In the book Crossings: How Road Ecology Is Shaping the Future of Our Planet, journalist Ben Goldfarb details how roads have transformed our world. On this week’s show, Ben shares insights from his reporting on the science of studying how roads interact with animals and ecosystems. He recounts tales of tallying roadkill, scooping up stranded frogs, and visiting the roadkill capital of the world. Along with discussing the problems wrought by roads, Ben shares how efforts to help animals, such as wildlife crossings, have fared. And we talk about what roads reveal about people and our societies.
#642 The Last Episode
#641 The Last Nerd Gift Guide
#640 The Last Science Book Club
#639 The One About Periods
#638 Do you feel love? What about ecstasy?
#637 A special announcement
#636 Life on an unruly planet
#634 Back to the future
#633 An Ice History
#632 We are what we eat
#631 Tenacious Beasts
#630 The Jewel Box
#629 How birds go the distance
#628 Brave the Wild River
#627 Ancient Migrations
#626 Our Friend, the Wasp
#625 This one really is about aliens
#624 The Devil’s Element
#623 Peopling the Americas
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