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The Poetry of Reality with Richard Dawkins

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The Prime Number Mystery of Cicada Life Cycles

This chapter explores the fascinating 17 or 19-year mating cycles of periodical cicadas and a theory suggesting that these prime number intervals offer a survival advantage against predators. The speaker presents both admiration for the complexities of nature and skepticism about the theory's validity.

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