On this week’s show: Researchers are finding new ways to mitigate implicit bias in medical settings, and how toothed whales use distinct vocal registers for echolocation and communication
First up this week: how to fight unconscious bias in the clinic. Staff Writer Rodrigo Pérez Ortega talks with host Sarah Crespi about how researchers are attempting to fight bias on many fronts—from online classes to machine learning to finding a biomarker for pain.
Next up on the show: a close look at toothed whale vocalization. Though we have known for more than 50 years that toothed whales such as orcas, sperm whales, and dolphins make diverse and useful sounds, how these noises are produced by their bodies has not been well understood. Coen Elemans, a professor in biology and head of the sound communication and behavior group at the University of Southern Denmark, joins Sarah to talk about using endoscopy and high-speed cameras as well as tissue samples and tracking data to learn how they achieve such amazing feats of sound.
This week’s episode was produced with help from Podigy.
About the Science Podcast
[Image: Thumy Phan; Music: Jeffrey Cook]
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Authors: Sarah Crespi; Rodrigo Pérez Ortega
Episode page: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adh3706
About the Science Podcast: https://www.science.org/content/page/about-science-podcast
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