The Science of Thanksgiving

The answers to all your questions about the big bird: Does turkey make you sleepy? What's the difference between white and dark meat? And, stories about the bird itself

 
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  • White Meat or Dark?
    The genetic switch that governs the formation of the two types of turkey meat during development
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  • Talking Turkey
    Talking turkey for Thanksgiving with turkey expert Richard Buchholz from the University of Mississippi
 

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Taming The Wild Turkey
Turkey expert Richard Buchholz explains how the bird on your table Thursday is much different from the ones they had at the first Thanksgiving.

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For the Birds: A look at birds, habitat conservation and environmental economics
Ornithologist and conservation biologist Jeffrey Wells talks about birds and their roles as markers for environmental health. He also discusses the Boreal Forest, the Boreal Birdsong Initiative, the eBird research project (that you can assist) and his new book, The Birder's Conservation Handbook. We also have a brief tribute to the late Arthur C. Clarke

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Observing Wild Birds on Thanksgiving
Some notes on our feathered and finned friends

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Among Fruits, Cranberries Are Richest in Potent Group of Antioxidants

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When the Virtual You Changes the Real You
Research underway at Stanford University's Virtual Human Interaction Lab has shown that our digital self can persuade our real self to exercise more. (A good thing after gorging on mashed potatoes and pumpkin pie!)

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Lying in Weight: The Hidden Epidemic of Eating Disorders in Adult Women (And A Few Men)
In this episode, molecular biologist and journalist Trisha Gura discusses her new book, Lying In Weight, about eating disorders in adult, even elderly, women, as well as a small percentage of men

 

 

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