Protecting our insect population with Author & Professor, Dave Goulson - Episode 48

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Sarah Raven

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4.7 • 843 Ratings

🗓️ 30 December 2021

⏱️ 38 minutes

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We’re seldom shown or taught the wonders of wildlife that’s smaller than a fingernail, yet there’s a vast and vibrant insect ecosystem that’s in need of our protection from the effects of environmental issues. There are few authors who share the same degree of passion for the insect world as Dave Goulson. A Professor of Biology at Sussex University & author of the Sunday Times Bestselling book ‘Silent Earth’, Dave joins Sarah & Arthur this week to share his most fascinating discoverie...

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0:00.0	You can find more information, photos and advice sheets on all the plants and recipes that we
0:04.3	talk about in this podcast by heading to the links in the show notes or on our website
0:08.6	at sarahavin.com.
0:19.8	Welcome to Grow Cook Eat Arrange, the podcast of me, Sarah Raven and my mate Arthur Parkinson.
0:27.1	And today we have somebody who I deeply admire called Dave Goulson, who is an entomologist.
0:34.6	And I've read several of his books because he writes in a way that is so
0:40.2	easy to get hold of and easy to feel inspired and motivated by. It's not too science speak
0:47.3	and it's very kind of galvanising I find and so I always read his books when they come out
0:52.6	and his latest book is called Silent Earth.
1:03.0	Welcome, Dave.
1:04.2	It's really lovely to have you, particularly on this one as we turn the year.
1:10.2	And so with the New Year aspirations,
1:12.4	I thought you were the perfect person to have on the podcast
1:16.1	because all of us need to make changes to our gardens and our lives,
1:21.0	as we all know.
1:22.4	And your book is very inspiring in that way.
1:26.2	So very, very welcome to you. It's an absolute pleasure to be here, Sarah.
1:32.5	Good. So I've got lots of questions and I'm sure Arthur has two. But I suppose the thing that I wanted us to
1:40.3	talk about initially is what got you into insects particularly and why are you
1:47.2	so passionate about them in particular? I mean, all of all three of us are passionate about
1:51.6	the wild life out there, but with you it's particularly insects. Yeah, I mean, the honest truth
1:58.8	is I haven't got a clue why.
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