{"id":14172,"date":"2022-06-20T08:00:09","date_gmt":"2022-06-20T06:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sciencefocus.com\/?p=122038"},"modified":"2022-06-20T08:14:07","modified_gmt":"2022-06-20T06:14:07","slug":"instant-genius-podcast-sloths-with-dr-rebecca-cliffe","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcsciencefocus\/rss_feed\/instant-genius-podcast-sloths-with-dr-rebecca-cliffe\/","title":{"rendered":"Instant Genius Podcast: Sloths, with Dr Rebecca Cliffe"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Amy Barrett\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Monday, 20 June 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Instant Genius<\/em> is a bite-sized masterclass in podcast form. In this week\u2019s episode, we talk to Dr Rebecca Cliffe.<\/p>\n

She\u2019s the founder and executive director of the Sloth Conservation Foundation. In this episode, she busts the myths around these loveable animals and explains just how bizarre their biology is.<\/p>\n\nFind\u00a0Instant Genius<\/em> on your preferred podcast platform here: <a href=\"\/\/instantgenius.podlink.to\/Podcast"\" target=\""_blank"\" rel=\""noopener" noopener noreferrer\">instantgenius.podlink.to\/Podcast<\/a><\/p>\nAnd if that\u2019s not enough, you can hear even more from Rebecca on <a href=\"\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/instant-genius\/id1296673906"\" target=\""_blank"\" rel=\""noopener" noopener noreferrer\">Instant Genius Extra<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\nOn this subscription-only show, available on Apple Podcasts, we take a deeper dive into the topics covered on\u00a0Instant Genius<\/em>. In this episode, Rebecca explains how humans are threatening sloth populations, and what we can all do to help.<\/p>\nListen to more episodes of\u00a0Instant Genius<\/em>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul><li><a href=\""https:\/\/www.sciencefocus.com\/future-technology\/instant-genius-podcast-bitcoin-with-brett-scott\/"\">Bitcoin, with Brett Scott<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\""https:\/\/www.sciencefocus.com\/the-human-body\/instant-genius-podcast-covid-numbers-with-professor-sir-david-spiegelhalter\/"\">COVID numbers, with Professor Sir David Spiegelhalter<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\""https:\/\/www.sciencefocus.com\/the-human-body\/instant-genius-podcast-the-science-of-dreams-with-sidarta-ribeiro\/"\">The science of dreams, with Sidarta Ribeiro<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\""https:\/\/www.sciencefocus.com\/the-human-body\/instant-genius-podcast-the-body-clock-with-prof-russell-foster\/"\">The body clock, with Prof Russell Foster<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\""https:\/\/www.sciencefocus.com\/nature\/instant-genius-podcast-dog-intelligence-with-jules-howard\/"\">Dog intelligence, with Jules Howard<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\""https:\/\/www.sciencefocus.com\/space\/instant-genius-podcast-the-first-stars-in-the-universe-with-dr-emma-chapman\/"\">The first stars in the Universe, with Dr Emma Chapman<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By Amy Barrett Published: Monday, 20 June 2022 at 12:00 am Instant Genius is a bite-sized masterclass in podcast form. 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