Software Sniffs Out Rat Squeaks

From60-Second Science

Start listening View podcast show

Software Sniffs Out Rat Squeaks

From60-Second Science

ratings:

Length:

3 minutes

Released:

May 1, 2019

Format:

Podcast episode

Description

Algorithms learned to sift ultrasonic rat squeaks from other noise, which could help researchers who study rodents’ emotional states. Lucy Huang reports.

Released:

May 1, 2019

Format:

Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Leading science journalists provide a daily minute commentary on some of the most interesting developments in the world of science. For a full-length, weekly podcast you can subscribe to Science Talk: The Podcast of Scientific American . To view all of our archived podcasts please go to www.scientificamerican.com/podcast

Skip carousel

New Model Aims to Solve Mystery of the Moon's Formation: New Model Aims to Solve Mystery of the Moon's Formation by 60-Second Science
2 min listen
Bumblebee Queens Prefer Layovers to Nonstop Flights: Bumblebee Queens Prefer Layovers to Nonstop Flights by 60-Second Science
2 min listen
Infrared Light Offers a Cooler Way to Defrost: Infrared Light Offers a Cooler Way to Defrost by 60-Second Science
2 min listen
Daylight Brings Toxic Beetles Together for Safety: Daylight Brings Toxic Beetles Together for Safety by 60-Second Science
3 min listen
Solar Jets Cause Standing Waves in Earth's Magnetic Field: Solar Jets Cause Standing Waves in Earth's Magnetic Field by 60-Second Science
3 min listen
Honeybees Can Put Two and Two Together: Honeybees Can Put Two and Two Together by 60-Second Science
2 min listen
Squeezed Potassium Atoms Straddle Liquid and Solid: Squeezed Potassium Atoms Straddle Liquid and Solid by 60-Second Science
1 min listen
Scenic City Sights Linked to Higher Happiness: Scenic City Sights Linked to Higher Happiness by 60-Second Science
2 min listen
Spider Monkeys Optimize Jungle Acoustics: Spider Monkeys Optimize Jungle Acoustics by 60-Second Science
2 min listen
Unread Books at Home Still Spark Literacy Habits: Unread Books at Home Still Spark Literacy Habits by 60-Second Science
3 min listen
There's a Word for Today: There's a Word for Today by 60-Second Science
2 min listen
Tech's Brain Effect: It's Complicated: Tech's Brain Effect: It's Complicated by 60-Second Science
2 min listen
Tennessee Whiskey Relies on Missing Ingredients: Tennessee Whiskey Relies on Missing Ingredients by 60-Second Science
2 min listen
Whitening Strips Alter Proteins in Teeth: Whitening Strips Alter Proteins in Teeth by 60-Second Science
2 min listen
Gluten-Free Restaurant Foods Are Often Mislabeled: Gluten-Free Restaurant Foods Are Often Mislabeled by 60-Second Science
2 min listen
Computers Turn an Ear on New York City: Computers Turn an Ear on New York City by 60-Second Science
2 min listen
Nobelist Says System of Science Offers Life Lessons: Nobelist Says System of Science Offers Life Lessons by 60-Second Science
3 min listen
You Contain Multitudes of Microplastics: You Contain Multitudes of Microplastics by 60-Second Science
3 min listen
What Chickens Can Teach Hearing Researchers: What Chickens Can Teach Hearing Researchers by 60-Second Science
3 min listen
Science News Briefs from All Over: Science News Briefs from All Over by 60-Second Science
2 min listen
Harder-Working Snakes Pack Stronger Venom: Harder-Working Snakes Pack Stronger Venom by 60-Second Science
3 min listen
Hurricane Maria Rain Amount Chances Are Boosted by Climate Change: Hurricane Maria Rain Amount Chances Are Boosted by Climate Change by 60-Second Science
3 min listen
Ancient Whiz Opens Archaeology Window: Ancient Whiz Opens Archaeology Window by 60-Second Science
3 min listen
Urban Coyote Evolution Favors the Bold: Urban Coyote Evolution Favors the Bold by 60-Second Science
3 min listen
Could Air-Conditioners Help Cool the Planet?: Could Air-Conditioners Help Cool the Planet? by 60-Second Science
2 min listen
Penguin Poop Helps Biodiversity Bloom in Antarctica: Penguin Poop Helps Biodiversity Bloom in Antarctica by 60-Second Science
2 min listen
Hyena Society Stability Has Last Laugh: Hyena Society Stability Has Last Laugh by 60-Second Science
2 min listen
Cats Recognize Their Names—but May Not Respond: Cats Recognize Their Names—but May Not Respond by 60-Second Science
2 min listen
Music May Orchestrate Better Brain Connectivity in Preterm Infants: Music May Orchestrate Better Brain Connectivity in Preterm Infants by 60-Second Science
3 min listen
Bird Beak Shapes Depend on More Than Diet: Bird Beak Shapes Depend on More Than Diet by 60-Second Science
2 min listen

