What the Shell? Cracking the Lobster's Mysteries

Consider the lobster roll: tender chunks of lobster bathed in
butter or mayo, sandwiched between two slices of a squishy bread
roll… Have we caught your attention yet? Lobster is a summertime
staple in New England, a fixture on casino and cruise ship buffets,
and a steady partner for steak in the classic surf 'n' turf. Today,
the American lobster industry is the single most valuable fishery
in the country—but it wasn’t always so. This episode, we're
cracking the lobster's many mysteries, including how it went from
prison fare to fancy food. There's also the question of what
lobster eyes have to do with both the International Space Station
and the belief in Intelligent Design, plus the rollicking tale of
why it took scientists so long to locate the lobster penis—and what
makes lobster sex so, well, steamy? Listen in now for the lobster
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