Bob Holmes

Bob Holmes is a science writer in Edmonton, Canada, and the author of Flavor: The Science of Our Most Neglected Sense.

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In Some Places, People Talk in Whistles Louder Than Car Horns

More than 80 communities around the world have turned entire languages into whistles as a way to communicate over long distances.
- Bob Holmes and Knowable Magazine
- August 20, 2021
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And You Thought Your Blood Pressure Was High?

Giraffes’ blood pressure is double that of most humans, but it doesn’t seem to faze them at all.
- Bob Holmes and Knowable Magazine
- May 22, 2021
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How Bowhead Whales Live for 200 Years

Size isn’t everything.
- Bob Holmes and Knowable Magazine
- May 8, 2021