This week the nerds look at the imagery and representation of animals within pop culture. Looking at where the concept of the animal hybird comes from in human history, why do we find animals so damn cute, and ask the important question, if you could be any animal for 24 hours, what would you be and why?

LINKS

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THE NERDIEST THING

Margy's Thing - The French Revolution: A Very Short Introduction - https://www.librarything.com/work/46828

Grant's Thing - Dark & Darker - https://www.ironmace.com/

Joshua Redbeard's Thing - A Tolkein Bestiary - https://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/A_Tolkien_Bestiary

OTHER LINKS

Puppies win the battle of cute - https://www.sciencefocus.com/the-human-body/neuroscience-of-cute/

Concept of virtual population https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/apr/13/using-cute-animals-in-pop-culture-makes-public-think-theyre-not-endangered-study