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Podcast: The archaeology of democracy, new additions to the uncanny valley, and the discovery of ant-ibiotics

Podcast: The archaeology of democracy, new additions to the uncanny valley, and the discovery of ant-ibiotics

FromScience Magazine Podcast


Podcast: The archaeology of democracy, new additions to the uncanny valley, and the discovery of ant-ibiotics

FromScience Magazine Podcast

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Length:
26 minutes
Released:
Mar 16, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

This week, what bear-mounted cameras can tell us about their caribou-hunting habits, ants that mix up their own medicine, and feeling alienated by emotional robots with Online News Editor David Grimm. And Lizzie Wade joins Sarah Crespi to discuss new thinking on the origins of democracy outside of Europe, based on archeological sites in Mexico.

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[Image: rpbirdman/iStockphoto; Music: Jeffrey Cook]
Released:
Mar 16, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

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