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The handshake:
A gripping history
You don’t get many handshakes
during a lockdown. Some have
even suggested they are a thing of
the past. Palaeoanthropologist Ella
Al-Shamahi thinks otherwise. In this
talk, she reveals the true history of
the handshake and argues it has a
biological purpose that means it is
going nowhere. Join us from 6pm
GMT on 25 March or watch on
demand later. Tickets on sale now.
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How to spot pandemic burnout and
what to do about it. Also on the pod
this week are touch-sensitive robots,
hydrogen fuel and the origins of
flowering plants.
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This week’s brief journey of escapism
is all about music. Learn more about
singing gorillas, jazzy birds and
why we humans seem to love
music so much anyway.
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