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Kat Hobaiter
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Kristina Bolinder
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Rachel Scott
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Rutendo Shackleton
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Sebastian Echeverri
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Sebastian Echeverri讲述了他个人对节奏的感知和挑战，以及在自然界中观察到的各种节奏现象。他认为自身对节奏的感知与自闭症和多动症有关。 Rutendo Shackleton则认为Sebastian的节奏感问题可能源于世界与他不同步，并强调了自然界中普遍存在的生物节律，例如昼夜节律和季节变化。 Kristina Bolinder介绍了Ephedra femenia这种植物的授粉机制与满月周期的关联，研究表明该植物的授粉滴在满月之夜会反射月光，从而吸引夜间活动的蛾子进行授粉。 Kat Hobaiter、Mugisha Stephen和Vesta Eluteri的研究揭示了黑猩猩利用树根击鼓进行长距离交流，不同个体的击鼓方式不同，这可能与它们的个体识别和社会地位有关。他们发现黑猩猩能够控制是否展示其独特的击鼓风格，这与它们的社会行为策略有关。 Rachel Scott分享了BBC自然历史系列纪录片《冰冻星球II》中关于北极生态系统节奏变化的观察。气候变化正在扰乱北极的季节性节奏，对依赖海冰的动物造成严重影响，但同时也展现了北极生物的韧性和适应性。 Sebastian Echeverri分享了他个人对节奏的感知和挑战，以及在自然界中观察到的各种节奏现象。他认为自身对节奏的感知与自闭症和多动症有关，并表达了对音乐节奏的欣赏。 Rutendo Shackleton则认为Sebastian的节奏感问题可能源于世界与他不同步，并强调了自然界中普遍存在的生物节律，例如昼夜节律和心脏的节律。她认为人体内部存在着许多完美的计时系统，这体现了节奏的内在性。 Kristina Bolinder介绍了Ephedra femenia这种植物的授粉机制与满月周期的关联，研究表明该植物的授粉滴在满月之夜会反射月光，从而吸引夜间活动的蛾子进行授粉。这项研究历时多年，克服了诸多困难，最终取得了突破性进展。 Kat Hobaiter、Mugisha Stephen和Vesta Eluteri的研究揭示了黑猩猩利用树根击鼓进行长距离交流，不同个体的击鼓方式不同，这可能与它们的个体识别和社会地位有关。他们发现黑猩猩能够控制是否展示其独特的击鼓风格，这与它们的社会行为策略有关。 Rachel Scott分享了BBC自然历史系列纪录片《冰冻星球II》中关于北极生态系统节奏变化的观察。气候变化正在扰乱北极的季节性节奏，对依赖海冰的动物造成严重影响，但同时也展现了北极生物的韧性和适应性，例如北极熊在冰面上跳舞的场景。

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The episode begins by discussing the host's personal struggles with rhythm, contrasting it with the pervasive presence of rhythm in nature. It then expands to discuss the daily rhythms of life on Earth, including nocturnal and diurnal animals and the importance of sunlight for plants.
  • The host's personal experience with rhythm challenges.
  • The ubiquitous nature of rhythms in the natural world.
  • The contrast between diurnal and nocturnal animals.
  • The importance of sunlight for plant life.

Shownotes Transcript

Sebastian is not afraid to admit that he lacks natural rhythm. But Rutendo thinks he’s too hard on himself – perhaps the world is just out of sync with him. Besides, every living thing is built upon natural rhythms, from our response to night and day, to the beating of our hearts.

Kristina Bolinder leads us on an exploration of a plant with a very unusual habit: it only flowers under the light of the full moon. The reason why connects a century of lunar records with the latest in botanical research.

Deep in the Budongo Forest in Uganda, a team of researchers has been following a group of chimps for several years, and learning that they each have their own signature rhythm, expressed through drumming on the base of trees. What’s more, they can choose when to reveal their identities through their drumming, and when to keep them hidden.

Frozen Planet II Producer Rachel Scott tells us about the rhythm of life in the Arctic, from the devastating effects of climate change, to a beautiful and unexpected

sequence featuring polar bears dancing on ice.

We close with the friendly tap-tapping sounds of the Great Spotted Woodpecker – who reveals much within its rhythm.

Credits:

The BBC Earth podcast is presented by Sebastian Echeverri and Rutendo Shackleton.

This episode was produced by Rachel Byrne and Geoff Marsh.

The researcher was Seb Masters.

The Production Manager was Catherine Stringer and the Production Co-ordinator was Gemma Wootton.

Podcast Theme Music was composed by Axel Kacoutié, with mixing and additional sound design by Peregrine Andrews.

The Associate Producer is Cristen Caine and the Executive Producer is Deborah Dudgeon.

Special thanks to:

Kristina Bolinder for sharing her discovery that connected plants to the lunar cycle.

Vesta Eluteri, Viola Komedova, Catherine Hobaiter and Mugisha Stephen for the feature on chimpanzee drumming.

Rachel Scott from the BBC Natural History Unit.

Chris Hails of wildechoes.org for providing the woodpecker soundscape. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy) for more information.