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SciFri Book Club: One For The Birds
A celebration of the tool-users, the problem-solvers, and the songbirds. Plus, can we ever truly understand animal minds?
Make Your Own Sauropod Poop!
How did dinosaurs digest the food they ate? Using modern animals as models, make your own digestive system to learn more.
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A Bird’s-Eye View Of Color
Birds don’t see the world quite the way we do. How does that shape the colors—both spectacular and drab—of our feathered friends?
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Bridging The Digital Divide In Texas’ Wide-Open Spaces
High-speed internet access is becoming a necessity of modern life, but connecting over a million rural Texans is a challenge.
Nevertheless She Existed: Women Who Took To The Skies
On November 20 in NYC, discover the untold stories of the women in space history who shot for the stars and expanded our horizons.
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Practice Makes Perfect: How Birds Learn To Sing
What do a song bird and a toddler have in common? The way they learn to vocalize.
Cocktail Chemistry Quest In New York City
On Wednesday, October 9th in NYC, we’re brewing up trouble at Littlefield with a chance to taste and learn about the science behind spirits.
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Your Language Is Changing, Because Internet
An internet linguist explores how online communication has changed the way we write.
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Into The Woods—For Birds!
Wherever you go this vacation season, there are bound to be birds. How beginner birders can find, identify, and appreciate them.
Studying Language In The Age Of The Internet
In this excerpt from ‘Because Internet,’ Gretchen McCulloch explains why the internet age is a golden one for linguists.