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Mon. 08/08 - Do We REALLY Need Mosquitoes?
What would happen if we just Thanos-snapped all the mosquitoes out of existence? Would there be significantly adverse effects? Plus, from heat indexes to physiology, why the same temperature can feel so different in two different places, or even at different times of the year.
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Links:
Ecology: A world without mosquitoes (Nature, 2010)
The 24 deadliest animals on Earth, ranked (CNET, 2019)
Mosquitoes might be humanity’s greatest foe. Should we get rid of them? (Vox, 2019)
Q&A: What Would Happen If Mosquitoes Disappeared? (NY Times, 2015)
Should we kill every mosquito on Earth? (Live Science)
Kill All the Mosquitoes?! (Smithsonian Mag, 2016)
State of Florida Approves Oxitec Mosquito Technology for Continuation of Pilot Project in the Keys (Keys Mosquito Project)
Why The Same Temperature Can Feel Different Somewhere Else (FiveThirtyEight)
Episode about the "dog days of summer" (Cool Stuff Ride Home) Jackson Bird on Twitter
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What would happen if we just Thanos-snapped all the mosquitoes out of existence? Would there be significantly adverse effects? Plus, from heat indexes to physiology, why the same temperature can feel so different in two different places, or even at different times of the year.
Sponsors:
- Bambee, Schedule a conversation at bambee.com/cool
Links:
Ecology: A world without mosquitoes (Nature, 2010)
The 24 deadliest animals on Earth, ranked (CNET, 2019)
Mosquitoes might be humanity’s greatest foe. Should we get rid of them? (Vox, 2019)
Q&A: What Would Happen If Mosquitoes Disappeared? (NY Times, 2015)
Should we kill every mosquito on Earth? (Live Science)
Kill All the Mosquitoes?! (Smithsonian Mag, 2016)
State of Florida Approves Oxitec Mosquito Technology for Continuation of Pilot Project in the Keys (Keys Mosquito Project)
Why The Same Temperature Can Feel Different Somewhere Else (FiveThirtyEight)
Episode about the "dog days of summer" (Cool Stuff Ride Home) Jackson Bird on Twitter
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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