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One podcast episode worth your time.
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Today’s pick
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Sean Carroll's Mindscape
361 | Bonnie Bassler on How Bacteria Talk and Work Together
Bonnie Bassler · 1 hr 16 min
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Why it’s worth your time
Bacteria hold conversations, count each other and act together. Bassler explains it with the delight of someone who still cannot believe her luck.
Listen for this question
What is coordinating without anyone in charge?
Best way to listen
One sitting, undistracted.
After the episode
Look at something small today and assume it is more complicated than it looks.
Who it’s for: Anyone who thinks of single cells as simple.
How we choose
One a day. That’s the whole idea.
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