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Jul 21, 2015

Up Close & Personal with Seashells

from Modern Notion Hosted by Emma Morgenstern

On today’s Modern Notion Daily, our guest is Helen Scales, author of Spirals in Time: The Secret Life and Curious Afterlife of Seashells (Bloomsbury, July 2015). A marine biologist, Scales decided to explore the science of shells (they’re made from calcium carbonate) and their symbolism throughout human history. Music this hour: “Soldiertype (militarised)” by Ketsa,…

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