SoT 223: Terminal Buzz

Published: April 30, 2016, 10:56 a.m.

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A new study looks at the vocal talents of Queen frontman Freddie\\nMercury, and reveals what we already knew: he had an\\nextraordinary voice!

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A study of bats shows that when hunting insects, they don\'t plan\\none kill at a time. Instead they choose flight paths that \\ntake them to two victims in quick succession.

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A study looking at high powered hand dryers - in particular the\\nDyson Airblades - has found \\nthey can spread a lot of virus particles. But that\'s only a\\nproblem if you don\'t wash your hands properly. And\\nyou probably don\'t.

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Peter Miller is a professional sound designer and music composer\\nwho has worked in the film & music business for nearly 40\\nyears. He writes at Hummadruz about various\\naudio phenomena and pseudo-science.

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This episode contains traces of Stephen Colbert and\\nDr. Manny Alvarez describing correct hand-washing\\ntechnique.

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