Come, Let Us Learn About Meteorites With The Brain Scoop

True story: I have a pair of meteorites dangling from my earlobes at this very moment. They came from space. And space is great. Emily Graslie, host of The Brain Scoop, clearly agrees. Sit back and get smarter as she chats with Field Museum collection manager Jim Holstein about some rocks you shouldn’t take for granite. I’ll see myself out.

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