More Episodes from 60-Second Science

Skip carousel

Coming Soon to Your Podcast Feed: Science, Quickly: Coming Soon to Your Podcast Feed: Science, Quickly by 60-Second Science
4 min listen
The 60-Second Podcast Takes a Short Break--but Wait, There's More: The 60-Second Podcast Takes a Short Break--but Wait, There's More by 60-Second Science
3 min listen
Is Your Phone Actually Draining Your Brain?: Is Your Phone Actually Draining Your Brain? by 60-Second Science
7 min listen
Why Your Dog Might Think You're a Bonehead: Why Your Dog Might Think You're a Bonehead by 60-Second Science
4 min listen
Alaska's Protective Sea Ice Wall Is Crumbling because of the Climate Crisis: Alaska's Protective Sea Ice Wall Is Crumbling because of the Climate Crisis by 60-Second Science
7 min listen
It's the Bass That Makes Us Boogie: It's the Bass That Makes Us Boogie by 60-Second Science
5 min listen
How Vaccines Saved Money and Lives, and China's Zero-COVID Protests: COVID, Quickly Podcast, Episode 44: How Vaccines Saved Money and Lives, and China's Zero-COVID Protests: COVID, Quickly Podcast, Episode 44 by 60-Second Science
8 min listen
'Chatty Turtles' Flip the Script on the Evolutionary Origins of Vocalization in Animals: 'Chatty Turtles' Flip the Script on the Evolutionary Origins of Vocalization in Animals by 60-Second Science
7 min listen
Tardigrades, an Unlikely Sleeping Beauty: Tardigrades, an Unlikely Sleeping Beauty by 60-Second Science
6 min listen
A Burned Redwood Forest Tells a Story of Climate Change, Past, Present and Future: A Burned Redwood Forest Tells a Story of Climate Change, Past, Present and Future by 60-Second Science
7 min listen
Antivirals Could Reduce Long COVID Risk, and How Well the New Boosters Work: COVID, Quickly Podcast, Episode 43: Antivirals Could Reduce Long COVID Risk, and How Well the New Boosters Work: COVID, Quickly Podcast, Episode 43 by 60-Second Science
5 min listen
A Honeybee Swarm Has as Much Electric Charge as a Thundercloud: A Honeybee Swarm Has as Much Electric Charge as a Thundercloud by 60-Second Science
5 min listen
These Punk Rock Penguins Have a Bizarre Breeding Strategy: These Punk Rock Penguins Have a Bizarre Breeding Strategy by 60-Second Science
3 min listen
The Viral Triple Threat and Why You Need a Booster: COVID, Quickly, Episode 41: The Viral Triple Threat and Why You Need a Booster: COVID, Quickly, Episode 41 by 60-Second Science
7 min listen
What You Need to Know About Iran's Surveillance Tech: What You Need to Know About Iran's Surveillance Tech by 60-Second Science
6 min listen
Delivering Equitable Lung Cancer Care [Sponsored]: Delivering Equitable Lung Cancer Care [Sponsored] by 60-Second Science
6 min listen
New Halloween 'Scariant' Variants and Boosting Your Immunity: COVID, Quickly, Episode 41: New Halloween 'Scariant' Variants and Boosting Your Immunity: COVID, Quickly, Episode 41 by 60-Second Science
8 min listen
These Hawks Have Figured Out How to See the Bat in the Swarm: These Hawks Have Figured Out How to See the Bat in the Swarm by 60-Second Science
4 min listen
Naps Not Needed to Make New Memories: Naps Not Needed to Make New Memories by 60-Second Science
5 min listen
How the Pandemic Shortened Life Expectancy, and New Drugs on the Horizon: COVID, Quickly, Episode 40: How the Pandemic Shortened Life Expectancy, and New Drugs on the Horizon: COVID, Quickly, Episode 40 by 60-Second Science
8 min listen
Engineering the Treatment of Early-Stage Lung Cancer [SPONSORED]: Engineering the Treatment of Early-Stage Lung Cancer [SPONSORED] by 60-Second Science
6 min listen
Rediscovered Red Wolf Genes May Help Conserve the Species: Rediscovered Red Wolf Genes May Help Conserve the Species by 60-Second Science
4 min listen
What the Disease Feels Like, and Presidents Can't End Pandemics | COVID, Quickly, Episode 39: What the Disease Feels Like, and Presidents Can't End Pandemics | COVID, Quickly, Episode 39 by 60-Second Science
8 min listen
These Spiders Use Their Webs Like Huge Silky Ears: These Spiders Use Their Webs Like Huge Silky Ears by 60-Second Science
6 min listen
Chewing Consumes a Surprising Amount of Energy: Chewing Consumes a Surprising Amount of Energy by 60-Second Science
3 min listen
These Bats Buzz Like Bees to Save Their Own Lives by 60-Second Science
4 min listen
Unvaxxed Kids, and 8 Days a Week (of Isolation) | COVID, Quickly, Episode 38: Unvaxxed Kids, and 8 Days a Week (of Isolation) | COVID, Quickly, Episode 38 by 60-Second Science
7 min listen
Listen to Images from the James Webb Space Telescope: Listen to Images from the James Webb Space Telescope by 60-Second Science
8 min listen
These Tiny Pollinators Can Travel Surprisingly Huge Distances: These Tiny Pollinators Can Travel Surprisingly Huge Distances by 60-Second Science
2 min listen
During a Heat Wave, You Can Blast the AC, but What Does a Squirrel Do?: During a Heat Wave, You Can Blast the AC, but What Does a Squirrel Do? by 60-Second Science
7 min listen

