Editor's Picks: Hunting the world's largest flower

In this episode, Andrew Brooks of King's College London explains why using historical comparisons when contemplating African hospitals is lazy and misleading; we hear some good news from the world of conservation; and Bryony Cottam charts the adventures of botanist Chris Thorogood and his hunt for rafflesia, the world's largest and smelliest flower. 

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