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Episode 97 out now! Alexander Puzrin from @ETH_en about his research into the Dyatlov Pass incident: an unsolved mystery since 1959, when the frozen bodies of a nine hikers were found in the Soviet Union’s northern Ural Mountains. parsingscience.org/2021/04/0…

Episode 92 out now! @AngelaZorro discusses her research into how Columbia's adoption of United States' adversarial approach to criminal trials impacted the detention of suspects prior to their court trials. Open-access article @ parsing.science/medina parsing.science/e92

Episode 91 out now! @emilio__ferrara from @USC discusses his research on the prevalence of bots – and their dissemination of conspiracy theories into – the 2020 U.S. presidential election. Open-access paper @ parsing.science/ferarra parsing.science/e91

Episode 87 out now! Tim Miller from @WUSTL's @MillerLabNeuro talks with us about his research into the beginning of genomic therapies for the fatal disease, ALS. @NEJM article at parsing.science/t.miller parsing.science/e87

Episode 88 out now! @UCIPhysAstro's Arianna Long (@astroarianna) discusses her research into the emergence of massive dusty star-forming galaxies that developed billions of years ago. Article @ parsing.science/a.long (preprint @ parsing.science/astroarianna) parsing.science/e88

Leaf-cutting ant species found to have a tough layer of calcite on its exoskeleton, helping protect them in fights with soldier ants. nationalgeographic.com/anima…

Episode 85 out now! @KyeshaJennings talks with us about her analysis of Megan @theestallion's "hot girl summer" and what it says about changes in how Black women cultivate community in digital spaces. Open access article @ parsing.science/jennings parsing.science/e85

After lockdown, staff and contract workers were the only nonresidents allowed into nursing homes. Those who worked in multiple facilities inadvertently enabled the virus to spread. nber.org/digest/oct20/w27608…

Conservationist reestablishes seabird colonies by populating islands with painted decoys and, in some cases, sound recordings. cnn.com/2020/09/30/world/puf…

Cichlid fish that live in the Amazon appear to change head, fins and overall body shape in response to environmental changes. earth.com/news/cichlid-fish-…

Episode 84 out now! @ee_kausel from @ucatolica and Tori Howes from @OSUcascades discuss their research into why narcissists rarely, if ever, learn from their mistakes. (Hint: they're never wrong.) Article @ parsing.science/howes-kausel parsing.science/e84

Crows - and perhaps pigeons & barn owls - know what they know and can ponder the content of their own minds, a manifestation of higher intelligence, analytical thought, and sensory consciousness long believed the sole province of humans and macaques. statnews.com/2020/09/24/crow…

Singing in a silent spring: Sparrows in San Francisco started singing differently in the silence of the pandemic shutdown. futurism.com/the-byte/birds-…

In order to satisfy their curiosity, people found willing to accept inconveniences, even if the information sought out is unpleasant or will put them in a bad mood. sciencedirect.com/science/ar…

While higher implicit bias in a NFL market generally reduced attendance at those regions' games, #BLM protests might actually have mitigated some of those effects as attendance during those games increased. psypost.org/2020/09/study-ex…