Podcasts about insects

Although it is quite usual to find insects in markets in both Africa and Asia it is rather more unusual for people in the West to eat them. However, with increased awareness of animal welfare and environmental concerns around eating meat people are beginning to think more seriously about insects as food rather than something to be swatted. The problem is that a lot of people find eating bugs pretty off putting, but now scientists have discovered that mealworms, traditionally used as pet food or as bait for fishing, have a rather meat-like flavour when cooked with sugar and could maybe offer new hope to the insects-as-food debate. What are the benefits of eating insects? What are the disadvantages of eating meat? So will we be seeing insects in supermarkets soon? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions ! Date of first release : 27 septembre 2022 To listen to the latest episodes, click here: ⁠⁠⁠Could hot rodent men be the new male ideal?⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Why are mini animals so popular?⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Why does walking through doorways make us forget things?⁠⁠⁠ A podcast written and realised by Amber Minogue. First Broadcast: 14/1/2025 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bugs are disappearing at alarming rates, scientists are telling us. Bees, butterflies, beetles: all of them have been dropping like flies. And scientists say there are a bunch of reasons to care about this — for example, fewer bugs means less pollination, which means less pasta in your pantry. But recently, some have suggested that all these scientists crying out about the insect apocalypse might just be crying wolf. They say that the math isn't math-ing and that the insects are doing all right. And this has been bugging us! So we called up Dr. Jessica Ware, an entomologist and a curator at the American Museum of Natural History, to find out what's going on here. And Jessica also specializes in dragonfly lovemaking, so of course, we had to ask about that too.  Find our transcript here: https://tinyurl.com/SVInsectApocalypse  In this episode, we cover: (00:00) Meet entomologist Dr. Jessica Ware  (03:27) Dragonflies: Origins and sex lives  (08:55) The insect apocalypse: How bad is it? (19:02) What's causing the decline in insects (22:24) Bees and pollinator gardens (27:16) Invasive species: Lanternflies and murder hornets  (33:46) How to milk a cockroach (39:07) Is it beeswax? This episode was produced by Wendy Zukerman and Ekedi Fausther-Keeys, with help from Michelle Dang, Rose Rimler, and Meryl Horn. We're edited by Blythe Terrell. Wendy Zukerman is the executive producer. Fact checking by Diane Kelly. Video editing and sound by Bobby Lord. Music written by Bumi Hidaka, Peter Leonard, Emma Munger and Bobby Lord. Thanks to Humdinger Studios in Melbourne, and Wolff Island Studios in New York City.  Science Vs is a Spotify Studios Original. Listen for free on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. Follow us and tap the bell for episode notifications.  Find our transcript here: https://tinyurl.com/SVInsectApocalypse In this episode, we cover: (00:00) Meet Entomologist Dr. Jessica Ware (03:27) Dragonflies: Origins and sex lives (08:55) The Insect Apocalypse: How bad is it? (19:02) What's causing the decline in insects (22:24) Bees and pollinator gardens (27:16) Invasive species: Lanternflies, murderhornets, (33:46) Cockroaches and cockroach milk (39:07) Is it beeswax? This episode was produced by Wendy Zukerman and Ekedi Fausther-Keeys, with help from Michelle Dang, Rose Rimler, and Meryl Horn. We're edited by Blythe Terrell. Wendy Zukerman is the executive producer. Fact checking by Diane Kelly. Video editing and sound by Bobby Lord. Music written by Bumi Hidaka, Peter Leonard, Emma Munger and Bobby Lord. Thanks to Humdinger Studios in Melbourne, and Wolff Island Studios in New York City. Science Vs is a Spotify Studios Original. Listen for free on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. Follow us and tap the bell for episode notifications. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Crayfish have fascinated me all my life. My mother told me stories of finding bright blue crayfish in streams as she was growing up. I see them now everyday in the river I live and work alongside. Crayfish are plentiful and seem to be throughout the Great Lakes bioregion, but I still don't know enough about them. I want to know more. Summer is pretty much through, and Autumn is in the air. I can smell it. And really, it's been a while since I have released a new show, but I have been thinking about this one for a good long time. I just keep getting hung up on the unanswered questions. I hope that just going through the motions, and ignoring the self doubt, might be enough to get back into the game. Photo: Rusty Crayfish in Guelph By Ryan Hodnett - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=97211151, edited for clarity and cropped.To learn more :Field Guide to Crayfishes in Canada (pdf)Crow's Path Natural History of CrayfishTracks and Sign of Insects and Other Invertebrates by Charley Eiseman and Noah Charney. Stackpole Books, 2010.A Guide To Common Freshwater Invertebrates of North America by J. Reese Voshell, Jr. McDonald & Woodward Publishing Company, 2002.Crayfish Gastroliths, which I didn't talk about but should have.

Insects don't simply vanish, nor do they all succumb to the severe freezing weather. Instead, they employ an incredible array of biological winter survival strategies, ranging from supercooling their blood to entering deep states of dormant suspended animation.

