Can you find the perfect specimen among 80 million museum objects?
In short: Josh and Natalie explore the Natural History Museum's vast collection to identify the perfect specimen based on a single word prompt. This episode focuses on the theme of tacky, showcasing how scientists select and handle unique items from a collection that spans millions of objects.
The Natural History Museum in London houses over 80 million objects, ranging from dinosaur bones and meteorites to giant squids. In this series, hosts Josh and Natalie navigate this massive archive to curate specimens that embody specific descriptors, such as squishy, exuberant, or noxious.
By challenging themselves to find the perfect specimen for a given word, the hosts provide a glimpse into the museum's behind-the-scenes operations and the surprising stories held by its scientific staff. This episode specifically examines the word 'tacky' and the practicalities of transporting delicate specimens through the museum halls.
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