Both fun and educational… Radiolab podcast did an episode dedicated to sperm.
Sperm carry half the genes needed for human life. In this hour of Radiolab, some basic questions and profound thoughts about reproduction.
To begin: why so many sperm? We turn to the animal kingdom for answers, which lands us on a tour of sperm battles in ducks, flying pig sperm, and promiscuous whippoorwills. Next, we ponder fatherhood, and wonder…in a world where sperm can be frozen and kept for all eternity…what the future holds for men. We end quietly, in a stark sonic space with a widow struggling to keep some essence of her husband alive.
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