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Nature Podcast

11 October 2018: The life of a new Nobel laureate and organised ants

Nature Podcast

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4.5893 Ratings

🗓️ 10 October 2018

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

This week, what life is like when you've just won a Nobel prize, and how a vestigial organ helps ants get organised.

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0:00.0

Imagine sweeping through green fields, floating five feet above ground, sun on your face as you slide by on track to your destination.

0:11.1

Not a care in the world as you simply lean back, and before you know it, you're there.

0:16.8

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0:20.5

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0:22.2

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0:23.8

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0:25.6

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0:28.0

com.com.

0:28.3

uk forward slash plan.

0:36.1

In a experiment, I don't know yet

0:38.4

why is blight so far

0:40.4

like it sounds so simple

0:41.6

they had no idea

0:43.1

but now the data's

0:44.2

I find this not only refreshing

0:47.1

but at some level astounding

0:49.3

nature

0:52.7

welcome back to the Nature podcast.

0:59.6

This week, we'll be hearing about what life is like when you unexpectedly win a Nobel Prize.

1:05.4

And learning about some surprisingly useful vestigial organs in ants.

1:10.4

I'm Noah Baker.

1:11.3

And I'm Charmni Bundell.

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