Episode 130: Our Chemical Landscape – The Wild

Today we wrap up the four-part series: Our Chemical Landscape. These shows look at how science has shaped the city, the suburb, the farm, and the wild. This episode is about the wild, and how its species-in-residence use chemistry to communicate..

SHOW CLOCK

00:00 Opening Credits

00:32 Introduction

01:32 History of the Wild: Lightening Bugs

04:26 Future of the Wild: Desert Communication

11:04 Closing Credits

CREDITS

Special thanks to Diane Hope, Hilary Domush, and Jennifer Dionisio for researching this show. Additional credits available at chemheritage.org/distillations.