Leonard Lopate at Large: Brooke Jarvis, Dr. Arthur Shapiro of UC Davis, and Dr. David Wagner of the University of CT

December 12, 2018 00:57:49
Leonard Lopate at Large: Brooke Jarvis, Dr. Arthur Shapiro of UC Davis, and Dr. David Wagner of the University of CT
LEONARD LOPATE AT LARGE
Leonard Lopate at Large: Brooke Jarvis, Dr. Arthur Shapiro of UC Davis, and Dr. David Wagner of the University of CT

Dec 12 2018 | 00:57:49

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Show Notes

Today on Leonard Lopate At Large, Leonard's guest  Brooke Jarvis will be joined by two of the scientists, Dr. Arthur Shapiro of UC Davis and Dr. David Wagner of the University of Connecticut, for a discussion of what is behind this massive insect disappearance.
“Because insects are legion, inconspicuous and hard to meaningfully track, the fear that there might be far fewer than before was more felt than documented,” writes New York Times reporter Brooke Jarvis in her article “The Insect Apocalypse Is Here: What does it mean for the rest of life on Earth?”

“People noticed it by canals or in backyards or under streetlights at night — familiar places that had become unfamiliarly empty. The feeling was so common that entomologists developed a shorthand for it, named for the way many people first began to notice that they weren’t seeing as many bugs. They called it the windshield phenomenon.”

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