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Hey, your waivers, Regina Barbara here,

and this time I've got two of our favorites

for our regular roundup of Science News, Ari Shapiro.

I'm one of your favorites, thank you.

You really are, honestly.

And Rachel Carlson, hey Rachel.

Also hopefully one of your favorites.

Absolutely, absolutely.

As you both know, we're going to share three signs stories in the news that have caught

our attention recently.

I'm excited to hear the one about impressive memories of chickadee's.

Yeah.

I'm scared for the one about robots that anticipate your smile.

Not me, but finally, there's also a story about insects and poetry, specifically, haiku.

All that on this episode of Shortwave, the Science Podcast from NPR sponsor Organic Valley, a co-op of small organic family farms,

like Stony Pond Farm Farm where Tyler Webb and his family

consider the earth, the animals, and the community in the stewardship of their farm. This is a lecturer who's wandered up the lane to say hi. She is very curious. She's probably the most curious cow that we have.

Every one of those cows all has their own sort of unique

attribute. They're such peaceful docile creatures, you know, and I say that that's my job is to wake up in this beautiful place every day and wander around and try to figure out how to make it better.

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