Eyeballs

Jeepers creepers, today we’re talking about peepers!  I can't come up with anything that would really add to the above description of the episode, but I also feel like I owe you guys more than that... so hey, what's up? Excited for Halloween? Watching any good shows? I'm sort of out of shows...  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: @hankgreen If you want to learn more about any of our main topics, check out these links: [Truth or Fail] Bat Eyeshttps://www.vice.com/en_us/article/78kwdz/bats-crash-into-each-other-all-the-time-high-speed-cameras-reveal Guitarfish Eyeshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/instead-eyelids-fish-has-special-muscles-retract-its-eyeball-180957005/ https://ocean.si.edu/ocean-life/sharks-rays/sharks#:~:text=Sharks%20have%20eyelids%2C%20but%20they,damage%20when%20fighting%20or%20feeding.&text=In%20addition%2C%20some%20species%20have,the%20eye%20in%20dicey%20situations. Goat Eyeshttps://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2015/08/07/430149677/eye-shapes-of-the-animal-world-hint-at-differences-in-our-lifestyles [Fact Off] Glowing Contactshttps://www.caltech.edu/about/news/glowing-contact-lens-could-prevent-leading-cause-blindness-82050https://orionvisiongroup.com/blog/glow-in-the-dark-contact-treatment-diabetic-retinopathy/#:~:text=Diabetic%20Retinopathy%20%E2%80%93%20The%20Facts,the%20precursor%20to%20nerve%20death. Cockeyed squidshttps://today.duke.edu/2017/02/mismatched-eyes-help-squid-survive-ocean%E2%80%99s-twilight-zonehttps://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rstb.2016.0069https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/this-squid-gives-better-side-eye-than-youhttps://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-does-someone-get-two/ [Ask the Science Couch] Eye shapeshttps://www.mentalfloss.com/article/90509/13-furry-facts-about-pallass-cathttps://advances.sciencemag.org/content/1/7/e1500391https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2015/08/07/430149677/eye-shapes-of-the-animal-world-hint-at-differences-in-our-lifestyles [Butt One More Thing] Cow butt eyehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/painting-eyes-cow-butts-could-save-cow-and-lion-lives-180975601/https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/627983/save-cow-from-predators-paint-eyes-on-its-butt Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.