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Hyenas and minervas: women, science and history

Welcome to the Cambridge Science Festival! To give you a taste of what's happening and for those who cannot attend, we have put together some audio and video podcasts, showing you some of the exciting Cambridge popular science on offer! Following the festival in 2008, we're publishing lectures and other highlights from the festival on a regular basis - so subscribe to stay in touch! (This podcast is an audio-only  version of our podcast in mp3 format (where available). Please check our website or the iTunes store for the video version of our podcast.)

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Welcome to the Cambridge Science Festival! To give you a taste of what's happening and for those who cannot attend, we have put together some audio and video podcasts, showing you some of the exciting Cambridge popular science on offer! Following the festival in 2008, we're publishing lectures and other highlights from the festival on a regular basis - so subscribe to stay in touch! (This podcast is an audio-only version of our podcast in mp3 format (where available). Please check our website or the iTunes store for the video version of our podcast.)

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