Goose Poop, Milk and National Survival, Ventriloquy Museum, Psychology of Spicy

From Endangered to Excessive: a Plague of Canada Geese Guest: Blair Stringham, Migratory Game Bird Coordinator for Utah Division of Wildlife Resources  The once-rare Canada goose has quickly become an invasive species. Now what do we do? Milk's Surprising Impact on History Guest: Justin Cook, Assistant Professor of Economics, UC Merced Milk is a staple drink in all of Western culture, but not so in Eastern. The ability of Westerners to ingest and digest milk may have been a major factor in allowing Europe to rise as a world power. A Museum Full of Dummies Guest: Lisa Sweasy, Curator and Director of the Vent Haven Museum There’s a place in Kentucky where you can go to visit hundreds of dummies, and it’s not your old high school. It’s Vent Haven, the only museum in the world dedicated entirely to ventriloquism. Can We Communicate Just With Touch? Guest: Keith Kirkland, WearWorks Co-founder Imagine being able to communicate purely based on the sense of touch – no need for language. This innovative company have taken the first steps to develop this "haptic" language, or language based entirely on touch. Are You Afraid of the Dark? Guest: Will Hunt, Author, "Underground: A Human History of the Worlds Beneath Our Feet" Caves and underground tunnels are the stuff of nightmares, legends, dreams and death. Most of all, the world beneath our feet is a mystery. The Psychology and History Behind Spicy Food Guest: Paul Rozin, Professor of Psychology, The University of Pennsylvania Spicy food actually makes our body react as if it were being attacked.  A phenomenon called “benign masochism” helps explain why humans find something negative, like spicy food, enjoyable.