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Nature Podcast

12 July 2018: Rats, reefs, and career streaks

Nature Podcast

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🗓️ 11 July 2018

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

This week, rats and coral reefs, charting successful careers streaks, and Cape Town’s water crisis.

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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.

0:16.7

London to Manchester from just 32 pounds each way.

0:20.5

Avanti West Coast.

0:22.2

Feel good travel.

0:23.8

Exclusions and limitations apply.

0:25.6

Full terms and conditions can be found at avantiwestcoastcoast.com.

0:28.0

U.K. forward slash plan.

0:36.3

In an experiment, I don't know yet. Why is Blight so far?

0:40.3

Like it sounds so simple.

0:41.3

They had no idea.

0:43.3

But now the data's...

0:44.3

I find this not only refreshing, but at some level astounding.

0:52.3

Nature.

0:53.3

Welcome back to the Nature podcast.

0:58.0

This week, how careers are marked by successful streaks and the lessons from Cape Town's water crisis.

1:05.0

Plus the link between coral reefs and rats.

1:08.0

I'm Charmoney Bundell.

1:10.0

And I'm Adam Levy.

1:18.3

Charmany, what would you say has been your biggest success?

1:23.4

Oh, well, there was the time that I got like a week's worth of food for under a fiver

1:29.8

in the reduced section at the supermarket.

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