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How seashells shaped the world — and predict our future

The Gray Area with Sean Illing

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Sea Shells - A Perfect Metaphor for the Oceans

"We walk on a world of shell right? Even the built environment, a lot of it is literally made of sea shells. The empire state building, the washington cathedral, these are great buildings cut from limestone." "I just thought was fascinating when you talk about frankloy wright and other architects that used shells in their building designs"

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