Night-time insects of late summer with some added texture and sporadic notes. Spend the night in the backyard! Whether you're studying, working, reading, sleeping, or unwinding after a long day, this immersive ambient soundscape provides the perfect background soundtrack. No talking, no interruptions—just late summer bug chatter. Ignore the World. _____It's our third installment of late summer sounds from my backyard. The main audio was recorded over the last weekend in August. As this episode is the third installment of “A Dying Summer's Suburban slumber,” I've gone rogue and added some texture and other elements. I've got a bunch of naked night bug episodes—as in no sound (this is a family show). To me the bugs are always more fun when the temperatures get lower and affect the frequency over the night. With the weather as warm as it has been, the bugs are naked and loud.Speaking of naked, I have been thinking of Lee Iacocca—look, I probably needed two more paragraphs to segue between nude insects and the former businessman (and Snoop Dogg commercial co-host—**** that could have been my segue).What would Lee Iacocca make of our current world? No, kidding WGAS—sing out loud “Lee Iacocca… made some cars” to the tune of “Jeremy” by Pearl Jam and now you have the same tic as me! “Jay-EE-AR Tolkien, wrote some books” also works.Gawd, I had to read Lee Iacocca in high school… I skimmed about as much as I could stand, and bull****ed my way through the report. Iacocca's book cover (swagger) was presented to empty Chick-O-Stick wrappers and the other gunk at the bottom of my book bag most of the time it was in my possession.And to continue the household brand name theme— I don't give a **** about transitioning properly! Let me tell you about one of the first internet fandom-fueled movements I remember.It was late 1996 and I was a college dip****. Sophomore year, Redman's Muddy Waters forever in my cassette player. Slothing around a snowy Vermont campus in baggy jeans, XXL Pure Playaz t-shirts. It was almost time to return home for Christmas—my dad cryptically mentions over the phone that he would be sending me back after the holiday with enough breakfast for the final semester.“What?”Dad explained he was in possession of a multitude of Unfrosted Strawberry Pop-Tarts value packs. And I would be inheriting most of them. “Awesome.”My father fluctuated between bemused and proud of my sister's advocacy—while lording over a stockpile of breakfast sweets. Apparently, my younger sister had been part of SOS, a group of online Sailor Moon fans not happy with Sailor Moon syndication time slots in the United States. The distributor planned to shutter production (adaptation and dubbing for American audiences) because the show wasn't performing well.And the SOS decided rather than boycott something to save their new favorite show, SOS would stage a procott on a day in December 1996 to display their purchasing power. They chose Unfrosted Strawberry Pop-Tarts and the campaign made waves. I don't know the ramifications of what SOS accomplished overall, but Sailor Moon is still in the zeitgeist and I got a lot of Pop-Tarts. PS: Homage cover art this week inspired by Iron Nest, a video game that gives you the keys to an early 1900s Metal Gear with Myst vibes and a fantastic liminal space to inhabit. Plus, their cover art rocks—not an ad, just fanboy ****. PPS: It is a game about a fictional war, and while war runs counter to the philosophy of this podcast... I haven't felt like I was back in Myst since Riven, and I stunk at Riven.

Most Gardeners are slowly getting more and more active, planting their specimens for the coming spring and summer (and I am not talking about Cosmic Crisp Apples!). Anything that would excite gardeners is just about ready to be given a spot: crops, fruit trees, flowers, ground covers – you'll know what a garden looks like. So far, so good… But from now on it pays to check the garden regularly – some pests are getting ready to find your precious plants as they develop through spring. The hardest plant pests to control are the scale insects, whitefly, mealybugs, and such sucking sap-sucking critters. They have a habit of hiding in nooks and crannies and will become active when spring creates warmer conditions. Scale Insects with ants Scales are insects that create themselves a waterproof and often hard cap. Some are “soft” scales, but are still well-protected. Females lay their eggs under that cap and the larvae (babies) hatch and leave their protected “home” to settle somewhere on your plants. Newly hatched babies have legs and can walk and disperse. Scale Insects sink their long tubular sucking tube into the phloem of the leaf/stem/twig/bark and suck the sweet sap, leaving “Honeydew”. This is harvested by bees, ants, and wasps – a dead give-away of sucking bugs being active on your plants Scale Insects with Mealybugs in front Mealybugs have a similar but white waxy “meal” over the top of their body (waterproof too!). They remain mobile throughout their life, though. Whiteflies laying eggs (left) and a close up of an adult whitefly (right). Whiteflies often occur in large (white) numbers on infested plants – you can't miss them despite their small sizes. Control for these three groups: Oil sprays – stuff like Conqueror Oil, mixed in water. The oil will creep under the cap and destroy the scale-mealy-whiteflies. If you add an insecticide, it will drag the stuff onto their bodies even quicker. But there comes the crucial part: repeat sprays! Eggs are not killed by the oil and insecticides, so you'll need to spray again to get the vulnerable young scales and mealybugs before they settle and take over. You have to do at least three oil sprays, about a month apart. The reason is that these pest insects are more-or-less waterproof, so any water-based insecticides would run off them like water off a duck's back. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's fall yall - time for Ellen and Christian to embark on a multi-generational odyssey with monarch butterflies. We discuss why butterflies are total heartstoppers and their style twins, real-life shinies, what's going on inside a chrysalis, an annual journey that takes multiple generations to finish, how to best support wild monarch butterflies, and so much more. Works Cited: "Danaus plexippus" - U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service “Predator induced colour polymorphism in Danaus plexippus L. (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) in Hawaii” - John Stimson and Mark Berman, Heredity, March 1990 “Comparative unpalatability of mimetic Viceroy butterflies (Limenitis archippus) from 4 South-Eastern United-States populations” - David B. Ritland, Oecologia, Jan 1995 “What was learned?” - Monarch Watch, University of Kansas "The phenomenal monarch migration" - Mara Koenig, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service “An experimental displacement and over 50 years of tag-recoveries show that monarch butterflies are not true navigators” - Henrik Mouritsen et al., PNAS, April 2013 "Joint Statement Regarding Captive Breeding and Releasing of Monarchs" “Is Captive Rearing Hurting Monarchs?” - Elizabeth Anne brown, National Wildlife Federation, March 2026 Links: For more information about us & our podcast, head over to our website! Follow Just the Zoo of Us on BlueSky, Facebook, Instagram & Discord! Follow Ellen on Instagram or BlueSky! Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinjustthezoo

