SoT 345: Daisy

Hosts: Ed Brown, Penny Dumsday, Lucas Randall 00:00:35 Researchers at the University of Richmond taught a group of 17 rats how to drive tiny little plastic cars. The rats found driving to be relaxing ! 00:11:28 Why do we like music? It's a question that neuroscientists have wondered about for decades. A paper in the Journal of Neuroscience suggests it's related to learning . 00:18:37 Cows can not only recognise other cows, but they form friendships and bonds that don't align with the social hierarchy of the herd. 00:26:28 Ornithologists in the Amazon have recorded the world's loudest bird. It's mating call can reach 125 decibels - louder than front row at a rock concert . This episode contains traces of the Have I Got News For You panel discussing the discovery of the world's loudest bird .

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SoT 345: Daisy is an episode from Science On Top by Ed Brown.

This episode is 34:52 long.

This episode was published on Nov 15, 2019.

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