Episode 101
Moths hear plants, and what fingerprints do for touch
Plus, how kangaroos go faster at no extra energy cost, and tracking how people catch infections...
February 28, 202637m 42s
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Show Notes
In this episode, how kangaroos alter their postures to store more energy in their Achilles tendons and boost movement efficiency, the moths that make a beeline when they hear plants "talking" to them, tracking how people pick up diseases from their surroundings, the contribution fingerprints make to touch sensation, and some forgotten female scientists are recognised at the Eiffel Tower, in France. Get the references and the transcripts for this programme from the Naked Scientists website
Topics
kangaroolocomotionmothplant insect communicationdisease transmissionfingerprinttouch sensationfamous female scientists