Uncovering the mysteries of the animal kingdom

TED Radio Hour

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Social Sciences, Society & Culture, Science, Technology

4.4 • 21.3K Ratings

🗓️ 20 June 2025

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

From the bugs in our backyards to prehistoric reptiles, animal biology and behavior are full of puzzles and conundrums. On this episode, we hear from experts solving the mysteries of the animal kingdom.

Original broadcast date: July 14, 2023.

Guests include paleontologist Dean Lomax, biochemical engineer Saad Bhamla, herpetologist Gowri Shankar and conservation biologist Patrícia Medici.

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0:00.0	This is the TED Radio Hour.
0:04.3	Each week, groundbreaking TED Talks.
0:06.8	Our job now is to dream big.
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0:12.0	Around the world.
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0:14.8	From those talks, we bring you speakers and ideas that will surprise you.
0:20.0	You just don't know what you're going to find.
0:21.9	Challenge you.
0:22.7	We truly have to ask ourselves, like, why is it noteworthy?
0:25.1	And even change you.
0:26.3	I literally feel like I'm a different person.
0:28.4	Yes.
0:29.4	Do you feel that way?
0:31.1	Ideas worth spreading.
0:33.5	From Ted and NPR.
0:37.6	I'm Anoush Zamoroti, and we're going to start today's show by going back in time to meet a girl named Mary Anning.
0:46.4	Where do I begin with Mary Anning? Let me tell you. So Mary Aning, this is way back in 1811, 1812.
0:55.2	This is Dean Lomax.
0:57.2	She was just 11, 12 years old, and walking on the beach with her older brother, Joseph, at a seaside town called Lime Regis here in the UK.
1:09.7	Lime Regis is known for its harbour, its fishing, its shipbuilding, and its craggy beachside
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