The Mask of the Crow Scientist

Tumble Science Podcast for Kids

Tumble Media

Education For Kids, Kids & Family

4.3 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 26 October 2018

⏱️ 13 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

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. NOTE: 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 “We Ain’t Afraid of No Ghosts!” and “The Laboratory of the Haunted House.” To see a photo of someone wearing the mask, and watch a video of Kaeli’s study, visit our blog at sciencepodcastforkids.com. We 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. Send us your science questions, and tell us about your Halloween-inspired experiments! Email us at tumblepodcast@gmail.com. Happy Halloween!

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Just a word before we get started, it's Halloween and this episode is a little darker than our regular shows.
0:06.5	It's about really fun and interesting science, but the topic might be sensitive for some.
0:10.8	If you're uncomfortable with discussions of funerals and death in animals, you might want to skip this one.
0:24.1	Hi, I'm Lindsay.
0:26.4	And I'm Marshall. Welcome to Tumble, the show where we explore stories of science discovery.
0:30.8	Today, it's a special Halloween episode about what is perhaps the most
0:36.0	Halloweeny experiments ever done.
0:39.0	It's got a murder of crows, it's got scary masks, and it's gotten people in public parks, kind of freaked out.
0:45.3	We're sharing the story behind one scientist, very creepy, road to discovery.
0:56.1	Tumble is brought to you with support from Spotify for Podcasters.
1:05.7	Do you want to make a podcast but don't know where to start?
1:08.5	Spotify for Podcasters has got you covered.
1:11.2	They have all the tools all included in one great platform with an interface so easy to learn that
1:16.6	fourth graders can get started making their own show in only a matter of minutes.
1:21.3	Not only can you get recording, but you can also edit your show, add music, and even publish to Spotify.
1:27.6	Get started by going to Spotify.com slash podcasters or downloading the Spotify for Podcasters app.
1:39.4	The inspiration for this episode comes from one of our listeners.
1:42.8	Hello, my name is Smith. I'm seven years old.
1:45.7	Smith and his family live near the woods.
1:48.8	One day on his way to school, Smith observed a bunch of crows eating a dead deer.
1:54.3	Because crows are scavenger species, they essentially clean up after the rest of nature,
1:59.2	whether it's chips we dropped on the ground or, you know, a dead animal.
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Tumble Media, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Tumble Media and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.