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b"We have a new podcast! It's called\\xa0Universe Of Art, and it\\xa0features conversations\\xa0with artists who use science to bring their creations to the next level. Listen on\\xa0Apple Podcasts,\\xa0Spotify, or\\xa0wherever you get your podcasts.\\xa0\\n\\n\\xa0\\nWhen The Promise Of Social Media Becomes Perilous\\nDespite social media\\u2019s early promises to build a more just and democratic society, over the past several years, we\\u2019ve seen its propensity to easily spread hate speech, misinformation and disinformation. Online platforms have even played a role in organizing violent acts in the real world, like genocide against the Rohinga people in Myanmar, and the violent attempt to overturn the election at the United States capitol.\\nBut how did we get here? Has social media fundamentally changed how we interact with the world? And how did big tech companies accumulate so much unchecked power along the way?\\n\\n\\xa0\\nRemembering Roger Payne, Who Helped Save The Whales\\nAmericans haven\\u2019t always loved whales and dolphins. In the 1950s, the average American thought of whales as the floating raw materials for margarine, animal feed, and fertilizer\\u2014if they thought about whales at all. But twenty-five years later, things changed for cetaceans in a big way. Whales became the poster-animal for a new environmental movement, and cries of \\u201csave the whales!\\u201d echoed from the halls of government to the whaling grounds of the Pacific. What happened?\\nShifting attitudes were due, in large part, to the work of scientist Roger Payne, who died earlier this month at the age of 88. His recordings helped to popularize whalesong, and stoked the public imagination about intelligent underwater creatures who used vocalizations to communicate.\\nIn 2018, our podcast \\u201cUndiscovered\\u201d explored the history of Payne\\u2019s work, and that of his colleagues. We\\u2019re featuring this episode as a way of remembering his life and groundbreaking work.\\n\\n\\xa0\\nTo stay updated on all-things-science,\\xa0sign up for Science Friday's newsletters.\\nTranscripts for each segment will be available the week after the show airs on\\xa0sciencefriday.com."