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What Could We Do With A Third Thumb?
FromShort Wave
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Length:
11 minutes
Released:
May 8, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
Today on the show, we meet a prosthetic designer and a neuroscientist fascinated with understanding how the brain and body might adapt to something we haven't had before — a third thumb. Dani Clode and Tamar Makin spoke to Short Wave in Washington D.C., at the 2023 annual meeting for the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
Released:
May 8, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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