Chapter
Animal sleep patterns and understanding idioms
26:27 - 28:39 (02:12)
Explore the sleep patterns of animals, from dogs to non-multicellular organisms, and the use of idioms in language.
Clips
A discussion about the rods present in dogs' eyes responsible for night vision and the sleeping patterns of dogs.
26:27 - 27:13 (00:46)
Dogs
Summary
A discussion about the rods present in dogs' eyes responsible for night vision and the sleeping patterns of dogs.
ChapterAnimal sleep patterns and understanding idioms
EpisodeSolving The Unsolvable
PodcastDistractible
The scope of living organisms that do not sleep is wide, which includes jellyfish and most plants.
27:13 - 27:55 (00:42)
Sleep Patterns
Summary
The scope of living organisms that do not sleep is wide, which includes jellyfish and most plants. There is inconclusive evidence that bullfrogs may not sleep.
ChapterAnimal sleep patterns and understanding idioms
EpisodeSolving The Unsolvable
PodcastDistractible
The hosts discuss a bullfrog experiment where researchers would shock the frog to see if it was awake, which prompted a conversation about how they would test if a bullfrog was awake.
27:55 - 28:39 (00:44)
Animal Testing
Summary
The hosts discuss a bullfrog experiment where researchers would shock the frog to see if it was awake, which prompted a conversation about how they would test if a bullfrog was awake.