{"671470":{"#nid":"671470","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"The \u2018Wet-Dog Shake\u2019 And Other Physics Mysteries","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EEver wondered why your dog\u2019s back-and-forth shaking is so effective at getting you soaked? Or how bugs, birds, and lizards can run across water\u2014but we can\u2019t? Or how about why cockroaches are so darn good at navigating in the dark? Those are just a few of the day-to-day mysteries answered in the new book\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.sciencefriday.com\/segments\/the-wet-dog-shake-and-other-physics-mysteries\/?utm_source=wnyc\u0026amp;utm_medium=podcast\u0026amp;utm_campaign=scifri\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EHow to Walk on Water and Climb Up Walls: Animal Movement and the Robots of the Future\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, by \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/david-hu\u0022\u003EDavid Hu\u003C\/a\u003E, professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESchool of Biological Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E and the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EGeorge W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E, with an adjunct appointment in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.physics.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESchool of Physics\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;The book answers questions you probably won\u2019t realize you even had, but they\u2019re questions with serious answers that span the worlds of\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.sciencefriday.com\/segments\/the-wet-dog-shake-and-other-physics-mysteries\/?utm_source=wnyc\u0026amp;utm_medium=podcast\u0026amp;utm_campaign=scifri\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ephysics, fluid mechanics, and biology.\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;Throughout the book, Hu demonstrates the extraordinary value day-to-day curiosity brings to science.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EEver wondered why your dog\u2019s back-and-forth shaking is so effective at getting you soaked? Or how bugs, birds, and lizards can run across water\u2014but we can\u2019t? Or how about why cockroaches are so darn good at navigating in the dark? Those are just a few of the day-to-day mysteries answered in the new book\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.sciencefriday.com\/segments\/the-wet-dog-shake-and-other-physics-mysteries\/?utm_source=wnyc\u0026amp;utm_medium=podcast\u0026amp;utm_campaign=scifri\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EHow to Walk on Water and Climb Up Walls: Animal Movement and the Robots of the Future\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, by \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/david-hu\u0022\u003EDavid Hu\u003C\/a\u003E, professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESchool of Biological Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E and the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EGeorge W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E, with an adjunct appointment in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.physics.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESchool of Physics\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;The book answers questions you probably won\u2019t realize you even had, but they\u2019re questions with serious answers that span the worlds of\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.sciencefriday.com\/segments\/the-wet-dog-shake-and-other-physics-mysteries\/?utm_source=wnyc\u0026amp;utm_medium=podcast\u0026amp;utm_campaign=scifri\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ephysics, fluid mechanics, and biology.\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;Throughout the book, Hu demonstrates the extraordinary value day-to-day curiosity brings to science.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"34434","created_gmt":"2023-12-07 16:09:22","changed_gmt":"2023-12-07 16:09:22","author":"Renay San Miguel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","publication":"WNYC Science Friday ","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"https:\/\/www.wnycstudios.org\/podcasts\/science-friday\/articles\/the-wetdog-shake-and-other-physics-mysteries","dateline":{"date":"2023-11-27T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2023-11-27T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"1275","name":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"id":"126011","name":"School of Physics"}],"categories":[{"id":"146","name":"Life Sciences and Biology"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"4896","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"166882","name":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"id":"14545","name":"George W. 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