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EP 3.0: Mass Extinction
Season 1, Ep. 3
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Scott and Gil talk about the extinction of the dinosaurs, when plants took over the world 4 billion years ago, and some other fun stuff.
Picture is of Morrill Hall at the University of Nebraska. The coolest dinosaur museum in the country!
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Additional Reading:
"The Ends of the World" by Peter Brannen
"Nuclear War" by Annie Jacobsen
"Out of Thin Air" by Peter D. Ward
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