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Scientific insight meets down-to-earth deliberation and irreverent humour. Our diverse team is united by curiosity, even though we often have different points of view. Bring on the quirky debates driven by critical minds! Sometimes we’re funny, often we’re opinionated, always we’re entertaining. Support us: https://ko-fi.com/techspeak_podcast Twitter: @TechnicallySp11 Instagram: technicallyspeaking.podcast Reddit: techspeak_podcast Email: techspeak.podcast@gmail.com
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Thursday Jul 25, 2024
Would you make friends with a shark?
Thursday Jul 25, 2024
Thursday Jul 25, 2024
They get a bad rap in the movies but just how dangerous are they really? Laura, Ellie and Jasmin compare human-shark interactions to other – seemingly less dangerous – activities, and talk about shark behaviour as well as their senses and evolutionary history to figure out their tactics for swimming with sharks.
Read more:
- London’s Natural History Museum for a selection of sharkey facts
- NOAA fisheries for some more fun facts
- The Australian Institute of Marine Science for data on shark attacks and deaths by falling coconuts
- News from the BBC on cocaine sharks
- Statistics from Florida museum about sharks attacking people
- News from the Smithsonian about sharks being scared of orcas
- News from IFL Science about sharks making friends
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