Can a museum collection of 80 million objects ever yield a perfect specimen?
In short: Hosts Josh and Natalie explore the Natural History Museum's vast collection to identify the perfect specimen based on a single word. This episode focuses on the concept of reliability, featuring space monkeys and other curiosities from a repository containing over 80 million items.
The Natural History Museum in London houses an immense archive of more than 80 million objects, ranging from dinosaur bones and meteorites to a giant squid. In this series, the hosts select four specimens each week that embody a specific theme, such as reliability, to debate their merits.
By examining these items, the show highlights both the diversity of the museum's holdings and the ongoing quest to define what makes a specimen perfect. The series provides a window into the institution's behind-the-scenes work, showcasing the science and stories curated by its researchers.
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