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Rats, revisited

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We thought we were done talking about rats. Then your questions came in. From plague myths to poisoned predators, population growth and climate change to urban allotment gardens in Helsinki, this bonus episode follows the threads we couldn’t fit in the first time around, and digs deeper into the surprisingly emotional world of humans versus rats.
15 May English Germany Society & Culture · Health & Fitness

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