It's fall yall - time for Ellen and Christian to embark on a multi-generational odyssey with monarch butterflies. We discuss why butterflies are total heartstoppers and their style twins, real-life shinies, what's going on inside a chrysalis, an annual journey that takes multiple generations to finish, how to best support wild monarch butterflies, and so much more. Works Cited: "Danaus plexippus" - U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service “Predator induced colour polymorphism in Danaus plexippus L. (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) in Hawaii” - John Stimson and Mark Berman, Heredity, March 1990 “Comparative unpalatability of mimetic Viceroy butterflies (Limenitis archippus) from 4 South-Eastern United-States populations” - David B. Ritland, Oecologia, Jan 1995 “What was learned?” - Monarch Watch, University of Kansas "The phenomenal monarch migration" - Mara Koenig, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service “An experimental displacement and over 50 years of tag-recoveries show that monarch butterflies are not true navigators” - Henrik Mouritsen et al., PNAS, April 2013 "Joint Statement Regarding Captive Breeding and Releasing of Monarchs" “Is Captive Rearing Hurting Monarchs?” - Elizabeth Anne brown, National Wildlife Federation, March 2026 Links: For more information about us & our podcast, head over to our website! Follow Just the Zoo of Us on BlueSky, Facebook, Instagram & Discord! Follow Ellen on Instagram or BlueSky! Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinjustthezoo

EO Wilson famously called insects the "little things that run the world." Dr. Ken Johnson, Illinois Extension horticulture educator, joins us this week to solve our insect challenges.  Insects perform numerous services within our ecosystems, but how do we respond when insects start to "bug" us? Mosquitos on your patio, wasps by your door, and ticks in your yard - all these topics are discussed around the table this week on Everyday Environment. ResourcesManaging mosquitoes at homeVoice of the Wild - Yellow billed cuckooWILSON, E.O. (1987), The Little Things That Run the world* (The Importance and Conservation of Invertebrates). Conservation Biology, 1: 344-346. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1523-1739.1987.tb00055.xFabian, S.T., Sondhi, Y., Allen, P.E. et al. Why flying insects gather at artificial light. Nat Commun 15, 689 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-44785-3. Check out Ken on the Good Growing podcast and blog!Share your own Everyday ObservationWas there something about this topic we didn't cover? See something cool in nature? Let us know! Send us your question or share your everyday nature observation with us at go.illinois.edu/EEconnect, and we may share it in a future blog or podcast.Questions? We'd love to hear from you!Abigail Garofalo aeg9@illinois.edu, Erin Garrett emedvecz@illinois.edu, Amy Lefringhouse heberlei@illinois.edu Subscribe to our NewsletterCheck out our BlogSee the Everyday Environment Archives

In this episode, Ross Stewart from the Center for Biodiversity and Genomics discusses the innovative BugQuest project, which uses Malaise traps and DNA barcoding to study insect diversity across Canada. Discover how citizen science, advanced sequencing, and creative outreach are transforming entomology research.  BugQuest: https://bioscan.life/bugquest/ University of Guelph News (April 2026): https://news.uoguelph.ca/2026/04/got-bugs-u-of-g-collecting-samples-to-catalogue-canadas-biodiversity/ Center for Biodiversity Genomics: https://biodiversitygenomics.net/          Keywords: entomology, DNA barcoding, Malaise traps, citizen science, insect diversity, BugQuest, genomics, biodiversity, scientific outreach __________ Get the show through Apple Podcast, Spotify, or your favorite podcatching app! Older episodes can be accessed through Archive.org. If you can spare a moment, we appreciate when you subscribe to the show on those apps or when you take time to leave a review! Intro and Outro song: "There it is" by Kevin McLeod, Incomptech Music

Ruud Kleinpaste discusses house centipedes, sparked by a phone call from an enthusiastic young bug finder. It's always exciting when we're smelling the beginning of spring. Some invertebrates are starting to wake up – especially when they have their own secret hiding place inside your home. Here's the picture: A lovely phone call, plus a pretty cool picture of a glass container, held by an enthusiastic young lady who kept a great eye on a 4.5 centimetre long Scutigera coleoptrata. When you're dealing with one of those wonderful House Centipedes, I can totally imagine that many young Nature Nerds simply can't take their eyes off these fast-moving creatures. They run at 40 centimetres per second! Imagine that speed with a 4.5 cm long body. They have a huge, elegant body with 15 pairs of rather long legs that become longer from the front towards the back. 15 pairs of legs means that this centipede is fully grown and equipped with super-fast feet and really long antennae in the front of their head. By the way: when a very young centipede lands on the planet, it only has 4 pairs of legs. When it moults to a larger version, it will be walking on 5 pairs of legs. After the next moult 7 pairs, followed by 9 pairs, then 11 pairs, 13 pairs and finally (with the last moult) 15 pairs of legs. The centipede is then fully grown, and it remains active with 15 pairs of extremely fast legs. In New Zealand we have two species of Centipedes (or maybe even more) that arrived here from the Mediterranean area. Their speed indicates great amazing predator movements during the day, but especially at night. Gardeners may not realise that they're great predators of many plant pests in your garden and inside your house: caterpillars, small beetles, larvae of young insects, flies, small wasps… their job is fabulous! I realise more and more that our young New Zealanders are getting better and better when it comes to learning about Invertebrates and how to look after all these creatures… and what their jobs are in nature! No longer too scared of them and ready to feed them too! Thank you Raine! You're doing a great job – we need people like you to look after our environment. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Morning XTRA with Tug and Los delivers conservative talk on the biggest political, cultural, and news stories of the day. Smart analysis, unapologetic opinions, and real conversations every weekday morning. Every weekday from 6a to 10a! On Today's show, Fridays are always wild on The Morning XTRA, and this one was no exception. Tug and Los react to Chris Sale delivering some Game 3 magic against the Dodgers and celebrate the return of football, while also highlighting the rare moment of Bill Maher defending America. The guys break down Rick Jackson’s coming battle with Keisha Lance Bottoms, welcome Department of Education Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education Dr. David Baker, and revisit the media’s attempts to lure Dolly Parton into talking about Trump. They also have an honest conversation about the COVID vaccine, examine the fallout surrounding Hasan Piker, and ask the important question: does anybody know how to kill Joro spiders? Plus, Chris Dimino joins the show to talk about the Chris Sale's Hall of Fame case, and the guys admit they may have made a big mistake on this one. Watch The Morning XTRA every weekday from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. on the Xtra 106.3 YouTube or listen on the Xtra 106.3 App

