Historical Look At When Presidents Get Sick, Digging Up More Dinos Than Ever

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Sue, the famous T-Rex skeleton in Chicago
Sue, the Tyrannosaurus rex, at Chicago’s Field Museum is dismantled to move to a new exhibit space in 2019. Teresa Crawford/AP Photo

A political scientist walks us through some examples of past U.S. presidents managing illness while occupying the White House. And a paleontologist explains how we’re living in an advanced age for discovering new dinosaur species.

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  • What We're Learning From The 'Golden Age' Of Dinosaur Discovery

    With new ways to locate and understand fossils, scientists are finding up to 50 new dinosaur species every year. A paleontologist talks with us about what we’re learning and some of the most interesting species being dug up.

Episode Credits

  • Rob Ferrett Host
  • J. Carlisle Larsen Producer
  • Dean Knetter Producer
  • Sarah Hopefl Technical Director
  • Lilly Goren Guest
  • Alex Hastings Guest

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