89 - Glowing Things

Summary: <p><span>Glowing Things: is that a scientific topic? Yes, but not by much. In fact, we spend a lot of the episode figuring out of there even is a scientific definition of 'glow!' Very exciting!</span></p> <p>Here's a little fun fact for all you Sam-heads out there: my favorite color is 'glow-in-the-dark green." That's right, I finally admit that I'm the one writing all these descriptions! I guess Ceri doesn't do everything after all, huh?! </p> <p><span>Peace,</span></p> <p><span>Sam</span></p> <p><span></span></p> <p><span>Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! </span></p> <p><span>While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Stefan: @itsmestefanchin Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreen</span></p> <p><span>If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out SciShowTangents.org!</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span>[Truth or Fail]</span></p> <p><span>Foxfire</span></p> <p><a href="https://allthatsinteresting.com/foxfire-bioluminescence#:~:text=Foxfire%20is%20the%20informal%20term,together%20to%20form%20a%20glow."><span>https://allthatsinteresting.com/foxfire-bioluminescence#:~:text=Foxfire%20is%20the%20informal%20term,together%20to%20form%20a%20glow.</span></a></p> <p>Submarine</p> <p><a href="https://www.warhistoryonline.com/instant-articles/david-bushnells-turtle-of-1776.html"><span>https://www.warhistoryonline.com/instant-articles/david-bushnells-turtle-of-1776.html</span></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.history.navy.mil/research/library/online-reading-room/title-list-alphabetically/s/submarine-turtle-naval-documents.html"><span>https://www.history.navy.mil/research/library/online-reading-room/title-list-alphabetically/s/submarine-turtle-naval-documents.html</span></a></p> <p><span>There is a LOT about this submarine, and a lot of it is contradictory! A very fun Google rabbit hole to fall down. </span></p> <p><span>[Fact Off]</span></p> <p><span>Death fluorescence </span></p> <p><a href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/blue-death-in-worms/"><span>https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/blue-death-in-worms/</span></a></p> <p><a href="https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.1001613"><span>https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.1001613</span></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3735983/#:~:text=As%20they%20die%2C%20worms%20emit,dying%20peacefully%20of%20old%20age."><span>https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3735983/</span></a></p> <p><span>Picture:<span> </span></span><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3735983/figure/F1/"><span>https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3735983/figure/F1/</span></a></p> <p><span>Video:<span> </span></span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6S3D8Fy8N4"><span>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6S3D8Fy8N4</span></a></p> <p><span>Millipede glowing genitals</span></p> <p><a href="https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article/187/1/117/5475011?searchresult=1"><span>https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article/187/1/117/5475011?searchresult=1</span></a></p> <p><span>The Brain Scoop video:<span> </span></span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjNQUOYtZC0"><span>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjNQUOYtZC0</span></a></p> <p><span>[Ask the Science Couch]</span></p> <p><span>Freezing glow sticks</span></p> <p><a href="https://www.compoundchem.com/2014/10/14/glowsticks/"><span>https://www.compoundchem.com/2014/10/14/glowsticks/</span></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.thoughtco.com/how-do-lightsticks-work-607878"><span>https://www.thoughtco.com/how-do-lightsticks-work-607878</span></a></p> <p><a href="https://www2.chem.uic.edu/marek/apintropage/ap_notes/chapter18/rateseffectstempconcats.htm"><span>https://www2.chem.uic.edu/marek/apintropage/ap_notes/chapter18/rateseffectstempconcats.htm</span></a></p> <p><span>[Butt One More Thing]</span></p> <p><span>Glow Woims </span></p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/16/science/glow-worms-new-zealand.html"><span>https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/16/science/glow-worms-new-zealand.html</span></a></p>