This week Shane talks about birds, songs, and communication with Associate Head of The Department of Psychology and Evolutionary Biology from The University of Tennessee, Todd Freeberg. Does an animal’s social environment have anything to do with how they communicate? Charity Of The Week - SOCM Save Our Cumberland Mountains <a href="http://www.socm.org">http://www.socm.org</a> Please visit our sponsorsThe Great Courses <a href="http://www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/hereweare">www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/hereweare</a> Libro.fm. <a href="https://Libro.fm">https://Libro.fm</a> is the first audiobook company to make it possible for you to buy audiobooksp directly through your local bookstore. Offer code: hereweare for 3 months for the price of one. <a href="https://libro.fm/redeem/HEREWEARE">https://libro.fm/redeem/HEREWEARE</a>Outro Music by MoonStation Burning Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

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Globetrotting and mind exploring comedian Shane Mauss interviews scientists each week on journey to answer the biggest questions about the meanings of life (as well as a bunch of other random stuff you never imagined you would care about). Favorite topics include: psychology, biology, evolution, cognitive biases, behavioral economics, mating, animal behavior, neuroscience, and the subconscious