How to battle climate apathy, and more stories about humans
Quirks and Quarks

How to battle climate apathy, and more stories about humans

B2Upper-intermediateAugust 28, 202654 min
  • Interview
  • Science

From doubting our doubts to sleuthing out scientific fraud, this week we revisit some of our favourite stories about humans.

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I was very happy to have a friend who was a good friend of mine. My friend, for the Shopify, has been a very good friend of mine and a very good friend of mine. My friend, who is a very good friend of mine, has been very good friend.

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Very good. I am very happy to have a friend of mine, who is very happy to have a good friend. She is very happy to have a friend who is very good at Shopify.

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I am very happy to have a friend of mine, Shopify, who is very happy to have a friend of mine. This is a CBC Podcast. Hi, I'm Bob McDonald. Welcome to the Best of Quirks and Quarks. On this week's show, we peel back the layers of what it means to be human. We start with a story from January

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