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Selects: Are crickets the future of food?

01 Mar 2025

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Crickets are part of a larger insect-based diet enjoyed in most parts of the world. Loaded with vitamins, minerals and protein, and green to boot, crickets could help solve some of the world's food problems if Europe and America get on board. Learn all about cricket farming in this classic episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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0.069 - 4.115 Mango

Hey Will, do you ever get overwhelmed by how much science happens these days?

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4.415 - 8.08 Will

Constantly. I'm like, ah, there's so much science, I can't keep track of it all.

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8.341 - 14.95 Mango

Then it's a good thing our podcast Part-Time Genius is counting down the 25 greatest science ideas from the past 25 years.

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15.851 - 17.872 Will

That's right, Mango. We're talking animals.

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18.092 - 31.32 Mango

In a paper called, quote, Chickens Prefer Beautiful Humans. Right. This was actually the title of the paper. They all discovered that much like humans, chickens are attracted to symmetrical faces. Got it. We're talking medical miracles.

31.5 - 38.884 Narrator

He's an endocrinologist who found a way to stimulate insulin-producing cells using, wait for it, the saliva of a Gila monster.

38.984 - 41.466 Mango

There's no way to make that not sound crazy.

41.84 - 59.436 Narrator

We even talked to some of the experts behind these breakthroughs. It's a week full of fact-packed stories you won't want to miss. So listen to the part-time genius countdown of the 25 greatest science ideas of the past 25 years. Starting Monday, March 3rd on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

60.802 - 80.668 Lexi Brown

I'm so sick of hearing men talk about women's basketball. This is Lexi Brown. And Mariah Rose. And we've got a new podcast, Full Circle. Every Wednesday, we're catching you up on what's going on in women's basketball. We've got you with analysis, inside stories, and a little bit of tea. Full Circle is an iHeart Women's Sports production in partnership with Deep Blue Sports and Entertainment.

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