The Morning XTRA with Tug and Los delivers conservative talk on the biggest political, cultural, and news stories of the day. Smart analysis, unapologetic opinions, and real conversations every weekday morning. Every weekday from 6a to 10a! The 8 o'clock hour is brought to you by Central Heating & Air, your Atlanta Carrier Experts. 770-GET-HEAT, Centralheat.com An Honest Conversation about the COVID Vaccine They got in bed with Hasan Piker, now they are running from him Does anybody know how to kill Joro Spiders Watch The Morning XTRA every weekday from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. on the Xtra 106.3 YouTube or listen on the Xtra 106.3 App

When you see headlines about international topics, you can feel disconnected. Wisconsin dairy farmers and processors are very "connected" to discussions around USMCA, specifically Canada trade negotiations. Today it appears momentum has slowed. That's a worry according to Krysta Harden, President and CEO of the Dairy Export Council. Harden tells Pam Jahnke that both markets are critically important to U.S. dairy. She explains the relationships with both, starting with Mexico. Maybe a rumble of thunder here or there this morning, but otherwise a brilliant day ahead. Stu Muck says this stretch of sunny warm weather should continue into the weekend. Most of the insect issues are in the rear view mirror for Wisconsin farmers, but there's still something to be learned. Larry Lee gets a season update from Krista Hamilton, entomologist with the WI Department of Ag., Trade and Consumer Protection. Hamilton says corn rootworm numbers were a big topic of conversation this year and may influence what seed farmers decide to go with in 2027. Putting a face with food has long been a goal for the Hunger Task Force. Today, through a more than 2-million-dollar grant Hunger Task Force is buying all types of produce from small- to-medium-sized locally based farms. The food, produce is then passed on to food pantries and non-profit organizations across the state -- more than 200 are now involved across close to 60counties! Teri Barr talks with Matt King, CEO of the Hunger Task Force about the efforts. He says feedback is beyond positive by everyone involved. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, we are exploring the lives of insects, and some of the incredible abilities they've evolved to enable them to thrive. Coming up, the fly larvae that can withstand huge pressures in some of the world's deepest lakes; the butterfly caterpillar that pretends it's an ant to blag free board, lodgings and even ant grubs to eat inside ant nests, and the remarkable visual systems of wasps that enables them to home-in unerringly on picnics. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

It’s hour 2 with Sherri Harrah and her guest from Plants For All Seasons in NW Houston, Kelly Kock on 8/22/26.  Both help out Ed as to the best time to bag the clippings from mowing, and Charles asks about the new time of the HomeShow Garden Pros show and needs help with white insects on his citrus. The post Kelly Kock, Lawn Clippings, Insects on Citrus -260822-H2 appeared first on HomeShow Garden Pros Radio.

Guests:Alex Smith, Associate Professor in the Department of Integrative Biology at the University of Guelph, Ontario, CanadaDr Ruth Freeman from Science Foundation IrelandMatthew Campbell from TCD

Welcome back bug lovers! This is the first of a two part series about the history of fire ants in the United States and the ways we responded to their presence in the south. Colloquially these could be referred to as the "FIRE ANT WARS"! You can imagine your own pulse pounding beat to idea... In this episode, we unpack how fire ants arrived in the US, the sequence of events that led to red imported fire ant becoming so common, and the first forays into understanding this pest.    Show Notes:  https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/F/bo3639751.html  https://extension.msstate.edu/introduction-fire-ants  https://fireant.tamu.edu/learn/history-of-the-red-imported-fire-ant/  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Get the show through Apple Podcast, Spotify, or your favorite podcatching app! Older episodes can be accessed through Archive.org. If you can spare a moment, we appreciate when you subscribe to the show on those apps or when you take time to leave a review! Intro and Outro song: "There it is" by Kevin McLeod, Incomptech Music

Earlier this year, Nepali artist and sculptor Saurav Koirala showcased sculptures evoking memories of the animals he saw during the monsoon seasons of his childhood in Biratnagar in an exhibition called Metamorphosis in Kathmandu. Speaking to SBS Nepali, he recalled abandoning his dream of studying engineering after discovering that he had dyslexia. Listen to Saurav Koirala's conversation with Nepal correspondent Pratichya Dulal. Note: This conversation was first aired on Thursday, 31 January 2026. - यो वर्षको सुरु तिर, नेपाली चित्रकार एवं मूर्तिकार सौरभ कोइरालाले काठमाण्डूमा मेटामोर्फोसिस् नामक प्रदर्शनीको आयोजना गरेका थिए। उक्त कार्यक्रममा विराटनगरमा आफूले बिताएको बाल्यकालको बर्खा याममा देखेका जीवजन्तुहरूको सम्झनायुक्त मूर्तिहरू राखिएको उनको भनाई थियो। आफू डिस्लेक्सियाबाट ग्रसित भएको थाहा पाएपछि इन्जिनियरिङ पढ्ने सपना छाड्नुपरेको बताउने कोइरालाले त्यसपछि भने मनको आवाज सुन्दै चित्रकला तर्फ बढेको संवाददाता प्रतीक्षा दुलालसँगको कुराकानीका क्रममा बताएका छन्। नोट: यो कुराकानी पहिलो पटक एसबीएस नेपालीको बिहीवार, २९ ज्यानुअरी २०२६ मा प्रसारित रेडियो कार्यक्रममा बजेको थियो।Subscribe to the SBS Nepali podcast here.You can listen to SBS Nepali's live broadcast every Tuesday and Thursday at 2 pm via SBS South Asian on digital radio, on television channel 305, through the SBS Audio app, on SBS On Demand, or via our website.You can also follow SBS Nepali on social media: Facebook, Instagram and X (@SBS Nepali) - हाम्रा थप अडियो प्रस्तुतिहरू पोडकास्टका रूपमा उपलब्ध छन्। यो नि:शुल्क सेवा प्रयोग गर्न तपाईंले आफ्नो नाम दर्ता गर्नु पर्दैन। पोडकास्टमा सामाग्री उपलब्ध हुनासाथ सुन्न यहाँ थिच्नुहोस्।नोट: हामी तपाईँलाई जानकारी गराउन चाहन्छौँ कि यस कुराकानीमा व्यक्त गरिएका विचारहरू वक्ता स्वयम्‌का हुन् र यी विचारहरू प्रति एसबीएसको समर्थन वा विरोध छैन।एसबीएस नेपालीको प्रत्यक्ष प्रसारण हरेक मङ्गलवार र बिहीवार दिउँसो २ बजे SBS South Asian मा डिजिटल रेडियोमार्फत, आफ्नो टेलिभिजनको च्यानल ३०५ मा, SBS Audio एपमार्फत, SBS On Demand मा वा हाम्रो वेबसाइटबाट सुन्न सक्नुहुन्छ। साथै हामी सोसल मिडिया प्लेटफर्महरू फेसबुक, इन्स्टाग्राम र एक्स मा पनि रहेका छौं SBS Nepali का नाममा।

