Architecture
Architecture  
Podcast: SciShow Tangents
Published On: Tue Nov 10 2020
Description: When you think architecture, you’re probably thinking blueprints, slide rules, maybe a compass or something, I don’t know. But it turns out some of our animal brethren can hold their own when it comes to building stuff, and they don’t have any of those fancy tools! They have, like, their mouths!Follow us on Twitter @SciShowTangents, where we’ll tweet out topics for upcoming episodes and you can ask the science couch questions! While you're at it, check out the Tangents crew on Twitter: Stefan: @itsmestefanchin Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @slamschultz Hank: @hankgreenIf you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links:[Truth or Fail]Blinds: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/11/171130122759.htmhttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/adma.201703653Algae: https://earthbuddies.net/algae-curtain/Electric Bacteria: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/02/electric-bacteria-create-currents-out-thin-and-thick-air#:~:text=Generating%20electricity%20from%20thin%20air,there's%20moisture%20in%20the%20air.[Fact Off]Crystal in hornet nestshttps://www.sciencemag.org/news/2001/06/mystery-hornets-nest https://geology.com/minerals/ilmenite.shtml https://www.nature.com/articles/35079679 https://books.google.com/books?id=If229i4wRQEC&pg=PA25 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/jemt.20168 Neolamprologus obscurus burrowshttps://www.popsci.com/fish-teamwork-snare-shrimp/https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00265-018-2566-7https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180306101713.htm[Ask the Science Couch]Concrete & environmental impactshttps://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-46455844https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/feb/25/concrete-the-most-destructive-material-on-earthhttps://constructionclimatechallenge.com/2016/07/07/green-building-materials-that-are-alternatives-to-concrete/https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2016/mar/04/making-concrete-green-reinventing-the-worlds-most-used-synthetic-materialhttps://www.ny-engineers.com/blog/how-can-concrete-construction-be-greener [Butt One More Thing]Japanese transparent public toilethttps://www.dezeen.com/2020/08/17/shigeru-ban-transparent-toyko-toilet-shibuya https://tokyotoilet.jp/en/