209: Erika Curry on New Zealand's Extermination Plan, Right-Handed Cave People and The Milky Way Is Stealing Stars

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Erika Curry (@gillygal) returns to help us figure out New Zealand's plan to get rid of all non-native species, evidence that shows neanderthals and early humans were also mostly right-handed and why The Milky Way galaxy is being accused of theft. NEW ZEALAND TO HOST GIANT FUR SALE https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/behind-new-zealands-wild-plan-to-purge-all-pests1/ CAVE PEOPLE WERE RIGHT-HANDED http://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/why-are-most-people-right-handed-the-answer-may-be-in-the-mouths-of-our-ancestors/ THE MILKY WAY IS STEALING STARS https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170111110810.htm Find us at thesciencejerks.com and boardwalkaudio.com/sciencejerks. Email us [email protected]. Subscribe for free on Stitcher or iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/science-jerks-real-science/id578684997?mt=2