Related podcast episodes

Skip carousel

The Monkey Marketplace by Hidden Brain
46 min listen
Episode 183 -- Astrocytes in Synaptic Control Symposium by Neuroscientists Talk Shop
49 min listen
David M. Peña-Guzmán, "When Animals Dream: The Hidden World of Animal Consciousness" (Princeton UP, 2022): An interview with David M. Peña-Guzmán by Princeton UP Ideas Podcast
43 min listen
If You Give An Orangutan A Kazoo...: Researchers discovered that a simple instrument could offer insights into the vocal abilities of orangutans — and the evolution of human speech. by Short Wave
12 min listen
How AI is making non-invasive mind reading a reality by Science Weekly
17 min listen
#93 Prof. MURRAY SHANAHAN - Consciousness, Embodiment, Language Models by Machine Learning Street Talk (MLST)
80 min listen
How vultures can help solve crimes | Lauren Pharr: How vultures can help solve crimes | Lauren Pharr by TED Talks Science and Medicine
11 min listen
Why humans and other primates care so much about fairness, with Sarah Brosnan, PhD: Questions of fairness, justice and morality might seem unique to humans. But research suggests that non-human animals notice inequality as well. Dr. Sarah Brosnan, of Georgia State University, talks about how non-human primates and other animals react... by Speaking of Psychology
34 min listen
Dinky is the Brain: Scientists can grow miniature versions of human brains — called organoids — in the lab, but during the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience two teams of scientists presented previously unpublished research on how these human mini-brains can gro by We Have Concerns
25 min listen
David M. Peña-Guzmán, "When Animals Dream: The Hidden World of Animal Consciousness" (Princeton UP, 2022): An interview with David M. Peña-Guzmán by New Books in Science, Technology, and Society
43 min listen
David M. Peña-Guzmán, "When Animals Dream: The Hidden World of Animal Consciousness" (Princeton UP, 2022): An interview with David M. Peña-Guzmán by New Books in Science
43 min listen
Smarthropods: Cognition in Insects (Ep 46) by Big Biology
38 min listen
Audio long read: Lab mice go wild — making experiments more natural in order to decode the brain: Neuroscientists are developing new set-ups to study how the brain might work in the messy, unpredictable real world. by Nature Podcast
15 min listen
#26 — Smell, Taste & Consciousness with Dr. Stuart Firestein: Neurobiologist Stuart Firestein, one of the world's leading experts on olfaction, joins Bernard Baars to discuss the similarities and surprising differences of smell and taste in relation to vision, hearing and somatosensory systems, like touch. The ... by On Consciousness & the Brain with Bernard Baars
91 min listen
Episode 262 -- Steve Chang, PhD by Neuroscientists Talk Shop
36 min listen
Snapshot of a Memory with Dr. Bruce Hope: Anthony and Dr. Bruce Hope talk about how researchers can identify and manipulate the activity of neurons that are active during a specific experience. Toward the end of their conversation, Bruce gets into the importance of perseverance and the... by Brain Matters
30 min listen
130: Quantum entanglement with Dr. Ghose: Dr. Shohini Ghose talks about quantum entanglement, which she describes as an "amazing, weird handshake across space and time." She tells us about quantum information science, which finds useful applications for the weird quantum qualities of particles. by Spacepod
17 min listen
Ants, Ants, and More Ants: What Research on Ants can Teach us about Ourselves and our Future as a Species: Should ants be considered unsightly pests or ecological saviors? Before you decide to eradicate the ant hills from your backyard, take the time to learn about the ecological role of insects in their local ecosystems and the benefits of keeping ants in... by Finding Genius Podcast
36 min listen
The Nature Podcast highlights of 2023: The team select some of their favourite stories from the past 12 months. by Nature Podcast
45 min listen

Discover this podcast and so much more

Software Sniffs Out Rat Squeaks

Software Sniffs Out Rat Squeaks

Description

Titles in the series (100)

More Episodes from 60-Second Science

Related podcast episodes