Space Frogs - 25 November 2024

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  You're listening to Away With Words, the show about language and how we use it.

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  I'm Grant Barrett.

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  And I'm Martha Barnett.

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  Suppose you're a biologist and you and your fellow researchers have discovered several new species of frog.

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  How do you decide what scientific names to give to them?

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  Well, You might name them based on their appearance or where they're found,

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  or in the case of seven newly discovered tree frogs in Madagascar,

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  you might name them for the sound they make.

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  Now, all of these frogs belong to the genus Bufis, B-O-O-P-H-I-S.

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  And the noises that they make reminded biologists of some of the sound effects from Star Trek.

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  So they gave these frogs scientific names that included Bufis Kirkii,

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  Bufis Picardi, and Bufis Janewayii.

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  I love it.

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  So we're talking about the sound of phasers and tricorders and transporters.

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  That's amazing.

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  I just imagine these little guys in their little Starfleet costumes saluting each other.

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  You know, I did mess around with AI and made some images like that.

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  They're pretty funny.

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  Oh, that's wonderful, Martha.

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  Yes, if you're a fellow language wearer though, we would love to talk with you.

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