SciShow: How Woodpecker Heads are Like Helmets...AND Hammers

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Content of the Lesson: Thanks to Blinkist for sponsoring this episode. Click the link to start your 7-day free trial and get 25% off a premium membership: https://www.blinkist.com/scishow You’d think you’d need a very padded helmet to be able to slam your head against a tree continuously without getting a concussion, but it turns out woodpeckers' skulls aren't doing as much shock absorbing as we previously thought! Hosted by: Hank Green SciShow is on TikTok! Check us out at https://www.tiktok.com/@scishow ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever: Matt Curls, Alisa Sherbow, Dr. Melvin Sanicas, Harrison Mills, Adam Brainard, Chris Peters, charles george, Piya Shedden, Alex Hackman, Christopher R, Boucher, Jeffrey Mckishen, Ash, Silas Emrys, Eric Jensen, Kevin Bealer, Jason A Saslow, Tom Mosner, Tomás Lagos González, Jacob, Christoph Schwanke, Sam Lutfi, Bryan Cloer ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? SciShow Tangents Podcast: https://scishow-tangents.simplecast.com/ Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow #SciShow #science #education ---------- Sources: https://aip.scitation.org/doi/10.1063/5.0004546 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960982222008557 https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/07/220714145037.htm https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC155415/ https://www.britannica.com/science/Newtons-laws-of-motion https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2880151/ https://doi.org/10.1002/adts.201800152 (paywall) Image Sources: https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/pileated-woodpecker-pecking-hole-in-tree-searching-for-stock-footage/1301319389?adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/great-spotted-woodpecker-female-closeup-royalty-free-image/1416451795?adppopup=true https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dryocopus_pileatus_skull.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dryocopus_pileatus_4zz.jpg https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/woodpecker-bird-in-slow-motion-stock-footage/1359563791?adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/bird-white-backed-woodpecker-sits-on-a-tree-trunk-and-stock-footage/1389130453?adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/white-backed-woodpecker-stock-footage/914034902?adppopup=true https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Woodpecker_skull_“Picidae_sp.”_at_MAV-USP.jpg https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/yellow-bellied-sapsucker-texas-stock-footage/1251202119?adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/red-bellied-wodpecker-head-shot-royalty-free-image/486020613?adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/two-woodpeckers-looking-for-food-inside-the-wood-royalty-free-image/848667680?adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/breaking-wine-glass-royalty-free-image/531477796 https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/pileated-woodpecker-royalty-free-image/1208635202?adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.com/videos/woodpecker?assettype=film&phrase=woodpecker&sort=best&license=rf%2Crr&agreements=pa%3A125487 https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/intense-bright-eyed-acorn-woodpecker-stares-into-royalty-free-image/1336757514?adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/illustration/woodpecker-bird-royalty-free-illustration/1168066918?adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/illustration/an-open-book-in-his-hand-a-half-open-book-in-royalty-free-illustration/1366792360?adppopup=true


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