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Podcast: Curiosity Weekly
Episode: Did Your Microbiome Come from Dirt?
Description: Award-winning journalist and economist Tim Harford explains three simple rules for understanding statistics and evaluating truth in the news. Then, you’ll learn about why our microbiomes may have come from dirt.Â
Additional resources from Tim Harford:
Pick up "The Data Detective: Ten Easy Rules to Make Sense of Statistics" on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3ad1dQ4Â
Tim Harford's website: https://timharford.com/Â
Tim Harford on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TimHarfordÂ
Microbes in dental plaque are more like soil microbes than tongue microbes, which suggests our microbiomes came from dirt by Cameron Duke
Caldwell, A. (2020, December 15). Microbes in dental plaque look m...