Smologies #12: EATING BUGS with Dr. Julie Lesnik
Alie with Dr. Julie Lesnik, entomophagy expert and Wayne State assistant professor of Anthropology.
Bugs are cool! But are they lunch? Entomophagy Anthropologist Dr. Julie Lesnik is an expert on bug eating and enthusiastically explains how much more sustainable – and tasty? -- it is than other types of animal proteins. We talk about the human past, present and future of ingesting insects, from grasshopper tacos to ant omelettes, cricket wedding cakes, humane bug slaughter, water conservation, arthropod allergies, and the cultural biases that are literally killing us. Also: termite farts? Yes.
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Sound editing by Steven Ray Morris and Mercedes Maitland & Jarrett Sleeper of Mind Jam Media
Extra help from Noel Dilworth, Susan Hale, Kelly Dwyer, Emily White & Erin Talbert
Smologies theme song by Harold Malcolm