The super wealthy have found a new way to exploit Florida's undeveloped land: private auto racing clubs.You know them, you probably hate them, they're lovebugs - the little black bugs that get all over your car during spring and fall. Our guest on this episode,  Norman Leppla, University of Florida professor of integrated pest management and biological control, is the nation's leading expert on lovebugs.For only $5 a month, you can support the production of "Welcome to Florida" and receive our weekly Florida Conservation newsletter.

In the second part of the Hometime reissues special, Alison Moyet and co-writer Pete Glenister discuss the remaining tracks on the album. And host Steve Coats-Dennis chats to the album's producers, The Insects.Hometime will be reissued on 25 September 2026.Pre-order now: https://am.lnk.to/Hometime26

THIS BILLION SECONDS AI @ 70 -- EPISODE ONE: AI TAKES THE PENSION On the 17th August 1956, artificial intelligence was born. The founders of the field reckoned they'd have thinking machines equivalent to humans in five year, perhaps ten at the most. What looked easy at the outset turned into a seven-decade struggle - across two "AI winters", when the discipline nearly faded away - before we got to ChatGPT. TRANSCRIPT: MARK PESCE, HOST: On the 17th August 1956, artificial intelligence was born. The final day of a six week workshop that ran through a hot lazy summer at Dartmouth University. A workshop on “artificial intelligence”. Words that had never been put together before - and would never be separate again. G'day, I'm Mark Pesce and this billion seconds are already unfolding as the most significant of this century. In this miniseries, celebrating the 70th anniversary of artificial intelligence, we're looking at where we’ve come from, how we got here - and where we seem to be going. Because we’re travelling at the speed of thought. The future looked bright at the beginning of artificial intelligence. This episode looks at how what seemed like a very straightforward goal - making machines that could think - turned into a 70 year struggle. That’s on this episode of THIS billion seconds. Claude Shannon. Marvin Minsky. John Conway. These aren’t household names, but in the halls of computer science and in the history of artificial intelligence they are renowned. Three of the founders of the field. They were among around 60 different individuals who passed through Dartmouth in the summer of 1956. The workshop was purposely constructed very casually. You could come in and stay for the whole thing - or just drop by check it out and move on. People were encouraged to give talks. They were encouraged to share their ideas. They were encouraged to brainstorm. On the very last day, the 17th of August, they had a set of presentations covering some of the things they’d learned from one another over those six weeks. This is the first moment when the shape of artificial intelligence - as we think of it today - becomes visible. The workshop participants returned to their respective institutions filled good ideas, high hopes - and completely unrealistic expectations. They reckoned they’d have machines that could think in five years. 10 years, tops. It didn’t work out that way. The most obvious obstacle was that no one had a workable definition of intelligence. Not human intelligence, and certainly not artificial intelligence. If you don’t know how to describe intelligence how can you build that into a machine? So the search for artificial intelligence became a quest to understand intelligence more broadly. That’s a hard problem. 70 years later it’s not clear that we have a much better idea of what intelligence is. But that didn’t stop these first pioneers. Instead, they borrowed from what they all agreed was a marker of high intelligence, deciding that if the computer could reproduce that capability, the computer must be intelligent. It's all so logical. And all so very wrong. Almost all of them were excellent chess players. All of them agreed that chess was an excellent example of intelligence. So why not teach the computer to play chess? It’s an interesting idea. But it was quickly disproven. Yes, you could teach a computer to play chess. Turns out, that wasn't even terrifically hard. A computer can think so much faster than a person it can simply work its way through every chess move available to it, selecting the best one. It has the advantage of speed. But not intelligence. By 1977 you could buy a little computer that could play chess - and beat the pants off of almost anyone except a master player. Those computers weren’t intelligent. Another approach taken early on worked from the idea that it might be possible to teach a computer enough facts about the world that the computer would be able to make intelligent decisions about how to operate in real world. This is called the 'top-down' approach to artificial intelligence. On the surface it sounds like a good idea. In practice it’s basically unworkable. Because there is so much knowledge that is embedded in this world, it is almost impossible to teach it to a machine. There have been multiple attempts. The last of them only drew to a close in 2017. None of them worked. Artificial intelligence was an incredibly active field of research in the 1960s and the 1970s as that first generation of pioneers worked its way through the hard problems. Only to learn that the hard problems didn’t get any easier. The people paying for all of this work got disappointed in a lack of progress, withdrew their funding, and forward progress in AI ground to a halt. This is known as the first “AI Winter“. Then came along the second generation of researchers, led by a brilliant Australian by the name of Rodney Brooks. Brooks took a look at the world. Creatures as simple as insects could make very good decisions about the world. With very little intelligence. How did they do that? Brooks decided to design computers and robots that took their cues from those insects. Suddenly robots could climb staircases. They could walk upright. All sorts of things that have been very hard to do before with the top-down approach - and which we don’t think of as intelligence but actually require a great deal of smarts - they all worked worked with Brooks' 'bottom-up' approach to artificial ingtelligence. This caused an enormous burst of enthusiasm. If it was possible to use simple techniques to solve complex problems, maybe, just maybe, we could build artificial intelligence from the bottom up rather than the top down. They gave it a red-hot go. And it's not that the approach failed. But there are limits. Insect intelligence is incredibly useful. It's given us all sorts of crazy robots that can balance themselves and perform dexterous tasks. But those body smarts aren't the smarts we think of as smarts - even though they are legitimately smart. The kinds of things researchers wanted to do with artificial intelligence... [ John Sculley on Agents.wav ] That's John Sculley, the man who famously fired Steve Jobs when running Apple Computer. Sculley wanted to leave his own mark on computing, so he pointed to an amazing future of autonomous agents. But there was one problem. Autonomous agents need artificial intelligence. And in 1987 - when Sculley introduced agents to the world - there wasn't any artificial intelligence they could use. Insects can't do research. And that was the great disappointment of the 2nd age of AI. Not that it didn't work.It did. But it didn't do hold the answer to the great promise of artificial intelligence: machines that think like people do. And so - despite the great robots and the robot vacuum cleaners that popped up in living rooms - interest in AI waned again. The second AI winter. That winter lasted for more than a decade. From the late 1990s through around 2010. And we come to what we think of as the 'modern' age of AI. Two great minds played complementary roles. Fei-Fei Li and Ilya Sutskever. Fei-Fei Li realised that you were going to need a lot of data to train artificial intelligence systems. So she put together the IMAGENET project. 