Episode 65 Magnificent Memory

01/22/25 • 29 min

In this episode we answer the questions “How is paper recycled?” and “How do we know elephants never forget?” We also share a fact of the day from an East Grand Rapids librarian and share a funny science fiction book about a boy from outer space! To submit your own question, go to KDL.org/Stump. We can’t wait to hear from you!

Monica’s Fact of the Day: Incredible Animal Trivia by Eric Braun

https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C588948

Liz’s book recommendation: Weird Kid by Greg Van Eekhout

https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C820597

Concerning paper recycling:

Pirzada, Abdul Majeed, et al. “Waste Paper Management of Academic Institute: An Environmental and Economics Perspective of Paper Recycling.” FUUAST Journal of Biology, vol. 13, no. 2, Dec. 2023, pp. 123–30. EBSCOhost, research.ebsco.com/linkprocessor/plink?id=1ad0536a-a843-3be0-8647-13ceb5974ca5.

https://archive.epa.gov/wastes/conserve/materials/paper/web/html/papermaking.html#:~:text=Recycled%20paper%20processing%20mills%20use,paper%20sheets%20from%20each%20other.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cI8fT-9Koo&t=36s

https://papergatorrecycling.com/

https://michiganrecycles.org/

https://www.afandpa.org/

Concerning elephants:

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/elephants-never-forget/

"Elephant." World Book Kids, 2025,

www.worldbookonline.com/kids/article?id=ar830685. Accessed 02 Jan. 2025.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9951961/#:~:text=Even%20though%20there%20is%20evidence,term%20olfactory%20memory%20in%20mammals.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elephant_cognition

https://wildlifesos.org/chronological-news/the-remarkable-cognitive-abilities-of-elephants/

How elephants listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYM9oXftLIQ

Beyond Words: What Elephants and Whales Think and Feel by Carl Safina

Monica’s Fact of the Day: Incredible Animal Trivia by Eric Braun

https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C588948

Liz’s book recommendation: Weird Kid by Greg Van Eekhout

https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C820597

Concerning paper recycling:

https://archive.epa.gov/wastes/conserve/materials/paper/web/html/papermaking.html#:~:text=Recycled%20paper%20processing%20mills%20use,paper%20sheets%20from%20each%20other.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cI8fT-9Koo&t=36s

https://papergatorrecycling.com/

https://michiganrecycles.org/

https://www.afandpa.org/

Concerning elephants:

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/elephants-never-forget/

"Elephant." World Book Kids, 2025,

www.worldbookonline.com/kids/article?id=ar830685. Accessed 02 Jan. 2025.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9951961/#:~:text=Even%20though%20there%20is%20evidence,term%20olfactory%20memory%20in%20mammals.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elephant_cognition

https://wildlifesos.org/chronological-news/the-remarkable-cognitive-abilities-of-elephants/

How elephants listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYM9oXftLIQ

Beyond Words: What Elephants and Whales Think and Feel by Carl Safina

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Episode 64 The Vertebrate of the Year

Join Jill and Liz as they answer the questions “Why are school buses yellow?” and “What is up with the naked mole rat?” We also have a fact about the richest person in history and a book recommendation you are sure to love! To submit your own question, go to KDL.org/Stump. We can’t wait to hear from you!

Regarding School Buses...

https://archive.nytimes.com/cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/02/19/why-are-school-buses-yellow-a-teachers-college-professor-said-so/?_r=0

https://www.nhtsa.gov/road-safety/school-bus-safety

https://research.ebsco.com/c/5h4gt5/viewer/pdf/n6fxxky7cv

"Bus." Britannica School, Encyclopædia Britannica, 27 Oct. 2011. school.eb.com/levels/high/article/bus/110736. Accessed 9 Dec. 2024.

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/history-school-bus-180980554/

https://thenewswheel.com/history-of-the-school-bus/

https://schoolbusfacts.com/About

https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-collections/artifact/357533/

Regarding Naked Mole Rats...

"naked mole rat." Britannica School, Encyclopædia Britannica, 19 Aug. 2024. school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/naked-mole-rat/312630. Accessed 27 Nov. 2024.

https://www.cmzoo.org/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naked_mole-rat

https://www.joelsartore.com/search/naked%20mole%20rat/

https://nationalzoo.si.edu/webcams/naked-mole-rat-cam

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Episode 66 Tall Mountains, Real Reindeer

Join Jill and Liz as they answer the questions “What’s the tallest mountain in the world?” and “Are reindeer real?” We also have a fact about a very fast shark and an adventure/fantasty book recommendation you are sure to love! To submit your own question, go to KDL.org/Stump. We can’t wait to hear from you!

Fact of the day book: https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C1124561

Book recommendation:https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C868466

Regarding Mountains:

"Mount Everest." World Book Kids, 2025,

www.worldbookonline.com/kids/article?id=ar831592. Accessed 08 Jan. 2025.

https://www.britannica.com/place/Mount-Everest- LOTS OF INFO

https://www.mos.org/blog/the-earth-around-us/Why-Hawaii#:~:text=By%20rising%20to%2013%2C800%20feet,Mount%20Everest%20by%20a%20mile!

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/article/sir-edmund-hillary-tenzing-norgay-1953

https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/highestpoint.html#:~:text=Mount%20Everest's%20peak%20is%20the,center%20than%20Mount%20Everest's%20summit.

Summiting Everest by Emma Carlson Berne

Regarding Reindeer:

https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/reinderrvscaribou.htm