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Rat imagination | Invasive hippos | Space burial

Season 1, Ep. 137

Guest editors Joz Norris and Kai Samra join host Alice Fraser for episode 137 of The Gargle - the sonic glossy magazine to The Bugle, with one rule: no politics!


🐀 Rat imagination

🦛 Invasive hippos

👨🏻‍⚕️ Amazon healthcare 

🚀 Space burial

🚪 Reviews


Story 1: https://www.sciencealert.com/incredible-experiment-reveals-how-rats-use-their-imagination


Story 2: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-03516-2


Story 3: https://www.forbes.com/sites/saibala/2023/11/08/amazon-announces-new-benefit-for-prime-members-primary-care-services-for-9-per-month/


Story 4: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/07/magazine/space-burial.html


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CONTENTS


00:00 Start

01:55 Front cover

02:18 Satirical cartoon

03:06 Story 1: Incredible experiment reveals how rats use their imagination

07:23 Ads

10:53 Story 2: Colombia begins sterilising its invasive hippos

16:57 Reviews

21:47 Story 3: Amazon announces primary care services for Prime members

29:11 Story 4: Space burials for rich people

34:54 Bye / Anything to plug?

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