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.
#466 Wildfire
#465 How The Nose Knows
#464 How We Endure
#463 Trench to Bedside (Rebroadcast)
#462 The Future of Energy
#461 Adhesives
#460 Brake For Menopause
#459 Postpartum Blues
#458 Circumcision (Rebroadcast)
#457 Trowel Blazing
#456 Inside a Conservation NGO
#455 New Year's Resolutions
#454 Sports Science (Rebroadcast)
#453 The Biggest Science Stories of 2017
#452 Face Recognition and Identity
#451 Merry Science Giftmas
#450 Sing a Little Song
#449 Arctic Energy
#448 Pavlov (Rebroadcast)
#447 Stormy Weather
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