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Jonathan Balcombe on Super Fly: The Unexpected Lives of the World's Most Successful Insects

Leonard Lopate at Large on WBAI Radio in New York
Leonard Lopate at Large on WBAI Radio in New York
Episode • Jul 2, 2021 • 54m
(7/2/21) From an expert in animal consciousness, comes a book that will turn the fly on the wall into the elephant in the room. For most of us, the only thing we know about flies is that they're annoying and our usual reaction is to try to kill them. In his new book Super Fly: The Unexpected Lives of the World's Most Successful Insects, myth-busting biologist Jonathan Balcombe shows why flies continue to reshape our understanding of evolution. Forget everything you know us about this misunderstood insect and join us for another installment of Leonard Lopate at Large on WBAI.

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