Smart humans and helpless babies, with Celeste Kidd

Sindya Bhanoo, of The New York Times science section, and her daughter talk to Dr. Piers Mitchell about two thousand year old poop, worms in your tummy, and toilets. Read the full story in the science section of The New York Times - http://nyti.ms/1RuXfDy Please take a moment to rate our podcast if…

Four hundred thousand years ago, hunter-gatherers living in what is now Israel supplemented their diet with roasted tortoises, according to Dr. Ran Barkai of Tel Aviv University. Sindya Bhanoo, The New York Times Observatory columnist, and her daughter talk to Dr. Barkai to find out more. Full stor…

Sindya Bhanoo of The New York Times science section, and her daughter ask Dr. Shelley Berger about how she took brains out of carpenter ants, and managed to change their behavior! Read the full story in the science section of The New York Times - http://nyti.ms/1OXY5X1 Please take a moment to rate …

Do animals hug and snuggle? Do they make each other feel better? Sindya Bhanoo, The New York Times Observatory columnist, and her daughter talk to Dr. Larry Young to find out. Full story at http://nyti.ms/1Sa3YDm Please take a moment to rate our podcast if you like it!