How does coral communicate?
Brains On! Science podcast for kids
American Public Media
4.4 • 13.5K Ratings
🗓️ 18 February 2025
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
Coral is one of the coolest creatures in the ocean. It comes in all shapes, sizes and colors, from bright yellow stars to big round brains. Sometimes, coral looks like rocks or even plants – but did you know it’s actually an animal?
This week, your ears are in for a special treat: Brains On editor Shahla Farzan (a.k.a. world’s biggest coral fan) hosts the show! Join Shahla and co-host Eben as they go on an underwater adventure to learn about coral and the animals that call it home. We’ll also hear from a researcher about how coral might be able to hear and make sounds. All that, plus a rockin’ new mystery sound.
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening to Brains-On where we're serious about being curious. |
| 0:04.5 | Brains-on is supported in part by a grant from the National Science Foundation. |
| 0:13.2 | Ah, what a beautiful day. |
| 0:15.7 | The sun is shining, the birds are singing. |
| 0:18.8 | Time to sit in my big, comfy comfy chair and start learning about coral for our |
| 0:23.2 | episode this week. Let's see. Molly, thank goodness I found you. Brains-on editor Shayla Farsan? |
| 0:31.8 | What are you wearing on your head? Oh, this? It's my coral hat. It's a perfect replica of my favorite sea creature. |
| 0:41.9 | Coral. You know, that colorful, rocky-looking stuff on the ocean floor. Believe it or not, |
| 0:48.0 | I made this hat myself out of paper mache. Yeah, it's really eye-catching. Plus, check this out. It's my membership card for the |
| 0:57.0 | Coral of the Month Club. Every month, they send you an autographed photo of a different kind of coral. |
| 1:02.6 | A autographed by Coral? And I got a new bumper sticker for my bike. See, it says, I break for Coral. |
| 1:10.5 | You got to watch out for those little corals in the road, |
| 1:12.6 | you know? Well, coral lives in the ocean. I know, right? I can't help but notice that you're |
| 1:19.8 | really into coral. Do you? Desperately want to host the new Brains-on episode on Coral, |
| 1:25.6 | like the baddest I've ever wanted anything in my life, |
| 1:28.0 | so I'm showing you all my cool Coral stuff to help convince you I should get to do it. |
| 1:31.7 | You want to host the Brains-on episode about Coral? |
| 1:34.8 | I thought you'd never ask. I'd love to. And great news. Since you have the week off now, |
| 1:42.3 | I got you tickets to that convention you were talking about. |
| 1:45.6 | The Backward Pants Convention? Where enthusiasts from around the world come together to discuss the latest developments in backwards pants wearing technology? |
| 1:55.1 | That's the one. Looks like somebody's going to be spending a lot of her time with her pants on backwards this week, |
| 2:02.0 | if you know what I mean. |
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