115: LIVE - Eyevolution III & Fat Bear Week

It's our first ever LIVE SHOW!!! We return to the threequel of eyevolution to look at... eyelids? How interesting could that be? And Caroline teaches us about the competition, the science, and the adorable bears of fat bear week!Images we talk about:(Also available at https://www.letslearneverything.com/115/)Tom's Topic Reveal SlideSpecial GuestSealBear 480: Otis 1Bear 480: Otis 2Bear 480: Otis ComparisonBear 132 Cub 1Bear 132 Cub 2Bear BracketBear 89 Backpack 1Bear 89 Backpack 2Bear 89 Backpack 3Bear 474 Bear Force One 1Bear 474 Bear Force One 2Timestamps:(00:00:00) Intro(00:06:51) Eyevolution III(00:28:06) Fat Bear Week(00:52:01) OutroSupport us with a Max Fun Membership!Join our Discord!We also learn about:Sources:The origin of blinking in both mudskippers and tetrapodsSouthwest Eye Institue Blinking and Eye HealthReview of Opthamology on Blinking and TearsReview of Lacrimal Gland from Journal of OpthamologyAdvances in Clinical Chemistry: Chapter on Tear FilmAlaska Department of Fish and Game on Seal Tear Ducts---Four Paws: Torpor vs HibernationNorth American Bear Centre: Bear Activity and HibernationFour Paws: The Brown Bear: Way of Life &amp; OffspringExplore: Bear of Fat Bear WeekDOI: Everything You Want to Know About Katmai National Park’s Fat BearsExplore: FBW 2026BBC: 'Backpack' declared Alaska's Fat Bear Week winnerWiki: Fat Bear WeekNational Park Service: Bears of KatmaiExplore: FBW Hall of ChampionsGuardian: Backpack Wins Fat Bear Week<a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/gentle-giant-backpack-declar