Podcasts about leafcutter

Leafcutter ants assiduously farming fungus, bumblebees picking up tiny amounts of electricity given off by flowers – all part of an invisible tapestry of interaction that is unfolding all around us. This episode celebrates the intricacy of our natural world.   Did you know that when antelopes browse on an acacia's leaves, the tree will emit ethylene which acts as an alarm signal to other acacias nearby? The gas can spread 45 metres. Within half an hour, the trees that pick up the signal flush their leaves with very bitter tannins, to make them less palatable to the antelopes. In high concentrations, the tannins can even be fatal.   Intrigued? Listen on! Sharing their discoveries of these complex and subtle interactions are: Daniel Robert, professor of Bionanoscience at the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom, who is investigating how insects interact with the world around them using tiny charges of static electricity. Ted Turlings is based at the University of Neuchâtel in Switzerland where is a professor of Chemical Ecology. By unravelling how plants defend themselves against insect attacks, Turlings' team hopes to create novel, sustainable methods of pest control. Associate professor of Ecology and Evolution at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark, Jonathan Shik, is particularly interested in leafcutter ants and their sophisticated farming of their fungus gardens.

Ellen gets carried away by leafcutter ants. We discuss Disney mistakes, power scaling, farming, domestication, obligate symbiosis, air conditioning, existential crisis, and so much more.Links:For more information about us & our podcast, head over to our website!Follow Just the Zoo of Us on Threads, Facebook, Instagram & Discord!Follow Ellen on TikTok!

Ellen gets carried away by leafcutter ants. We discuss Disney mistakes, power scaling, farming, domestication, obligate symbiosis, air conditioning, existential crisis, and so much more.Links:For more information about us & our podcast, head over to our website!Follow Just the Zoo of Us on Threads, Facebook, Instagram & Discord!Follow Ellen on TikTok!

How can architectural form inspire innovation in the fashion and product design industries? On this episode of Practice Disrupted, we dive into the intersection of architecture, fashion, and technology with Duane McLemore and Katherine Voorhies, the creatives behind the jewelry brand Xover0. Duane, an architect passionate about digital fabrication, and Katherine, a self-taught graphic artist and fashion designer, discuss how they've blended their backgrounds to build their unique jewelry line.First, Duane and Katherine share their design philosophy, foundational approach, and creative process for turning architectural form into beautiful jewelry with the help of machinery and 3D printing. We highlight the success and inspiration behind their Geoheart pendant, which was heavily featured in the Netflix film Uglies.The Geoheart pendant was inspired by Art Deco architecture, and we designed it for Valentine's Day a few years ago. At that time, there wasn't really much of this geometric style – this kind of non-traditional, heart-shaped pendant. So we thought it was an appropriate creative challenge, and that's what we came up with. - Duane McLemore Then, they open up about their creative and entrepreneurial challenges and how they overcame these obstacles. Duane and Katherine offer valuable advice for aspiring designers on growing a brand in the digital age, building connections, and pursuing their passions.To wrap up the conversation, Duane and Katherine share the exciting future for Xover0, from collaborations with TV shows to projects that range from opera masks to car builds. Tune in next week for an episode with Whitney Young Jr. Award Winner Douglas Ito FAIA. Guests:Duane McLemore, AIADuane McLemore, AIA is an architect licensed in the state of California. He is also a Professor of Architecture who specializes in the creation of digital tools for the application of sophisticated geometries for advanced fabrication. Among other things, Duane is the author of Horta, a component library for implementing the Space Groups in architectural computation, and Leafcutter, a component library for concrete 3d print pre-processing. He presents his research internationally. Duane is a graduate of the University of Southern California School of Architecture and the Bartlett School of Architecture at University College London.Katherine VoorhiesKatherine Voorhies is a self-taught graphic designer and a fashion designer by training, working in the fashion industry in Paris prior to moving to Los Angeles. After serving as Director of Production for a high-profile gift and stationery company, Katherine founded Xover0 to explore the jewelry arts. She was educated at le Chambre Syndicale de Haute Couture and Parsons, graduating from their Paris program.

