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Animal Slander! - "Blind As A Bat" And "Memory Of A Goldfish"
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10 minutes
Released:
Jan 10, 2020
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Host Maddie Sofia and reporter Emily Kwong evaluate what truth there is to the popular phrases "blind as a bat" and "memory of a goldfish." Hint: The phrases probably weren't born out of peer-reviewed science. Tweet Maddie at @maddie_sofia and Emily at @emilykwong1234. Plus, encourage our editor to make this a series by sending fan mail to shortwave@npr.org.
Released:
Jan 10, 2020
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Podcast episode
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