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Episode 105: September 2026

In this episode, we hear about the origins of our individuality, how synaesthetes' pupil size changes just by thinking of a colour, female chickadees expanding the spectrum of cognitive abilities through non-monogamy, urban wildlife, and the switch to DNA organisation that accompanies cancer.
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Episode 105: September 2026
Anastasiya Badun (CC0)

Chapters

  1. 0:43
    Learning to be unique
    The ability to learn from personal experiences drives the expression of individuality in fruit flies.
  2. 9:08
    "Seeing" colour without really seeing it
    Synaesthetic experiences change pupil size in the same way as when they look at that colour for real.
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  3. 16:12
    Spatial skills wanted
    Female chickadees favour males with a superior spatial sense for extramarital antics.
  4. 24:13
    One species’ trash…
    What can urban planners do to support wildlife?
    This chapter is based on the following content
  5. 30:44
    Rearranging the cell's genetic library
    In a cell-based model of breast cancer, the cancer genome is reorganised throughout cancer progression at the level of compartments, chromatin domains, and loops.
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