Nobody Listens to Paula Poundstone

Ep 132 — Drop Science, Not Bombs


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Wait - so flies are deadly to soldiers, but maggots are good for them? And why is it so hard to find a donor for a genital transplant these days? Mary Roach, author of “Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War” comes by to reveal the weird scientific secrets of the battlefield. And speaking of troops, the aunts come marching in again - we’ve got more auntie stories!



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