14 million images. Each of them carefully labeled. A massive project that took years. When that was done, then Ilya Sustskever built software known as AlexNet on top of it. IMAGENET provided raw information, AlexNet provided the intelligence that allowed a computer program to recognise the difference bertween a dog, a boat and a cloud. To do that took huge amounts of information - and massive, massive amounts of computer power. But it worked. And because it worked, it kicked off the modern age of AI. Five years after AlexNet, eight researchers at Google invented the 'Transformer'. The foundation for all modern language models like ChatGPT, Claude - oh, yes, named after Claude Shannon, one of the founders of the field - and Google's Gemini. But it took another five years for for the Transformer to prove its worth. Because, like IMAGENET before it, it had to be trained on billions and billions and billions of words. And who was doing that? Ilya Sutskever - who had moved on from AlexNet to work at a not-for-profit research company. OpenAI. Everything he'd learned from AlexNet went into the tool OpenAI was building on top of the Transformer. On the 30th of November, 2022 - more than 66 years after the Dartmouth workshop on artificial intelligence, OpenAI launched their tool. ChatGPT. And - finally - AI had arrived. Sort of. In our next episode we'll take a look at the last three years of horrible AI, bad AI, mid AI, and finally, 'good enough' AI. And how that changed everything. That's on the next episode of THIS BILLION SECONDS. THIS BILLION SECONDS was written and recorded by Mark Pesce. Produced with assistance from Ampel Myrtle and Pine. If you like this show, please share it with a friend. And make sure to follow or subscribe to get all of the episodes in this series. This is Mark Pesce, thanking you for listening.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Ever wonder why you're always told to wait about 10 seconds before turning your phone, computer, router, or tablet back on after rebooting it? Is there really something magical about 10 seconds, or is it just one of those tech myths everyone repeats? The answer has to do with what happens inside your device after the power goes off—and why waiting just a little while can make all the difference. https://www.howtogeek.com/165110/do-i-really-have-to-unplug-my-cable-modem-for-at-least-10-seconds/ Americans throw away an astonishing amount of perfectly good food—about 40% of everything produced. That's money straight into the trash, and much of it is completely avoidable. The surprising part is that food waste often has less to do with leftovers and more to do with everyday habits, confusing expiration dates, oversized refrigerators, and the way we shop. Kathryn Kellogg explains simple, practical changes that can dramatically reduce waste, save you money, and make life a little easier. Kathryn is founder of Going Zero Waste and author of 101 Ways to Go Zero Waste (https://amzn.to/3yfHSMV) Kathryn's website GoingZeroWaste.com https://www.goingzerowaste.com Insects may be tiny, but they are among the most successful creatures ever to inhabit Earth. They pollinate crops, recycle dead plants and animals, feed countless other species, and have survived for hundreds of millions of years. Yet most of us know almost nothing about them. Why are there so many insects? What's the difference between a bug and an insect? Why do some live only a day while others survive for decades? And what would happen if they disappeared? Steve Nicholls answers these questions and reveals why the future of insects is closely tied to our own. Steve is an Emmy Award-winning wildlife filmmaker and author of Alien Worlds: How Insects Conquered the Earth, and Why Their Fate Will Determine Our Future (https://amzn.to/4d1M1mP). An afternoon nap might seem like an indulgence, but research suggests it can be one of the easiest ways to improve alertness, memory, learning, and even problem-solving ability. The key isn't sleeping for hours—it's knowing how long to nap so you wake up refreshed instead of groggy. Listen as I explain why a short daytime snooze can actually make you smarter. https://www.prevention.com/health/sleep-energy/a69068628/are-naps-healthy/ PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS AIR DOCTOR: Head to ⁠https://AirDoctorPro.com⁠ and use promo code SYSK to get $250 off select AirDoctor air purifiers, including the 3500, 4000, and 5500 models. Plus, you'll receive a free 3year warranty, an $84 value, and AirDoctor's 30-day money back guarantee WAYFAIR: Ready to upgrade your home for way less? Head to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://Wayfair.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ right now to shop all things home and get your space ready for less.  QUINCE: Elevate your everyday. Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://Quince.com/sysk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada, too! SHOPIFY: It's time to turn those "what ifs" into CHA CHING with Shopify Today! Sign up for your $1 per month trail and start selling today at ⁠https://Shopify.com/realm⁠ INDEED: Get a $75 Sponsored Job credit to help get your job the premium status it deserves at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://Indeed.com/PODCAST⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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One of the most important steps when it comes to maximizing the yield you're getting out of this year's crop is to know what you're up against. Dr. Emily Bick sat down with Kiley Allan. She's Extension Specialist of Insects for Field and Forage Crops. She tells us what we're seeing in the fields right now.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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On Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg, Dani speaks with Dr. Abdou Tenkouano, Director General for the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe). They discuss the insect being used to create everything from biofertilizers to animal feed, the efforts underway to control diseases transmitted by the world's deadliest animal—the mosquito, and private sector collaborations helping icipe scale their innovations around the world. Plus, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announces two actions focused on food safety and nutrition, the Senate Farm Bill fails to advance out of Committee, research on microorganisms in Mexico's soils show promise for sustainable agriculture, a new proposal aims to strengthen South-South cooperation, and an extension model in Nigeria improves climate- smart farming and nutrition security.  While you're listening, subscribe, rate, and review the show; it would mean the world to us to have your feedback. You can listen to "Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg" wherever you consume your podcasts.

