It's Friday, October 28th, 2016, and you're listening to Inquiring Minds.

I'm Injy Viscontas.

Each week, we bring you a new in-depth exploration of the space where science, politics, and society collide.

We endeavor to find out what's true, what's left to discover, and why it all matters.

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is off this week running the Bay Area Science Festival, so if you're nearby, do check it out at

bay area science.org. Last week, we talked about cats, the lines in our living room, and this week,

not just because it rhymes, we're going to be talking about bats. Also, Halloween is just around

the corner where bats make a significant presence in our lives. Why is it that we think bats are

scary? Well, that's a question that Merlin Tuttle has sought to answer for over 55 years.

He's an American ecologist, conservationist, wildlife photographer, and he specializes in bat ecology,

behavior, and conservation.

He founded the Conservation Organization, Bat Conservation International.

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