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  • The Academic Minute for 2015.10.26-10.30

    The Academic Minute for 2015.10.26-10.30

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    Catch up with The Academic Minute from 10.26 – 10.30 Monday, October 26 Llewellyn Padayachy – University of Cape Town Brain Function Dr Llewellyn Padayachy is a paediatric neurosurgeon. Having encountered a vast number of devastating conditions affecting little children, and having performed many complex surgical procedures on the tiniest of little beings, found himself developing a…

  • George Uetz, University of Cincinnati – Purring Spiders

    George Uetz, University of Cincinnati – Purring Spiders

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    Do spiders sing for love? George Uetz, professor of biological sciences and head of the University of Cincinnati’s Department of Biological Sciences, explains how one spider makes sounds to attract a mate. George Uetz is a behavioral ecologist and is interested in questions about both the proximate and ultimate mechanisms involved in animal communication and social…