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Credits:
Narrator/Writer: Stephanie Sammann
Editor: Dylan Hennessy (https://www.behance.net/dylanhennessy1)
Editor: David O'Sullivan
Illustrator/Animator: Kirtan Patel (https://kpatart.com/illustrations)
Illustrator: Elfy Chiang (https://www.elfylandstudios.com)
Animator: Mike Ridolfi (https://www.moboxgraphics.com/)
Sound: Graham Haerther (https://haerther.net)
Thumbnail: Simon Buckmaster (  / forgottentowel  )
Producer: Brian McManus (   / realengineering  )

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References:

[1]https://royalsocietypublishing.org/do...
[2] https://www.nature.com/articles/s4146...
[3] https://www.uwa.edu.au/study/-/media/...
[4] https://link.springer.com/article/10....
[5] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25477...
[6] https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/1...