
Kimberly McCoy
Producer at Short Wave
(she/her) / producer @NPRShortWave /‘19 @AAASMassMedia Fellow at PBS @NewsHour / BioChem PhD / Avid Ice angler / Punny /🗻 and 🐕❤️er
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wfdd.org | Megan Lim |Eleanor Beardsley |Kimberly McCoy
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2 weeks ago |
npr.org | Regina G. Barber |Kimberly McCoy |Rachel Carlson |Rebecca Ramirez
Why this physicist says we shouldn't write off wormholes Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1252360718/1269327926" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> According to physicist Ron Gamble, there is a non-zero chance that scientists could find a wormhole.
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wrvo.org | Emily Kwong |Rachel Carlson |Kimberly McCoy
There are over 1400 species of bats found around the world. And the way they navigate is hugely varied. The vast majority are using, as you might expect, echolocation. That's where an animal uses reflected sound to navigate. But echolocation is not the only sense that they use. When it comes time to find and hunt their prey, bats will use their eyes. Some rely heavily on smell. And some have evolved the ability to eavesdrop on their future meals.
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3 weeks ago |
npr.org | Emily Kwong |Rachel Carlson |Kimberly McCoy
Hunt like a bat! How baby bats learn to eavesdrop on their next meal Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1251284818/1269304992" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> A fringe-lipped bat preys on a túngara frog in Panama. Photo by Marcos Guerra hide caption toggle caption Photo by Marcos Guerra A fringe-lipped bat preys on a túngara frog in Panama.
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npr.org | Darian Woods |Adrian Ma |Julia Ritchey |Kate Concannon |Rebecca Ramirez |Regina G. Barber | +1 more
The Indicator: American science brain drain Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1250811328/1269293683" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> The jobs website Nature Careers saw a 32 percent increase in US-based scientists applying for jobs elsewhere in the first three months of this year.
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