Stump the Librarian - Episode 65 Magnificent Memory

Jan 22 2025 29 mins

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In this episode we answer the questions “How is paper recycled?” and “How do we know elephants never forget?” We also share a fact of the day from an East Grand Rapids librarian and share a funny science fiction book about a boy from outer space! To submit your own question, go to KDL.org/Stump. We can’t wait to hear from you!  

Monica’s Fact of the Day: Incredible Animal Trivia by Eric Braun

https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C588948

Liz’s book recommendation: Weird Kid by Greg Van Eekhout

https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C820597

Concerning paper recycling:

Pirzada, Abdul Majeed, et al. “Waste Paper Management of Academic Institute: An Environmental and Economics Perspective of Paper Recycling.” FUUAST Journal of Biology, vol. 13, no. 2, Dec. 2023, pp. 123–30. EBSCOhost, research.ebsco.com/linkprocessor/plink?id=1ad0536a-a843-3be0-8647-13ceb5974ca5. 

https://archive.epa.gov/wastes/conserve/materials/paper/web/html/papermaking.html#:~:text=Recycled%20paper%20processing%20mills%20use,paper%20sheets%20from%20each%20other. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cI8fT-9Koo&t=36s 

https://papergatorrecycling.com/ 

https://michiganrecycles.org/ 

https://www.afandpa.org/ 

Concerning elephants:

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/elephants-never-forget/ 

"Elephant." World Book Kids, 2025, 

www.worldbookonline.com/kids/article?id=ar830685. Accessed 02 Jan. 2025. 

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9951961/#:~:text=Even%20though%20there%20is%20evidence,term%20olfactory%20memory%20in%20mammals. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elephant_cognition 

https://wildlifesos.org/chronological-news/the-remarkable-cognitive-abilities-of-elephants/ 