Miscellaneous
Fruit flies in straightjackets. Bees at slumber parties. Climate change in Game of Thrones. Everybody’s looking for something, and this episode has something for everyone! A plant ecologist turned pollinator physiologist, Anna Tatarko tells Jocelyn and Bradley about the exciting methods she is using to study bee brains, and how this work is helping scientists to understand how bees smell, sleep, learn, dance, and possibly dream. In particular, she shares her research on how some pesticides interfere with bees’ olfactory processing, explaining how she hopes to extend her work to focus on the impact bees’ gut microbiomes may have on the health of bee populations. Whether you want to know what you can do to help preserve and protect pollinator populations or are just wondering what bees dream about, you’ll be buzzing about this episode.Learn more about Anna’s amazing work at http://www.annatatarko.com/ and at the links below!The Leonard Lab at University of Nevada, Reno: http://www.anneleonard.com/“Bees aren't getting enough sleep, thanks to some common pesticides”: https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/21/europe/bee-sleep-pesticide-intl-scli-gbr-scn/index.html“Bees learn while they sleep, and that means they might dream”: http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20160621-do-bees-dream“Bees understand the concept of zero” (Science): https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/06/bees-understand-concept-zero“Fungus provides powerful medicine in fighting honey bee viruses”: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/10/181004100044.htm“A Mushroom Extract Might Save Bees From a Killer Virus”: https://www.wired.com/story/a-mushroom-extract-might-save-bees-from-a-killer-virus/Nerd Nite: https://www.wired.com/story/a-mushroom-extract-might-save-bees-from-a-killer-virus/Nerd Nite Lincoln: https://www.facebook.com/groups/nerdnitelincoln/Nerd Nite Reno: https://www.instagram.com/nerdnitereno/?hl=enNebraska native plants: https://plantnebraska.org/plants/resources.htmlRelated episodes:Bee Meets Girl (Bridget Gross): https://podcasts.apple.com/mt/podcast/18-bridget-gross-bee-meets-girl/id1471423633?i=1000453740563Birds Spark Hope (Scott V. Edwards): https://podcasts.apple.com/mt/podcast/75-scott-v-edwards-birds-spark-hope/id1471423633?i=1000505997761That is How an Evolutionary Biologist Do (Matt Wilkins): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/32-matt-wilkins-that-is-how-an-evolutionary-biologist-do/id1471423633?i=1000464730144