Rat Sommeliers, Glass Brain, And Internet On Mars

This week on Break It Down: the curious tale of a lump of glass that turned out to be a human brain, the US sees its first measles death in 10 years, rats make great sommeliers, the evolutionary origins of feathers in dinosaurs, AI bots start speaking a secret language to each other, and could we get internet on Mars? Quite possibly. Available on all your favorite podcast apps: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean, Amazon Music, and more.

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Brain glass

Brain in a bucket

Measles death

Rat sommeliers

Hamsters quaffing wine

Dinosaur feathers

AI language

Twin telepathy

Mars internet

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