Podcasts – A Moment of Science
Summary: You have questions and A Moment of Science has answers. Short science videos and audio science podcasts provide the scientific story behind some of life\'s most perplexing mysteries. There\'s no need to be blinded by science. Explore it, have fun with it, but most of all learn from it. A Moment of Science is a production of WFIU Public Media from Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana.
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- Artist: A Moment of Science (amomentofscience.org)
- Copyright: 2017
Podcasts:
The types of grapes you regularly eat can affect how you perceive artificial grape flavoring.
People are encouraged to wear polarized sunglasses when they're working near water.
Male jumping spiders perform elaborate dances to entice mates.
Scientists are still trying to figure out why ancient lizards evolved into snakes.
Scientists are studying how bees experience life.
Scientists are studying bats' echolocation abilities.
Parthenogenesis is a scientific term for a virgin birth that takes place in species that usually reproduce sexually.
Out of all the European languages, English takes the longest to learn how to read.
Rivers prefer not to flow in straight lines.
Earth, with its habitable conditions, may be incredibly rare.
Climate change is already causing stronger wind shears in the jet stream.
A molecule found in Komodo dragon blood can destroy infection-causing bacteria in mice.
Scientists studied the techniques Nepalese Porters use to carry things up Mount Everest.
The current process for creating artificial vanilla flavoring impacts the environment in negative ways. Scientists are innovating ways to change that.
Acne is in fact linked to bacteria, but it's not clear exactly how.
