Summary: 52 Hz is the name given to a mysterious whale that vocalizes at a different frequency than other whales. Some refer to him as "The World's Loneliest Whale," but other scientists aren't convinced that its unique call has left the whale isolated at all. (A 15-min. version is available here: http://www.prx.org/pieces/100190)
NPR a refuge for jejune millennials, wholly unprepared to take a mature view of the world. The odd, the quirky, the mildly salacious, and in the case of whale "study" a bullhorn for non-science.
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Hubert Smith
Posted on July 30, 2017 at 09:53 AM | Permalink
Whales and Other Minutae+
NPR a refuge for jejune millennials, wholly unprepared to take a mature view of the world. The odd, the quirky, the mildly salacious, and in the case of whale "study" a bullhorn for non-science.