The Mask of the Crow Scientist

Published: Oct. 26, 2018, 10 a.m.

b'Not a true crime story, but a true science story! Starring a murder of crows, a person in a creepy mask, and one very curious scientist named Kaeli Swift. We unravel the mystery of what appears like scene from a Halloween fright night, but is actually an experiment designed to reveal the reasons for some very weird crow behavior. Turns out, you can get a lot of strange looks on the road to science discovery.\\n\\nNOTE: This episode is about the scientific study of death in animals. No animals die in this story, but listeners uncomfortable with this topic might want to skip it. Other Halloween episodes are \\u201cWe Ain\\u2019t Afraid of No Ghosts!\\u201d and \\u201cThe Laboratory of the Haunted House.\\u201d\\n\\nTo see a photo of someone wearing the mask, and watch a video of Kaeli\\u2019s study, visit our blog at sciencepodcastforkids.com.\\n\\nWe have more from our interview with Kaeli, on our special ad-free Patreon feed! Learn about how Kaeli followed her curiosity from this experiment, to fascinating studies on what crows might actually be thinking during a crow funeral. Pledge starting at $1/month today, at patreon.com/tumblepodcast.\\n\\nSend us your science questions, and tell us about your Halloween-inspired experiments! Email us at tumblepodcast@gmail.com.\\n\\nHappy Halloween!'