{"id":268,"date":"2021-05-13T21:59:45","date_gmt":"2021-05-14T01:59:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/languageoflove\/?p=268"},"modified":"2021-05-13T21:59:45","modified_gmt":"2021-05-14T01:59:45","slug":"super-beautiful-super-black","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/languageoflove\/super-beautiful-super-black\/","title":{"rendered":"Super Beautiful, Super black"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>How black can black get? Stare into the existential void that is the deepest black of all with us as we explore how these birds have evolved light-trapping labyrinths. Ask vital questions with us like, &ldquo;Can humans ever trap light?&rdquo; and &ldquo;Am I goth enough for this?&rdquo;. The answer to the second one is probably, &ldquo;No.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-268-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/languageoflove\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/470\/2021\/05\/Podcast.mp3?_=1\"><\/source><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/languageoflove\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/470\/2021\/05\/Podcast.mp3\">https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/languageoflove\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/470\/2021\/05\/Podcast.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"h5p-iframe-wrapper\"><iframe id=\"h5p-iframe-14\" class=\"h5p-iframe\" data-content-id=\"14\" style=\"height:1px\" src=\"about:blank\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" title=\"Super Transcript\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Super Sources<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Frith, C., Frith, D., 1987. Courtship Display and Mating of the Superb <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lophorina Superba<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Short Communications <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/drive\/u\/1\/folders\/1OTDZtTvm5YIwJGTl3qwr2NhMZQGFQjWO\">Emu 88, 183-188<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>McCoy, D., Prum, R., Feo, T., Harvey, T., 2018. Structural absorption by barbule microstructures of super black bird of paradise feathers. Nature Communications. <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/drive\/u\/1\/folders\/1OTDZtTvm5YIwJGTl3qwr2NhMZQGFQjWO\">DOI: 10.1038\/s41467-017-02088-w<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Saha, P., Feb. 2, 2018. Birds-of-Paradise Have Feathers That Act Like Black Holes. Audubon Magazine. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.audubon.org\/news\/birds-paradise-have-feathers-act-black-holes\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/www.audubon.org\/news\/birds-paradise-have-feathers-act-black-holes<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (accessed May 13, 2021).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Scholes III, E., 2007. Evolution of the courtship phenotype in the bird of paradise genus Parotia (Aves: Paradisaeidae): homology, phylogeny, and modularity. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/drive\/u\/1\/folders\/1OTDZtTvm5YIwJGTl3qwr2NhMZQGFQjWO\">94, 491&ndash;504<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sept. 14, 2018. Rare Footage of New Bird of Paradise Species Shows Odd Courtship Dance, National Geographic Wild. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nPhVOZiPokA\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nPhVOZiPokA<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (accessed May 13, 2021).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yong, E., Jan. 9, 2018. Super-Black Is the New Black. The Atlantic. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/science\/archive\/2018\/01\/super-black-is-the-new-black\/549869\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/science\/archive\/2018\/01\/super-black-is-the-new-black\/549869\/<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (accessed May 13, 2021).<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How black can black get? Stare into the existential void that is the deepest black of all with us as we explore how these birds have evolved light-trapping labyrinths. Ask vital questions with us like, \u201cCan humans ever trap light?\u201d and \u201cAm I goth enough for this?\u201d. 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