Jon Hamilton

So today on the show, we're going to give archaea their due.

Bring it on, Kwong. You're listening to Shortwave, the science podcast from NPR.

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Emily, so it seems like archaea has sort of come into their own in the scientific world in the past few decades. So walk me through that.

Emily, so it seems like archaea has sort of come into their own in the scientific world in the past few decades. So walk me through that.

Emily, so it seems like archaea has sort of come into their own in the scientific world in the past few decades. So walk me through that.

Okay, so who is he?

Okay, so who is he?

Okay, so who is he?

Weird. So, I mean, what were they?

Weird. So, I mean, what were they?

Weird. So, I mean, what were they?

Oh, I get it. Archaea. Archaeologist. Archaeologist.

Oh, I get it. Archaea. Archaeologist. Archaeologist.

Oh, I get it. Archaea. Archaeologist. Archaeologist.

I was waiting for that.

I was waiting for that.

I was waiting for that.

All right, I'm getting the theme here. Asgards, Loki, Norse mythology.