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Lab Notes: Giant apes, midnight snacks, football
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Jan 7, 2016
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Lab Notes: Giant apes, midnight snacks, football
A giant ape that died due to climate change, eating after midnight can hurt your memory, practicing football without helmets may actually help curtail injuries.
This scale mock-up of the former Universal Studios Hollywood ride called King Kong Encounter was the brainchild of amusement park designer Bob Gurr. The ride, which was destroyed in a fire in 2008, was a technological triumph for Gurr, who said he was at least glad that one of his creations went out "in a blaze of glory."
This scale mock-up of the former Universal Studios Hollywood ride called King Kong Encounter was the brainchild of amusement park designer Bob Gurr. The ride, which was destroyed in a fire in 2008, was a technological triumph for Gurr, who said he was at least glad that one of his creations went out "in a blaze of glory."
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A giant ape that died due to climate change, eating after midnight can hurt your memory, practicing football without helmets may actually help curtail injuries.

Giant apes, midnight snacks and football.

How do you tie all of these together? Easy - just bring in KPCC's Sanden Totten for Lab Notes, the show's regular look at science in the news.

To hear the full interview, click the link above.