Rewind Ep. 12 - Flight | SciShow Tangents Podcast

Original Airdate: January 29, 2019 At some point, we’ve all probably looked up at birds and wished we could fly. And some curious people took that wish and did science! From the biology of flying animals to machines that help humans take to the skies, this week, we’re exploring the science of flight. Want more SciShow Tangents? Check out hundreds more episodes of our podcast here: https://scishow-tangents.simplecast.com, or wherever you get your podcasts! Head to https://www.patreon.com/SciShowTangents to find out how you can help support SciShow Tangents, and see all the cool perks you’ll get in return, like bonus episodes and a monthly newsletter! And go to https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow-tangents to find great SciShow Tangents merch! A big thank you to Patreon subscriber Garth Riley for helping to make the show possible! 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: Ceri: @ceriley Sam: @im_sam_schultz Hank: @hankgreen [Truth or Fail] https://www.businessinsider.com/only-one-place-was-allowed-to-take-off-after-flights-were-grounded-on-sept-11-2011-2011-9 [Fact Off] Swifts: https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(16)31063-6 Frigate birds: [Ask the Science Couch] https://www.airships.net/dirigible/ https://www.lockheedmartin.com/en-us/products/hybrid-airship.html https://www.thevintagenews.com/2018/01/19/the-uss-akron-disaster/ https://news.vice.com/en_us/article/pa4q3g/theres-a-push-to-bring-back-the-zeppelin-in-canadas-remote-north [Butt One More Thing] http://www.airpowerworld.info/other-military-aircraft/supermarine-stranraer.htm #scishow #podcast #comedy #science #education #scishowtangents