This week, Wes and Todd talk with Multimedia Artist, Madi Brunetti. Madi discusses Instagram handles, Black Sabbath, Death Metal, having the support of her parents, the mediums she works in, taxidermy, pinning bugs, cicadas, tattoos, therapy, moths, being neurodivergent, change, self-portraits, overcoming her eating disorder, mental health, marathons, masking, coping mechanisms, autism, embroidery, some of her pieces, getting her degree in studio art from Fort Lewis College, her residency at Art Gym, Bell Projects, road kill, death, pricing, hand embellishment, art as therapy, selling work, living your life, Bitfactory's “US” exhibition, and what the future holds for her.Join us for an illuminating conversation with Madi Brunetti!Check out Madi's work at www.madibrunetti.comFollow Madi on social media:Instagram - www.instagram.com/fairy.bootz/ - @fairy.bootzSend us Fan MailFollow us on Instagram:@tenetpodcast - www.instagram.com/tenetpodcast/@wesbrn - www.instagram.com/wesbrn/@toddpiersonphotography - www.instagram.com/toddpiersonphotography/ Follow us on Facebook:www.facebook.com/TenetPodcast/Email us at todd@toddpierson.com If you enjoyed this episode or any of our previous episodes, please consider taking  a moment and leaving us a review on your favorite podcast platform.Thanks for listening! 

In a lab in the Rocky Mountains, a group of scientists is hard at work trying to find answers across biology, physics, and engineering: They're looking into things like the hydrodynamics of insect pee and the physics of sheepdog herding, and working to designing robots that resemble squid and hearing aids that only cost a dollar. These endeavors may seem unrelated, but they're glued together by bioengineer Saad Bhamla's philosophy of science driven by curiosity, and how to make the most of the lab's time. He joins Host Flora Lichtman to talk about what led him to this approach. Guest: Dr. Saad Bhamla is an associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at the University of Colorado Boulder. Transcripts for each episode are available within 1-3 days at sciencefriday.com.   Subscribe to this podcast. Follow our show on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and Bluesky @scifri and sign up for our newsletters. Got a science question that's keeping you up at night? Call us: 877-472-4374 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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Phenomena  a.k.a. Creepers - “Cadaveric Fauna”There's always room for Giallo! And we got plenty more for ya this week with PHENOMENA (1985) a.k.a. CREEPERS, directed by Dario Argento. Jennifer Connelly stars as a gifted girl who helps solve a string of murders with the help of thousands of her creepy crawly little friends! Bugs! We hope you enjoy all the buzz this week! Support the show

What makes late summer so special in nature? Learn what's happening with plants and animals as summer winds down, how changing daylight plays a role, and why those familiar insect sounds become such a noticeable part of the season.

Are we puny and wretched or divine and transcendent? Or are we both? According to the great French mathematician, inventor, and religious thinker Blaise Pascal (1623–1662), yes. This week Eric and Taylor contemplate Pascal's proto-existentialist account of the human condition and its possible relevance to Taoism, evolution, AI, language, and (maybe) the religious practices of elephants.

Send us Fan MailWhy are private equity, physician groups, and the Stark Law like insects heading to a bug zapper? In this episode, Captain Integrity Bob Wade explains why. Hear why ownership changes do not eliminate Stark Law risk, why compensation redesign deserves careful attention, why documentation is your best defense, the mother of all definitions, and the research behind insects being attracted to light bulbs. Learn more at WadeHealthLaw.com

Let's welcome to the Georgia Songbirds Family a singer-songwriter from Tasmania, Tim Lane. Tim, who is 14 hours ahead of men, came on the show to share his music and his story. We had a good time talking about Australia, Insects, song ideas and more. we even listened to a few of Tim's songs. So pull up a seat and listen in to our conversation

