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TOEFL: Cat Science

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TOEFL: Cat Science

with Ryan_Monfared

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What academic and high-level vocabulary would you need to write a scientific paper about the meows of cats? Find out in this stream. Vocabulary includes: - Categorise - Subdivide - Variation - Perceive - Satire - Property - Domestic - Repertoire

Today's Stream

1. What is the Ig Nobel Prize? 2. Research paper on cat sounds 3. Vocabulary quiz

The Ig Nobel Prize

(The opposite of "noble" is "ignoble".)

The Ig Nobel Prize is a SATIRICAL prize...

...awarded annually since 1991 to celebrate ten unusual or TRIVIAL achievements in scientific research.

Some Previous Winners

The “pitch drop” experiment - University of Queensland, Australia

And the 2021 Biology Prize goes to...

Susanne Schötz of Lund University!

How would you describe what your research is about?

We analyse the acoustic PROPERTIES of different cat call types, such as meowing, trilling, purring, chattering, yowling, growling and hissing. We are also studying how humans PERCEIVE the different sounds.

PILOT study

This study collected 257 vocalisations from three DOMESTIC cats...

...when they were watching birds through the window. The sounds were SUBDIVIDED into the types chatter, chirp, tweet and tweedle.

This study collected 257 vocalisations from three DOMESTIC cats...

...when they were watching birds through the window. The sounds were SUBDIVIDED into the types chatter, chirp, tweet and tweedle.

This study collected 257 vocalisations from three DOMESTIC cats...

...when they were watching birds through the window. The sounds were SUBDIVIDED into the types chatter, chirp, tweet and tweedle.

This study collected 257 vocalisations from three DOMESTIC cats...

...when they were watching birds through the window. The sounds were SUBDIVIDED into the types chatter, chirp, tweet and tweedle.

This study collected 257 vocalisations from three DOMESTIC cats...

...when they were watching birds through the window. The sounds were SUBDIVIDED into the types chatter, chirp, tweet and tweedle.

Conclusion

The domestic cat has an extensive and highly variable vocal REPERTOIRE.

It's quiz time...

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The Ig Nobel Prize is SATIRICAL because...

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Something is TRIVIAL if it...

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Gold conducts heat and electricity. It is highly reflective. It is malleable. These are its...

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Dogs can ____ smells too faint for humans to detect.

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Books are divided into chapters. Chapters are often ___ into smaller sections.

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The magician expanded his ___ with some new tricks.

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Full Video Duration: 19 minutes
Aired: about 3 years ago