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Slime: A Natural History by Susanne Wedlich Episodes

    A Billion Years of Slime

    5/5 The long history of slime on Earth and its future as our climate changes.

    Snails

    4/5 The novelist Patricia Highsmith’s life-long obsession with snails and slime.

    Disgusting

    3/5 Why we find slime, more than almost any substance, so universally disgusting.

    Primordial Slime

    2/5 The story of the Victorian obsession with primordial slime.

    The Cosmic Horror of Slime

    1/5 The story of how slime has oozed its way into every corner of our cultural life.