Episode 228: The Bee’s Vapid Poison

<p>This episode explores new research, which has found that bees cannot taste even lethal levels of pesticides.</p> <p>--- Read this episode’s science poem <a href='https://thepoetryofscience.scienceblog.com/3764/the-bees-vapid-poison/'>here</a>. Read the scientific study that inspired it <a href='http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.89129.2'>here</a>. Read ‘The Bees’ by Bruce MacKinnon <a href='https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/52157/the-bees-56d230672b3bf'>here</a>.</p> <p>--- Music by <a href='http://smarturl.it/thepaperwaits'>Rufus Beckett</a>. --- Follow Sam on social media and send in any questions or comments for the podcast: Email: <a href='mailto:sam.illingworth@gmail.com'>sam.illingworth@gmail.com</a>   X: <a href='https://twitter.com/samillingworth'>@samillingworth</a>  </p>