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Mar 2021
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Video calls and how the government is sp...

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Anna, Flora and assistant editor of The Week Junior’s monthly Science+Nature magazine, Ciaran talk about why video calls can be so tiring, an inspiring fundraising marathon, and what the UK government is spending its money on this year. Plus, we'll have a debate all about cats vs dogs!

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