Rivers

It's Spring here in the Northern Hemisphere, and the rivers swell with crystal clear snowmelt from tall mountain peaks... and we're all stuck inside and can't really look at it! Dang it! So I guess close your eyes and imagine floating down a beautiful river with your favorite podcast hosts as they drone on and on about bridges and salmon and stuff.  Again, a big thanks for choosing us as the thing to spend your time with! Be well, everyone! 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]Kiteshttp://www.kitehistory.com/Miscellaneous/Homan_Walsh.htmhttps://www.uu.edu/dept/physics/scienceguys/2004Apr.cfmhttps://books.google.com/books/about/The_Kite_that_Bridged_Two_Nations.html?id=7tukmQEACAAJStone-carvinghttps://www.asce.org/project/five-stone-arch-bridges/Explosionshttp://www.bbc.com/travel/sponsored/story/20160815-the-buddha-that-calmed-the-seashttps://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2011/02/why-is-ottawa-blowing-up-its-river/338889/https://www.nap.edu/read/6289/chapter/3#16[Fact Off]Salmon & sea lionshttps://wildlife.org/sea-lions-to-be-culled-to-protect-salmon/https://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/2018/03/battle_of_species_pits_protect.htmlhttps://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2019/01/killing-sea-lions-save-salmon/581740/https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/west-coast/endangered-species-conservation/adult-upstream-passage-west-coasthttps://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/fish-ladder.htmlWildebeest boneshttps://www.pnas.org/content/114/29/7647https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2020.00031/full#h6https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2352249618300429?via%3Dihubhttps://news.uga.edu/animal-carcasses-source-river-nutrients/[Ask the Science Couch]Rivers on Titanhttps://www.nasa.gov/feature/the-mysterious-lakes-on-saturns-moon-titanhttps://www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/cassini-explores-a-methane-sea-on-titanhttps://www.space.com/36904-titan-evolution-more-like-mars-than-earth.html[Butt One More Thing]The Great Stinkhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/history/trail/victorian_britain/social_conditions/victorian_urban_planning_04.shtmlhttps://www.open.edu/openlearn/science-maths-technology/engineering-technology/how-london-got-its-victorian-sewers  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.