My friend Dr. Cecilia Dahlsjö stops by to discuss her research in Ecology, Invertebrates and some incredible stories from her travels. From the Peruvian rain forests to the Savannah of Kenya, Dr. Dahlsjö has been in some incredible and tense situations! We also discuss some of my favorite creatures including Earthworms, Dung Beetles, Termites, Horseflies and Mosquitos! We also discuss the most dangerous animal on earth, Humans, more specifically police all over the world. This is a informative and hilarious conversation with a wonderful human being!
University Of Oxford
https://www.eci.ox.ac.uk/people/cdahlsjo.html
Cecilia compiles and manages Global Ecosystems Monitoring (GEM) data with a focus on the impact of the recent El Niño event. Her main interests include bottom-up approaches to ecosystem functioning and sustainable farming in the tropics. Particularly, Cecilia has been focusing on the role of decomposer organisms in both pristine and managed ecosystems around the world.
Key Moments:
0:00 intro
1:20 What is Ecology
2:00 Earthworms are the Coolest
5:00 Earthworms are Hermaphrodites
7:00 Earthworms Myth About Splitting them in Two (Stop Doing That)
10:50 Dung Beetles Have A Sh!T Job, Literally
12:00 British Forests vs Rain Forests
14:00 Bugs that are DISGUSTING!
16:00 Other Bugs that Capture her Heart
17:00 The Misunderstood Mosquitos and Horseflies
22:00 Spiders are our Friends
25:00 Tough Times in the Tropics
29:00 Wandering on to Military Bases in Kenya
36:00 The Military Checkpoints of Mexico
38:00 Seeing someone get Murdered in Mexico
40:30 Americans are Mentally Ill, Especially the Police
42:00 Police are the Worst. ACAB
45:00 “It’s Nice to Be Nice”
46:00 OUTRO
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