Send us a text This week on The Science Pawdcast: • MIT researchers identified a 13-degree threshold in pedestrian movement patterns, below which people naturally form orderly lanes • Angular spread exceeding 13 degrees creates chaotic, inefficient pedestrian flow in public spaces • UC Berkeley engineers developed SALTO, a one-legged jumping robot inspired by squirrel biomechanics • SALTO can land on narrow perches by mimicking how squirrels absorb 86% of landing energy with their front legs • NASA is developing similar technology for exploring Saturn's moon with football-field length hops • Study of 685 families found pets provided significant emotional comfort to children during COVID-19 isolation • Children with rabbits, guinea pigs and birds showed higher attachment and comfort than those with cats or dogs • Girls demonstrated higher pet attachment and more positive treatment of animals than boys Our links! Our Website! www.bunsenbernerbmd.com Sign up for our Weekly Newsletter! Bunsen and Beaker on Twitter: Bunsen and Beaker on TikTok Support the show For Science, Empathy, and Cuteness! Being Kind is a Superpower. All our social links are here!
