{"id":6285,"date":"2022-02-28T08:00:39","date_gmt":"2022-02-28T07:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sciencefocus.com\/?p=112547"},"modified":"2022-02-28T09:39:10","modified_gmt":"2022-02-28T08:39:10","slug":"instant-genius-podcast-how-biology-got-females-wrong-with-lucy-cooke","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcsciencefocus\/rss_feed\/instant-genius-podcast-how-biology-got-females-wrong-with-lucy-cooke\/","title":{"rendered":"Instant Genius Podcast: How biology got females wrong, with Lucy Cooke"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Daniel Bennett\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Monday, 28 February 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 zoologist, author and broadcaster Lucy Cooke.<\/p>\n

She\u2019s the author of Bitch: A Revolutionary Guide to Sex, Evolution and the Female Animal\u00a0<\/em>(Doubleday, \u00a320). She\u2019s also has a show called Political Animals<\/em><\/a> that\u2019s airing on Radio 4 now and available on BBC Sounds.<\/p>\n

She explains all the things that biology has got wrong about the females of animal species.<\/p>\n

<\/div>\n<\/div> Find\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 Lucy on <a href=\"\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/instant-genius-extra-the-sexes-in-the-animal-kingdom\/id1296673906?i=1000552231414"\" 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, Lucy explains whether the Y chromosome, the one that all males share, is dying out.<\/p>\nListen to more episodes of\u00a0Instant Genius<\/em>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul><li><a href=\""https:\/\/www.sciencefocus.com\/science\/instant-genius-podcast-preparing-for-disaster-with-michal-zalewski\/"\">Preparing for disaster, with Micha\u0142 Zalewski<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\""https:\/\/www.sciencefocus.com\/future-technology\/instant-genius-podcast-the-metaverse-with-prof-david-reid\/"\">The metaverse, with Prof David Reid<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\""https:\/\/www.sciencefocus.com\/the-human-body\/instant-genius-podcast-mindwandering-with-moshe-bar\/"\">Mindwandering, with Moshe Bar<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\""https:\/\/www.sciencefocus.com\/nature\/instant-genius-podcast-crows-rooks-and-ravens-with-dr-kaeli-swift\/"\">Crows, rooks and ravens, with Dr Kaeli Swift<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\""https:\/\/www.sciencefocus.com\/the-human-body\/instant-genius-podcast-the-science-of-intimacy-with-dr-michelle-drouin\/"\">The science of intimacy, with Dr Michelle Drouin<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\""https:\/\/www.sciencefocus.com\/the-human-body\/instant-genius-podcast-breathing-your-hidden-superpower-with-james-nestor\/"\">Breathing, your hidden superpower, with James Nestor<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By Daniel Bennett Published: Monday, 28 February 2022 at 12:00 am Instant Genius is a bite-sized masterclass in podcast form. 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