We've got a great show to celebrate being on the air for four years. It's our answer to the question 'How Did We Ever Get That?' How were Dippin' Dots invented? Who made the first telescope? How can scientists study the evolution of empathy? How were chickens first domesticated? Finally, there's a poem about this, a basic question regarding the scientific method....How did we ever get that?

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Thanks to Rob Weber, J Scott Miller, Caroline Driscoll-Braden, Mary WIlliams, Leslie Moise and Dave Robinson for making this (our 150th episode)possible. ‘Bench Talk: The Week in Science’ is a weekly program that airs on WFMP Louisville FORward Radio 106.5 FM (forwardradio.org) every Monday at 7:30 pm, Tuesday at 11:30 am, and Wednesday at 7:30 am.

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