Bugs&Stuff

We have finally finished our thesis defenses and now we want to share with you how were survived that time in our graduate career. We also talk a little about the importance of picking good committee members. As a bonus you can here Caitlin sing a new song! If you're looking for a new jingle, email us at [email protected]! Don't forget to rate us on iTunes and follow us on twitter and Facebook!

Calling all educators! This is a must listen for you especially! Also, for graduate students interested in science outreach and education. Today we are chatting with Tanya, the creator of Science Journal For Kids! Don't forget to rate us on iTunes and follow us on twitter/facebook.

Today we're talking with Jonathan Larson, an entomologist from the University of Nebraska! He hosts the Arthropods-pod, a wonderful podcast about entomology! We talk about podcasting, advice, entomology, and the future! We hope you enjoy listening to this as much as we enjoyed talking about it! Find us in twitter and Facebook now! Be sure to rate us on iTunes or Facebook. We'd really appreciate it!

In this episode we talk about the thing that is constantly on our minds: our thesis. Caitlin has pretty much finished hers, so she talks a lot about her experiences. We also talk about using statistics and reducing stress. Writing your thesis is hard, but everything will be okay! We believe in you!

We asked you what you wanted to hear from us and you said "weird things scientists do," unfortunately it turned out that we told weird and wild stories from our science experiences instead! But it's still as fun as ever! Also, breaking news, the notorious Nick can be heard telling stories in this episode! We hope you enjoy it! Please email us at [email protected] or tweet us @bugsandstuffpod with your weird and wild stores and we'll share them with a part two episode! Also, check out our new website at www.bugsandstuffpod.wordpress.com!

In this episode we discuss our love of outreach, how to get involved in outreach, and a little about what it's like to be a woman in STEM. If you want more information about the outreach we do or how we found those opportunities email us at [email protected] or tweet us @bugsandstuffpod. We hope you enjoy this episode! Thanks for listening!

In this episode, we discuss how to decided where to go to graduate and undergraduate school. We give advice and share stories about how we made our decisions. We also ask you to reach out to us! We want to get a better idea of who we're talking to so we can tailor our episodes to you. So, please comment on Soundcloud, review on iTunes, tweet @bugsandstuffpod, or message us on our blog www.bugsandstuffpodcast.tumblr.com! Thank you in advance! We're looking forward to hearing from you!

Hold on to your pants because this is a long one! As promised we came back to self care on our topic list, and we made it even more special by including our labmates, Audrey and Eric! This is a topic we think about a lot and care about, so please take a listen. If you have any advice or want to discuss something we left out of this podcast you can find us on twitter @bugsandstuffpod, on our blog bugsandstuffpodcast.tumblr.com, or through email [email protected].

Have you made your New Year’s resolution yet? We switched it up a little this week and decided to tell you all a little about our New Year’s resolutions. This year we have decided to protect our environment by making simple changes to our lives.

In particular, we talk about switching up our habits of using plastic straws because of their impact on sea turtles. You can find many reusable straws on amazon. Recently, Caitlin bought these straws from Amazon. You cannot taste the metal and they are easy to clean.

We also talk about meat consumption throughout this podcast. We want to eat less meat during the New Year. Most conventional meat is not only bad for the environment, but it also is dangerous for us. As we talk about in this podcast, conventionally raised meat is given an abundance of antibiotics which leads to mutations within the bacteria. These bacteria then become resistant and antibiotics and can lead to infections that are unable to be cured using antibiotics. If you would like to know more, you can check out this article as well as this article. Additionally, you can check out the actual study here.

Finally, we talk about ways to make your home more eco-friendly and save you money on your heating bills by closing up your windows with window kits. if your windows are as drafty as mine you should cover them easily with plastic window kits. Usually, you can find these in the home improvement section of your Walmart and in hardware stores.

We hope that our listeners take the time to try and be a little more eco-friendly this year. By no means are we saying that you have to do everything, but even making a small change could help out the planet and make your life better.

In this episode of Bugs&Stuff Caitlin and Cari talk about weird animals and why the look so strange. Join us as we talk about the Naked Mole Rat, Aye Aye, and more! Also, feel free to comment if you have anything you want us to talk about in a future episode. Finally, you can find us on bugsandstuffpodcast.tumblr.com and on twitter at @awanderingpine and @ritzenresearch. Also, please like and rate us on iTunes if that’s where you get your podcasts. We can’t wait to hear from you!