Defensive Puking, Self-Cooling Curls, Zambia's Teen Astronauts
The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week
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Show Notes
Scientific Illustrator and Twitch Partner Liz Clayton Fuller joins the podcast to talk about turkey vultures, their defensive puking mechanism, and why you should thank the next one you see. Plus, Rachel explains how a head of curly hair is actually scientifically cooler, and Purbita talks about Zambia's teen astronaut program.
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