How amazing is it to sit around a campfire? Watching those beautiful, flickering flames; listening to the gorgeous crackle of firewood. It's mesmerising. Humans are innately fascinated by fire, but our relationship with fire is complex. Sometimes, fire fascination turns into something more dangerous. Sometimes, humans intentionally set fires. And guess what? It seems that some birds do this too! In episode 18 of Sister Doctor Squared, Aleena and Janine explore some research around firestarting behaviour. For the inner square segment, Janine continues in the theme of intelligent birds, while Aleena regales us around her recent experience of context-specific memory!
Full show notes at the Sister Doctor Squared website.
Mastering of this episode, plus Intro and Outro music by Dr Adrian Diery.
26. Muck up day 2023
25. What’s the latest in melanoma research?
24. Fertility matters
23. Junky Stardust: what should we do about space junk?
22. Bedtime procrastination. What is it? How can we stop?
21. Muck up day 2022!
20. Is blue light at night really that bad?
19. Aah, the feels... the link between music & emotion
17. Go with your gut? What does the science say?
16. The truth about Tourette Syndrome with Seamus Evans
15. Fight, flight, or... “freeze”?
14. New Year’s Resolutions: can we use science to make them stick?
13. Muck up day 2021!
12. Scared of needles? Science has some answers.
11. Distorted sense of time: how is this possible?
10. Why is cancer so rare in whales?
9. Antibiotic resistance: what's the deal?
8. The ’nocebo’ effect: just as important as the placebo effect?
7. Why do bowerbirds hoard and steal blue stuff?
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