Why We Need Insects w/ Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson

Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria

Talk Nerdy, Inc.

Natural Sciences, Science, Society & Culture

4.7 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 26 August 2019

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara speaks with conservation biologist and author Dr. Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson about her new book, "Buzz, Sting, Bite: Why We Need Insects." They talk about the ecological importance of insects as well as the steps we can take to conserve their habitat the world over.

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0:00.0	Hello everyone and welcome to Talk Nurdy. Today is Monday, August 26th, 2019.
0:18.0	I'm the host of the show, Kara Santa Maria and I'm time traveling a bit.
0:21.0	I've actually recorded this in advance
0:22.6	because I am currently traveling in southern Africa
0:25.7	and will be for the next several weeks,
0:27.3	but don't worry, we have a new episode coming at you
0:30.0	each week even while I'm away.
0:32.6	My social may be a little bit slow,
0:34.0	but the podcast is still coming.
0:35.8	This week, I want to thank those of you
0:37.0	who made TalkNurdy possible.
0:39.0	Remember, TalkNurdy is and will always be 100% free to download.
0:42.1	And that's because of listeners just like you who have
0:44.3	visited www.patrion.com slash talk nerdy.
0:50.0	This week I want to thank Dudas Infinitis, Phil T Bear, the zombie drummer, David J. E. Smith, Brian Holden, and Jeffrey Sewell.
0:58.8	If you want to hear your name, called out at the top of the show, just visit my Patreon page and see what's what.
1:04.0	You can also go to talk nerdymerch.com and figure out other ways to support the show.
1:09.8	All right, this week we have a great episode for you.
1:12.1	I have a chance to talk to Anne Sfergerup-Thigison.
1:16.2	Now, that is not how you pronounce her name,
1:18.8	but it is impossible for me to pronounce her name.
1:21.1	She does it live on the show, so you're going to hear how you actually
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