Darwinists tell us the universe is empty and meaningless. But that's just not true once one begins studying life. For instance, the Leafcutter ant exhibits profoundly sophisticated behaviors. The queen ant, herself, follows innate algorithms that help her build and foster enormous colonies. Hence, life is pre-wired by intense and specific coding; all of which suggests the hand of an exquisitely sophisticated intellect. I also reflect on recent SCOTUS rulings and address the question of whether or not America is God's chosen nation.

For a second time The Ant Pod is talking about leafcutter ants! Link to Ant Antics and Wakooshi: https://www.antantics.co.uk/ https://www.wakooshi.com/ Episode one: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDmp3OTm724&ab_channel=AntHolleufer Audio: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/3pKY2PfKcwb

Leafcutter ants and wing-dimorphic field crickets are the focus of Siena College Assistant Professor Rebecca Clark's research. These social animals can tell us a lot about the world. Producer Sina Basila Hickey asked Rebecca about her research and how we can see the world differently through the lens of insects.

Leafcutter ants have been a traditional Colombian food for millennia, long predating Spanish colonization. But the ants, eaten by Colombians since the indigenous Guane peoples inhabited the area of Santander, are now in peril. What does the future hold for this ancient food source? Reporter Camilo Garzón reports.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Great Spirit of the Leafcutter Ant is our channeled guest in today's episode of the Gaia Translate Podcast. Be sure to follow or subscribe to the Gaia Translate podcast so you don't miss an episode of these powerful and timely conversations with the spirits and sentient beings of the natural world. Please like, rate, review and share this episode which allows more listeners receive these remarkable messages. Want to connect with me further? Great! Follow me on Instagram @gaiatranslate and reach out with your questions or comments. Want access to the transcript and show notes for future episodes? Visit our website at www.gaiatranslate.com  Please rate, review and share the GaiaTranslate podcast with your friends and colleagues so that more of us are able to receive this timely communication from the greater family of life we are all a part of.  A note to my listeners about where these channeled sessions with the spirits of nature take place. Unlike a typical podcast, I am not channeling in a space that has been set up for recording audio - Rather I am channeling in my meditation loft or outside in a natural setting. To put it another way, these channeled sessions are recorded ‘on location' and for this reason the sound quality may not be at the level of one who sits in a studio-like environment and carries on what my guides refer to as a human-to-human discourse.

Interview with Thyra McKelvie.  All pollinating insects deserve our thanks, care, and attention, but sometimes certain species fly unnoticed. If you don't know much about solitary bees – which account for 90% of the bees on earth – you're not alone. And once you learn about them, you may just want to welcome them to your neighborhood. In this episode, Thyra McKelvie of Rent Mason Bees shares with us the important role solitary bees play in pollinating our planet and how we can easily host the solitary mason and leafcutter bees native to our area in our backyard. To see more podcasts, visit our Mother Earth News and Friends page. Check out the MOTHER EARTH NEWS Bookstore for more resources to help you achieve your health and farming goals. Go to the MOTHER EARTH NEWS FAIR page for webinar and courses on everything from gardening to livestock management. 

Not all bees live in collective hives, but they are still crucial pollinators.  Learn more about Leafcutter and Mason bees.  This is the audio version of an article from the Febuary/March 2022 issue of Mother Earth News magazine. For more great articles on livestock and land management, large and small farming, and even bees, go to www.motherearthnew.com If you're interested in workshops about everything from cheesemaking to soil health to building around your property, you can take our online classes  and attend the Mother Earth News Fairs. Mother Earth News's sister publication is Grit.

Instead of collecting pollen in “baskets” located on their hind legs like honey bees and bumblebees, leafcutters are a unique family of bees that really dive into their work.

