I am joined on this episode of Skeptically Speaking by anthropologist Greg Laden, who talks about entomophagy (bug eating).
My part of the interview starts with a discussion of using a pseudonym online, and why I think scientists need to be anonymous sometimes. Then we have a fun chat about treehoppers, bees, and fake mosquito repellent devices. Bonus moment of embarrassment: I try to be relevant to a Canadian audience by comparing native pollinators to Wayne Gretzky.
Enjoy!
Here are links to my posts about some of the topics from this episode:
- Xerces Society Pollinator Resource Center
- Hoppers, Hats, and Homology
- Shellac: It’s a bug AND a feature!
- Cochineal: It’s a bug AND a feature!
- Are there roaches in your coffee and chocolate?
There is not, as best I can tell, a transcript for the show, but if anyone wants to volunteer to transcribe it, I will happily post it here.
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Thanks for posting this Bug Girl! I had heard of the podcast, but never checked it out. I look forward to listening to the episode that you are on as well as all the others (all the topics look really interesting).
“Bonus moment of embarrassment: I try to be relevant to a Canadian audience by comparing native pollinators to Wayne Gretzky.”
Followed by trying to be relevant to a female audience by painting the entire set pink. :)
I thought I was fine with the idea of bugs in my food. Then last night I totally DREAMED that I had a MOUTHFUL of GRUBS and was desperately trying to get them out. :) So yeah… On another note, I have looked around Bug Girl’s site a few times and it is so cool! EXCELLENT WORK!
So I learned about cheese mites a couple of years ago, and now I can’t help feeling like Galactus every time I eat a chunk of hard cheese.