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EUSci Podcast #22

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What better way to start a brand new year than with a brand new episode of the EUSci podcast! This week, our host Alex Sinclair takes you through stories about bees, prehistoric DNA, computers identifying false paintings, and much more. So sit back and enjoy our take on the freshly-minted bounty of science stories that made the headlines (or at least the science pages) of newspapers over the past couple of weeks.

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What’s in today’s show:

News:

• Partners ‘sculpt’ Each Other’s Personalities Toward their Ideal
• Different Groups of Chimpanzees have Unique Cultures
• Two Types of Killer Whales in UK Waters
• Does the G-spot actually exist?
• Open Access Papers Cited More Often
• Smart Wind Turbines (with Lasers!)

• Despite what certain people may say: Children who don’t have the chickenpox vaccine are more likely to get chickenpox.

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