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We discuss a new app that can translate a cat\u2019s meow into human languages, how the Epaulette shark is teaching us about climate change, and a potential treatment that might prevent cerebral palsy.

Flirting Cats\xa0\xa0

• \u201cDid My Cat Just Hit On Me? An Adventure in Pet Translation\u201d by Emily Anthes
  • https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/29/science/cats-pets-ommunication-artificial-intelligence.html
• \u201cMelody matters: An acoustic study of domestic cat meows in six contexts and four mental states\u201d by Susanne Sch\xf6tz\u200b\u200b, Joost van de Weijer\u200b, and Robert Eklund
  • https://peerj.com/preprints/27926/
• \u201cThe Animal Translators\u201d by Emily Anthes
  • https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/30/science/translators-animals-naked-mole-rats.html

Walking Sharks\xa0

• \u201cThese Sharks Can Walk, and They Might Help Us Understand More About Climate Change\u201d by Orlando Mayorquin
  • https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/08/25/walking-epaulette-shark-climate-change/7879031001/
• \u201cAquatic Walking and Swimming Kinematics of Neonate and Juvenile Epaulette Sharks\u201d by Marianne E Porter, Andrea V Hernandez, Connor R Gervais, and Jodie L Rummer
  • https://academic.oup.com/icb/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/icb/icac127/6650877?redirectedFrom=fulltext&login=false

Preventing Cerebral Palsy\xa0

• \u201cStudy offers hope for preventing cerebral palsy\u201d by University of Auckland
  • https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/966360
• \u201cTumour necrosis factor blockade after asphyxia in foetal sheep ameliorates cystic white matter injury\u201d by Christopher A. Lear, Benjamin A. Lear, Joanne O. Davidson, Jialin Sae-Jiw, Johanna M. Lloyd, Simerdeep K. Dhillon, Alistair J. Gunn, and Laura Bennet
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36087304/
• \u201cCerebral Palsy Facts and Statistics\u201d by Pierrette Mimi Poinsett, M.D.
  • https://www.cerebralpalsyguidance.com/cerebral-palsy/research/facts-and-statistics/#:~:text=Around%20764%2C000%20people%20in%20the,with%20cerebral%20palsy%20each%20year.
• What is Cerebral Palsy?
  • https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/cp/facts.html#:~:text=Cerebral%20palsy%20(CP)%20is%20a,problems%20with%20using%20the%20muscles.

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