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Fear and Loathing in Mosquito-Land

We hate mosquitoes.

But why?  I mean, yes --- West Nile, dengue, malaria, Zika…not to mention ruined picnics, sleepless nights, and bites you scratch until they bleed … Those are logical reasons to dislike mosquitoes.  But admit it – they also just creep you out.

Jeffrey Lockwood gets at the psychology in his book “The Infested Mind.” He’s an entomologist who once had a truly horrific encounter with a swarm of grasshoppers.   He was left traumatized. Afterwards he wondered why we all fear and loathe insects so much.

Lockwood told Rehman Tungekar the answer is deep deep in our psyches.

 

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BookMark: Poet Billy Collins

Poet Billy Collins bookmarks "The Strange Last Voyage of Donald Crowhurst."

 

 

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Coca-Cola Capitalism

How did the Coca-Cola Company become such a powerhouse? Bart Elmore's the guy to ask. He's the author of an environmental history called "Citizen Coke: The Making of Coca-Cola Capitalism."

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Bennett Alan Weinberg on the Science of Caffeine

Bennett Alan Weinberg walks Anne Strainchamps through the science of caffeine.  Sure it’s an addictive drug, but it has its good points!

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Bryan Palmer on "Cultures of Darkness"

Bryan Palmer tells Steve Paulson how some population groups, from enslaved Africans to religious heretics, jazz musicians, and homosexuals have found refuge and freedom in the night.

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Cartooning & Psychotherapy - Alison Bechdel

Acclaimed cartoonist Alison Bechdel has written two brutally honest memoirs about her parents. She tells Steve Paulson about her complicated relationship with her mother and how it inspired her as an artist.

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Daniel Tammet on "Embracing the Wide Sky"

Daniel Tammet may be the most remarkable mind on the planet.

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Bob Stout on Bowhunting

Bowhunter Bob Stout provides a brief commentary on being in the woods.

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