Episode 86
Social media and febrile fish
Ways to combat online misinformation, what fish reveal about fighting infections, bat's preferred meals, and how spiders came by their venoms...
June 6, 202336m 50s
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Show Notes
This month we look at a method to raise the bar on the quality and trustworthiness of information shared over social media networks, how fish running a fever heal from infection faster, what miniature bat backpacks can reveal about the eating and hunting habits of our flying mammalian cousins, how kingfishers come by their plumage patterns, and the evolution of spider venom genes. Join Dr Chris Smith for a look inside the science at eLife... Get the references and the transcripts for this programme from the Naked Scientists website
Topics
social mediaonline informationtrustfeverfishbatsfeatherskingfishersspider venomsnake venom