The Infinite Monkey Cage — The Scale of Life (or were dinosaurs just too big?)

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The Scale of Life (or were dinosaurs just too big?)

The Infinite Monkey Cage

Brian and Robin are joined by palaeontologist Dr Susie Maidment, evolutionary biologist Dr Tori Herridge and comedian Dave Gorman to pitch giant creatures against tiny creatures in their bid to avoid extinction. They explore the scale of life and ask why some organisms are large and some small and what the optimum…

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