This week I learned some sharks are shy, and more

A shark swims in an aquarium in Istanbul, Turkey

(Image credit: MUSTAFA OZER/AFP/Getty Images)

By Lauren Hansen

published 9 June 2016

Study shows sharks have personalities (Macquarie University via Phys.org)

Grunting helps tennis players play better (Mental Floss)

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Lauren Hansen produces The Weekâ€™s podcasts and videos and edits the photo blog, Captured. She also manages the production of the magazine's iPad app. A graduate of Kenyon College and Northwestern University, she previously worked at the BBC and Frontline. She knows a thing or two about pretty pictures and cute puppies, both of which she tweets about @mylaurenhansen.