60-Second Science
Scientific American
Host Rachel Feltman, alongside leading science and tech journalists, dives into the rich world of scientific discovery in this bite-size science variety show.
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Nov 19, 2015 • 3min
Your Brain Can Taste without Your Tongue
Stimulating the "taste cortex" was enough to trick mice into thinking they'd tasted sweet or bitter substances, when in fact their tongues tasted nothing at all. Christopher Intagliata reports Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 18, 2015 • 3min
Urban Food Foraging Looks Fruitful
Fruits growing wild in urban areas were found to be healthful and to contain lower levels of lead than what's considered safe in drinking water
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Nov 17, 2015 • 3min
Female Vocalists Are in the (Mouse) House
Careful recordings of mouse interactions find that females vocalize, overturning the long-held view that only males sing during courtship
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Nov 16, 2015 • 3min
Eat Slowly and Breathe Smoothly to Enhance Taste
Slow, steady breathing lofts minute food particles into the nasal cavity, where they contribute to your perception of flavor. Christopher Intagliata reports Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 15, 2015 • 3min
Little Galaxy Keeps Churning Out Stars
The recently discovered small galaxy Leo P contains only about a hundred-thousandth as many stars as the Milky Way, but it's bucking the small galaxy trend by continuing to make new ones
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Nov 13, 2015 • 3min
Howler Monkeys Trade Testicles for Decibels
Among howler monkey species, loud calls come at the expense of testicle size and sperm production—or to put it another way, monkeys with the largest testes don't make as much noise Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 12, 2015 • 3min
Stone Age Pottery Reveals Signs of Beekeeping
Beeswax residues found on shards of stone age pottery in the Mediterranean region indicate that humans were keeping honeybees as early as 9,000 years ago
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Nov 11, 2015 • 4min
What Makes Sand Dunes Sing
Engineers at Caltech discovered that for sand dunes to produce sound they need a dry layer on top that amplifies internal frequencies during sand movement. Christopher Intagliata reports Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 10, 2015 • 3min
Brain Rhythms Sync to Musical Beat
The human brain's neurons fire in sync to music, and trained musicians are better at it than are amateurs
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Nov 6, 2015 • 3min
Brain Responds to Driving Routes Repeatedly
Learning detailed navigation information causes the hippocampus to interact with other regions of the brain involved in location
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