Podcast: Neandertal made art and tales from a geologist in Greenland
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Channel: Science Magazine · 2018 · Science & Technology
Neandertals that made art, live news from the AAAS Annual Meeting, and the emotional experience of being a scientist 2/23/18 episode We talk about the techniques of painting sleuths, how to combat alternative facts or “fake news,” and using audio signposts to keep birds from flying into buildings. For this segment, David Grimm—online news editor for Science—talks with host Sarah Crespi as part of a live podcast event from the AAAS Annual Meeting in Austin. Painting sleuths http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/02/picasso-painted-over-another-artist-s-work-and-then-over-his-own-new-imaging-reveals Fighting fake news http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/02/fighting-back-against-alternative-facts-experts-share-their-secrets Audio lighthouses http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/02/acoustic-lighthouses-could-prevent-birds-hitting-buildings Sarah also interviews Science News Editor Tim Appenzeller about Neanderthal art. The unexpected age of some European cave paintings is causing experts to rethink the mental capabilities of our extinct cousins. Neanderthal art http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/02/europes-first-cave-artists-were-neandertals-newly-dated-paintings-show For the monthly books segment, Jen Golbeck interviews with William Glassley about his book, A Wilder Time: Notes from a Geologist at the Edge of the Greenland Ice. Book link https://www.amazon.com/Wilder-Time-Notes-Geologist-Greenland/dp/1942658346 [Music: Jeffrey Cook] Link to itunes: http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=120329020 Link to RSS feed: http://www.sciencemag.org/rss/podcast.xml Listen to more podcasts on our site: http://www.sciencemag.org/podcasts Authors: Sarah Crespi; David Grimm; Tim Appenzeller; Jen Golbeck
