Regina Barber

And I know that you didn't study humans, but I'm curious if you think like this research can tell us anything about whether there's something special about like the way the human brain developed.

And I know that you didn't study humans, but I'm curious if you think like this research can tell us anything about whether there's something special about like the way the human brain developed.

You're like, boo, humans.

You're like, boo, humans.

You're like, boo, humans.

What do you hope people will take away from your study?

What do you hope people will take away from your study?

What do you hope people will take away from your study?

Fernando, thank you so much for talking to us about bird brains. Of course.

Fernando, thank you so much for talking to us about bird brains. Of course.

Fernando, thank you so much for talking to us about bird brains. Of course.

This episode was produced by Rachel Carlson, edited by our showrunner Rebecca Ramirez, and Tyler Jones checked the facts. Our audio engineer was Kweisi Lee. Beth Donovan is our senior director, and Colin Campbell is our senior vice president of podcasting strategy. I'm Regina Barber. Thank you for listening to Sure Wave from NPR.

This episode was produced by Rachel Carlson, edited by our showrunner Rebecca Ramirez, and Tyler Jones checked the facts. Our audio engineer was Kweisi Lee. Beth Donovan is our senior director, and Colin Campbell is our senior vice president of podcasting strategy. I'm Regina Barber. Thank you for listening to Sure Wave from NPR.

This episode was produced by Rachel Carlson, edited by our showrunner Rebecca Ramirez, and Tyler Jones checked the facts. Our audio engineer was Kweisi Lee. Beth Donovan is our senior director, and Colin Campbell is our senior vice president of podcasting strategy. I'm Regina Barber. Thank you for listening to Sure Wave from NPR.

Growing up, you might have learned the names of the planets. Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter. But what about Beta Pictoris C? You probably didn't learn that one. I didn't either. That's because we only found out about it in 2019. And because it's an extrasolar planet, or an exoplanet.

Growing up, you might have learned the names of the planets. Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter. But what about Beta Pictoris C? You probably didn't learn that one. I didn't either. That's because we only found out about it in 2019. And because it's an extrasolar planet, or an exoplanet.

Growing up, you might have learned the names of the planets. Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter. But what about Beta Pictoris C? You probably didn't learn that one. I didn't either. That's because we only found out about it in 2019. And because it's an extrasolar planet, or an exoplanet.

That's Josh Wynn. He's an astronomer at Princeton University and an exoplanet hunter.

That's Josh Wynn. He's an astronomer at Princeton University and an exoplanet hunter.

That's Josh Wynn. He's an astronomer at Princeton University and an exoplanet hunter.