#2 :: Food for thought

People eat insects. Those of us from western cultures might consider it gross, but the truth is every day people around the globe turn to bugs when hamburgers aren’t available. In episode 2 Gary Parsons, collection manager of the A.J. Cook Arthropod research collection at Michigan State University, helps us take a closer look at this emotionally-charged but nutritive part of the human diet. We find out who is eating them now, who might be in the future, and who could be today if they weren’t so convinced bugs are gross.

Extra-Episodic nugget: The summer Anna ate cicadas

Music: "Languid Summer " by Fireproof Babies, under Creative Commons license Sampling Plus 1.0.
More links: Eatbug.com, zoo animals munch cicadas (video), Iowa State University's tasty insect recipes, video about insect candy store,