Radio Lab - "Sperm"
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I love radio lab, makes the hours fly by and my brain glow. This one's about sperm. Another favorite is the one on lying. Open the player and enjoy.
http://www.wnyc.org/shows/radiol…
» Why So Many Sperm?
Matthew Cobb takes us back to 1677, when Anton Van Leewenhoek first identified sperm and there was much talk of souls and miniature men residing in the seminal fluid. Upon observation it became clear that there were an awful lot of those little guys that never turned into babies! Jad wonders: why so many sperm? Bird-sex specialist Tim Birkhead, of the University of Sheffield, explains what effect imperfect monogamy has on reproductive strategies. Then sperm physiologist Joanna Ellington and her pig Hazel give us some insight into the obstacles sperm must overcome in their odyssey from their male originator to their female destination.
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radio is the best show.. i just listened to 7 hours straight over christmas on a road trip.. i turned a bunch of friends on to it.. they are seriously good at creating theater of the mind..