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Today: #71 in Science on our combined chart.
Today: #152 in Science, United Kingdom on our combined chart.
Today: #62 in Science, Canada on our combined chart.
Today: #107 in Science, Australia on our combined chart.
Today: #97 in Science, Brazil on our combined chart.
Today: #150 in Science, Mexico on our combined chart.
Today: #44 in Science, New Zealand on our combined chart.
Today: #186 in Science, Ireland on our combined chart.
Today: #28 in Science, India on our combined chart.
Today: #18 in Science, Japan on our combined chart.
Today: #39 in Science, Philippines on our combined chart.
Today: #105 in Science, South Africa on our combined chart.
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| Date | Combined Rank | Apple Podcasts | Pocket Casts | Castbox |
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| Oct 21 | #71 | #45 | #45 | #45 |
| Oct 20 | #73 | #45 | — | #57 |
| Oct 19 | #84 | #54 | — | #54 |
| Oct 18 | #82 | #55 | #45 | #44 |
| Oct 17 | #65 | #35 | — | #45 |
| Oct 16 | #87 | #61 | — | #52 |
| Oct 15 | #83 | #57 | — | #57 |
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