
What if the next breakthrough in global health and safety didn’t come from Silicon Valley…but from a whiskered hero with banana breath? Neuroscientist Dr. Cindy Fast takes us into the astonishing work of APOPO—a nonprofit organization training African giant pouched rats to do life-saving work across the globe.Chapters00:00 – Intro & Welcome04:06 – Hero Rats History07:08 – TB Detection14:20 – Clearing Landmines17:31 – Break20:10 – About the Rats24:28 – Search & Rescue Rats29:45 – Minefields to Ricefields Project46:35 – Hero Dogs Ukraine 49:13 – Funding & Support52:15 – Get Involved1:01:50 – Stay Open-Minded1:05:20 – Closing