This week, we interrupt our regular programming to hear all about June Jones' new single 'Motorcycle', her album Leafcutter, and the ebbs and flows of creative work amidst the pandemic in Naarm/Melbourne. Settle in to hear about her collaboration with Geryon and after pursuing creativity remotely.  Laura and Elizabeth also pop in for a quick LGBT+ news update and 'froth or not'.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our second episode with Gabi Fleury. In this one, we talk more specifically about their experiences being non-binary, Black, and queer in conservation, and include only one tangent to talk about cool bugs. (Leafcutter ants have a Neotropical distribution; they don't live in Africa) Gabi was named in 2021 as one of Forbes Magazine's 30 Under 30 for science: https://www.forbes.com/30-under-30/2021/science/?profile=gabi-fleury You can see more about their work and other appearances on their website: https://fleurygs3.wixsite.com/gabifleury We have a transcript and show notes for this episode on our website: https://asabpodcast.com/2021/03/11/episode-23/ Charles is on Twitter @cockroacharles and Tessa @spacermase. The show is on Twitter @ASABpod and our website asabpodcast.com.  Thank you for listening! 

Today on Mushroom Hour we are joined by the distinguished Bryn Dentinger, Curator of Mycology at the Natural History Museum of Utah and Associate Professor in the Biology Department at the University of Utah. Bryn hails from Minnesota and attended the University of Minnesota for his PhD, where he studied the molecular systematics of clavarioid and porcini mushrooms. He has carried out fieldwork all over the world, including exciting collecting trips to Vietnam, Brazil, and Cameroon. He spent years in the UK as the Head of Mycology at the world-renowned Kew Gardens and since 2003 has published dozens of research papers in respected scientific journals around the world. Now running the Dentinger lab in Utah, he continues to pursue molecular systematics research on mushrooms and other fungi around the world, combining fieldwork, collections, and modern genomic tools, while maintaining a keen interest in home-brewing and whisky. Bryn’s work has overlapped with many other guests on the Mushroom Hour and has been one of the most recommended guests. Topics Covered:Early Inspirations to Study Fungi Introduction to Porcini Definition of Porcini (Species), Boletus (Genus), Boletaceae (Family) Family Boletaceae Phylogeny & Radiative Evolutionary Event Evolutionary Biology Behind Physical Characteristics of Fungi World’s Most Comprehensive Genetic Analysis of Family Boletacae Beyond PCR - Emerging Frontiers of Genetic Sequencing Importance of Citizen Scientists in Biodiversity Research Sequencing Existing Fungarium and Herbarium Collections Species of Fungus Farming Ants "Microbial Garden" Ant/Fungus/Bacteria Ecosystems Divergent Evolution of Fungus Farming Ants Evolutionary Significance of the Chemical Psilocybin Current and Future Research at the Dentinger Lab Episode Resources:Dentinger Lab Website: https://dentingerlab.org/ Bryn Dentinger Faculty Page: https://faculty.utah.edu/u6007810-BRYN_DENTINGER/hm/index.hml Bryn Dentinger IG: https://www.instagram.com/nhmumycology/ Boletaceae (Family): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boletaceae Boletus (Genus): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boletus Boletus Edulis (Species): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boletus_edulis David McLaughlin (Inspiration): https://cbs.umn.edu/contacts/david-j-mclaughlin Tom Bruns (Inspiration): https://plantandmicrobiology.berkeley.edu/profile/bruns Charles Peck (Inspiration): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Horton_Peck Heimioporus (Mushroom Genus): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heimioporus Leaf Cutter Ants: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leafcutter_ant Rhodotus palmatus: https://www.mushroomexpert.com/rhodotus_palmatus.html

