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Julie Elie has spent a lot of time listening to zebra finches. Elie, a researcher at the University of California, Berkeley, spends her time listening in on the finches’ other vocalizations, though: ...

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When pioneering producer and filmmaker Kirsty Bell set out to make a film about legendary American musician Eddie Cochran, she didn't want to merely chronicle his brief career. Looking back at the ...