Well, well, well. I never thought I'd make an entire episode about bugs and annoying things until Lucas was attacked by a swarm of yellow jackets this week! It got me thinking, why do we say something "bugs" us? In this episode, Lucas joins me to talk about the everyday things that annoy us. You'll learn natural ways to say that something bothers you, including to bug someone, get on someone's nerves, and drive someone crazy. We'll also cover the names of common insects in English, explore the difference between bite and sting, and hear the epic tale of how Lucas ended up with 14 stings. ⭐ Start improving your English today! ⁠⁠⁠⁠Learn more about the Academy.⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⭐ Take part in our Free ⁠⁠⁠⁠14-Day English Slang and Expression Challenge.⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Struggling to know which garden insects are friends or foes? Learn why wasps, hoverflies, and bees may be doing more to protect your garden than you realize. This episode will change how you see beneficial insects and natural pest control in your vegetable garden. Free Download: Good Bug Bad Bug ID Chart Learn how to identify beneficial insects and common garden pests so you can protect the helpers in your garden with confidence. https://journeywithjill.net/goodandbadbugs Many gardeners see insects and immediately wonder whether they're helping or hurting the garden. But what if some of the bugs you fear the most are actually some of your greatest allies? In this episode, I sit down with science writer and Insect Safari author Margie Patlak to explore the fascinating world of beneficial insects. We talk about wasps, hoverflies, bees, and the surprising ways they pollinate crops, control pests, and even demonstrate remarkable intelligence. If you've ever wanted to garden more naturally, this conversation will help you see your garden through a whole new lens. Key Takeaways Learn why most wasps are valuable garden allies, not enemies. Discover how hoverflies provide both pollination and natural aphid control. Understand the differences between solitary, parasitic, and social wasps. Find out why bees are far more intelligent than most gardeners realize. Learn how healthy gardens naturally encourage beneficial insect populations. Chapters 00:00 – Why insects deserve another look 03:03 – Why gardeners misunderstand wasps 06:50 – Wasps as natural pest control 07:45 – Solitary vs. social wasps 13:30 – Why hoverflies matter 18:30 – The hidden intelligence of bees 26:20 – How bees communicate and learn 31:15 – Building a balanced garden ecosystem 35:30 – Final encouragement Resource Links Good Bug Bad Bug ID Chart (Free) https://journeywithjill.net/goodandbadbugs The Beginner's Garden Resource Vault https://journeywithjill.net/free-garden-downloads Friday Garden Emails https://journeywithjill.net/gardensignup YouTube Channel https://youtube.com/@JourneyWithJill Instagram https://instagram.com/journeywithjill Podcast Archive https://journeywithjill.net/podcast Guest Resource: Insect Safari by Margie Patlak  Disclaimer Gardening advice shared in this podcast is based on my own experience in Zone 8a (Arkansas) and from the feedback I receive from others in different gardening contexts. Your results may differ depending on your location, climate, and growing conditions. Always check your local extension service or trusted resources for region-specific guidance. Some links mentioned may be affiliate links, which means I earn a small commission at no extra cost to you if you make a purchase. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

Hosts Fran Chismar and Tom Knezick connect with Samantha Nestory (Engagement Manager at Natural Lands) to discuss the importance of not only pollinators, but all insects. Topics include the history and Natural Land's aspirations for Stoneleigh: A Natural Garden, what threatens our insect populations and what you can do to help, empowering yourself with the knowledge of your ecosystems and asking "and why", and what insects are currently on Sam's radar.  Music by Egocentric Plastic Men, Outro music by Dave Bennett. Follow Stoneleigh Here. Have a question or a comment?  Call (215) 346-6189. Follow Native Plants Healthy Planet – Website / Instagram / Facebook / YouTube Follow Fran Chismar Here. Buy a T-shirt, spread the message, and do some good. Visit our store Here! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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Maybe you've wondered about it late at night as a mosquito buzzes in your ear. Or when you kick over a rock and watch dozens of little critters crawl away: How many types of insects are there in the world? Scientists have been interested in answering this question for years. A new study — based on a census of tiny and, frankly terrifying, parasitoid wasps — suggests there's way more than previously thought. Like, millions more that are just waiting to be discovered.  Interested in more bug science in the news? Email us your question at shortwave@npr.org.Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. It includes perks like bonus episodes, early access, archive access, curated playlists and sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy

As part of the yearlong series "Wild NYC," Marielle Anzelone, urban botanist and ecologist and the founder of NYC Wildflower Week, and Jessica Ware, entomologist and division chair of Invertebrate zoology at the American Museum of Natural History and co-founder of Entomologists of Color, talk about the moths, beetles, flies, and butterflies living around us and their role in making the ecosystem work. Photo: Ebony jewelwing (Calopteryx maculata), a striking damselfly species native to New York City. (Photo by Marielle Anzelone) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Some new animal behavior science is causing a buzz... Whether or not insects play like other animals is one of the biggest mysteries in the natural world. And in this exciting Wow in the World episode, why insects play takes center stage – or rather, center field – as Mindy, Guy Raz, Dennis, Thomas Fingerling, and Gramma G-Force suit up as bumblebees to investigate a surprising scientific discovery: bees might play just for fun!New research from Queen Mary University of London could change the way we think about play. Along the way, the crew explores an incredible series of experiments involving buff-tailed bumblebees, tiny wooden balls, and a question that scientists have been asking for years: do animals play simply because it's fun?But beneath the bee-themed mayhem lies a fascinating true story about researchers who first taught bumblebees to move miniature balls toward goals for rewards—and then noticed something unexpected. Some bees were rolling balls around even when there was no prize to earn. Could the bees have been playing for the sheer joy of it?Packed with laugh-out-loud moments, wild bee-ball action, and surprising science, this episode explores what play can teach us about animals—and ourselves. By the end, Guy Raz may even learn that not everything needs to be productive to be worthwhile.So grab your bee suit, roll a ball, and get ready for a buzzing adventure into one of science's most delightful mysteries. From bee soccer to big questions about fun, curiosity, and behavior, this Wow in the World episode proves that sometimes the reward isn't a trophy, a treat, or a goal scored—it's simply the joy of playing.