Who really wrote Maxwell's equations?

Who really wrote Maxwell's equations?

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Listener Questions #40

Daniel and Kelly answer questions about relativistic paradoxes, parasitoid wasp viruses, and detector technologies.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Are rural raccoons becoming domesticated?

A recent paper found tantalizing evidence that rural raccoons are showing evidence of domestication. So how long until we all have pet raccoons? And how well do we really understand the domestication process anyway?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

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