SoT 223: Terminal Buzz

A new study looks at the vocal talents of Queen frontman Freddie
Mercury, and reveals what we already knew: he had an
extraordinary voice!

A study of bats shows that when hunting insects, they don't plan
one kill at a time. Instead they choose flight paths that
take them to two victims in quick succession.

A study looking at high powered hand dryers - in particular the
Dyson Airblades - has found
they can spread a lot of virus particles. But that's only a
problem if you don't wash your hands properly. And
you probably don't.

Peter Miller is a professional sound designer and music composer
who has worked in the film & music business for nearly 40
years. He writes at Hummadruz about various
audio phenomena and pseudo-science.

This episode contains traces of Stephen Colbert and
Dr. Manny Alvarez describing correct hand-washing
technique.