Thoughts That Bug Me

Can science… be creative? And can art…. Be scientific? Join us today for a wonderful perambulation through the world of art, and science, on today’s episode of Thoughts That Bug Me! Today we’ll be revisiting the Australian national insect expo to interview a very special guest. Gerard Geer's artworks are equal parts whimsical and macabre, using a range of biological preservation processing and techniques. But how similar are these fabulous creations to what scientists do in the lab? We spoke to Eva

Gay bugs! Celebrity stick insects! Pulling out insect poo with tweezers on the coffee table! Lauri Pavlovich is the artist behind the work, Bugs Against the Binary, which was shown at Melbourne's Science Gallery. This artwork was all about challenging conventional notions of sex, sexuality and gender using really cool bugs.When some of the stick insects naturally passed away during the exihibit, Zofia saw an opportunity... to enlist Clarisse's help in making gay bug art for her girlfriend.Many

In our VERY FIRST episode, Clarisse and Zofia journey to the National Entomology Insect Expo to find out: who are Insect Collectors? Why do they collect? Is collecting environmentally sustainable? What happened that time Clarisse was almost arrested for insect smuggling? All this and more! This episode aired as a segment on The Science Show on ABC RN on 18/5/24. Many thanks to @insectexpo, Cleve Herd for speaking to us, Teeb Lake for original music, and Simon Pampena for mentorship and listening

We got on Australian national radio to Talk Bug with host Robyn Williams.Find The Science Show here: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/scienceshow

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