Stephen Dubner
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Okay, so that history of pigeons is really interesting. But now pigeons, they're what, just another pest essentially? Yeah.
Okay, so that history of pigeons is really interesting. But now pigeons, they're what, just another pest essentially? Yeah.
Okay, so that history of pigeons is really interesting. But now pigeons, they're what, just another pest essentially? Yeah.
How would you say that the history of the human-pigeon relationship compares with the history of the rat-human relationship?
How would you say that the history of the human-pigeon relationship compares with the history of the rat-human relationship?
How would you say that the history of the human-pigeon relationship compares with the history of the rat-human relationship?
Okay. And if I were to ask you to summarize the downsides and the upsides of rats generally, how would you characterize that?
Okay. And if I were to ask you to summarize the downsides and the upsides of rats generally, how would you characterize that?
Okay. And if I were to ask you to summarize the downsides and the upsides of rats generally, how would you characterize that?
Give me an example of where rats are not thought of as disgusting.
Give me an example of where rats are not thought of as disgusting.
Give me an example of where rats are not thought of as disgusting.
What would you say are the drivers of the difference between one place or one culture and another, one in which the rat is looked at as just disgusting, a menace, dangerous, scary, et cetera, and one where it's not? What constitutes that difference, do you think?
What would you say are the drivers of the difference between one place or one culture and another, one in which the rat is looked at as just disgusting, a menace, dangerous, scary, et cetera, and one where it's not? What constitutes that difference, do you think?
What would you say are the drivers of the difference between one place or one culture and another, one in which the rat is looked at as just disgusting, a menace, dangerous, scary, et cetera, and one where it's not? What constitutes that difference, do you think?
It's a big line, yeah.
It's a big line, yeah.