Science, Actually Presents : The Nerd and the Scientist

Oh, Hi Space! : Cultures & Constellations


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Taurus the cockatoo? Scorpio the ostrich? Perseus the elk? Orion the baby buffalo? Leo the horse? We're familiar with the modern, western names of the constellations, but there have been countless cultures over thousands of years putting their unique stories on the same stars. This week Kovi and Benjamin discuss the emus, lost men, grills for cooking fish, and blue women that other civilizations saw in the night sky.
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