Published: Sept. 15, 2022, 11:50 a.m.
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Portland-based writer and author Kristin Ohlson chats with Trey Elling about SWEET IN TOOTH AND CLAW: STORIES OF GENEROSITY AND COOPERATION IN THE NATURAL WORLD. Topics include:
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\\n - Harvesting trees while keeping a forest healthy (1:14)
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\\n - Bees sometimes cheating mutualism with pollenating flowers (7:03)
\\n - Relaxed selection versus natural selection (9:10)
\\n - How viral infections helped with human evolution (13:57)
\\n - Humans emit a lot of bacteria and...fungi? (16:15)
\\n - The spread of germs can be beneficial (17:33)
\\n - The effect of sugary junk food on the gut microbiome (20:13)
\\n - How an area in Nevada transformed from desert into wetland (21:52)
\\n - Regenerative agriculture (28:42)
\\n - Coral snot and island bid poop as other examples of mutualism (35:31)
\\n - Whether cities\' attempts to build nature into concrete jungles has paid off (40:01)
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