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This week in science: ocean spiders, baby planets and the odds of having a boy or a girl

This week in science: ocean spiders, baby planets and the odds of having a boy or a girl

The Short Wave team talks about spider origins, why the odds of having a girl or a boy aren't 50-50, and what the Orion constellation reveals about the life cycles of stars.

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