Episode 92
How termites build their nests, and drivers of new diseases
Plus, the difficulty of defining neurodiversity, and weight gain affects food-related memories...
June 18, 202434m 28s
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Show Notes
This month, how human encroachment and conflict on nature drives emerging diseases, the role of "stigmergy" in guiding the nest-building feats of termites, a project to track infectious abortions in Africa, why people need to speak the same language around neurodiversity, and what fat flies are revealing about the way weight gain affects food-related recall... Get the references and the transcripts for this programme from the Naked Scientists website
Topics
malariaplasmodium knowlesihuman animal conflictlivestock abortioninfectious abortionneurodiversityweight gainobesityfood memorystigmergytermites