Can a museum curator find the perfect specimen among 80 million objects?
In short: In this episode of The Perfect Specimen, hosts Josh and Natalie explore the Natural History Museum's vast collection of 80 million items. Guided by the theme of 'fresh', they hunt for the most exuberant, squishy, or noxious specimens to determine if a perfect museum piece truly exists.
The Natural History Museum in London houses a massive collection of 80 million objects, ranging from dinosaur bones and meteorites to giant squids. This series goes behind the scenes to uncover the stories behind these items and the science conducted by the museum's experts.
In this installment, the hosts select four specimens that relate to the word 'fresh'. By evaluating them based on criteria like squishiness or exuberance, they attempt to answer the broader question of whether the concept of a 'perfect' specimen is even possible within such a diverse and expansive archive.
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