Rumble In The Jungle (Red-eyed Tree Frog) - Scifri Videos

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They look cuddly, but don't be fooled: red-eyed treefrogs (Agalychnis callidryas) have a secret dark side. When Michael Caldwell, of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, filmed the frogs under infrared light he saw a behavior had hadn't seen before -- the frogs started vigorously shaking the branches they were sitting on. Caldwell and colleagues, including Karen Warkentin of Boston University, decode the meaning of the shakes in Current Biology this week. Footage and images courtesy of Michael Caldwell Karen Warkentin Venetia S. Briggs, music from prelinger archives...

Talking Science's AquaCabaret - NY Aquarium - August 8...

Actress Dannica McKellar

Back on August 8, I attended the New York Aquarium's Aqua Theatre in Coney Island...TalkingScience’s AquaCabaret gives the subject of science a wacky twist...The tickets were provided by the Brooklyn Blogade, they were free too...

It was a beautiful summer evening with the sea breeze keeping it cool...we got to see a seal perform in the pool...

Ira Flatow, Me...

Ira Flatow, host of NPR's Science Friday, was the emcee, Ira is the popular host of NPR’s Talk of the Nation: Science Friday...He whipped up a batch of ice cream with Liquid Nitrogen...the ice cream was extremely runny..!

NYTimes environmental reporter Andy Revkin fronting for the band Reckon So

The New York Times environment reporter Andy Revkin accompanied the band “Reckon So” for a few country/swing/blues numbers which kept the crowd tapping their toes...

Reckon So

Brooklyn's own cheerleader, Borough President Marty Markowitz was there doing his best to advocate for Brooklyn and the Aquarium. There were also performances by Coney Island sideshow performers Bambi the Mermaid and Sword Swallower...

Bambi the Mermaid

Those Phunky Physics Professors (a gang of scientists from Rutgers ) AKA "The Jersey Guys" lie on a bed of nails and blow things up...

Dannica McKellar and emcee Ira Flatow

Actress and mathematician Danica McKellar (best known as Winnie Cooper from The Wonder Years) was also on hand to test our math knowledge with a quiz. Score! with Danica McKellar: The beautiful actress, mathematician and author of Math Doesn't Suck and Kiss My Math revealed some of her math magic and explained how she feels that more girls should pursue math and science in their studies..

Dannica McKellar & me...

After the show there was a fascinating 3-D presentation about the Coney Island coastline by Gerald Marks...

3-d Glasses...

After all the fun, there was the regular Coney Island Fireworks which we watched from the best seats on the boardwalk at the Aquarium...!

Dannica with the Franqui family...

I enjoyed the show and would recommend others attend future TalkingScience events at the Aquarium...

Bike Lane in New York City (PSA) - YouTube by MA Shumin - NPR Science Friday...

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Here's a video recently posted to YouTube by NPR Science Fridays Producer MA Shumin...

Please select : "watch in high quality" Bike Lane PSA (a Public Service Announcement) 1 min 30 sec

Produced by MA Shumin for NPR Science Friday Learn more about bicycle lane in NYC:

This film is dedicated to Marie-Pierre, who taught me to ride the bike in Paris last August 2007.

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Bike Lane PSA
(a Public Service Announcement)
1 min 30 sec

Learn more about bicycle lane in NYC:
http://www.nyc.gov/dot

Ask About Cycling in New York - City Room - Metro - New York Times Blog:

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