Snakes living the high-altitude life, and sending computing power to the edges of the internet

<p>On this week’s show: How some snakes have adapted to the extremes of height and temperature on the Tibetan Plateau, and giving low-power sensors more processing power</p> <p>First up on the podcast, <a href="https://www.science.org/content/article/secrets-tibet-s-hot-spring-snakes-revealed">tough snakes reveal their secrets</a>. Host Sarah Crespi talks with Staff Writer Liz Pennisi about how snakes have adapted to the harsh conditions of the Tibetan Plateau.</p> <p>Next on the show, Producer Meagan Cantwell talks about moving more computing power to the edges of the internet. She is joined by <a href="https://alexsludds.github.io/">Alexander Sludds</a>, a graduate student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Research Lab for Electronics. They discuss <a href="https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abq8271">a faster, more energy-efficient approach</a> to give edge devices—such as low-power smart sensors or tiny aerial drones—the computing power of far larger machines.</p> <p>This week’s episode was produced with help from <a href="https://podigy.co/">Podigy</a>.</p> <p>[Image: JUN-FENG GUO; Music: Jeffrey Cook]</p> <p>[alt: photo of a Tibetan hot-spring snake near a geothermal pool with podcast overlay symbol]</p> <p>Authors: Sarah Crespi; Liz Pennisi; Meagan Cantwell</p> <p>Episode page: <a href="https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adf3782">https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adf3782</a></p> <p>About the Science Podcast: <a href="https://www.science.org/content/page/about-science-podcast">https://www.science.org/content/page/about-science-podcast</a> </p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>