A New Year and a new season. Jason and Gary are back after the holidays! This weeks episode features 2 interviews, Evan Watts owner of Watts Brewing and David Connors owner of White Oak Taphouse in Beaverton. Evan Watts is the owner of Watts Brewing in Bothell, Washington. Watts Brewing Company is a small, independent brewery from Bothell, Washington, dedicated to brewing better beer. They take pride in brewing flavorful, nuanced beers that combine the best of old-world sophistication and American craft beer swagger. Watts Brewing's brand takes inspiration from the family bee business, started over 50 years ago by Roger Watts, supplying bees to farmers to sustainably pollinate their crops. Leafcutter is Evan's flagship Kolsch style beer-Amazing!Looking for an amazing tap house on the westside of Portland? Is there a place that has a mix of high quality beers that you likely will not see anywhere else in Portland? The White Oak Tap House is the place you have been waiting for! Check this place out! The light fixtures, bar and furniture are made from an old Oak Tree salvaged from a storm damaged tree. As impressive as the wood work is-the beers and customer service are top notch! Check out this Drew Coleman video profile of the White Oak Tap House.To contact Jason and Gary please email them at:Visit our Web Page at: https://shows.acast.com/portland-timbeers-beer-soccer/Email PortlandTimbeers@yahoo.com Twitter @PDXTIMBEERSInstagram: PDXTimbeersUntappd: PDXTimbeers*A special thanks to Jamie on Fiverr.com for the work on the intro/outro. https://www.fiverr.com/inbox/malevoicetalent See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This is a re-upload of a previous epsiode. On this episode I talk to Balint Kacsoh about how he uses ants to learn about genetics and behaviour. We cover what makes an ant an ant, caste systems, colonies and more. The show notes for this episode feature images of all the ants we talk about: https://curiositycake.co.uk/ants ***SUBSCRIBE***RATE***REVIEW*** https://linktr.ee/curiositycake

This one is an absolute trip...these species of ants are doing some legitimately inexplicable stuff.

Most common leafcutter bees (Megachile spp.) are approximately the size of the common honeybee, although they are somewhat darker with light bands on the abdomen. They also have different habits. Leafcutter bees are not aggressive and sting only when handled. Their sting is very mild, much less painful than that of honeybees or yellowjacket wasps.

On this episode I talk to Balint Kacsoh about how he uses ants to learn about genetics and behaviour. We cover what makes an ant an ant, caste systems, colonies and more. The show notes for this episode feature images of all the ants we talk about: https://curiositycake.co.uk/ants ***SUBSCRIBE***RATE***REVIEW*** https://linktr.ee/curiositycake As a graduate student at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College, under the mentorship of Dr. Giovanni Bosco, Balint's primary studies were on learning, memory, aging, and social behavior in Drosophila melanogaster (the fruit fly). He developed novel behavioral paradigms accounting for the natural life history of the fly. This led to identification of new behaviors in addition to dissection of the associated underlying physiological, genetic, and neurological change. Additionally, he was involved in a cancer study, where he participated in characterizing a new drug in a patient derived tumor. Currently, Balint is the Rebecca Ridley Kry Fellow of the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation in the lab of Dr. Shelley Berger at the University of Pennsylvania. His long-term goal is to answer the questions above using the more fluid reproductive plasticity present in ponerine ants such as Harpegnathos saltator, which he is using to study the epigenetic effects of caste identity as a function of social environments. He is also utilizing Camponotus floridanus as a model to study the effect of social interaction on epigenetics, lifespan, and physiology. And finally he is studying Atta cephalotes as a model to dissect epigenetic regulation of caste determination and behavior in an advanced social system.  

Alfalfa leafcutting bees don't get the attention of honey bees, but they are also a remarkable example of how people have learned to manage a bee species. It's often hard to get details about this industry, but this week we bring you one of the industry's gurus - Weldon Hobbs - whose dad helped found the industry in Western Canada. 

Sooie! I’ve been a simple farmer all my life, gettin’ up at the crack of dawn and plowin’ the fields ‘til sundown. But humans ain’t the only ones to grow a crop or two. The leaf cuttin’ ant is a prime example of what a hard-workin’ organism can do when they ain’t one of them … Continue reading Episode 12 – Leafcutter Ant: The Ant Farm Fungus Farmer

Today's episode is All Stroke, No Fill, as Andrew Heumann drops in for a chat. We Dynamo, Human UI, Leafcutter, Revit, and what is Grasshoppery. Andrew also gives away some sweet scripts. Check them out in the show notes. SHOW NOTES. On Designalyze, we analyze what makes thought leaders in design technology tick through informative, insightful, and often humorous interviews. Designalyze is hosted by Zach Downey and Brian Ringley and recorded in DUMBO, Brooklyn. For design technology tutorials and content visit us at http://designalyze.com

