A new video camera system can help people experience the colors of nature as other animals see them.

If you look at flowers, for example, There might be beautiful to

eye, but they're not really intended for us to be looking at.

It's Monday, January 29th, but it's not a blue Monday.

It's Science Friday.

I'm Cyfry producer Charles Burgquist. A little later today we'll hear how researchers are trying to better understand how bees, birds, and other animals see the

colorful world using a new video camera system.

But first, guest host Ariel Dumas talks with the creator of an app that seeks to improve the birthing experience for people of color.

Here's Ariel.

For some patients, finding a good doctor can be as simple as looking up a doctor's degrees and accolades.

But for people who are more likely to experience discrimination in a medical setting, perhaps

due to their gender, disability, sexual orientation, or race, degrees only tell half the story.

So how do you know where to go and who to trust?

One app aims to help black and brown parents to make informed decisions about where they choose to give birth.

Because black people who give birth are far more likely than their white counterparts

to experience mistreatment in a hospital setting, to develop complications, or to die due to childbirth.

Joining me now to talk about the app is my next guest.

Kimberly Seals Allers is the executive director of Narrative Nation and the

founder of the app Earth spelled I R. T. H. Kimberly, welcome to Science Friday.

Thank you so much for having me. Thank you so much for having me.

Thank you so much for coming on the show.

So you launched Earth in 2021.

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