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Weird, wonderful, shocking, brave. Nicky Campbell explores what it means to be different.

What does it mean to be different? Is it how we think? Or how we act? In this BBC podcast, Nicky Campbell explores just that with guests who are extraordinarily different.

Different with Nicky Campbell: The Female of the Species

The Female of the Species

BBC Radio 5 Live - Different with Nicky Campbell, The Female of the Species

An evolutionary biologist tells Nicky how sexist myths effect science.

Nicky meets Lucy Cooke to find out everything we get wrong about female animals - from monogamy to menopause.

Author and evolutionary biologist Lucy Cooke tells Nicky what the world of science got wrong because it was looking at the world through a patriarchal lens. From the amazing bonobo apes bonding through sapphic intimacy, to the menopausal whales leading their pods, to ducks evolving to choose which male fertilises her egg. 


WARNING: This episode contains strong language and adult themes.


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Producer: Ailsa Rochester
Editor: Jo Meek
Sound Design: Ailsa Rochester

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