Microbes, meatbags and consensus

from Lost in Science · host Presenters: Beth Askham, Stu Burns & Chris Lassig Guests: Dr. Linda Blackall, Dr. Pam rana, Tom Lang

The team is joined by a couple of funny scientists with a show in the Melbourne International Comedy festival about the human body, we also discuss the implications of a study showing that pairs of people reach a consensus even when it's obvious a group member is more or less skilled than the other member in the group, and we talk to Dr. Linda Blackall about the importance of microbes.

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