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The End of the World

Curious Cases Rutherford and Fry

What would become the dominant species if humans go extinct? Science sleuths Drs Rutherford and Fry investigate. From 2019.

"What would become the dominant species if, or when, humans go extinct?"

This cheery question leads Drs Rutherford and Fry to embark on an evolutionary thought experiment.

Zoologist Matthew Cobb questions whether humans really are the dominant species. Ecologist Kate Jones explains why some species are more extinction-prone than others. Plus Phil Plait, AKA The Bad Astronomer, busts some myths about why the dinosaurs went extinct.

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Presenters: Hannah Fry, Adam Rutherford
Producer: Michelle Martin

First broadcast on 大象传媒 Radio 4 in 2019.

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