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Episode 31: August 2016

In this episode we hear about human height, fish joints, colour vision, chimpanzees using tools and open science.
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Episode 31: August 2016

Chapters

  1. 0:31
    Tall story
    A large scale study reveals how human height has changed in the last 100 years.
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  2. 5:48
    Joint secrets
    Zebrafish have lubricated joints similar to those in humans and other land animals.
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  3. 11:19
    Seeing things clearly
    Birds tune their light sensitive cells to maximise the number of colours they see.
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  4. 16:38
    Making the effort
    Travel motivates chimpanzees to use tools.
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  5. 22:13
    In the open
    Researchers can benefit from making their research findings freely available online.
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