Here's me, talking about the U.S. military's teams of combat dolphins and sea lions, on NPR's All Things Considered.
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Here’s me, talking about the U.S. military’s teams of combat dolphins and sea lions, on NPR’s All Things Considered.
Noah Shachtman is a contributing editor at WIRED. He's the former editor-in-chief of Rolling Stone and The Daily Beast. ... Read More
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