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Olympic Tug-o-War, Leaping Leeches, Card-Carrying Women

Olympic Tug-o-War, Leaping Leeches, Card-Carrying Women

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Rose Eveleth joins the show to talk about chromosome testing in the Olympics. Plus, Claire returns to talk elite tug-o-war, and Rachel talks about the leech that can fly.

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Olympic Tug-o-War, Leaping Leeches, Card-Carrying Women

Olympic Tug-o-War, Leaping Leeches, Card-Carrying Women

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