Ivory Towers and Abattoirs – Temple Grandin

The Pentagon can identify people by their heartbeat

The prototype can pick up on a unique cardiac signature from 200 meters away, even through clothes.

More than 75K in Wuhan may have coronavirus

New estimates based on modeling research dwarf official counts, suggesting that the outbreak will double in size every 6.4 days.

Gut instinct?

Scientists find that both gut microbiome composition and diversity are related to differences in personality, including sociability and neuroticism.

Physical activity is good for your appetite, too

Physical activity may be a protective factor for subsequent dietary lapses among people seeking to lose weight.

Tired, stressed, bored, and occasionally calm or happy

U.S. high school students' feelings while at school are mostly negative.

How bumblebees carry heavy loads

Bumblebees can fly while carrying up to their own weight in nectar by increasing wingbeat frequency or via an energy-efficient "economy mode."

Eye-contact during speed-dating

Eye-contact in fledgling romanic relationships is associated with greater sharing of intimate information and diminished information-seeking behavior.

Upcoming guests

Jeremy Gunawardena from Harvard University will join us to discuss his article “A Complex Hierarchy of Avoidance Behaviors in a Single-Cell Eukaryote” [email us to submit a question].

Veronica Sevillano from the University of Madrid will join us to discuss her chapter “Animals as Social Groups: An intergroup relations analysis of human-animal conflicts” [email us to submit a question].

Trevor Wardill from the University of Minnesota will join us to discuss his article “Cuttlefish use stereopsis to strike at prey” [already recorded].

Royel Johnson from Pennsylvania State University’s Department of Education Policy Studies discusses his article “The state of research on undergraduate youth formerly in foster care: A systematic review of the literature” [already recorded].