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#626 Our Friend, the Wasp

#626 Our Friend, the Wasp

FromScience for the People


#626 Our Friend, the Wasp

FromScience for the People

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Length:
60 minutes
Released:
May 25, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Is there an insect more universally despised than the wasp? What have they done to incur so much of our ire? No one likes them. Well... almost no one. Seirian Sumner, Professor of Behavioural Ecology at University College London and cofounder of the Big Wasp Survey, is on a mission to improve the wasp's PR with her book "Endless Forms: Why We Should Love Wasps". She joins us to talk about the fascinating biology and behaviour of wasps and their societies, and how we can learn to better coexist with the wasp, thinking of it less as pest and more...
Released:
May 25, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (57)

Science for the People is a long-format interview podcast that explores the connections between science, popular culture, history, and public policy, to help listeners understand the evidence and arguments behind what's in the news and on the shelves. Our hosts sit down with science researchers, writers, authors, journalists, and experts to discuss science from the past, the science that affects our lives today, and how science might change our future.