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The Insect News Network #18 - 7/18/12 - Extinctions and Explosions I - w/Karen Cebra (Forensic Entomology)

WHAT DO American pop art icon ANDY WARHOL, comic book author FRANK MILLER and biblical THE BOOK OF EXODUS have in common? The Langes Metalmark Butterfly is threatended, The Xerces Society is working to protect invertebrates and The Biblical Plagues. W in-studio guest Karen Cebra former mammal exhibit curator at the Cal Academy of Sciences.

The Insect News Network #17 - Friday 7/13/12 - Beetles 2 - w/ Alanah Kull, Weevils and Burying Beetles

I explore the very practical competition between beetles and humans, esp. weevils, plus the evolution and effects of pesticides. We discuss the controversial "Bananas the Movie" which tells about the first time a South American populace sued an American company for the use of toxic pesticides. Alanah Kull discusses her work as the first graduate ever from the Sustainable Agriculture Food Systems, Food and Society program at UC Davis. We explore the bizarre and humna-like tendencies of Burying Beetles.

The Insect News Network #16 - Friday 7/11/12 - Beetles 1 - Top 5, The Beatles, The VW Beetle & Biomimicry

What do Budweiser, James Cameron, and Dancing with the Stars have in Common? I tell about the random connections with people who have dialed in on the INN. After Top 5 Hexapod headlines about beetles, I dive into the evolution of The Fab Four (how they chose there name), the crazy connection between Hitler and the Volkswagon Beetle, and other amazing design concepts that have been inspired by insects. I also talk about the LITTLEST bettle, the Featherwings, which so small they live on lice eggs.

The Insect News Network #15 - 7/6/12 - Independence and Interdependence w/ Jenna McCasey

Today I talk about the relationships that connect and bind us, starting with the show's theme song "A Spider's Strategem" from Dead Can Dance. From the Top 5 Hexapod headlines (the Higgs Boson discovery, Voicemail in Plants, and Biblical Plagues), as well as a live interview with artist/yogini Jenna McCasey, the shows talk about the essence of co-evolution: we are all in this thing together.

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