{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Is Blood Blue?","description":"Kristen addresses the argument over whether human blood is blue. She talks about common misconceptions and what gives blood its color. As a bonus, she also talks about the variations in colors of blood in other animals. &amp;nbsp; CORRECTION: In this episode, Kristen says \u201coctopi\u201d to indicate the plural of \u201coctopus.\u201d Because \u201coctopus\u201d originated from Greek and not Latin (which does use \u201ci\u201d to pluralize words) and because \u201coctopus\u201d has been a word in English for a long time, Kristen would have preferred to pluralize the word using English rules: \u201coctopuses.\u201d  Correction references and other neat facts about octopuses:    https:\/\/www.smithsonianmag.com\/science-nature\/ten-curious-facts-about-octopuses-7625828\/  https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/words-at-play\/the-many-plurals-of-octopus-octopi-octopuses-octopodes    &amp;nbsp; Episode References and Resources  Textbook: Vander\u2019s Human Physiology 13th Edition Blog on why veins appear blue:  https:\/\/scienceblogs.com\/scientificactivist\/2008\/04\/17\/why-are-veins-blue   Primary publication from 1996:  https:\/\/pdfs.semanticscholar.org\/22db\/3b06a1abb585cb4c0683dd03a806800c1c28.pdf   Animal Blood Comes in a Rainbow of Colors:  https:\/\/news.nationalgeographic.com\/2015\/03\/150312-blood-antarctica-octopus-animals-science-colors\/  &amp;nbsp; Connect - Leave comments, suggest topics, and ask science questions! Website: earlybirdscience.com Twitter: @EarlyBirdSci Instagram: @EarlyBirdScience Facebook: @EarlyBirdScience ","author_name":"Early Bird Science","author_url":"https:\/\/www.earlybirdscience.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/12007718\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/57418052"}