Studying the Species in Peoples’ Lives

Studying the Species in Peoples’ Lives

Author: NC Museum of Natural Sciences September 29, 2020 Duration: 51:31

Join us as we chat with Dr. Rob Dunn, Professor of Applied Ecology at NC State University and author of five popular science books, including “Every Living Thing” and “The Wild Life of our Bodies.” From bellybutton microbes to fabulous face mites, listen and learn all about the species that are on us, in us and around us.

Rob Dunn’s bio

Rob Dunn is an ecologist and evolutionary biologist who works in the Department of

Applied Ecology at North Carolina State University and in the Center for Evolutionary

Hologenomics at the University of Copenhagen, where he a the professor of human

biodiversity. His work considers the biology of daily life, whether that is the species

bubbling in sourdough starters, the insects beneath your bed or the mites mating

on your head. He has written six books, most recently Never Home Alone, the story

of the species that live in our houses and their surprising histories and consequences.

His newest book, Delicious (Princeton University Press, spring 2021), written with Monica Sanchez, considers the role of flavor

in human evolution and history.


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