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The Yasuni National Park in Ecuador is one of the most biodiverse places on earth, but it is currently at risk from oil development. Some of the park's inhabitants, however, are trying to forge a more sustainable, and less destructive path out of poverty.  These indigenous Kichwa people, who have already been caretakers of the rainforest for hundreds of years, have developed ecotourism in the region, providing all the jobs, schools and healthcare that they need. How did the community find the commitment and tenacity required for such a project? By thinking like Leafcutter ants. To find out about the award winning model of conservation and sustainability H20 Radio’s Frani Halperin and Jamie Sudler visited the region earlier this year and produced the podcast   Want to save the Amazon? Think like an Ant. We play this feature [4:15] on this week's show and afterward [18:30] talk with Frani and Jamie about the project and what Coloradoan's can learn from the Kichwa community's efforts. Hosts: Jane Palmer, Beth Bennett Producer: Jane Palmer Engineer: Maeve Conran Executive Producers: Kendra Krueger, Jane Palmer Listen to the show: 

When there are songs by artists such as Leafcutter, Nicolas Jaar, Four Tet, Afterhours, Olafur Arnalds (just to name a few) in the same mix, to mention the undisputed quality of each individual track is unnecessary. But when these songs are mixed together by an artist like Michael Lovisa, master in creating unique moods (listen to believe his last remix of The Last Day by Moby, inside the mix….ah, you can download it for free: https://soundcloud.com/michaellovisa/moby-the-last-day-michael ), where acoustic instruments, electronic beats and vocals (like Grow Up With Me by musician poet Keaton Henson) alternate with moments of silence capable of enhancing the simple melodies, there would be much to say and to weave praises. But, after listening to it, it's easy to be speechless, to enjoy that last moment of silence before returning to the chaotic and noisy reality. However, something simple and commonplace is worth to say: close your eyes, press play, turn up the volume and relax .... bon voyage! TRACKLIST: 01 Leafcutter John - 42 [Planet Mu] 02 Verdena - Apice [Black Out/Universal] 03 Nicolas Jaar - Balance her in between your eyes [Circus Company] 04 The xx - Angels (Four Tet remix) [Young Turks] 05 Moby - The last day (Michael Lovisa remix) [Self-released] 06 Afterhours - Simbiosi [Mescal] 07 Finn. - Dew [Erased Tapes] 08 Glen Hansard - Leave [Sony/Columbia] 09 Keaton Henson - Grow up with me [Unreleased, Last.fm session] 10 Cloud Boat - Bastion [Apollo] 11 Olafur Arnalds - Til enda [Erased Tapes] 12 Blixa Bargeld & Teho Teardo - Come up and see me [Specula Records] 13 Mogwai - Sine wave [Matador] MICHAEL LOVISA Michael Lovisa, born in 1987, is an italian producer/multi-instrumentalist who likes to experiment creating delicate and soft moments with simple melodies mixing acoustic instruments, electronic sounds and different genres. His musical background includes classical piano studies, hiphop production and rock/pop demo co-production for various artists. Some important events: - “Empty” EP debuted in the 68th position on the Beatport TOP 100 Chillout releases chart. - Official video of “Upstairs, in the basement”: http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=kZp5E1EbVtE - The single “Upstairs, in the basement” has been introduced by Dj Shadow during his interview on BBC Radio 6 Music on November 4th - From that day, Chris Hawkins (BBC Radio) has introduced the official remix for the band Golden Fable (Wales) and the single “Cold again” - Now working on the next EP LINKS: SOUNDCLOUD: http://soundcloud.com/michaellovisa FACEBOOK Michael Lovisa: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Michael-Lovisa/216978588355087 FACEBOOK Beat Machine: https://www.facebook.com/BeatMachineRec

Leafcutter John, Chiz Turnross, and art you wouldn't want to step on. Plus this week's exhibition highlights.