Instant Genius is a bite-sized masterclass in podcast form. In this week's episode, we talk to zoologist, author and broadcaster Lucy Cooke.
She's the author of Bitch: A Revolutionary Guide to Sex, Evolution and the Female Animal(Doubleday, £20). She’s also has a show called Political Animals that’s airing on Radio 4 now and available on BBC Sounds.
She explains all the things that biology has got wrong about the females of animal species.
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And if that's not enough, you can hear even more from Lucy on Instant Genius Extra.
On this subscription-only show, available on Apple Podcasts, we take a deeper dive into the topics covered onInstant Genius. In this episode, Lucy explains whether the Y chromosome, the one that all males share, is dying out.
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