Lorna Gibson: Birds Up Close Part 2
June 29, 2026
On this episode of Inquiry, we welcome back LORNA GIBSON. She is the Matoula S. Salapatas Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and a MacVicar Faculty Fellow at MIT. We continue our discussion of her new book BIRDS UP CLOSE: AN ENGINEER EXPLORES THEIR HIDDEN WONDERS. Tonight we will talk about how feathers can create sound, focus sound, and dampen sound, and how woodpeckers don’t get brain injured.
