Arthro-Pod EP 70: Bees, Brains, and Storytelling with Meghan Barrett

Howdy bug lovers! On today's program, the Arthro-Pod gang meets up with Meghan Barrett, a PhD student at Drexel University. Meghan is a researcher, studying the neuroanatomy of wasps and bees but she is also passionate about science communication and creativity. We chat about her research and how we can integrate the creative world of poetry and theatre into science. Tune in!

Meghan with her research associated hat!

Show Notes

• Check out Meghan's website to find out more about her work, both in entomology and in writing http://meghan-barrett.com/
• If you go to pages 8-9 of this magazine, you can find one of her poems https://fireflymagazine.weebly.com/issue-8.html
• Finally, if you want to learn more about the play "Copenhagen" that Meghan mentions, check out this article https://www.thoughtco.com/copenhagen-by-michael-frayn-2713671 

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Arthro-Pod EP 64: Bees, Brains, and Behavior with Dr. Clare Rittschof

Today's episode features professor of entomology Dr. Clare Rittschof, from the the University of Kentucky. Dr. Rittschof's work focuses on behavior and the neurobiology of insects, particularly honey bees. Tune in as she discusses how experiences and social interactions influence behavioral expression! It's fascinating to find out how "social interactions 'get under the skin' to cause behavioral change" as Dr. Rittschof puts it. 

If you would like to visit Dr. Rittschof's website, you can see more about the awesome research she is doing with her lab and graduate students. 

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Beginning/ending theme: "There It Is" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0