Sisho Tangents - Science Couchbor Questions

Sisho tangents is a weekly science talk show. This week, Sary Riley and Sam scholtz answer your questions about the most important things in life. They also discuss how whales poop so much that they help maintain an ecosystem.

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[Trivia Question]

Minnesota paper waste ball

https://www.pca.state.mn.us/featured/worlds-largest-wad-paper-0

[Fact Off]

Palimpsests (reusing parchment, but also documenting microbes)

https://www.abaa.org/blog/post/the-history-of-vellum-and-parchment

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/07/how-monks-remixed-technology-in-the-middle-ages/373956/

http://www.archimedespalimpsest.org/about/imaging/