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b'This Soundscape Artist Has Been Listening To The Planet For Decades\\nJim Metzner is one of the pioneers of science radio\\u2014he\\u2019s been making field recordings and sharing them with audiences for more than 40 years. He hosted shows such as \\u201cSounds of Science\\u201d in the 1980s, which later grew into \\u201cPulse of the Planet,\\u201d a radio show about \\u201cthe sound of life on Earth.\\u201d\\nOver the decades, Metzner has created an incredible time capsule of soundscapes, and now, his entire collection is going to the Library of Congress.\\nJohn Dankosky talks with Metzner about what he\\u2019s learned about the natural world from endless hours of recordings and what we can all learn from listening. Plus, they\\u2019ll discuss some of his favorite recordings. To hear the best audio quality, it might be a good idea to use headphones if you can.\\n\\n\\xa0\\nThe Surprising Animal Science Behind Jordan Peele\\u2019s \\u2018Nope\\u2019\\nOne of the summer\\u2019s biggest blockbusters has been the alien horror film Nope, from director Jordan Peele. Nope has elements of many classic UFO films, with the Spielbergian charm of Close Encounters of the Third Kind, and the horror and destruction from The War of the Worlds.\\nFor the spoiler-averse, this is your warning to turn back now.\\nThe big twist in Nope that differentiates it from other alien films is that it isn\\u2019t a UFO (or UAP if you\\u2019re up to date on the lingo) hanging out in the skies above our main characters. The saucer-shaped figure is the alien itself.\\nWriter and director Jordan Peele attributes much of the inspiration for the alien as coming from sea creatures. He enlisted the help of scientific consultants including marine biologist Kelsi Rutledge to help bring the creature, known in the film as Jean Jacket, to life. She even gave it a scientific name: Occulonimbus edoequus, meaning \\u201chidden dark cloud stallion eater.\\u201d\\nKelsi, who is a PhD candidate at UCLA in Los Angeles, California, talks to Ira about the ingredients that went into creating a new creature to scare audiences.\\n\\n\\xa0\\nMaking A Meal Fit For An Astronaut\\nLife on the International Space Station throws some wrenches into how food and eating work. There\\u2019s very little gravity, after all. And there are big differences between nutritional needs on Earth and in space.\\nAstronauts must exercise two hours each day on the International Space Station to prevent bone and muscle loss, meaning daily caloric intake needs to be somewhere between 2,500 and 3,500 calories. Sodium must also be reduced, as an astronaut\\u2019s body sheds less of it in space. Astronauts also have an increased need for Vitamin D, as their skin isn\\u2019t able to create it from sunlight as people on Earth do.\\nSo, how do all these limitations affect the food astronauts eat? Joining guest host Kathleen Davis to answer these gustatory questions is Xulei Wu, food systems manager for the International Space Station in Houston, Texas.\\n\\nTranscripts for each segment will be available the week after the show airs on\\xa0sciencefriday.com.'