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Jun 2023
54m 11s

June 24, 2023 Listener Question Show

CBC
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We close out our season with another edition of our always enlightening, always intriguing listener question show. We have answers to questions like: What would happen if a comet side-swiped our atmosphere? What determines a bird's speed of flight? Can you store light in a battery? How did large dinosaurs support their incredible bulk? All these and much ... Show More
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