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Rat imagination | Invasive hippos | Space burial
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 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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