NPR Health News: Their Masters’ Voices: Dogs Understand Tone And Meaning Of Words.
“When you praise a dog, it’s listening not just to the words you say but also how you say them.
That might not be huge news to dog owners. But now scientists have explored this phenomenon by using an imaging machine to peek inside the brains of 13 dogs as they listened to their trainer’s voice.”
Veritasium: Celsius Didn’t Invent Celsius. (YouTube) “Celsius never devised nor used the scale that now bears his name.”
Radiolab podcast: 23 Weeks 6 Days.
“When Kelley Benham and her husband Tom French finally got pregnant, after many attempts and a good deal of technological help, everything was perfect. Until it wasn’t. Their story raises questions that, until recently, no parent had to face… and that are still nearly impossible to answer.”
There’s also an epsiode with an Update: 23 Weeks 6 Days.
Kelley Benham, the mother, also wrote a series of gripping articles for the Tampa Bay Times about her experience: Never let go. “She came four months early, straining the limits of what is possible and what is right.”
The parents have written a book about their experiences that will be released on September 13, 2016.
Warning: You should probably not follow any of the links if you are pregnant right now.
MinutePhysics: Why is the Solar System Flat? (YouTube)
MinutePhysics: A Brief History of Everything, feat. Neil deGrasse Tyson. (YouTube)
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