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It may be well-known that hope is the thing with feathers, but how much is known about feathers themselves? Turns out, plenty! From shrub grouses to shuttlecocks and all the pea-babies (diminutive for peacocks, definitely for sure) in between, come soar on the delightfully complex wings of knowledge with us!
Want more SciShow Tangents? Check out hundreds more episodes of our podcast here: https://scishow-tangents.simplecast.com, or wherever you get your podcasts!
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A big thank you to Patreon subscriber Garth Riley for helping to make the show possible!
Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions!
While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen
[Truth or Fail]
Dermestid beetles on dino feather in amber
science.org/content/article/feathered-dinosaurs-discovered
eurekalert.org/news-releases/986124
smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/lice-filled-dinosaur-feathers-found-trapped-100-million-year-old-amber-180973727
discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/dermestid-beetles-feasted-on-dinosaur-feathers
Badminton shuttlecock dino-birdie
amnh.org/exhibitions/dinosaurs-ancient-fossils/liaoning-diorama/a-feathered-tyrant
https://australian.museum/learn/dinosaurs/fact-sheets/dilong-paradoxus/
eurekalert.org/news-releases/1030468
Roboduck with dino feathers
audubon.org/news/new-aquatic-dinosaur-find-strange-and-startling-avian-hodgepodge
newscientist.com/article/2414147-dinosaurs-evolved-feathers-to-scare-prey-suggests-robot-experiment
arstechnica.com/science/2024/02/robo-dinosaur-scares-grasshoppers-to-shed-light-on-why-dinos-evolved-feathers
[Trivia Question]
Speed of peacock tail feather shaking to signal interest to mates
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0152759
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0207247
theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/12/peacock-crests-are-vibration-sensors/578656
gizmodo.com/the-physics-of-peacock-tail-feathers-is-even-more-dazzl-1772653586
[Fact Off]
Turning waste chicken feathers into a flavorless, edible meat paste
ourworldindata.org/grapher/animals-slaughtered-for-meat?time=latest
phys.org/news/2017-09-bird-feathers-food.html
https://lup.lub.lu.se/luur/download?func=downloadFile&recordOId=9055668&fileOId=9055675
thechemicalengineer.com/news/lund-team-turns-chicken-feathers-into-food
rechargenews.com/energy-transition/chicken-feathers-can-help-generate-clean-energy-say-researchers/2-1-1539841?zephr_sso_ott=oZW4Dr
Male sandgrouse belly feathers soak up water to carry back to their babies
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsif.2022.0878
academic.oup.com/condor/article/69/4/323/5229138
ebird.org/species/namsan1
[Ask the Science Couch]
Feather growth and development (and altricial vs. precocial baby birds)
academy.allaboutbirds.org/feathers-article
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4380223
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6917565
[Butt One More Thing]
Fright molt: losing tail feathers as an antipredator adaptation
academic.oup.com/beheco/article/17/6/1046/319763
#scishow #podcast #comedy #science #education #scishowtangents
Check out rocketmoney.com/scishow to start managing your personal finances today. Thank you to Rocket Money for sponsoring today's video! #rocketmoney #personalfinance
It may be well-known that hope is the thing with feathers, but how much is known about feathers themselves? Turns out, plenty! From shrub grouses to shuttlecocks and all the pea-babies (diminutive for peacocks, definitely for sure) in between, come soar on the delightfully complex wings of knowledge with us!
Want more SciShow Tangents? Check out hundreds more episodes of our podcast here: https://scishow-tangents.simplecast.com, or wherever you get your podcasts!
Head to patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter!
And go to store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to find great SciShow Tangents merch!
A big thank you to Patreon subscriber Garth Riley for helping to make the show possible!
Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions!
While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen
[Truth or Fail]
Dermestid beetles on dino feather in amber
science.org/content/article/feathered-dinosaurs-discovered
eurekalert.org/news-releases/986124
smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/lice-filled-dinosaur-feathers-found-trapped-100-million-year-old-amber-180973727
discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/dermestid-beetles-feasted-on-dinosaur-feathers
Badminton shuttlecock dino-birdie
amnh.org/exhibitions/dinosaurs-ancient-fossils/liaoning-diorama/a-feathered-tyrant
https://australian.museum/learn/dinosaurs/fact-sheets/dilong-paradoxus/
eurekalert.org/news-releases/1030468
Roboduck with dino feathers
audubon.org/news/new-aquatic-dinosaur-find-strange-and-startling-avian-hodgepodge
newscientist.com/article/2414147-dinosaurs-evolved-feathers-to-scare-prey-suggests-robot-experiment
arstechnica.com/science/2024/02/robo-dinosaur-scares-grasshoppers-to-shed-light-on-why-dinos-evolved-feathers
[Trivia Question]
Speed of peacock tail feather shaking to signal interest to mates
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0152759
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0207247
theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/12/peacock-crests-are-vibration-sensors/578656
gizmodo.com/the-physics-of-peacock-tail-feathers-is-even-more-dazzl-1772653586
[Fact Off]
Turning waste chicken feathers into a flavorless, edible meat paste
ourworldindata.org/grapher/animals-slaughtered-for-meat?time=latest
phys.org/news/2017-09-bird-feathers-food.html
https://lup.lub.lu.se/luur/download?func=downloadFile&recordOId=9055668&fileOId=9055675
thechemicalengineer.com/news/lund-team-turns-chicken-feathers-into-food
rechargenews.com/energy-transition/chicken-feathers-can-help-generate-clean-energy-say-researchers/2-1-1539841?zephr_sso_ott=oZW4Dr
Male sandgrouse belly feathers soak up water to carry back to their babies
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsif.2022.0878
academic.oup.com/condor/article/69/4/323/5229138
ebird.org/species/namsan1
[Ask the Science Couch]
Feather growth and development (and altricial vs. precocial baby birds)
academy.allaboutbirds.org/feathers-article
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4380223
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6917565
[Butt One More Thing]
Fright molt: losing tail feathers as an antipredator adaptation
academic.oup.com/beheco/article/17/6/1046/319763
#scishow #podcast #comedy #science #education #scishowtangents
