper about a solar system that's in sync, and a puzzle about a year in space. music: bensound.com

  • Air Rage and Class Warfare

    16/05/2016 Duração: 11min

    A recent paper about how the mere sight of first class sends people in economy into fits of rage, and a puzzle about cutting a post. music: bensound.com

  • Adapting to Chernobyl

    09/05/2016 Duração: 13min

    A recent paper about whether animals are adapting in Chernobyl and a decent puzzle about the corners of a cube. music: bensound.com

  • Long-necked Dinos

    02/05/2016 Duração: 16min

    A recent paper about dinosaur necks, and a decent puzzle about rolling dice.   music: bensound.com

  • Bats are Springs with Wings

    25/04/2016 Duração: 16min

    A recent paper about bat flapping, and a decent puzzle about hollow cubes.   music: bensound.com

  • This Mite be a Little Fast

    18/04/2016 Duração: 11min

    Out of the way, cheetah. A mite is the world's new fastest animal. Believe it. Music: bensound.com

  • Kick-ass Birds

    11/04/2016 Duração: 12min

    A recent paper about birds that kick venomous snakes in the face, and a puzzle about a very big chessboard.   Music: bensound.com

  • Gravitational Waves

    04/04/2016 Duração: 13min

    A recent paper announcing that gravitational waves are real, and a decent puzzle about your $100,000 inheritance. Music: bensound.com

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